who was defensive player of the year in 2004-05

Ben Wallace won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2004-05.

		NAME	DPOY	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		Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1	2004-05	DET	74	36.1	9.7	12.2	1.7	1.4	2.4	4.0	8.8	45.3	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	42.8	45.9	3.9	8.2	1.1	2,671	721	902	123	106	176	82	159	+343

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/20/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	CHA	22	12	10	0	1	4	6	12	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	3	7	0	1	-5
2	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/19/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	ATL	24	15	17	2	1	2	7	10	70.0	0	1	0.0	1	7	14.3	57.3	4	13	1	2	+31
3	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/17/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	CLE	40	11	15	3	1	4	5	14	35.7	0	1	0.0	1	6	16.7	33.1	8	7	1	2	+8
4	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/15/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	MIL	24	15	11	0	2	0	4	12	33.3	0	0		7	11	63.6	44.5	4	7	0	1	+2
5	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/13/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	ORL	29	9	13	1	2	0	4	8	50.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	50.7	5	8	0	1	+13
6	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/11/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	CHI	46	12	13	3	5	1	6	8	75.0	0	0		0	3	0.0	64.4	5	8	2	3	+5
7	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/10/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	MIA	40	12	14	1	2	0	5	14	35.7	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	38.1	5	9	2	3	+9
8	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/8/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	ORL	35	12	9	3	3	4	5	11	45.5	0	0		2	6	33.3	44.0	5	4	0	2	+21
9	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/6/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	WAS	33	21	18	2	0	2	8	13	61.5	1	1	100.0	4	7	57.1	65.3	6	12	1	2	+16
10	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/3/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	TOR	36	14	7	0	2	1	6	10	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	64.3	2	5	3	2	+7
11	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	4/1/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	LAC	37	16	13	2	2	3	5	7	71.4	0	0		6	9	66.7	73.0	3	10	1	3	+14
12	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/30/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	SAC	38	19	14	2	3	1	7	10	70.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	75.2	3	11	2	0	+19
13	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/28/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	DAL	38	10	17	3	1	3	4	10	40.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	46.0	7	10	3	4	0
14	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/26/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	BOS	44	7	9	0	1	6	3	6	50.0	0	0		1	4	25.0	45.1	3	6	0	3	+3
15	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/25/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	IND	38	8	14	0	0	3	3	12	25.0	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	29.1	7	7	0	3	-6
16	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/23/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	PHI	28	10	4	1	2	0	3	8	37.5	0	0		4	9	44.4	41.8	1	3	1	2	-20
17	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/22/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	CLE	35	8	14	1	1	1	3	11	27.3	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	31.3	5	9	0	3	-10
18	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/20/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	SAS	34	8	9	2	0	4	2	4	50.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	60.2	1	8	1	2	+5
19	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/18/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	TOR	34	9	15	2	0	4	4	9	44.4	0	0		1	4	25.0	41.8	2	13	0	1	+14
20	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/16/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	SEA	37	6	14	0	1	3	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	2	0.0	51.0	6	8	1	2	+9
21	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/14/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	ATL	43	4	10	3	2	2	1	6	16.7	0	0		2	8	25.0	21.0	1	9	1	0	+10
22	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/13/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	UTA	36	6	12	0	3	3	3	6	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	5	7	0	2	-8
23	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/11/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	BOS	45	9	19	1	2	1	4	9	44.4	0	0		1	7	14.3	37.3	3	16	1	2	-7
24	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/9/2005	1	2004-05	DET	vs	GSW	38	7	16	2	1	2	2	7	28.6	0	0		3	8	37.5	33.3	8	8	0	2	+1
25	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	3/6/2005	1	2004-05	DET	@	SAC	30	4	14	0	2	1	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	4	0.0	29.6	5	9	0	1	-4
	Average		0.0					36.1	9.7	12.2	1.7	1.4	2.4	4.0	8.8	45.3	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	42.8	45.9	3.9	8.2	1.1	2.1	4.6
	Total		1					2,671	721	902	123	106	176	295	651	45.3	1	9	11.1	130	304	42.8	45.9	292	610	82	159	+343

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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

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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