Bobby Jones had the lowest defensive rating in 1976-77, with an 89.9 rating.

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NBA 10 best defensive ratings with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in 1977

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Bobby Jones B. Jones	89.9	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	2.0	6.1	10.7	57.0	2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1	2,419	1,238	678	264	186	162	238
2	Bill Walton B. Walton	91.3	1976-77	POR	65	34.8	18.6	14.4	3.8	1.0	3.2	7.6	14.3	52.8	3.5	5.0	69.7	56.3	3.2	11.1	2,264	1,210	934	245	66	211	174
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	92.5	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9	4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0	3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261	262
4	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	92.7	1976-77	CHI	82	35.1	18.6	13.0	2.4	0.5	2.5	7.0	13.3	52.2	4.7	7.1	66.0	56.6	3.8	9.2	2,877	1,527	1,070	199	44	203	266
5	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	93.5	1976-77	PHI	82	24.7	6.0	8.1	1.1	0.5	2.4	2.6	5.2	50.7	0.8	1.4	55.2	52.0	2.3	5.8	2,023	494	666	92	43	200	301
6	Kim Hughes K. Hughes	93.8	1976-77	NYN	81	25.7	4.0	7.0	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.9	4.4	42.7	0.2	0.9	27.5	41.8	2.3	4.6	2,081	321	564	98	122	119	308
7	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	94.0	1976-77	PHI	79	35.1	21.4	11.5	3.8	2.1	0.5	8.3	18.2	45.8	4.7	6.9	68.1	50.3	4.1	7.4	2,769	1,690	911	302	163	37	299
8	Alvan Adams A. Adams	94.1	1976-77	PHX	72	31.6	18.0	9.1	4.5	1.3	1.2	7.3	15.3	47.4	3.5	4.6	75.4	51.9	2.5	6.6	2,278	1,296	652	322	95	87	260
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	95.0	1976-77	WAS	82	41.0	23.7	12.5	1.9	1.1	2.7	9.3	18.5	50.1	5.1	7.5	68.7	54.4	3.5	9.0	3,364	1,942	1,029	158	87	220	312
10	Julius Erving J. Erving	95.0	1976-77	PHI	82	35.9	21.6	8.5	3.7	1.9	1.4	8.4	16.7	49.9	4.9	6.3	77.7	55.3	2.3	6.1	2,940	1,770	695	306	159	113	251
11	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	95.1	1976-77	NYK	82	25.7	11.6	7.7	1.8	1.5	1.2	4.9	10.2	47.6	1.9	2.7	70.7	51.1	2.7	5.0	2,104	955	633	149	125	98	363
12	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	95.2	1976-77	CHI	81	35.1	17.3	10.2	2.4	1.3	0.8	6.6	14.9	44.6	4.0	5.0	79.6	50.6	3.7	6.6	2,847	1,400	828	195	103	64	315
13	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	95.7	1976-77	KCK	82	31.6	10.6	9.0	4.7	1.5	1.6	4.0	9.4	42.2	2.6	3.4	76.2	48.4	2.3	6.6	2,595	869	734	386	119	133	292
14	Otto Moore O. Moore	95.8	1976-77	NOJ	81	25.7	5.9	7.9	2.2	0.7	1.4	2.4	5.9	40.5	1.1	1.7	67.9	44.5	2.1	5.8	2,084	477	636	181	54	117	231
15	Dan Issel D. Issel	95.9	1976-77	DEN	79	31.7	22.3	8.8	2.2	1.2	0.4	8.4	16.2	51.5	5.6	7.1	79.7	57.8	2.7	6.1	2,507	1,765	696	177	91	29	246
16	Wilbur Holland W. Holland	96.3	1976-77	CHI	79	31.1	14.9	3.2	3.2	2.1	0.2	6.4	14.2	45.4	2.0	2.4	82.3	48.8	1.0	2.2	2,453	1,176	253	253	169	16	201
17	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	96.4	1976-77	BOS	82	32.2	15.1	10.0	2.1	0.8	0.7	5.7	12.3	45.8	3.8	5.7	66.8	50.9	3.3	6.8	2,642	1,238	824	169	64	61	331
18	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	96.4	1976-77	CLE	81	33.0	8.5	9.4	2.4	1.2	1.0	3.7	8.1	45.1	1.2	2.2	54.5	46.9	3.4	6.0	2,672	689	762	195	94	82	214
19	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.6	1976-77	WAS	82	34.9	7.8	10.7	4.4	1.1	0.5	3.3	6.7	49.0	1.2	2.0	60.2	51.3	3.0	7.7	2,860	640	877	363	87	45	253
20	Tim Bassett T. Bassett	96.9	1976-77	NYN	76	32.1	9.0	8.4	1.4	1.3	0.7	3.9	9.7	39.6	1.3	2.3	57.1	42.1	2.3	6.1	2,442	687	641	109	95	53	246
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	97.1	1976-77	TOT	72	38.9	25.8	12.9	2.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	20.1	51.2	5.3	7.2	73.8	55.7	2.8	10.1	2,798	1,861	926	205	77	99	262
22	Slick Watts S. Watts	97.1	1976-77	SEA	79	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
23	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	97.1	1976-77	POR	79	36.2	20.2	11.4	2.9	1.1	0.7	8.0	17.2	46.6	4.2	5.5	76.5	51.6	3.4	7.9	2,863	1,599	899	229	83	56	294
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	97.2	1976-77	TOT	82	30.6	13.2	13.1	1.1	0.8	2.2	4.7	9.9	48.0	3.7	5.4	69.3	54.0	5.3	7.7	2,506	1,083	1,072	89	67	181	275
25	Clifford Ray C. Ray	97.2	1976-77	GSW	77	26.2	8.2	8.0	1.5	1.0	1.1	3.4	5.8	58.4	1.4	2.6	52.8	58.7	2.6	5.4	2,018	631	615	112	74	81	242

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Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 4/1	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 4/4	SAS	@	DEN	3:00 PM
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DraftKings Points Leaders

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USG% Leaders

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1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
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8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
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11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
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1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5