highest defensive rating in one eastern conference finals before 2007-2008

Before 2007-08, the Detroit Pistons had the highest defensive rating by a team in an Eastern Conference Finals, with a 121.6 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	SERIES	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	Pistons	121.6	1990-91	Conference Finals	4	240.0	95.3	34.8	16.3	8.0	3.0	36.0	79.0	45.6	3.0	9.8	30.8	20.3	25.8	78.6	52.7	13.8	21.0	15.0	960	381	139	65	32	12	60	126
2	Pacers	120.2	1994-95	Conference Finals	7	240.0	103.4	40.9	22.6	6.0	2.7	35.4	75.4	47.0	7.4	18.0	41.3	25.1	32.6	77.2	57.6	14.1	26.7	14.4	1,680	724	286	158	42	19	101	173
3	Magic	119.9	1994-95	Conference Finals	7	240.0	103.7	34.3	23.3	8.1	5.6	38.4	73.3	52.4	11.0	24.3	45.3	15.9	25.9	61.3	61.3	10.0	24.3	13.6	1,680	726	240	163	57	39	95	182
4	Magic	118.8	1995-96	Conference Finals	4	240.0	84.8	30.8	16.0	6.8	2.8	33.0	71.8	46.0	4.5	18.3	24.7	14.3	26.3	54.3	50.9	9.8	21.0	16.5	960	339	123	64	27	11	66	90
5	Bucks	116.9	1985-86	Conference Finals	4	240.0	103.0	39.3	23.0	8.3	5.0	39.5	89.8	44.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	21.0	28.3	74.3	50.4	12.0	27.3	14.3	960	412	157	92	33	20	57	101
6	Celtics	116.0	1986-87	Conference Finals	7	240.0	109.6	38.4	24.7	5.0	3.9	40.4	81.0	49.9	1.9	7.3	25.5	26.9	33.4	80.3	57.2	10.0	28.4	14.3	1,680	767	269	173	35	27	100	159
7	Bucks	115.4	1983-84	Conference Finals	5	240.0	107.2	41.8	21.0	8.4	4.8	39.6	86.4	45.8	1.8	4.2	42.9	26.2	34.2	76.6	52.8	13.0	28.8	14.8	1,200	536	209	105	42	24	74	140
8	Pacers	114.2	1997-98	Conference Finals	7	240.0	91.7	35.6	17.9	5.4	3.7	31.6	68.0	46.4	5.6	14.1	39.4	23.0	31.4	73.2	56.0	9.7	25.9	14.7	1,680	642	249	125	38	26	103	194
9	Knicks	112.4	1992-93	Conference Finals	6	240.0	92.3	40.7	21.5	6.3	3.7	34.2	69.5	49.2	3.5	9.5	36.8	20.5	31.3	65.4	55.4	13.2	27.5	17.7	1,440	554	244	129	38	22	106	159
10	Pistons	112.2	1986-87	Conference Finals	7	240.0	113.3	43.0	24.9	6.3	3.4	46.4	88.3	52.6	0.9	2.9	30.0	19.6	28.9	67.8	56.1	13.0	30.0	11.7	1,680	793	301	174	44	24	82	192
11	Knicks	109.5	1999-00	Conference Finals	6	240.0	86.7	37.7	17.2	5.2	3.7	34.0	75.3	45.1	5.0	11.7	42.9	13.7	18.5	73.9	51.9	7.7	30.0	10.5	1,440	520	226	103	31	22	63	136
12	Cavaliers	109.4	1991-92	Conference Finals	6	240.0	95.7	39.5	25.2	7.8	5.2	35.2	78.0	45.1	4.2	9.3	44.6	21.2	26.5	79.9	53.3	12.0	27.5	13.5	1,440	574	237	151	47	31	81	138
13	Bulls	109.3	1997-98	Conference Finals	7	240.0	95.9	43.4	19.7	8.7	4.7	34.0	76.9	44.2	3.9	11.9	32.5	24.0	33.1	72.4	52.4	16.0	27.4	12.4	1,680	671	304	138	61	33	87	189
14	Bulls	108.5	1990-91	Conference Finals	4	240.0	106.8	41.0	24.5	9.3	6.8	37.8	73.3	51.5	1.8	5.8	30.4	29.5	40.0	73.8	58.8	14.3	26.8	12.8	960	427	164	98	37	27	51	100
15	Bulls	107.9	1988-89	Conference Finals	6	240.0	90.5	39.3	19.7	5.7	4.8	32.3	72.8	44.4	4.0	13.2	30.4	21.8	29.7	73.6	52.7	10.5	28.8	14.3	1,440	543	236	118	34	29	86	164
16	Bulls	107.3	1991-92	Conference Finals	6	240.0	97.5	44.7	21.7	8.3	6.3	38.7	83.7	46.2	1.7	4.7	35.7	18.5	24.2	76.6	51.7	15.5	29.2	13.5	1,440	585	268	130	50	38	81	137
17	Pistons	107.3	2005-06	Conference Finals	6	240.0	84.7	36.0	15.8	6.5	2.5	30.2	76.0	39.7	5.3	18.5	28.8	19.0	25.7	74.0	48.5	11.3	24.7	12.0	1,440	508	216	95	39	15	72	130
18	Bulls	107.0	1992-93	Conference Finals	6	240.0	97.0	33.5	19.7	8.7	3.2	33.7	73.0	46.1	4.2	9.2	45.5	25.5	32.8	77.7	55.5	10.5	23.0	12.2	1,440	582	201	118	52	19	73	147
19	Bucks	106.7	2000-01	Conference Finals	7	240.0	89.9	41.3	20.6	5.3	6.9	34.1	77.1	44.3	7.1	18.0	39.7	14.4	17.1	84.2	53.1	11.0	30.3	13.1	1,680	629	289	144	37	48	92	165
20	Celtics	106.5	1983-84	Conference Finals	5	240.0	116.2	43.6	21.0	7.2	4.6	41.8	84.0	49.8	0.8	3.2	25.0	31.8	37.8	84.1	57.7	14.2	29.4	17.8	1,200	581	218	105	36	23	89	135
21	76ers	106.4	2000-01	Conference Finals	7	240.0	90.1	45.0	20.4	8.3	3.9	33.0	82.3	40.1	4.1	11.6	35.8	20.0	26.6	75.3	48.0	15.9	29.1	11.9	1,680	631	315	143	58	27	83	122
22	76ers	105.8	1984-85	Conference Finals	5	240.0	100.0	44.0	21.2	9.6	7.2	38.4	83.8	45.8	1.0	2.4	41.7	22.2	28.2	78.7	52.0	13.8	30.2	18.2	1,200	500	220	106	48	36	91	115
23	Heat	105.2	2004-05	Conference Finals	7	240.0	88.3	38.6	16.3	4.7	6.9	33.1	70.6	47.0	3.6	11.7	30.5	18.4	27.3	67.5	53.5	7.0	31.6	13.9	1,680	618	270	114	33	48	97	158
24	Bulls	104.7	1989-90	Conference Finals	7	240.0	93.0	39.4	19.6	6.7	4.4	33.1	81.4	40.7	3.4	11.6	29.6	23.3	28.7	81.1	49.4	13.1	26.3	15.1	1,680	651	276	137	47	31	106	188
25	Celtics	104.1	1987-88	Conference Finals	6	252.5	95.7	41.8	24.2	6.0	5.2	34.7	84.3	41.1	2.7	7.8	34.0	23.7	29.3	80.7	49.2	12.2	29.7	13.5	1,515	574	251	145	36	31	81	149

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More Pistons Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Cunningham

RPG

8.5

Duren

APG

7.7

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

3 - 3

115

Final

Cavaliers

3 - 3

Fri 15 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

113.7

113.6

112.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

107.7

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

4.4

3.0

-0.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

517.1

Harden

502

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

537

Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.2

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-55

36-48

38-50

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