Brevin Knight had the best defensive rating by a guard in 1997-98, with a 97.3 rating in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 1997-1998 guard

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Brevin Knight B. Knight	97.3	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	196	18	194	271	+298
2	Charlie Ward C. Ward	97.5	1997-98	NYK	82	28.3	7.8	3.3	5.7	1.8	0.5	2.9	6.3	45.5	1.0	2.6	37.7	1.1	1.4	80.5	56.7	0.4	3.0	2.1	2,317	642	274	466	144	37	175	195	+278
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	99.8	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
4	Ron Harper R. Harper	100.1	1997-98	CHI	82	27.9	9.3	3.5	2.9	1.3	0.6	3.6	8.1	44.1	0.2	1.0	19.0	2.0	2.6	75.0	50.3	1.3	2.2	1.1	2,284	764	290	241	108	48	91	181	+464
5	Wesley Person W. Person	100.8	1997-98	CLE	82	39.0	14.7	4.4	2.3	1.6	0.6	5.4	11.7	46.0	2.3	5.5	43.0	1.6	2.1	77.6	58.3	0.8	3.6	1.3	3,198	1,204	363	188	129	49	110	108	+167
6	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	100.9	1997-98	PHX	82	38.0	11.6	6.2	9.1	2.0	0.3	4.4	10.5	41.6	0.9	2.8	31.3	2.0	2.5	79.9	50.2	1.3	4.9	3.2	3,118	954	510	745	162	26	261	142	+305
7	John Starks J. Starks	102.0	1997-98	NYK	82	26.7	12.9	2.8	2.7	1.0	0.1	4.5	11.5	39.3	1.6	4.9	32.7	2.3	2.9	78.7	50.4	0.6	2.2	1.7	2,188	1,059	230	219	78	5	143	205	+91
8	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	102.3	1997-98	ATL	70	38.6	13.2	4.9	6.7	2.6	0.3	5.3	13.4	39.2	1.3	4.8	26.9	1.4	1.9	70.9	46.2	1.2	3.7	2.5	2,700	921	341	469	183	21	176	122	+415
9	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	102.9	1997-98	IND	82	29.4	8.3	3.9	8.7	1.0	0.0	3.0	7.3	41.6	0.5	1.7	31.4	1.7	2.2	76.1	50.1	0.8	3.1	2.1	2,413	678	322	713	84	2	174	132	+443
10	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	103.1	1997-98	SEA	82	31.7	10.5	4.1	2.7	1.8	0.2	3.4	7.8	44.0	1.5	3.7	41.5	2.2	2.5	86.8	59.4	0.9	3.2	1.2	2,597	862	334	221	148	17	102	153	+487
11	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	103.2	1997-98	MIA	81	37.4	18.9	3.7	8.3	1.7	0.2	6.9	16.0	43.1	1.9	5.5	35.1	3.2	4.1	78.1	53.0	0.6	3.1	2.8	3,031	1,528	299	672	136	16	224	200	+454
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	103.2	1997-98	SEA	82	38.4	19.2	4.6	8.3	2.3	0.2	7.1	15.6	45.3	1.6	4.8	33.8	3.4	4.6	74.4	54.4	0.9	3.6	2.8	3,145	1,571	376	679	185	18	229	195	+622
13	Jaren Jackson J. Jackson	103.2	1997-98	SAS	82	27.1	8.8	2.6	1.9	0.7	0.1	3.1	8.0	39.4	1.4	3.6	37.7	1.1	1.4	79.7	51.1	0.7	1.9	1.3	2,226	722	210	156	60	8	104	222	+341
14	Allan Houston A. Houston	103.3	1997-98	NYK	82	34.7	18.4	3.3	2.6	0.8	0.3	7.0	15.6	44.7	1.0	2.6	38.5	3.5	4.1	85.1	53.0	0.5	2.8	2.4	2,848	1,509	274	212	63	24	200	207	+131
15	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	103.7	1997-98	SAS	75	35.7	10.2	2.0	7.9	1.1	0.2	4.3	8.9	47.8	0.0	0.2	15.4	1.6	2.2	72.6	51.4	0.4	1.6	2.2	2,674	766	150	591	84	18	165	140	+255
16	Lindsey Hunter L. Hunter	104.3	1997-98	DET	71	35.3	12.1	3.5	3.2	1.7	0.1	4.5	11.6	38.3	1.2	3.7	32.1	2.0	2.8	74.0	47.2	0.9	2.6	1.5	2,505	862	247	224	123	10	110	174	-11
17	Eddie Jones E. Jones	104.5	1997-98	LAL	80	36.4	16.9	3.8	3.1	2.0	0.7	6.1	12.6	48.4	1.8	4.6	38.9	2.9	3.8	76.5	59.2	1.1	2.7	1.8	2,910	1,349	302	246	160	55	146	164	+610
18	Reggie Miller R. Miller	105.2	1997-98	IND	81	34.5	19.5	2.9	2.1	1.0	0.1	6.4	13.3	47.7	2.0	4.7	42.9	4.7	5.4	86.8	61.9	0.6	2.3	1.6	2,795	1,578	232	171	78	11	128	148	+524
19	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	105.3	1997-98	WAS	76	39.7	17.8	5.3	10.5	1.7	0.3	6.4	14.9	43.4	0.2	0.6	25.0	4.7	6.5	72.6	50.1	1.5	3.9	3.5	3,020	1,349	405	801	126	25	266	182	+100
20	Voshon Lenard V. Lenard	105.6	1997-98	MIA	81	32.4	12.6	3.6	2.2	0.7	0.2	4.5	10.5	42.5	1.9	4.7	40.5	1.7	2.2	78.8	54.7	0.9	2.7	1.2	2,621	1,020	292	180	58	16	99	219	+373
21	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	105.8	1997-98	PHX	68	33.3	15.9	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.2	6.0	14.1	42.7	1.8	4.6	38.6	2.1	2.8	78.1	52.1	0.4	2.1	1.7	2,263	1,082	173	203	71	14	116	102	+162
22	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	106.0	1997-98	POR	74	37.6	19.7	4.7	3.1	0.7	0.3	7.4	17.6	42.3	1.8	5.7	32.1	3.0	3.6	82.8	51.4	1.3	3.3	2.5	2,786	1,458	346	231	55	19	187	188	+92
23	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	106.2	1997-98	TOT	79	32.2	15.8	3.4	3.1	1.1	0.7	5.4	12.3	43.5	0.6	2.5	24.1	4.5	5.7	78.7	53.2	1.3	2.0	2.8	2,545	1,249	266	241	89	59	224	175	-19
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	106.2	1997-98	LAL	79	26.0	15.4	3.1	2.5	0.9	0.5	4.9	11.6	42.8	0.9	2.8	34.1	4.6	5.8	79.4	54.8	1.0	2.1	2.0	2,056	1,220	242	199	74	40	157	180	+264
25	David Wesley D. Wesley	106.2	1997-98	CHA	81	35.1	13.0	2.6	6.5	1.7	0.4	4.7	10.7	44.3	0.7	2.1	34.7	2.8	3.6	79.5	53.2	0.6	2.0	2.8	2,845	1,054	213	529	140	30	226	229	+134

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7.0

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Team Rankings

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119.2

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DRTG

115.1

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3P%

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/20	TOR	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 4/23	CLE	@	TOR	8:00 PM
Sun 4/26	CLE	@	TOR	1:00 PM
Wed 4/29	TOR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Fri 5/1	CLE	@	TOR	1:00 PM

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0 - 1

113

Final

126

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

32.0

Mitchell

30.0

Murray

25.0

Jokić

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.0

Jokić

10.0

Gobert

9.0

Edwards

Playoffs APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

10.0

Harden

7.0

Murray

Playoffs SPG Leaders

5.0

Brown

2.0

Harden

2.0

DiVincenzo

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.0

Edwards

2.0

Poeltl

1.0

Ingram

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

5.0

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4.0

Harden

4.0

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

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113.6

Jackson-Davis

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Jones

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.2

114.1

113.4

102.6

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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113.4

114.1

127.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

13.1

10.8

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

55.1

Jokić

49.3

Edwards

44.5

Murray

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

62.8

Jokić

49.3

Edwards

45.8

Murray

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.0

Tomlin

41.9

Jackson-Davis

38.0

Mitchell

Playoffs MPG Leaders

40.0

Jokić

39.0

Murray

38.0

Edwards

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.66

Brown

1.41

Mitchell

1.38

Jokić

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.57

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Worst Record ATS

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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	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