worst defensive rating by a team in the playoffs in nba history in a single season

The Miami Heat have the highest defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 137.4 rating in 2024-25.

	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	Heat	137.4	2024-25	4	240.0	95.5	37.3	21.3	4.5	3.0	36.3	81.5	44.5	13.8	39.8	34.6	9.3	13.3	69.8	54.7	10.0	27.3	16.0	960	382	149	85	18	12	64	69
2	Celtics	128.7	2020-21	5	240.0	112.2	41.4	21.0	6.4	7.0	38.4	88.2	43.5	12.8	36.6	35.0	22.6	27.4	82.5	56.0	12.6	28.8	13.0	1,200	561	207	105	32	35	65	105
3	Trail Blazers	127.4	1994-95	3	240.0	101.7	36.0	21.3	6.0	3.0	38.3	80.0	47.9	5.3	14.3	37.2	19.7	31.7	62.1	54.1	11.3	24.7	11.0	720	305	108	64	18	9	33	86
4	Heat	126.4	1991-92	3	240.0	99.3	33.0	20.0	7.0	3.0	36.0	79.7	45.2	5.7	12.7	44.7	21.7	29.7	73.0	53.6	11.0	22.0	14.7	720	298	99	60	21	9	44	68
5	Suns	126.4	2023-24	4	240.0	103.3	32.5	19.8	7.5	4.3	35.3	75.8	46.5	9.5	26.0	36.5	23.3	28.0	83.0	58.6	7.3	25.3	14.3	960	413	130	79	30	17	57	93
6	Warriors	125.0	1993-94	3	240.0	116.0	38.3	31.3	6.0	8.0	47.0	90.7	51.8	5.0	14.7	34.1	17.0	24.3	69.9	57.2	13.7	24.7	14.7	720	348	115	94	18	24	44	80
7	Nuggets	124.9	1986-87	3	240.0	108.3	44.7	26.7	7.3	3.7	44.3	101.7	43.6	1.3	6.0	22.2	18.3	28.0	65.5	47.5	15.3	29.3	14.7	720	325	134	80	22	11	44	88
8	Suns	124.4	1984-85	3	240.0	115.7	37.7	31.3	9.3	4.3	45.3	90.3	50.2	0.3	4.3	7.7	24.7	31.0	79.6	55.6	12.7	25.0	21.0	720	347	113	94	28	13	63	79
9	Grizzlies	124.0	2004-05	4	240.0	102.8	39.5	21.0	5.8	4.5	41.5	87.8	47.3	7.8	19.8	39.2	12.0	17.0	70.6	53.9	11.8	27.8	10.8	960	411	158	84	23	18	43	98
10	Grizzlies	124.0	2020-21	5	240.0	115.0	41.2	22.0	8.0	4.0	44.2	94.4	46.8	10.4	31.6	32.9	16.2	20.4	79.4	55.6	11.2	30.0	10.4	1,200	575	206	110	40	20	52	103
11	Clippers	123.6	2022-23	5	240.0	115.6	40.0	21.6	6.6	4.2	40.8	88.6	46.0	12.2	33.8	36.1	21.8	26.4	82.6	57.7	11.8	28.2	14.0	1,200	578	200	108	33	21	70	115
12	Timberwolves	123.1	1996-97	3	240.0	99.7	38.7	24.0	7.7	4.0	40.0	88.7	45.1	6.3	16.7	38.0	13.3	18.0	74.1	51.6	14.0	24.7	9.3	720	299	116	72	23	12	28	70
13	Pistons	122.9	1995-96	3	240.0	89.0	35.7	14.3	2.7	1.7	32.7	72.0	45.4	5.0	16.7	30.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	53.7	12.0	23.7	13.3	720	267	107	43	8	5	40	74
14	Trail Blazers	122.9	2020-21	6	248.3	119.5	41.7	22.8	5.2	5.5	42.0	88.3	47.5	16.2	39.2	41.3	19.3	22.7	85.3	60.8	9.3	32.3	11.8	1,490	717	250	137	31	33	71	139
15	Nuggets	122.4	2020-21	10	245.0	114.8	43.6	24.9	6.1	4.3	42.1	92.2	45.7	14.7	38.5	38.2	15.9	20.9	76.1	56.6	11.7	31.9	11.2	2,450	1,148	436	249	61	43	112	204
16	Jazz	122.3	2020-21	11	240.0	116.9	42.4	19.6	5.2	4.1	39.7	84.2	47.2	18.0	43.6	41.3	19.5	24.3	80.1	61.6	9.4	33.0	13.5	2,640	1,286	466	216	57	45	148	237
17	Spurs	122.3	1985-86	3	240.0	92.0	26.3	25.0	9.3	3.3	38.7	83.0	46.6	0.7	3.3	20.0	14.0	21.7	64.6	49.7	7.0	19.3	18.0	720	276	79	75	28	10	54	78
18	Trail Blazers	122.1	1988-89	3	240.0	107.0	41.3	27.0	7.0	5.3	42.7	94.0	45.4	3.0	9.7	31.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	51.0	17.7	23.7	13.3	720	321	124	81	21	16	40	74
19	Mavericks	122.0	2019-20	6	244.2	117.0	43.2	21.5	6.5	3.7	42.2	89.2	47.3	13.5	37.5	36.0	19.2	26.5	72.3	58.0	7.7	35.5	12.7	1,465	702	259	129	39	22	76	135
20	Nets	122.0	2019-20	4	240.0	105.8	44.3	25.8	5.0	4.5	36.3	91.3	39.7	15.5	46.0	33.7	17.8	24.5	72.4	51.8	9.3	35.0	14.5	960	423	177	103	20	18	58	85
21	Mavericks	122.0	2015-16	5	240.0	93.8	35.0	20.6	6.0	2.4	35.4	81.2	43.6	6.2	21.4	29.0	16.8	24.2	69.4	51.1	9.2	25.8	11.8	1,200	469	175	103	30	12	59	120
22	Nuggets	121.8	2021-22	5	240.0	110.0	41.8	25.0	7.0	3.4	39.4	82.8	47.6	11.2	31.4	35.7	20.0	25.2	79.4	58.6	11.2	30.6	16.4	1,200	550	209	125	35	17	82	125
23	Wizards	121.3	2020-21	5	240.0	110.0	43.4	22.4	4.8	4.8	40.6	88.6	45.8	7.0	24.2	28.9	21.8	29.0	75.2	54.3	10.6	32.8	13.4	1,200	550	217	112	24	24	67	120
24	Suns	121.3	1995-96	4	240.0	98.8	41.5	21.8	5.0	4.3	37.5	86.0	43.6	3.8	13.0	28.8	20.0	26.3	76.2	50.6	14.5	27.0	11.0	960	395	166	87	20	17	44	86
25	Mavericks	121.1	2020-21	7	240.0	106.0	40.6	20.7	5.6	2.1	39.1	86.0	45.5	13.6	35.0	38.8	14.1	20.0	70.7	55.9	10.3	30.3	11.0	1,680	742	284	145	39	15	77	142

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.4

Powell

RPG

10.2

Ware

APG

7.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

16th

DRTG

112.1

3rd

NETRTG

2.9

10th

3P%

36.7

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	MIA	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Tue 12/23	TOR	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Raptors

16 - 11

106

Final

Heat

14 - 12

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-18

8-16

10-17

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5