who led the nba in defensive rating in the playoffs this year

Victor Wembanyama has the best defensive rating in the 2026 playoffs with a defensive rating above 0.0, with a 93.4 rating.

NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
93.4
2025-26
SAS SAS
10
28.8
20.3
10.7
2.4
0.6
4.1
7.0
13.0
53.8
1.4
4.1
34.1
4.9
5.8
84.5
65.3
1.4
9.3
2.7
288
203
107
24
6
41
27
25
+126
2Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
96.9
2025-26
SAS SAS
3
3.3
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.3
0.7
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.7
0.3
10
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
-4
3Ronald Holland II
R. Holland II
99.4
2025-26
DET DET
8
6.5
1.3
1.5
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.4
1.3
30.0
0.1
0.8
16.7
0.4
0.6
60.0
41.0
0.1
1.4
0.4
52
10
12
1
4
2
3
9
+11
4Luke Kornet
L. Kornet
99.7
2025-26
SAS SAS
11
16.5
5.6
5.0
1.0
0.8
1.2
2.3
3.6
62.5
0.1
0.1
100.0
1.0
1.3
78.6
67.2
2.4
2.6
0.6
181
62
55
11
9
13
7
23
+25
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
99.8
2025-26
NYK NYK
10
28.5
17.4
10.0
6.6
1.1
1.5
5.4
9.2
58.7
1.4
2.9
48.3
5.2
5.8
89.7
74.0
2.7
7.3
2.8
285
174
100
66
11
15
28
39
+135
6Joan Beringer
J. Beringer
100.6
2025-26
MIN MIN
5
4.6
3.2
2.2
0.0
0.4
0.4
1.0
1.8
55.6
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.6
75.0
63.9
1.0
1.2
0.6
23
16
11
0
2
2
3
0
+1
7Ariel Hukporti
A. Hukporti
100.7
2025-26
NYK NYK
7
9.0
2.1
3.7
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.6
1.4
40.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
2.1
46.7
45.2
1.6
2.1
0.7
63
15
26
1
1
5
5
16
+5
8Jose Alvarado
J. Alvarado
100.9
2025-26
NYK NYK
9
9.0
4.9
1.1
1.2
0.8
0.1
1.8
3.7
48.5
1.0
1.9
52.9
0.3
0.3
100.0
64.1
0.0
1.1
0.6
81
44
10
11
7
1
5
8
+50
9Ron Harper Jr.
R. Harper Jr.
101.6
2025-26
BOS BOS
6
4.2
1.8
0.7
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.7
1.5
44.4
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
61.1
0.2
0.5
0.0
25
11
4
1
3
0
0
1
+8
10Kelly Olynyk
K. Olynyk
101.7
2025-26
SAS SAS
5
4.4
2.2
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.8
1.6
50.0
0.6
1.0
60.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
61.9
0.0
1.0
0.4
22
11
5
3
1
0
2
2
+2
11OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
101.8
2025-26
NYK NYK
8
35.3
21.4
7.5
1.3
1.9
1.1
7.5
12.1
61.9
2.6
4.9
53.8
3.8
4.6
81.1
75.5
1.1
6.4
0.5
282
171
60
10
15
9
4
20
+118
12Ausar Thompson
A. Thompson
101.9
2025-26
DET DET
13
30.7
8.5
7.9
3.4
2.2
1.8
3.6
6.9
52.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
1.2
2.2
55.2
53.5
3.4
4.5
1.7
399
110
103
44
28
23
22
37
+18
13Nikola Topić
N. Topić
102.2
2025-26
OKC OKC
5
2.0
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
50.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.4
0.2
10
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
-7
14Jeremy Sochan
J. Sochan
102.3
2025-26
NYK NYK
5
4.6
4.0
1.0
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.4
1.6
87.5
0.2
0.4
50.0
1.0
1.6
62.5
86.8
0.2
0.8
0.2
23
20
5
2
1
1
1
2
-14
15Julian Champagnie
J. Champagnie
102.5
2025-26
SAS SAS
11
28.2
10.9
5.5
1.5
1.5
0.4
3.6
7.4
49.4
2.5
5.6
45.2
1.1
1.3
85.7
68.8
0.8
4.7
0.4
310
120
61
16
16
4
4
25
+114
16Josh Hart
J. Hart
102.6
2025-26
NYK NYK
10
34.0
10.3
9.0
4.2
1.6
0.2
4.0
9.1
44.0
1.1
4.0
27.5
1.2
2.0
60.0
51.6
0.8
8.2
2.0
340
103
90
42
16
2
20
21
+145
17Bismack Biyombo
B. Biyombo
102.6
2025-26
SAS SAS
6
2.5
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.5
1.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.3
0.2
15
6
2
0
0
2
1
3
-3
18Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
102.7
2025-26
ORL ORL
4
30.5
16.8
5.5
3.5
2.8
0.3
6.3
14.3
43.9
0.8
2.3
33.3
3.5
3.8
93.3
52.7
1.0
4.5
1.5
122
67
22
14
11
1
6
8
+23
19Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
102.9
2025-26
NYK NYK
9
14.4
5.7
5.3
0.3
0.3
0.8
2.2
2.9
76.9
0.0
0.0
1.2
3.2
37.9
65.8
2.3
3.0
0.3
130
51
48
3
3
7
3
15
+66
20Dylan Harper
D. Harper
103.7
2025-26
SAS SAS
11
25.2
13.7
5.1
2.2
1.2
0.4
5.1
9.0
56.6
0.8
2.2
37.5
2.7
3.2
85.7
66.0
1.5
3.6
1.5
277
151
56
24
13
4
17
28
+89
21Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
103.9
2025-26
SAS SAS
11
18.5
7.9
3.7
1.2
0.8
0.3
2.8
6.6
42.5
0.7
1.8
40.0
1.5
2.4
65.4
51.5
1.0
2.7
1.2
204
87
41
13
9
3
13
21
+18
22Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.2
2025-26
OKC OKC
8
31.4
18.6
9.1
1.3
1.4
1.8
7.1
11.9
60.0
1.5
3.9
38.7
2.9
3.3
88.5
70.0
1.8
7.4
1.3
251
149
73
10
11
14
10
16
+82
23Jordan McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin
104.3
2025-26
SAS SAS
5
4.8
1.2
0.2
1.2
0.4
0.0
0.6
0.6
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
24
6
1
6
2
0
0
2
+7
24Tari Eason
T. Eason
104.3
2025-26
HOU HOU
6
32.5
13.8
6.7
1.7
2.5
0.7
5.2
10.8
47.7
1.7
5.0
33.3
1.8
2.2
84.6
58.7
2.0
4.7
0.8
195
83
40
10
15
4
5
22
+10
25Paul Reed
P. Reed
104.5
2025-26
DET DET
8
9.8
7.9
4.0
0.5
0.1
0.8
3.3
4.6
70.3
0.3
0.6
40.0
1.1
1.5
75.0
74.5
1.9
2.1
0.9
78
63
32
4
1
6
7
13
+19
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Team Leaders

PPG

20.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

10.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.1

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/18
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/20
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

4 - 2

139

Final

109

MIN Timberwolves

2 - 4

Fri 15 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Allen

Jarrett Allen

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

127.8

Knicks

126.0

Spurs

118.2

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

113.6

Pistons

112.1
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Spurs

103.6

Knicks

105.7

Magic

107.4

Pistons

107.7

Rockets

108.5

Thunder

110.2
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

20.3

Thunder

17.5

Spurs

14.6

Pistons

4.4

Celtics

3.0

Cavaliers

-0.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

517.1

Harden

James Harden

502

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

537

Harden

James Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.2

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

55-38

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Pelicans

45-37
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

40-55

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
3/28
SAS SAS
@
MIL MIL
127-95
Sat
3/28
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
109-87
Sat
3/28
PHI PHI
@
CHA CHA
118-114
Sat
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ATL ATL
113-123
Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
@
MEM MEM
124-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
8:00 PM
Mon
5/18
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/20
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM