which team the best defensive rating in the 1998 playoffs

The Utah Jazz had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 1998 playoffs, with a 100.4 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Jazz	100.4	1997-98	20	242.5	89.0	39.8	22.3	6.5	4.9	33.4	73.4	45.5	3.3	9.4	35.3	19.0	25.5	74.5	52.6	9.7	30.1	14.4	4,850	1,779	796	446	130	97	287	520
2	Spurs	101.4	1997-98	9	242.8	91.8	43.6	17.3	5.7	7.0	33.3	72.1	46.2	3.9	12.9	30.2	21.2	30.8	69.0	53.6	11.0	32.6	14.4	2,185	826	392	156	51	63	130	199
3	Bulls	101.4	1997-98	21	242.4	93.1	41.0	20.5	9.0	4.5	34.1	76.7	44.5	4.2	13.0	32.4	20.7	28.1	73.4	52.3	14.0	27.0	12.6	5,090	1,956	860	431	188	95	264	478
4	Hawks	102.9	1997-98	4	240.0	87.5	40.0	17.0	7.8	4.8	32.8	73.0	44.9	6.8	18.0	37.5	15.3	22.3	68.5	52.8	11.0	29.0	12.8	960	350	160	68	31	19	51	94
5	Rockets	103.2	1997-98	5	240.0	84.6	42.4	16.2	7.2	5.0	29.0	75.4	38.5	4.8	18.6	25.8	21.8	29.8	73.2	47.8	11.2	31.2	13.0	1,200	423	212	81	36	25	65	119
6	Knicks	103.6	1997-98	10	242.5	88.6	39.7	18.8	8.6	2.0	32.2	73.8	43.6	5.3	13.6	39.0	18.9	24.7	76.5	52.3	10.5	29.2	16.1	2,425	886	397	188	86	20	161	268
7	Heat	104.3	1997-98	5	240.0	87.4	36.8	16.4	6.8	3.8	30.0	69.6	43.1	7.2	20.0	36.0	20.2	29.6	68.2	52.9	8.2	28.6	13.6	1,200	437	184	82	34	19	68	127
8	Pacers	104.4	1997-98	16	241.6	91.8	35.3	19.1	7.2	4.9	32.0	69.6	46.0	5.4	14.5	37.5	22.3	29.4	76.0	55.6	9.3	26.0	14.6	3,865	1,468	564	306	115	79	234	397
9	Hornets	106.2	1997-98	9	240.0	82.8	36.1	21.2	6.4	2.8	33.1	72.9	45.4	3.6	11.1	32.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	50.9	9.1	27.0	14.1	2,160	745	325	191	58	25	127	194
10	Cavaliers	107.3	1997-98	4	240.0	80.8	34.5	18.5	8.5	3.0	26.8	61.5	43.5	1.8	6.0	29.2	25.5	35.3	72.3	52.4	10.0	24.5	18.3	960	323	138	74	34	12	73	95
11	Suns	110.0	1997-98	4	240.0	93.0	40.5	19.8	8.5	4.0	37.0	85.3	43.4	4.3	12.8	33.3	14.8	21.3	69.4	49.2	12.0	28.5	11.0	960	372	162	79	34	16	44	100
12	Timberwolves	111.4	1997-98	5	240.0	90.2	39.4	23.2	7.4	3.6	33.2	79.8	41.6	7.4	19.6	37.8	16.4	20.4	80.4	50.8	13.6	25.8	14.0	1,200	451	197	116	37	18	70	113
13	Lakers	111.9	1997-98	13	240.0	100.2	40.1	22.7	7.4	7.8	35.6	75.1	47.4	6.0	17.5	34.4	23.0	35.4	65.0	55.3	13.4	26.7	12.9	3,120	1,303	521	295	96	101	168	320
14	Trail Blazers	114.1	1997-98	4	240.0	99.8	41.8	24.0	7.0	5.3	36.0	79.5	45.3	5.8	15.3	37.7	22.0	28.5	77.2	54.2	14.0	27.8	16.3	960	399	167	96	28	21	65	119
15	SuperSonics	114.3	1997-98	10	240.0	95.2	38.8	22.0	8.7	4.3	35.6	78.3	45.5	6.6	19.2	34.4	17.4	23.1	75.3	53.8	12.7	26.1	12.7	2,400	952	388	220	87	43	127	235
16	Nets	116.0	1997-98	3	248.3	95.0	39.3	16.7	7.0	3.3	37.0	78.7	47.0	2.3	7.3	31.8	18.7	24.7	75.7	53.1	12.3	27.0	13.3	745	285	118	50	21	10	40	78

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Markkanen

RPG

10.4

Nurkić

APG

7.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

22nd

DRTG

122.3

29th

NETRTG

-8.2

27th

3P%

34.5

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz	22	60	.268	42.0

Last Game

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22 - 60

107

Final

131

Lakers

53 - 29

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

39.0

Cunningham

35.0

Wembanyama

32.0

Mitchell

Playoffs RPG Leaders

14.0

Hart

13.0

Jokić

12.0

Smith

Playoffs APG Leaders

13.0

James

11.0

Jokić

11.0

Daniels

Playoffs SPG Leaders

5.0

Brown

4.0

Williams

3.0

Thompson

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.0

Edwards

3.0

Towns

2.0

Hachimura

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

5.0

Kennard

5.0

Sheppard

5.0

Wembanyama

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Conley

150.0

LeVert

150.0

Fleming

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

130.7

127.2

121.4

117.4

116.7

115.9

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

89.8

92.2

102.6

103.0

103.6

105.4

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

38.4

31.6

13.7

13.1

11.4

11.2

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

55.1

Jokić

55.1

James

53.7

Tatum

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

62.8

Jokić

55.5

Avdija

55.5

James

Playoffs USG% Leaders

67.5

Risacher

44.9

Cissoko

44.0

Tomlin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

43.0

Thompson

43.0

Smith

42.0

Hachimura

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

4.20

González

2.78

LeVert

2.40

Risacher

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

3.25

González

2.69

LeVert

2.50

Risacher

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-33

50-34

48-35

48-36-1

47-36

46-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

35-48

36-48

36-47

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0