Ray Williams had the best defensive rating by a guard in 1983-84, with a 101.0 rating.

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NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders guard 1984

	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	Ray Williams R. Williams	101.0	1983-84	NYK	76	29.3	14.8	3.5	5.9	2.1	0.3	5.5	12.4	44.5	0.3	1.1	30.9	3.5	4.2	82.7	52.1	0.9	2.6	2.9	2,230	1,124	267	449	162	26	219	274
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	104.6	1983-84	LAL	67	38.3	17.6	7.3	13.1	2.2	0.7	6.6	11.6	56.5	0.1	0.4	20.7	4.3	5.3	81.0	62.8	1.5	5.9	4.6	2,567	1,178	491	875	150	49	306	169
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	104.7	1983-84	PHI	75	33.3	12.7	2.7	6.4	2.3	0.3	5.1	9.4	55.0	0.1	0.3	40.0	2.3	3.1	73.3	59.1	0.6	2.1	2.4	2,494	950	205	478	171	20	182	196
4	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	104.8	1983-84	MIL	79	38.9	20.9	6.7	4.5	1.4	0.3	7.1	14.2	49.8	0.1	0.2	27.8	6.7	7.9	84.8	59.1	2.7	4.0	2.7	3,075	1,654	528	358	108	27	217	204
5	Rory Sparrow R. Sparrow	105.6	1983-84	NYK	79	30.8	10.4	2.4	6.8	1.3	0.1	4.4	9.3	47.4	0.1	0.5	25.6	1.4	1.7	82.4	51.4	0.6	1.8	2.7	2,436	818	189	539	100	8	210	230
6	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	105.9	1983-84	BOS	78	26.8	11.6	1.9	3.8	1.5	0.2	4.8	9.2	52.4	0.3	0.7	35.1	1.7	2.3	76.8	57.0	0.9	1.0	2.1	2,088	908	147	300	117	14	161	209
7	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	106.2	1983-84	BOS	80	33.3	13.2	3.5	4.2	1.2	0.7	4.8	11.0	43.7	0.1	0.4	12.5	3.5	4.1	85.2	51.5	1.1	2.4	2.2	2,665	1,053	280	338	93	57	172	251
8	Fat Lever F. Lever	107.0	1983-84	POR	81	24.8	9.7	2.7	4.6	1.7	0.4	3.9	8.7	44.7	0.0	0.2	20.0	2.0	2.6	74.3	49.5	1.2	1.5	1.5	2,010	788	218	372	135	31	125	178
9	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	107.0	1983-84	DET	82	36.7	21.3	4.0	11.1	2.5	0.4	8.2	17.7	46.2	0.3	0.8	33.8	4.7	6.5	73.3	52.0	1.3	2.7	3.7	3,007	1,748	327	914	204	33	307	324
10	Rickey Green R. Green	107.3	1983-84	UTA	81	34.2	13.2	2.8	9.2	2.7	0.2	5.4	11.2	48.6	0.0	0.2	11.8	2.4	2.9	82.1	53.2	0.7	2.1	2.1	2,768	1,072	230	748	215	13	172	155
11	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	107.3	1983-84	LAL	82	29.1	9.0	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.8	3.3	6.7	49.7	0.5	1.5	31.4	1.9	2.3	83.8	58.6	0.6	2.5	1.8	2,387	739	262	482	113	67	148	267
12	Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins	107.4	1983-84	CHI	82	25.9	12.4	4.0	2.3	1.3	0.1	4.9	10.9	44.8	0.1	0.4	24.1	2.6	3.5	74.2	50.1	1.7	2.3	1.7	2,123	1,018	328	187	106	11	139	278
13	Butch Carter B. Carter	107.4	1983-84	IND	73	28.0	13.4	2.1	2.8	1.8	0.2	5.7	11.8	47.9	0.2	0.6	32.6	1.9	2.4	76.4	52.0	1.0	1.1	1.9	2,045	977	153	206	128	13	141	211
14	Gus Williams G. Williams	107.7	1983-84	SEA	80	35.2	18.7	2.6	8.4	2.4	0.3	7.5	16.3	45.8	0.1	0.3	16.0	3.7	5.0	75.0	50.6	0.8	1.7	2.9	2,818	1,497	204	675	189	25	232	151
15	Ennis Whatley E. Whatley	107.8	1983-84	CHI	80	27.0	8.4	2.5	8.3	1.5	0.2	3.3	7.0	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.5	73.0	51.9	0.8	1.7	3.4	2,159	668	197	662	119	17	268	223
16	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	108.2	1983-84	NJN	69	31.4	19.8	2.5	3.9	1.2	0.2	8.4	16.6	50.8	0.1	0.3	25.0	2.8	4.6	60.8	53.0	1.1	1.4	2.5	2,168	1,365	170	266	86	17	170	180
17	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	108.3	1983-84	WAS	81	32.4	15.6	2.2	4.7	1.4	0.2	6.3	13.8	45.6	0.4	1.4	26.1	2.7	3.3	83.7	51.4	0.6	1.6	2.7	2,624	1,266	179	377	117	17	222	278
18	Quintin Dailey Q. Dailey	108.7	1983-84	CHI	82	29.9	18.2	2.9	3.1	1.3	0.1	7.1	15.0	47.4	0.0	0.4	12.5	3.9	4.8	81.1	53.1	0.7	2.1	2.7	2,449	1,491	235	254	109	11	220	218
19	Lester Conner L. Conner	108.8	1983-84	GSW	82	31.4	11.1	3.7	4.9	2.0	0.1	4.4	8.9	49.3	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.3	3.2	71.8	53.7	1.6	2.1	1.7	2,573	907	305	401	162	12	143	176
20	Andrew Toney A. Toney	109.0	1983-84	PHI	78	32.8	20.4	2.5	4.8	0.9	0.3	7.6	14.4	52.7	0.2	0.5	31.6	5.0	6.0	83.9	59.7	0.7	1.7	3.8	2,556	1,588	193	373	70	23	297	251
21	Kyle Macy K. Macy	109.2	1983-84	PHX	82	29.3	10.1	2.3	4.3	1.5	0.1	4.4	8.7	50.1	0.3	0.9	32.9	1.2	1.4	83.3	54.5	0.6	1.7	1.4	2,402	832	186	353	123	6	116	181
22	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	109.3	1983-84	UTA	82	32.3	20.0	4.1	3.5	1.4	0.3	8.5	17.4	49.0	1.1	3.1	36.1	1.8	2.6	69.6	53.9	1.2	3.0	3.0	2,650	1,636	338	283	114	23	243	202
23	Larry Drew L. Drew	109.3	1983-84	KCK	73	32.4	16.4	2.0	7.6	1.7	0.1	6.5	14.1	46.2	0.0	0.1	30.0	3.3	4.3	77.6	51.3	0.5	1.5	2.7	2,363	1,194	146	558	121	10	194	170
24	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	109.5	1983-84	WAS	82	32.8	12.0	2.2	6.9	1.2	0.1	4.8	10.2	46.7	0.1	0.5	25.6	2.3	3.1	74.2	51.6	0.7	1.5	2.3	2,686	982	184	567	96	6	191	174
25	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	109.6	1983-84	HOU	82	24.5	11.5	1.4	5.6	1.3	0.1	4.3	8.9	47.7	0.1	0.9	15.5	2.9	3.5	83.2	55.3	0.4	1.0	2.2	2,009	947	117	459	107	12	184	199

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	OKC	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Mon 3/9	NYK	@	LAC	10:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

32.5

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31.8

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29.5

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RPG Leaders

12.6

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11.8

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11.5

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10.5

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9.8

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8.6

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2.0

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2.0

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2.9

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2.0

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1.9

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3.7

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3.5

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3.5

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67.9

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67.3

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2,918.8

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2,806.1

Jokić

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2,990.5

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2,945.3

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2,875.5

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37.3

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36.5

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38.5

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
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9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
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13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
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1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
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8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

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Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM

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