best defensive rating team by year

The Washington Bullets have the lowest defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 91.3 rating in 1974-75.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Bullets
Bullets
91.3
1974-75
82
241.5
104.7
47.5
24.5
11.3
5.0
43.4
93.9
46.2
18.0
23.9
75.2
50.1
13.8
33.7
19.4
19,805
8,585
3,897
2,005
929
409
1,594
1,961
2Bulls
Bulls
93.6
1973-74
82
241.2
102.0
45.8
22.8
9.3
3.9
40.1
90.0
44.6
21.8
28.2
77.1
49.8
13.9
31.9
20.6
19,780
8,368
3,759
1,868
764
316
1,690
1,874
3Bucks
Bucks
93.6
1973-74
82
240.9
107.1
49.0
27.1
8.9
6.3
45.4
92.3
49.2
16.2
21.2
76.3
52.7
13.8
35.1
20.7
19,755
8,780
4,014
2,225
726
519
1,694
1,864
4Pistons
Pistons
93.8
1973-74
82
240.9
104.4
47.3
23.9
9.7
5.1
42.1
91.6
45.9
20.2
26.4
76.4
50.5
14.6
32.7
21.5
19,755
8,560
3,881
1,956
793
419
1,763
1,930
5Spurs
Spurs
94.1
2003-04
82
240.9
91.5
45.1
20.4
8.1
6.5
34.7
78.5
44.2
5.0
13.9
35.8
17.2
25.2
68.1
51.1
12.5
32.5
14.7
19,755
7,501
3,698
1,676
661
537
1,203
1,667
6Bullets
Bullets
94.2
1973-74
82
240.6
101.9
50.9
21.6
8.6
5.4
42.4
96.2
44.1
17.0
22.8
74.5
48.0
15.7
35.2
19.1
19,730
8,353
4,173
1,770
703
441
1,568
1,746
7Bulls
Bulls
94.4
1974-75
82
242.4
98.1
47.5
22.4
8.1
4.6
38.6
86.4
44.7
20.9
26.9
77.7
49.9
13.5
34.0
18.1
19,880
8,045
3,893
1,840
668
379
1,482
1,952
8Warriors
Warriors
94.5
1975-76
82
241.8
109.8
52.0
24.9
11.3
5.1
45.0
97.3
46.2
19.8
26.3
75.1
50.4
16.5
35.5
19.7
19,830
9,002
4,261
2,041
928
416
1,613
2,022
9Celtics
Celtics
94.7
1974-75
82
240.9
106.5
52.0
26.3
8.1
3.5
43.7
95.4
45.8
19.0
24.0
79.1
50.2
16.0
36.0
19.8
19,755
8,734
4,264
2,159
662
288
1,625
1,913
10Knicks
Knicks
94.7
1973-74
82
241.2
101.3
44.9
23.6
6.8
3.4
42.4
91.3
46.5
16.5
21.2
77.7
50.4
11.7
33.2
17.8
19,780
8,306
3,684
1,937
554
277
1,463
1,884
11Spurs
Spurs
95.0
1998-99
50
241.5
92.8
44.0
22.0
8.4
7.0
34.8
76.2
45.6
3.4
10.4
33.0
19.8
28.3
69.8
52.3
12.3
31.7
15.2
12,075
4,640
2,198
1,101
421
351
759
1,010
12Celtics
Celtics
95.1
1973-74
82
241.2
109.0
54.3
26.7
6.8
3.7
44.3
97.2
45.6
20.5
25.6
80.0
50.3
16.8
37.5
21.9
19,780
8,937
4,452
2,187
561
305
1,796
1,868
13Bullets
Bullets
95.3
1975-76
82
242.7
102.8
46.7
22.2
8.5
5.9
41.7
88.2
47.2
19.5
27.0
72.0
51.3
12.4
34.3
20.4
19,905
8,427
3,831
1,823
696
485
1,672
1,921
14Pistons
Pistons
95.4
2003-04
82
241.2
90.1
42.8
20.8
8.0
7.0
33.5
77.0
43.5
4.1
11.8
34.4
19.0
25.3
75.3
51.1
12.4
30.4
15.1
19,780
7,388
3,506
1,702
659
570
1,241
1,664
15Nuggets
Nuggets
96.1
1976-77
82
241.2
112.6
48.6
27.6
11.6
5.7
43.8
91.1
48.1
25.0
33.9
73.8
53.1
15.7
32.9
24.5
19,780
9,233
3,988
2,262
953
471
2,011
2,142
16Lakers
Lakers
96.6
1973-74
82
240.9
109.2
52.9
26.6
9.7
8.0
43.1
95.2
45.3
22.9
29.8
76.9
50.4
16.6
36.2
23.3
19,755
8,951
4,335
2,179
794
653
1,913
2,032
17Celtics
Celtics
96.7
1975-76
82
240.9
106.2
52.9
24.1
6.8
3.2
43.0
96.4
44.6
20.2
25.9
78.0
49.3
16.7
36.2
19.6
19,755
8,708
4,341
1,980
561
260
1,609
2,002
18Suns
Suns
97.0
1977-78
82
241.2
112.3
45.7
28.5
12.9
4.5
45.5
95.6
47.6
21.3
28.4
75.1
52.0
14.2
31.5
21.5
19,780
9,211
3,745
2,338
1,059
372
1,766
1,956
19Cavaliers
Cavaliers
97.0
1975-76
82
241.5
101.7
46.1
22.5
7.8
4.8
42.6
94.0
45.4
16.4
22.3
73.7
49.0
14.5
31.6
16.2
19,805
8,340
3,780
1,844
638
397
1,330
1,871
20Kings
Kings
97.1
1974-75
82
240.6
101.4
45.6
22.6
8.8
4.2
39.7
88.5
44.9
21.9
26.7
82.1
50.5
12.1
33.5
18.8
19,730
8,311
3,736
1,853
724
347
1,542
1,968
21Hawks
Hawks
97.1
1998-99
50
241.5
86.3
43.5
15.6
6.9
5.2
30.8
75.2
40.9
3.9
12.9
30.6
20.8
28.4
73.1
49.2
13.5
30.0
14.9
12,075
4,315
2,175
782
346
260
745
987
22Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
97.2
1977-78
82
240.6
107.7
47.2
25.2
9.7
4.8
43.4
89.8
48.3
20.9
27.5
76.0
52.8
14.5
32.8
19.8
19,730
8,829
3,873
2,067
798
390
1,625
2,068
23Pacers
Pacers
97.2
2003-04
82
241.5
91.4
41.7
21.6
8.9
5.0
33.6
77.1
43.5
5.5
15.6
35.1
18.8
24.6
76.4
52.0
11.8
29.9
14.4
19,805
7,493
3,417
1,774
726
411
1,182
1,709
24Warriors
Warriors
97.3
1974-75
82
241.2
108.5
52.1
25.3
11.9
4.5
45.3
97.3
46.5
17.9
23.4
76.8
50.4
17.3
34.8
20.9
19,780
8,898
4,270
2,076
972
365
1,716
2,109
25Bulls
Bulls
97.4
1976-77
82
241.5
98.9
48.7
24.3
8.5
4.4
39.6
87.6
45.2
19.7
26.3
74.7
49.8
15.8
33.0
18.9
19,805
8,111
3,997
1,989
699
364
1,552
1,871
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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11
18
26
.409
14.5
12
18
28
.391
15.5
13
12
31
.279
20.0
14
11
35
.239
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Sun
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7:00 PM
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
11
.744
2
28
16
.636
4.5
3
27
18
.600
6.0
4
28
19
.596
6.0
5
26
20
.565
7.5
6
24
20
.545
8.5
7
23
20
.535
9.0
8
23
22
.511
10.0
9
22
22
.500
10.5
10
22
25
.468
12.0
11
18
26
.409
14.5
12
18
28
.391
15.5
13
12
31
.279
20.0
14
11
35
.239
22.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
9
.804
2
31
14
.689
5.5
3
31
15
.674
6.0
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
26
17
.605
9.5
6
27
18
.600
9.5
7
27
18
.600
9.5
8
25
21
.543
12.0
9
23
23
.500
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.0
11
19
26
.422
17.5
12
18
25
.419
17.5
13
15
30
.333
21.5
14
12
34
.261
25.0
15
11
36
.234
26.5

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