Between the 1987-88 and 1990-91 seasons, the Detroit Pistons had the best defensive rating by a team in the playoffs when playing 15+ games, with a 104.9 rating.

lowest team drtg 1987-88 to 1990-91 playoffs with 15 gp minimum
Pistons Bulls Suns Jazz Spurs Cavaliers Trail Blazers Lakers Rockets Celtics SuperSonics 76ers Warriors Nuggets Hawks Mavericks Knicks Bucks 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 104.9 106.1 107.5 108.7 108.7 109.1 109.5 110.8 111.0 111.8 113.0 113.2 113.9 114.3 114.4 114.5 115.1 116.0
TEAM GP DRTG MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons 75 104.9 242.0 100.7 44.2 21.7 6.2 4.4 13.3 38.3 82.6 46.4 2.3 7.1 31.9 21.8 29.0 75.1 18,150 7,555 3,315 1,631 467 331 998 1,909
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls 60 106.1 241.3 100.7 40.9 23.9 8.4 4.3 14.4 38.6 80.6 47.8 2.6 7.9 32.6 21.0 27.4 76.7 14,475 6,039 2,456 1,432 503 257 862 1,473
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 32 107.5 240.0 110.4 45.7 24.6 7.7 5.0 15.4 41.0 87.4 46.9 2.4 7.9 30.7 26.0 32.6 79.9 7,680 3,533 1,463 787 247 160 493 744
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 28 108.7 240.0 104.0 41.5 24.9 7.3 5.4 15.3 38.8 82.6 46.9 2.5 7.0 35.7 24.0 30.2 79.4 6,720 2,911 1,161 698 205 152 427 708
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs 17 108.7 244.4 113.5 45.4 29.0 9.2 5.6 17.1 45.8 92.8 49.3 0.9 4.4 20.0 21.1 29.4 71.8 4,155 1,930 771 493 156 96 291 442
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers 15 109.1 241.7 101.5 40.5 24.7 6.7 6.1 14.7 38.9 78.7 49.4 1.8 6.1 29.3 21.9 29.5 74.3 3,625 1,522 607 371 100 92 221 313
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers 44 109.5 242.3 105.7 43.8 23.7 8.5 4.6 15.5 39.5 87.4 45.2 2.9 9.1 32.1 23.7 32.3 73.4 10,660 4,650 1,925 1,041 372 204 682 1,126
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers 67 110.8 240.7 106.3 40.5 24.9 7.3 4.9 14.6 39.9 80.7 49.4 2.9 8.4 34.9 23.6 30.0 78.5 16,130 7,119 2,714 1,667 489 329 977 1,444
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 15 111.0 240.0 101.0 40.7 22.7 8.4 5.1 15.3 38.9 84.7 45.9 2.9 8.9 32.3 20.3 27.2 74.5 3,600 1,515 611 340 126 77 230 349
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 36 111.8 242.8 106.6 40.8 25.4 6.3 4.5 14.5 39.9 81.5 49.0 1.6 5.7 28.4 25.2 31.0 81.2 8,740 3,838 1,469 915 228 161 522 835
Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics 18 113.0 240.0 105.8 42.6 23.8 7.8 5.7 15.8 41.0 86.7 47.3 2.5 9.2 27.3 21.3 28.8 74.1 4,320 1,905 766 428 141 103 284 502
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers 21 113.2 242.4 102.1 39.0 23.5 7.2 4.7 14.1 38.0 79.1 48.0 2.5 8.0 31.5 23.7 30.7 77.3 5,090 2,145 820 494 152 98 297 456
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors 17 113.9 241.5 112.3 39.8 22.5 9.1 7.2 13.6 43.3 90.7 47.7 3.8 12.9 29.7 21.9 27.0 81.0 4,105 1,909 676 382 155 122 231 462
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 17 114.3 240.0 111.8 42.9 24.1 7.4 4.2 12.5 42.5 94.3 45.0 3.4 11.2 29.8 23.5 28.2 83.1 4,080 1,900 730 410 126 72 212 436
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks 22 114.4 242.3 104.8 40.6 24.0 6.9 4.7 12.2 38.8 82.8 46.8 1.8 6.9 26.3 25.4 32.0 79.3 5,330 2,305 894 529 151 104 269 551
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks 20 114.5 240.0 106.8 44.1 23.6 7.5 5.2 15.4 42.3 85.8 49.2 1.7 6.1 27.9 20.6 27.2 75.7 4,800 2,135 881 472 150 104 307 435
New York Knicks New York Knicks 26 115.1 241.9 102.5 40.8 25.7 7.8 3.9 15.7 39.1 83.7 46.7 3.5 9.7 36.0 20.8 27.3 76.2 6,290 2,666 1,062 667 204 102 408 657
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 21 116.0 243.6 101.1 37.7 23.6 6.9 2.9 14.1 37.4 79.4 47.1 2.6 8.1 31.6 23.8 30.0 79.2 5,115 2,124 791 495 144 60 296 555
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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Nets Nets
32 50 .390 32.0
12
Raptors Raptors
25 57 .305 39.0
13
Hornets Hornets
21 61 .256 43.0
14
Wizards Wizards
15 67 .183 49.0
15
Pistons Pistons
14 68 .171 50.0

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NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
5/15
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
70-115
Tue
5/14
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
98-113
Tue
5/14
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
104-92
Mon
5/13
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
91-121
Mon
5/13
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
97-112

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/17
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sat
5/18
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Sun
5/19
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Sun
5/19
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Mon
5/20
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM