1997 rockets playoffs player lowest defensive rating

Hakeem Olajuwon had the best defensive rating for the Rockets in the 1997 playoffs, with a 103.4 rating.

	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	103.4	1996-97	HOU	16	39.3	23.1	10.9	3.4	2.1	2.6	9.2	15.6	59.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.8	6.5	73.1	62.8	2.9	8.0	2.9	629	370	174	54	33	41	46	61	+41
2	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	108.2	1996-97	HOU	16	37.8	17.9	12.0	3.4	1.2	0.4	5.4	12.4	43.4	0.7	2.4	28.9	6.4	8.4	76.9	55.7	4.0	8.0	2.7	605	286	192	54	19	7	43	52	+25
3	Kevin Willis K. Willis	109.4	1996-97	HOU	16	18.4	6.4	4.7	0.7	0.6	0.3	2.4	5.9	40.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.4	68.4	45.6	1.4	3.3	1.4	295	102	75	11	9	4	22	47	-5
4	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	111.5	1996-97	HOU	16	38.9	18.1	5.6	4.8	1.6	0.4	6.6	15.1	43.6	2.4	6.4	37.3	2.6	3.4	77.8	54.8	1.6	4.0	2.3	623	290	89	77	26	7	36	52	+64
5	Othella Harrington O. Harrington	112.9	1996-97	HOU	7	2.1	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.4	70.0	70.3	0.1	0.4	0.3	15	9	4	0	0	0	2	1	+5
6	Randy Livingston R. Livingston	113.5	1996-97	HOU	2	7.5	1.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.0	25.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		37.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	15	3	0	4	1	0	1	1	+7
7	Matt Bullard M. Bullard	115.2	1996-97	HOU	2	3.5	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		150.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Sedale Threatt S. Threatt	115.4	1996-97	HOU	16	16.6	3.7	1.1	3.0	0.4	0.3	1.4	3.5	39.3	0.6	1.9	30.0	0.4	0.5	75.0	49.6	0.1	0.9	0.8	266	59	17	48	6	4	12	35	-1
9	Mario Elie M. Elie	115.6	1996-97	HOU	16	37.4	11.5	3.5	3.8	0.9	0.3	3.4	7.3	46.6	1.5	3.8	40.0	3.3	3.9	83.9	64.2	1.2	2.3	1.9	598	184	56	61	14	4	30	52	+23
10	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	116.1	1996-97	HOU	16	17.8	8.3	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	3.0	7.3	41.0	0.9	2.9	29.8	1.4	1.5	95.8	52.1	0.9	1.3	0.4	284	133	36	10	5	0	7	17	-41
11	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	117.3	1996-97	HOU	16	32.9	11.2	1.2	3.1	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.6	39.9	2.7	6.8	39.8	0.9	1.3	66.7	55.2	0.1	1.1	2.4	526	179	19	50	10	3	38	31	+27
12	Charles Jones C. Jones	121.4	1996-97	HOU	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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