best team defensive rating nba playoffs 1996

The Chicago Bulls had the lowest defensive rating by a team in the 1996 playoffs, with a 99.4 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	Bulls	99.4	1995-96	18	241.4	97.4	43.6	22.7	9.5	3.9	35.3	79.7	44.3	6.2	20.2	30.6	20.7	28.0	73.8	52.9	16.3	27.3	14.4	4,345	1,753	784	408	171	70	259	447
2	Jazz	100.8	1995-96	18	242.8	95.2	38.7	25.2	7.6	5.7	35.4	75.4	46.9	5.4	12.7	42.8	19.0	26.9	70.7	54.6	11.3	27.3	13.2	4,370	1,714	696	454	137	102	238	456
3	Knicks	102.3	1995-96	8	243.1	88.6	37.0	18.6	6.5	3.8	32.0	69.3	46.2	6.4	16.1	39.5	18.3	26.3	69.5	54.8	8.6	28.4	17.8	1,945	709	296	149	52	30	142	162
4	Kings	102.6	1995-96	4	240.0	87.8	42.3	18.8	8.8	4.8	32.0	74.0	43.2	4.5	16.0	28.1	19.3	28.5	67.5	50.7	12.3	30.0	19.5	960	351	169	75	35	19	78	101
5	Lakers	103.6	1995-96	4	240.0	94.8	45.8	22.0	5.8	4.0	34.5	82.3	41.9	8.0	23.0	34.8	17.8	23.5	75.5	51.2	12.3	33.5	16.0	960	379	183	88	23	16	64	79
6	Pacers	103.7	1995-96	5	245.0	87.0	42.2	17.2	8.4	3.2	32.4	73.6	44.0	3.4	11.4	29.8	18.8	24.4	77.0	51.6	14.0	28.2	18.6	1,225	435	211	86	42	16	93	116
7	SuperSonics	104.1	1995-96	21	242.4	94.1	38.0	20.2	8.0	4.5	33.2	70.5	47.1	7.0	19.0	37.0	20.7	27.4	75.5	57.0	9.2	28.8	17.7	5,090	1,977	798	425	169	95	372	520
8	Rockets	108.4	1995-96	8	243.1	97.8	38.5	24.1	10.0	5.0	36.4	82.4	44.2	7.6	22.9	33.3	17.4	23.6	73.5	52.7	9.1	29.4	13.8	1,945	782	308	193	80	40	110	169
9	Spurs	111.5	1995-96	10	240.0	94.2	38.8	21.3	7.6	5.2	34.6	73.4	47.1	5.3	11.7	45.3	19.7	27.7	71.1	55.0	11.1	27.7	13.8	2,400	942	388	213	76	52	138	213
10	Cavaliers	111.7	1995-96	3	240.0	79.7	37.0	19.7	6.3	4.7	31.3	74.0	42.3	5.3	21.0	25.4	11.7	15.0	77.8	49.4	11.7	25.3	13.3	720	239	111	59	19	14	40	63
11	Magic	112.7	1995-96	12	240.0	98.3	37.8	21.5	6.7	3.3	38.1	76.3	49.9	6.2	18.2	33.9	15.9	27.2	58.6	55.7	12.7	25.1	13.3	2,880	1,179	453	258	80	39	159	267
12	Hawks	112.9	1995-96	10	242.5	92.7	35.9	19.8	8.4	5.3	33.6	75.7	44.4	7.6	20.6	36.9	17.9	24.4	73.4	53.6	12.6	23.3	14.0	2,425	927	359	198	84	53	140	222
13	Trail Blazers	112.9	1995-96	5	245.0	89.6	41.6	16.8	6.0	3.8	30.2	76.8	39.3	6.6	17.2	38.4	22.6	34.2	66.1	48.8	13.8	27.8	14.0	1,225	448	208	84	30	19	70	140
14	Heat	118.0	1995-96	3	240.0	83.7	36.0	17.0	7.0	1.7	30.3	72.0	42.1	7.3	23.3	31.4	15.7	22.3	70.1	51.1	11.3	24.7	21.0	720	251	108	51	21	5	63	83
15	Suns	121.3	1995-96	4	240.0	98.8	41.5	21.8	5.0	4.3	37.5	86.0	43.6	3.8	13.0	28.8	20.0	26.3	76.2	50.6	14.5	27.0	11.0	960	395	166	87	20	17	44	86
16	Pistons	122.9	1995-96	3	240.0	89.0	35.7	14.3	2.7	1.7	32.7	72.0	45.4	5.0	16.7	30.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	53.7	12.0	23.7	13.3	720	267	107	43	8	5	40	74

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

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	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

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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

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