cavs defensive rating with and without lebron james by season

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a defensive rating of 104.9 with LeBron James in 2003-04.

		TEAM	WITH/WITHOUT	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		Cavaliers	with	104.9	2003-04	79	242.2	92.9	45.5	22.1	7.2	6.6	35.8	82.4	43.4	2.9	9.4	31.2	18.3	24.5	74.9	49.8	13.5	32.0	15.0	19,135	7,336	3,596	1,749	565	522	1,186	1,687
2		Cavaliers	without	105.9	2003-04	3	240.0	94.3	47.0	19.7	6.7	5.0	31.3	81.3	38.5	5.0	14.0	35.7	26.7	32.0	83.3	49.4	16.3	30.7	10.0	720	283	141	59	20	15	30	56
3		Cavaliers	with	106.7	2004-05	80	242.2	96.4	42.2	22.6	8.0	5.6	36.5	81.5	44.8	3.7	11.0	33.6	19.8	26.4	74.9	51.8	13.6	28.7	14.0	19,375	7,714	3,378	1,810	638	449	1,116	1,810
4		Cavaliers	without	104.2	2004-05	2	240.0	100.0	45.5	20.5	8.0	6.0	35.5	84.0	42.3	2.0	11.5	17.4	27.0	32.0	84.4	51.0	16.0	29.5	12.5	480	200	91	41	16	12	25	40
5		Cavaliers	with	106.2	2005-06	79	241.9	97.7	42.3	19.0	6.9	4.7	35.6	78.4	45.4	6.1	18.0	33.8	20.4	28.1	72.8	53.9	11.7	30.6	13.7	19,110	7,718	3,340	1,502	542	374	1,086	1,676
6		Cavaliers	without	100.9	2005-06	3	240.0	94.7	43.3	19.3	8.3	6.0	32.0	73.7	43.4	5.7	14.7	38.6	25.0	34.0	73.5	53.4	12.3	31.0	17.0	720	284	130	58	25	18	51	57
7		Cavaliers	with	102.1	2006-07	78	242.6	96.0	43.5	20.5	7.4	4.3	36.1	81.1	44.5	5.9	17.1	34.5	17.9	25.9	69.0	51.9	12.7	30.8	14.2	18,920	7,485	3,392	1,598	579	338	1,109	1,688
8		Cavaliers	without	101.3	2006-07	4	240.0	112.3	44.0	27.5	11.5	3.8	40.8	83.3	48.9	8.5	17.8	47.9	22.3	27.5	80.9	58.9	12.0	32.0	17.0	960	449	176	110	46	15	68	93
9		Cavaliers	with	107.0	2007-08	75	242.3	97.7	45.0	20.5	7.0	5.3	36.5	82.2	44.4	6.7	18.8	35.7	18.1	25.3	71.4	52.3	13.4	31.6	13.8	18,175	7,324	3,377	1,535	528	398	1,036	1,570
10		Cavaliers	without	108.6	2007-08	7	240.0	82.7	39.7	15.0	7.3	4.1	29.0	76.4	37.9	7.1	19.4	36.8	17.6	23.4	75.0	47.7	12.4	27.3	15.6	1,680	579	278	105	51	29	109	142
11		Cavaliers	with	103.0	2008-09	81	240.9	100.2	42.3	20.2	7.2	5.3	36.7	78.6	46.8	8.0	20.3	39.2	18.7	24.7	75.8	56.0	10.8	31.5	12.7	19,515	8,113	3,424	1,637	587	430	1,027	1,632
12		Cavaliers	without	119.8	2008-09	1	265.0	110.0	36.0	26.0	6.0	5.0	46.0	89.0	51.7	10.0	24.0	41.7	8.0	12.0	66.7	58.3	14.0	22.0	18.0	265	110	36	26	6	5	18	31
13		Cavaliers	with	104.6	2009-10	76	241.3	102.6	42.6	22.4	6.8	5.3	37.9	77.7	48.8	7.4	19.4	38.5	19.2	26.7	72.0	57.3	9.7	32.9	13.8	18,340	7,795	3,236	1,706	516	405	1,052	1,475
14		Cavaliers	without	109.0	2009-10	6	240.0	96.3	41.2	21.5	8.0	3.3	36.2	80.7	44.8	6.0	18.5	32.4	18.0	25.2	71.5	52.5	9.3	31.8	14.2	1,440	578	247	129	48	20	85	116
15		Cavaliers	without	112.4	2010-11	82	240.9	95.5	40.3	21.0	6.6	4.2	35.2	81.1	43.4	6.2	18.2	34.2	18.9	25.3	74.5	51.8	10.4	29.9	14.2	19,755	7,827	3,305	1,720	544	341	1,166	1,648
16		Cavaliers	without	109.7	2011-12	66	241.9	93.0	42.3	19.8	7.1	4.0	34.3	81.2	42.2	6.7	19.3	34.6	17.8	24.9	71.6	50.5	12.7	29.5	15.4	15,965	6,140	2,790	1,308	466	262	1,017	1,317
17		Cavaliers	without	110.1	2012-13	82	240.6	96.5	41.0	20.7	7.9	4.1	36.5	84.2	43.4	6.7	19.3	34.6	16.8	22.3	75.6	51.4	12.2	28.8	14.0	19,730	7,913	3,363	1,694	647	334	1,149	1,737
18		Cavaliers	without	108.4	2013-14	82	243.0	98.2	44.1	21.2	7.1	3.7	37.0	84.8	43.7	7.1	20.0	35.6	17.0	22.7	75.1	51.8	12.1	32.1	14.2	19,930	8,054	3,618	1,738	579	304	1,163	1,640
19		Cavaliers	with	106.3	2014-15	69	241.1	105.2	42.8	22.6	7.7	4.2	38.4	81.7	47.0	10.2	27.4	37.1	18.3	24.3	75.4	57.0	10.9	31.9	14.2	16,635	7,262	2,951	1,557	528	292	979	1,277
20		Cavaliers	without	111.1	2014-15	13	241.9	91.9	44.0	19.8	5.8	3.7	33.9	85.0	39.9	9.5	27.8	34.3	14.5	19.8	73.3	49.0	12.3	31.7	14.8	3,145	1,195	572	257	75	48	192	233
21		Cavaliers	with	104.5	2015-16	76	242.0	104.7	44.9	23.0	6.7	3.9	38.9	83.9	46.4	10.9	29.6	36.8	16.0	21.6	74.1	56.0	10.8	34.1	13.6	18,390	7,954	3,413	1,749	512	295	1,036	1,522
22		Cavaliers	without	113.7	2015-16	6	244.2	100.2	39.5	18.7	6.5	3.7	35.7	85.0	42.0	9.0	30.2	29.8	19.8	24.0	82.6	52.4	9.2	30.3	13.0	1,465	601	237	112	39	22	78	144
23		Cavaliers	with	110.6	2016-17	74	242.4	112.3	43.9	23.1	6.6	4.1	40.6	85.4	47.5	13.3	34.2	38.8	17.7	23.6	75.2	58.6	9.5	34.4	13.4	17,935	8,307	3,248	1,712	492	302	994	1,335
24		Cavaliers	without	114.1	2016-17	8	243.1	92.6	42.4	18.3	5.9	3.1	33.6	80.1	42.0	10.6	30.8	34.6	14.8	20.8	71.1	51.9	7.6	34.8	15.9	1,945	741	339	146	47	25	127	151
25		Cavaliers	with	112.5	2017-18	82	240.6	110.9	42.1	23.4	7.1	3.8	40.4	84.8	47.6	12.0	32.1	37.2	18.1	23.3	77.9	58.4	8.5	33.7	13.7	19,730	9,091	3,455	1,916	582	312	1,126	1,524

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Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
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3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
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6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
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5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
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Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM