lowest drtg in one season by a point guard min 74 games played

Ron Lee has the lowest defensive rating by a point guard with 74+ games played in a season, with a 93.5 rating in 1977-78.

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	NAME	DRTG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Ron Lee R. Lee	93.5	82	1977-78	PHX	23.5	12.2	3.1	3.7	2.7	0.2	5.1	11.6	43.9				2.1	2.8	74.6	47.8	1.2	1.9	2.7	1,928	1,004	254	305	225	17	221	257
2	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	94.0	80	1973-74	CHI	35.8	14.3	4.7	6.9	2.0	0.1	5.3	13.1	40.6				3.6	4.6	77.8	47.0	1.4	3.3		2,863	1,142	377	548	162	7		282
3	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	94.1	80	1973-74	NYK	41.7	20.5	6.7	6.9	2.0	0.2	8.4	17.9	47.2				3.7	4.4	83.8	51.9	1.5	5.2		3,338	1,643	536	551	161	15		212
4	Ron Lee R. Lee	94.1	82	1976-77	PHX	22.5	10.2	3.6	3.2	1.9	0.4	4.2	9.6	44.1				1.7	2.6	67.6	47.6	1.2	2.4		1,849	836	299	263	156	33		276
5	Kevin Porter K. Porter	94.5	81	1974-75	WAS	32.0	11.6	1.9	8.0	1.9	0.1	5.0	10.2	49.1				1.6	2.3	70.4	51.9	0.7	1.2		2,589	943	152	650	152	11		320
6	Gus Williams G. Williams	94.6	77	1975-76	GSW	22.4	11.7	2.1	3.1	1.8	0.3	4.7	11.1	42.8				2.2	3.0	74.2	47.3	0.8	1.3		1,728	903	159	240	140	26		143
7	Foots Walker F. Walker	94.7	81	1975-76	CLE	15.8	4.6	2.2	3.6	1.2	0.1	1.8	4.6	38.8				1.0	1.3	77.8	44.4	0.7	1.6		1,280	370	182	288	98	5		136
8	Fatty Taylor F. Taylor	95.3	79	1976-77	DEN	19.6	3.8	2.7	3.6	1.7	0.1	1.7	4.0	42.0				0.5	0.8	56.9	43.9	1.1	1.5		1,548	301	211	288	132	9		202
9	Slick Watts S. Watts	95.4	82	1974-75	SEA	25.1	6.8	3.2	6.1	2.3	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.1				1.1	1.9	60.8	45.0	1.2	2.0		2,056	557	262	499	190	12		254
10	Charles Johnson C. Johnson	95.6	81	1975-76	GSW	19.1	9.2	2.5	1.5	1.2	0.1	4.2	9.0	46.7				0.7	1.0	75.9	48.5	1.0	1.5		1,549	744	202	122	100	7		178
11	Slick Watts S. Watts	95.9	82	1975-76	SEA	33.9	13.0	4.5	8.1	3.2	0.2	5.3	12.4	42.7				2.4	4.2	57.8	45.7	1.4	3.1		2,776	1,065	365	661	261	16		270
12	Charles Dudley C. Dudley	95.9	82	1975-76	GSW	17.8	6.4	3.3	2.9	0.9	0.0	2.2	4.2	52.8				1.9	3.0	64.1	57.5	1.4	1.9		1,456	521	269	239	77	2		170
13	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	96.3	80	2002-03	NJN	37.4	18.7	6.3	8.9	2.2	0.3	6.4	15.6	41.4	1.6	4.6	34.1	4.2	5.0	84.1	52.6	1.4	4.9	3.7	2,989	1,495	504	711	179	25	296	127	+497
14	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	96.9	82	1974-75	BOS	39.3	18.3	3.8	5.6	1.6	0.2	8.0	17.6	45.7				2.3	2.7	83.4	48.8	1.0	2.8		3,220	1,502	311	458	128	17		207
15	Slick Watts S. Watts	97.1	79	1976-77	SEA	33.3	13.0	3.9	8.0	2.7	0.3	5.4	12.8	42.2				2.2	3.7	58.7	44.9	1.0	2.9		2,627	1,028	307	630	214	25		256
16	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	97.1	82	1973-74	BOS	39.5	18.1	4.3	5.5	1.3	0.3	7.9	17.6	44.9				2.3	2.8	83.7	48.2	1.2	3.1		3,238	1,488	351	448	105	25		185
17	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	97.2	77	2000-01	PHX	39.8	16.9	6.4	9.8	2.2	0.3	5.9	14.2	41.1	0.9	3.0	29.7	4.3	5.2	81.4	51.0	1.2	5.2	3.7	3,065	1,299	494	753	166	23	286	171	+138
18	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	97.3	78	1974-75	NYK	41.1	21.5	6.0	6.1	2.4	0.2	8.6	17.8	48.3				4.2	5.1	82.8	53.4	1.2	4.8		3,204	1,675	465	474	190	14		205
19	Gus Williams G. Williams	97.3	79	1977-78	SEA	32.6	18.1	3.2	3.7	2.3	0.5	7.6	16.9	45.1				2.9	3.5	81.7	49.1	1.1	2.2	2.4	2,572	1,431	256	294	185	41	189	198
20	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	97.3	74	1975-76	POR	25.6	10.8	2.4	4.1	1.8	0.4	4.2	10.0	42.1				2.4	3.3	72.1	47.2	0.5	1.8		1,891	800	175	306	131	28		235
21	Brevin Knight B. Knight	97.3	80	1997-98	CLE	31.0	9.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	196	18	194	271	+298
22	Charlie Ward C. Ward	97.5	82	1997-98	NYK	28.3	7.8	3.3	5.7	1.8	0.5	2.9	6.3	45.5	1.0	2.6	37.7	1.1	1.4	80.5	56.7	0.4	3.0	2.1	2,317	642	274	466	144	37	175	195	+278
23	Jim Price J. Price	97.5	82	1973-74	LAL	32.0	15.4	4.6	4.5	1.9	0.4	6.6	14.6	44.9				2.3	2.9	79.9	48.6	1.5	3.1		2,628	1,263	378	369	157	29		229
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	97.5	82	2001-02	NJN	37.3	14.7	7.3	9.9	2.1	0.2	5.4	13.9	39.1	1.4	4.4	32.1	2.5	3.0	81.4	48.4	1.6	5.7	3.5	3,056	1,208	595	808	175	20	286	136	+346
25	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	97.6	76	1976-77	POR	29.3	14.7	2.8	4.1	2.2	0.5	5.9	13.8	43.2				2.8	3.8	74.9	47.7	0.7	2.1		2,224	1,119	210	313	166	38		265

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Wed 10/21	PHX	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM
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