nba best team defense rating in 1988

The Utah Jazz had the best defensive rating by a team in 1987-88, with a 103.1 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		Jazz	103.1	1987-88	82	240.3	108.5	44.1	29.4	9.4	7.6	42.5	86.5	49.1	1.6	4.9	31.9	22.0	29.3	75.0	54.6	13.0	31.1	18.1	19,705	8,899	3,619	2,407	771	627	1,481	1,986
2		Pistons	105.3	1987-88	82	241.2	109.2	44.7	24.5	7.2	4.8	42.2	85.6	49.3	0.7	2.5	28.7	24.1	31.9	75.7	54.8	14.4	30.3	16.4	19,780	8,957	3,663	2,011	588	394	1,348	1,957
3		Bulls	105.5	1987-88	82	242.1	105.0	44.3	26.2	8.7	5.8	41.9	85.5	49.0	0.7	3.0	23.0	20.5	27.1	75.9	53.9	14.3	30.0	15.4	19,855	8,609	3,629	2,149	712	475	1,263	1,849
4		Rockets	105.7	1987-88	82	240.0	109.0	46.0	23.6	8.7	6.1	42.3	89.7	47.1	0.8	3.5	23.7	23.6	30.3	78.0	52.9	15.1	30.9	16.7	19,680	8,935	3,769	1,936	712	502	1,367	1,865
5		Cavaliers	106.0	1987-88	82	241.2	104.5	40.3	25.2	8.9	6.4	40.4	82.4	49.0	1.5	4.1	37.8	22.1	29.7	74.4	54.7	12.4	27.9	17.5	19,780	8,566	3,304	2,070	733	526	1,439	1,836
6		Nuggets	106.3	1987-88	82	241.2	116.7	44.0	28.0	10.1	4.9	46.0	97.1	47.4	2.3	6.9	34.2	22.5	27.9	80.4	53.4	14.2	29.8	14.5	19,780	9,573	3,605	2,300	832	401	1,186	1,982
7		Knicks	106.4	1987-88	82	241.5	105.5	42.4	24.5	9.6	5.4	41.0	88.2	46.5	2.2	6.9	31.6	21.3	28.1	75.9	52.5	15.7	26.8	18.5	19,805	8,655	3,480	2,012	789	445	1,518	2,361
8		Bullets	107.2	1987-88	82	242.4	105.5	43.0	22.9	8.5	6.1	40.9	87.4	46.8	0.4	1.7	21.0	23.3	30.2	77.3	52.4	15.0	28.0	16.9	19,880	8,653	3,526	1,875	698	502	1,384	1,922
9		Lakers	107.3	1987-88	82	241.5	112.8	43.5	28.6	8.2	4.9	43.6	86.3	50.5	1.7	5.8	29.7	23.9	30.2	78.9	56.6	13.1	30.4	16.1	19,805	9,250	3,564	2,347	672	404	1,318	1,715
10		Trail Blazers	107.4	1987-88	82	240.6	116.1	45.6	28.1	8.9	4.2	44.6	91.0	49.1	1.4	4.6	30.8	25.4	32.9	77.0	55.0	15.3	30.4	16.5	19,730	9,518	3,742	2,307	726	347	1,351	2,091
11		Pacers	107.4	1987-88	82	240.3	104.6	43.1	24.1	7.5	4.2	41.9	87.2	48.0	2.0	5.9	33.6	18.9	24.2	78.0	53.5	13.1	30.0	16.1	19,705	8,581	3,535	1,977	619	345	1,318	2,038
12		Clippers	107.6	1987-88	82	241.5	98.8	43.2	23.0	8.8	6.3	38.9	87.7	44.3	1.0	3.9	24.9	20.0	28.1	71.3	49.4	14.5	28.7	18.7	19,805	8,103	3,541	1,885	721	520	1,534	1,908
13		Bucks	107.6	1987-88	82	241.2	106.1	42.1	26.8	8.2	4.6	41.0	86.3	47.5	1.6	5.0	32.4	22.3	28.8	77.5	53.6	13.6	28.5	15.5	19,780	8,697	3,452	2,194	671	380	1,275	1,989
14		Hawks	107.6	1987-88	82	241.2	107.9	44.0	25.1	7.7	6.5	42.0	86.6	48.5	1.0	3.4	30.1	22.8	29.8	76.7	54.1	15.0	29.0	14.9	19,780	8,844	3,607	2,062	635	537	1,225	2,050
15		Mavericks	107.7	1987-88	82	240.9	109.3	46.8	24.2	7.9	5.4	41.6	87.7	47.5	1.9	6.4	29.3	24.1	30.6	78.9	54.0	16.4	30.4	15.3	19,755	8,960	3,836	1,984	645	446	1,257	1,734
16		SuperSonics	108.1	1987-88	82	242.1	111.4	44.2	26.2	9.5	5.5	43.2	90.8	47.6	2.7	7.8	34.6	22.3	29.8	74.8	53.6	16.0	28.2	16.8	19,855	9,135	3,627	2,146	775	447	1,376	2,380
17		Celtics	109.4	1987-88	82	241.2	113.6	41.1	29.9	7.6	5.1	43.9	84.2	52.1	3.3	8.6	38.4	22.5	28.0	80.3	58.8	11.3	29.8	15.9	19,780	9,315	3,370	2,448	620	415	1,304	1,804
18		Nets	109.6	1987-88	82	241.2	100.4	40.7	21.9	8.9	4.7	39.1	83.6	46.8	1.7	5.5	30.1	20.5	28.1	72.9	52.3	13.1	27.6	18.3	19,780	8,235	3,337	1,795	727	385	1,503	2,042
19		76ers	110.3	1987-88	82	242.7	105.7	43.0	23.1	8.2	5.7	39.2	82.7	47.4	1.9	5.7	32.3	25.5	33.3	76.4	54.3	14.9	28.1	17.5	19,905	8,667	3,526	1,897	672	465	1,433	1,866
20		Suns	111.4	1987-88	82	240.6	108.5	42.6	28.4	8.2	4.3	43.3	89.0	48.6	1.4	4.4	33.1	20.5	26.8	76.4	53.8	13.6	29.0	17.2	19,730	8,901	3,492	2,332	675	353	1,413	2,045
21		Kings	112.1	1987-88	82	241.2	108.0	45.0	25.8	7.1	6.0	42.2	89.5	47.1	1.8	5.5	32.0	21.9	28.3	77.2	53.0	15.0	30.0	17.8	19,780	8,855	3,693	2,116	582	493	1,457	1,895
22		Spurs	112.8	1987-88	82	241.5	113.6	42.9	28.6	9.0	5.7	45.2	92.2	49.0	1.6	5.0	32.3	21.6	29.4	73.3	54.0	14.4	28.5	17.3	19,805	9,314	3,519	2,344	739	468	1,418	1,991
23		Warriors	112.9	1987-88	82	241.2	107.0	41.4	24.5	9.0	3.5	42.2	90.3	46.8	1.1	3.8	29.2	21.4	26.9	79.6	52.4	13.9	27.5	17.0	19,780	8,771	3,392	2,005	741	283	1,395	2,155

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