best team defensive rating 2009-10 to 2019-20 playoffs

Between the 2009-10 and 2019-20 seasons, the New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 103.3 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	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	Knicks	103.3	21	241.2	87.6	39.9	14.8	7.7	4.2	32.4	79.6	40.7	7.3	22.2	33.0	15.5	20.2	76.9	49.5	11.8	28.1	13.9	5,065	1,840	838	311	162	89	292	481
2	Celtics	104.9	132	242.5	97.9	41.2	21.7	7.2	4.4	35.6	80.5	44.2	8.8	25.5	34.3	18.0	23.0	78.5	54.0	8.6	32.5	13.7	32,005	12,929	5,434	2,865	950	585	1,814	2,900
3	Magic	104.9	35	241.4	94.2	41.2	17.8	6.5	4.5	32.8	76.9	42.6	9.8	29.0	33.9	18.9	25.7	73.3	53.4	9.5	31.8	14.0	8,450	3,298	1,443	623	226	159	490	736
4	Hawks	105.1	74	241.4	93.2	41.3	19.9	7.0	4.9	34.4	81.1	42.4	7.5	23.1	32.5	16.9	21.9	76.8	51.4	10.0	31.3	13.3	17,860	6,897	3,053	1,476	515	366	981	1,532
5	Bulls	105.2	62	242.8	92.8	43.6	20.5	6.6	5.6	34.9	81.5	42.8	6.3	18.9	33.4	16.8	22.0	76.3	50.9	12.2	31.5	13.7	15,055	5,755	2,706	1,273	408	348	851	1,285
6	Pacers	105.6	80	240.6	93.8	41.5	18.6	7.1	4.5	34.1	77.4	44.1	7.6	21.3	35.7	17.9	23.9	75.0	53.3	10.3	31.3	14.6	19,250	7,500	3,323	1,486	566	362	1,167	1,750
7	76ers	105.6	44	240.6	98.7	45.6	21.8	6.9	4.8	35.9	83.5	43.0	7.5	22.9	32.5	19.4	25.6	76.0	52.1	11.7	34.0	13.5	10,585	4,341	2,007	959	305	211	595	931
8	Heat	105.8	132	242.1	98.4	39.6	19.3	7.3	5.0	35.5	76.8	46.1	8.3	22.8	36.5	19.2	24.9	77.1	56.0	8.9	30.7	13.4	31,955	12,987	5,228	2,545	959	664	1,764	2,775
9	Spurs	106.2	119	242.3	102.3	42.2	21.5	7.4	4.6	38.3	82.0	46.7	8.0	21.4	37.5	17.7	23.5	75.6	55.4	10.0	32.3	12.5	28,835	12,172	5,026	2,555	883	550	1,491	2,375
10	Bucks	106.2	55	242.7	101.4	44.0	22.1	7.6	5.2	37.4	83.7	44.6	10.0	29.1	34.3	16.7	23.1	72.2	54.0	9.5	34.5	13.6	13,350	5,577	2,419	1,214	416	288	747	1,185
11	Warriors	106.2	124	242.0	109.6	44.5	25.7	7.8	5.6	40.1	85.5	46.9	11.6	30.7	37.7	17.8	23.2	76.8	57.3	10.5	34.1	14.5	30,010	13,589	5,523	3,181	961	694	1,792	2,755
12	Wizards	106.2	40	241.9	101.3	44.1	22.1	7.6	5.8	37.8	84.3	44.8	7.8	22.3	35.1	18.0	23.7	75.8	53.5	11.0	33.1	13.7	9,675	4,053	1,765	882	303	232	546	870
13	Grizzlies	107.1	63	245.6	94.7	41.9	19.1	7.7	4.3	35.0	82.2	42.5	4.8	14.8	32.2	20.0	26.0	76.8	50.5	11.7	30.2	12.2	15,470	5,963	2,639	1,204	483	274	768	1,380
14	Thunder	107.7	114	242.6	102.3	44.4	18.6	7.2	6.3	36.5	82.2	44.3	7.9	23.8	33.3	21.4	26.7	80.3	54.4	11.0	33.4	14.0	27,660	11,657	5,059	2,126	818	715	1,598	2,569
15	Cavaliers	108.0	92	241.4	104.3	43.0	20.2	6.7	5.1	37.3	81.4	45.8	11.0	29.5	37.2	18.8	25.2	74.5	56.4	10.3	32.7	13.0	22,205	9,599	3,957	1,858	620	470	1,199	1,839
16	Raptors	108.0	86	242.6	101.5	41.3	20.3	7.2	4.4	36.5	82.8	44.0	9.8	28.8	34.0	18.7	23.7	79.2	54.4	9.0	32.3	13.0	20,865	8,727	3,554	1,744	621	378	1,118	1,943
17	Rockets	109.1	85	241.8	106.1	43.7	19.7	8.0	4.9	37.1	84.9	43.7	12.5	36.4	34.3	19.5	26.8	72.8	54.9	10.2	33.5	14.5	20,550	9,022	3,711	1,672	681	419	1,230	1,880
18	Lakers	109.3	70	240.0	101.4	43.1	21.1	6.9	6.0	37.5	81.7	46.0	7.7	23.4	33.0	18.5	24.5	75.6	54.8	12.1	31.1	13.6	16,800	7,095	3,020	1,479	484	420	951	1,522
19	Clippers	110.1	76	241.0	104.4	41.1	20.9	8.1	4.7	38.2	82.7	46.2	8.6	24.8	34.8	19.4	26.9	71.9	55.2	9.7	31.4	13.1	18,315	7,935	3,124	1,588	617	358	992	1,808
20	Hornets	110.4	15	240.0	89.5	37.5	17.0	5.3	3.9	32.2	76.4	42.1	6.0	18.9	31.8	19.1	24.7	77.3	51.3	7.8	29.7	12.5	3,600	1,342	563	255	79	59	188	310
21	Pelicans	110.9	19	241.3	101.5	41.0	24.0	7.7	4.5	38.7	82.9	46.6	7.5	21.7	34.7	16.6	21.5	77.3	54.9	8.4	32.6	13.7	4,585	1,929	779	456	146	86	261	411
22	Mavericks	111.3	54	240.9	100.4	40.5	19.8	7.0	4.0	36.4	80.9	45.0	8.6	23.7	36.2	19.0	24.4	77.9	54.8	10.4	30.1	12.8	13,010	5,422	2,187	1,068	376	216	693	1,173
23	Nets	111.9	34	242.9	100.0	41.0	20.2	6.8	3.7	36.2	82.6	43.8	8.9	26.6	33.6	18.7	24.8	75.4	53.5	10.4	30.7	13.0	8,260	3,400	1,395	688	230	125	443	720
24	Jazz	112.0	48	240.5	102.1	42.5	21.0	7.0	4.4	36.9	81.6	45.2	9.4	26.5	35.6	18.9	26.0	72.7	54.9	9.9	32.6	13.5	11,545	4,901	2,039	1,010	338	210	650	1,051
25	Nuggets	112.6	57	242.2	105.4	42.7	21.8	6.7	4.4	38.2	84.6	45.1	9.1	25.8	35.2	19.9	26.0	76.7	54.9	11.2	31.5	12.5	13,805	6,007	2,434	1,240	382	252	710	1,314

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.2

Brunson

RPG

11.5

Towns

APG

6.3

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.0

4th

DRTG

116.4

18th

NETRTG

4.5

8th

3P%

38.2

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	LAC	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/9	NYK	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 1/11	NYK	@	POR	6:00 PM
Wed 1/14	NYK	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 1/15	NYK	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

23 - 13

Final

121

Pistons

27 - 9

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	LAC	@	MEM	98-107
Thu 12/4	PHI	@	MIL	116-101
Thu 12/4	PHX	@	HOU	98-117
Thu 12/4	DAL	@	OKC	111-132
Fri 12/5	NOP	@	BKN	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Between the 2009-10 and 2019-20 seasons, the New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team in the playoffs, with a 103.3 rating.

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11.5

6.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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9.7

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2.1

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2,035.3

1,828.8

1,724.4

2,165.8

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1,825.5

37.9

36.1

33.2

40.0

36.7

36.4

1.84

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1.96

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