best nba team defensive rating 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the best defensive rating by a team, with a 99.4 rating.

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  • Data note: Defensive Rating: team season data complete from 1973-74
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1Spurs
Spurs
99.4
820
241.6
95.9
42.5
21.1
7.1
5.9
35.8
77.8
46.1
6.0
16.0
37.4
18.2
25.0
73.0
54.0
10.7
31.7
14.0
198,150
78,643
34,835
17,308
5,835
4,823
11,443
16,283
2Pistons
Pistons
102.5
820
241.9
95.3
41.6
21.3
7.3
5.6
35.4
79.2
44.6
5.5
15.3
35.9
19.0
25.2
75.4
52.7
11.7
29.9
13.6
198,350
78,120
34,118
17,469
5,956
4,631
11,124
17,296
3Rockets
Rockets
103.2
820
242.2
95.0
42.9
20.0
7.0
4.9
35.1
79.1
44.4
6.7
18.8
35.5
18.1
23.9
75.9
53.0
11.3
31.6
14.9
198,575
77,887
35,182
16,390
5,771
3,987
12,207
16,702
4Heat
Heat
103.4
820
242.2
93.2
41.2
20.5
7.1
5.0
35.1
78.1
45.0
5.7
16.1
35.2
17.3
23.9
72.6
52.6
10.6
30.6
14.2
198,600
76,425
33,771
16,769
5,800
4,077
11,616
17,987
576ers
76ers
103.7
820
241.8
95.3
42.1
20.6
8.6
4.5
35.7
79.8
44.7
3.8
11.3
33.2
20.1
26.7
75.3
52.0
12.3
29.8
15.1
198,275
78,121
34,529
16,910
7,051
3,729
12,371
17,293
6Celtics
Celtics
103.7
820
241.7
97.5
41.1
21.1
8.5
4.3
35.5
79.2
44.9
6.7
18.7
35.8
19.7
26.1
75.6
53.8
10.9
30.2
15.5
198,175
79,930
33,665
17,280
6,998
3,541
12,669
19,311
7Pacers
Pacers
103.8
820
241.9
97.0
42.4
21.5
7.6
5.2
35.5
80.1
44.4
6.3
17.7
35.7
19.7
25.5
77.4
53.2
11.3
31.2
14.9
198,325
79,577
34,807
17,627
6,210
4,258
12,231
18,547
8Nets
Nets
104.0
820
241.6
94.9
41.0
22.4
7.7
4.4
35.1
79.6
44.0
5.7
16.2
34.8
19.1
25.3
75.5
52.3
11.1
29.9
14.3
198,075
77,787
33,657
18,356
6,298
3,626
11,736
18,573
9Lakers
Lakers
104.7
820
242.1
101.8
43.8
22.8
7.6
5.3
37.9
82.4
46.0
6.3
17.8
35.2
19.8
27.1
73.0
54.0
12.3
31.5
14.1
198,500
83,499
35,920
18,715
6,231
4,324
11,542
18,108
10Bulls
Bulls
104.8
820
242.0
93.7
42.2
21.7
7.6
4.9
35.2
80.8
43.6
5.2
14.4
36.0
18.0
24.4
73.9
51.2
12.0
30.2
16.0
198,475
76,833
34,577
17,769
6,191
4,021
13,104
19,050
11Suns
Suns
104.8
820
241.6
102.6
42.2
23.7
7.8
5.2
39.1
83.4
46.8
6.9
18.3
37.4
17.7
23.1
76.4
54.8
11.1
31.0
14.8
198,150
84,157
34,590
19,467
6,381
4,247
12,154
17,514
12Cavaliers
Cavaliers
104.9
820
242.0
95.6
43.2
21.3
7.5
5.4
35.9
80.8
44.4
4.9
13.7
35.4
19.0
25.6
74.3
51.9
12.6
30.6
15.0
198,425
78,413
35,434
17,482
6,168
4,395
12,335
18,221
13Magic
Magic
105.1
820
241.6
98.5
42.1
20.1
7.5
4.8
36.5
80.6
45.3
6.1
16.6
36.6
19.5
26.5
73.4
53.4
11.7
30.4
15.1
198,075
80,795
34,495
16,478
6,145
3,931
12,376
18,471
14Bobcats
Bobcats
105.2
656
242.4
95.4
41.5
22.1
8.2
5.1
35.6
80.5
44.2
5.0
14.0
35.4
19.3
26.2
73.5
51.8
11.8
29.7
14.6
159,015
62,564
27,252
14,518
5,399
3,353
9,605
14,540
15Nuggets
Nuggets
105.2
820
241.4
98.9
42.8
23.0
8.2
6.1
36.9
82.4
44.8
5.2
15.2
34.0
19.9
26.7
74.5
52.5
12.3
30.4
15.4
197,950
81,121
35,078
18,872
6,764
4,990
12,666
18,617
16Kings
Kings
105.2
820
242.0
102.3
42.2
22.7
8.5
4.3
38.0
83.2
45.7
6.3
17.4
36.3
20.0
25.8
77.5
54.1
11.2
31.0
14.7
198,475
83,873
34,616
18,630
6,940
3,533
12,052
17,035
17Jazz
Jazz
105.3
820
241.4
97.0
41.3
24.1
7.8
5.3
35.9
77.6
46.3
3.8
10.9
35.0
21.3
28.4
75.2
53.8
12.4
28.9
15.7
197,975
79,499
33,865
19,735
6,408
4,327
12,877
20,112
18Hornets
Hornets
105.4
574
242.0
94.2
41.6
20.4
7.5
4.1
35.3
80.3
44.0
5.7
16.3
35.2
17.8
23.2
76.5
52.0
12.0
29.6
13.8
138,910
54,051
23,901
11,697
4,277
2,367
7,942
11,969
19Mavericks
Mavericks
105.4
820
241.3
101.9
42.5
21.2
7.4
5.3
38.0
82.6
46.0
6.4
17.4
37.0
19.5
24.3
80.3
54.6
11.6
31.0
13.0
197,900
83,567
34,877
17,375
6,054
4,374
10,640
17,742
20Timberwolves
Timberwolves
105.8
820
241.8
96.6
42.1
23.2
6.9
5.0
37.5
81.8
45.8
4.5
12.6
35.4
17.1
22.1
77.6
52.8
11.5
30.6
13.9
198,250
79,196
34,535
19,027
5,621
4,093
11,438
18,078
21Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
106.0
820
241.9
94.6
41.1
21.4
7.3
5.0
35.9
78.8
45.6
5.3
14.8
35.7
17.5
23.4
74.8
53.1
11.9
29.2
14.6
198,375
77,579
33,726
17,567
6,017
4,063
11,993
17,186
22Raptors
Raptors
106.4
820
242.0
96.2
40.9
21.7
7.3
4.8
36.2
81.5
44.4
6.0
16.4
36.8
17.9
23.2
77.1
52.5
11.3
29.6
13.5
198,400
78,886
33,550
17,760
5,990
3,947
11,055
17,716
23Knicks
Knicks
106.7
820
242.4
95.3
41.4
19.8
6.9
3.5
35.5
79.7
44.6
5.8
16.3
35.8
18.4
24.0
76.5
52.8
11.2
30.1
15.2
198,775
78,134
33,907
16,256
5,663
2,837
12,439
18,895
24Grizzlies
Grizzlies
106.9
820
241.9
95.2
40.4
20.9
7.6
5.3
35.5
79.0
44.9
5.5
15.7
35.3
18.7
25.1
74.3
52.8
11.2
29.2
15.5
198,375
78,026
33,135
17,170
6,267
4,354
12,681
17,629
25Clippers
Clippers
107.3
820
241.9
94.6
41.9
20.6
6.8
5.7
35.3
79.6
44.4
4.4
13.0
34.0
19.5
25.7
76.0
52.1
11.6
30.2
15.3
198,350
77,590
34,342
16,862
5,604
4,661
12,582
17,764

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11/9
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Wed
11/11
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Fri
11/13
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9:30 PM
Sun
11/15
@
5:00 PM
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.800
2
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2.0
5
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.556
2.5
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.556
2.5
7
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.500
3.0
8
4
5
.444
3.5
9
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4.5
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4.5
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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6.0
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Sat
11/7
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11/7
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