league leaders in defensive rating in 1987

Cozell McQueen had the lowest defensive rating with a defensive rating above 0.0 in 1986-87, with an 84.8 rating in his rookie season.

	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	Cozell McQueen C. McQueen	84.8	1986-87	DET	3	2.3	2.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	1.0	1.7	0.0	7	6	8	0	0	1	0	1
2	Ron Rowan R. Rowan	93.8	1986-87	POR	7	2.3	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	44.4	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.4	0.6	75.0	55.8	0.1	0.0	0.4	16	12	1	1	4	0	3	1
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	98.7	1986-87	HOU	75	36.8	23.4	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	9.0	17.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.3	7.6	70.2	55.4	4.2	7.2	3.0	2,760	1,755	858	220	140	254	228	294
4	Carey Scurry C. Scurry	99.1	1986-87	UTA	69	10.9	5.0	2.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.8	3.6	49.8	0.1	0.2	28.6	1.4	1.9	70.1	56.2	1.4	1.5	0.8	753	344	198	57	55	54	56	124
5	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	100.3	1986-87	MIL	68	13.2	3.1	1.5	1.0	1.5	0.1	1.1	3.1	35.7	0.2	0.7	26.0	0.7	0.9	81.0	44.4	0.5	1.0	0.5	900	212	102	66	105	8	34	118
6	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	100.3	1986-87	UTA	79	31.7	7.7	8.8	1.3	0.5	4.1	3.0	7.4	40.0	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.7	65.7	44.8	2.7	6.2	1.8	2,505	608	697	105	43	321	142	273
7	Chuck Nevitt C. Nevitt	100.5	1986-87	DET	41	6.5	1.9	2.0	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.8	1.5	49.2	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.6	58.3	51.7	0.9	1.1	0.5	267	76	83	4	7	30	21	73
8	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	101.4	1986-87	MIL	82	30.9	12.7	10.0	2.5	1.1	1.1	4.8	10.3	46.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	3.8	84.7	53.3	2.5	7.5	2.0	2,536	1,045	822	203	88	90	160	328
9	Manute Bol M. Bol	101.4	1986-87	WAS	82	18.9	3.1	4.4	0.1	0.2	3.7	1.3	2.8	44.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	67.2	48.2	1.0	3.4	0.7	1,552	251	362	11	20	302	61	189
10	Scott Hastings S. Hastings	101.6	1986-87	ATL	40	6.4	1.8	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.6	1.7	33.8	0.1	0.3	16.7	0.6	0.7	79.3	44.0	0.4	1.4	0.3	256	71	70	13	10	7	13	35
11	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	101.8	1986-87	ATL	75	23.5	5.4	6.5	0.3	0.6	1.9	2.3	4.2	54.6	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.2	72.4	57.6	2.1	4.4	0.8	1,764	405	488	22	43	140	61	240
12	Jon Koncak J. Koncak	102.0	1986-87	ATL	82	20.5	5.6	6.0	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.1	4.3	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.3	65.4	53.1	1.9	4.1	1.1	1,684	463	493	31	52	76	92	262
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	102.0	1986-87	UTA	82	22.7	7.9	1.8	8.2	2.2	0.2	2.8	5.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	18.4	2.2	2.8	78.2	57.5	0.4	1.5	2.0	1,858	648	151	670	177	14	164	224
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	102.1	1986-87	UTA	82	34.8	21.7	10.4	1.9	1.3	0.7	8.9	17.3	51.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	6.6	59.8	53.6	3.4	7.0	2.9	2,857	1,779	855	158	104	60	237	323
15	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	102.1	1986-87	HOU	43	30.8	15.6	8.7	2.8	0.9	1.3	6.4	13.2	48.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	4.4	62.4	51.8	2.0	6.6	2.9	1,326	672	372	120	40	58	126	169
16	Kent Benson K. Benson	102.1	1986-87	UTA	73	12.3	4.5	3.2	0.5	0.5	0.4	1.9	4.3	44.3	0.0	0.1	28.6	0.6	0.8	81.0	48.2	1.1	2.1	0.6	895	329	231	39	39	28	45	138
17	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	102.2	1986-87	DAL	75	18.7	7.5	7.1	0.7	0.7	1.1	3.1	6.7	46.7	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.3	1.9	67.6	50.1	2.4	4.7	1.3	1,405	561	533	52	56	79	101	232
18	Sidney Green S. Green	102.5	1986-87	DET	80	22.4	7.9	8.2	0.8	0.5	0.6	3.2	6.8	47.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.2	67.2	50.9	2.5	5.7	1.6	1,792	631	653	62	41	50	127	197
19	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	102.6	1986-87	DET	82	34.8	15.4	11.6	1.8	0.9	0.8	6.2	12.3	50.1	0.1	0.3	28.6	3.0	3.3	89.4	55.9	3.0	8.7	1.5	2,854	1,263	955	151	72	69	120	283
20	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	102.7	1986-87	DET	63	20.3	6.1	6.0	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.3	5.1	44.7	0.0	0.0		1.5	1.9	82.1	51.4	1.5	4.5	1.2	1,278	384	375	38	32	50	73	221
21	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	102.8	1986-87	LAL	78	19.4	5.7	5.8	0.8	0.9	0.5	2.1	4.0	52.1	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.0	76.4	58.4	2.0	3.8	1.3	1,514	446	453	63	74	41	104	201
22	Jim Lampley J. Lampley	102.8	1986-87	PHI	1	16.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	38.7	1.0	4.0	1.0	16	3	5	0	1	0	1	0
23	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	102.9	1986-87	MIL	82	33.8	20.8	8.5	2.8	1.6	1.0	8.9	17.4	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.6	66.2	53.6	2.6	5.9	2.1	2,770	1,707	700	229	129	81	172	296
24	Adrian Branch A. Branch	102.9	1986-87	LAL	32	6.8	4.3	1.7	0.5	0.5	0.1	1.5	3.0	50.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.7	77.8	57.6	0.7	0.9	0.8	219	138	53	16	16	3	24	39
25	Stuart Gray S. Gray	103.1	1986-87	IND	55	8.3	2.0	2.3	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.8	40.6	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.7	71.8	46.5	0.7	1.6	0.7	456	110	129	26	10	28	36	93

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Mon 5/11	DET	@	CLE	8:00 PM
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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