nba lowest defensive rating by a team in a single decade

The Washington Bullets have the best defensive rating by a team in a decade, with a 97.1 rating in the 1970s.

	TEAM	DRTG	DECADE	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	Bullets	97.1	1970s	492	241.4	106.7	49.0	23.7	8.6	5.2	43.4	93.4	46.5				19.8	27.2	72.9	50.6	14.8	34.2	19.4	118,780	52,485	24,085	11,650	4,252	2,555	9,544	11,250
2	Warriors	98.5	1970s	492	241.2	108.4	49.5	25.2	10.4	5.1	44.8	95.4	47.0				18.8	24.8	75.5	51.0	15.8	33.7	19.6	118,655	53,327	24,378	12,387	5,119	2,488	9,638	12,218
3	SuperSonics	98.6	1970s	492	241.4	105.2	47.2	23.5	9.7	4.8	42.7	94.1	45.4				19.9	27.3	72.9	49.6	15.9	31.3	20.0	118,755	51,780	23,211	11,582	4,796	2,357	9,828	12,304
4	Bulls	98.6	1970s	492	241.4	100.6	47.4	23.8	8.1	4.0	39.9	88.0	45.3				20.8	27.5	75.8	50.3	15.0	32.4	19.5	118,780	49,498	23,343	11,689	3,999	1,960	9,617	11,574
5	Celtics	98.7	1970s	492	241.1	106.7	50.5	25.0	7.4	3.4	43.1	94.4	45.7				20.4	26.1	78.1	50.4	15.6	35.0	20.5	118,630	52,495	24,864	12,300	3,643	1,694	10,068	11,832
6	76ers	99.0	1970s	492	241.5	107.0	48.1	23.6	9.2	5.2	42.4	91.6	46.3				22.3	29.7	74.8	51.1	15.3	32.9	21.2	118,805	52,636	23,682	11,605	4,534	2,558	10,423	12,459
7	Suns	99.1	1970s	492	241.3	107.8	45.3	26.3	10.0	4.1	43.4	91.7	47.3				21.1	27.7	76.0	51.9	13.9	31.3	21.6	118,730	53,037	22,271	12,952	4,899	2,026	10,634	12,220
8	Trail Blazers	99.4	1970s	492	241.0	107.1	47.0	25.2	9.7	5.2	43.0	90.1	47.7				21.2	28.2	75.1	52.2	14.5	32.6	21.5	118,580	52,682	23,145	12,412	4,770	2,543	10,563	12,671
9	Spurs	99.4	2000s	820	241.6	95.9	42.5	21.1	7.1	5.9	35.8	77.8	46.1	6.0	16.0	37.4	18.2	25.0	73.0	54.0	10.7	31.7	14.0	198,150	78,643	34,835	17,308	5,835	4,823	11,443	16,283
10	Lakers	99.7	1970s	492	241.3	108.2	47.8	26.1	9.4	6.0	44.1	92.9	47.5				19.9	26.2	76.0	51.8	14.4	33.4	20.3	118,705	53,241	23,506	12,833	4,619	2,958	9,965	11,818
11	Bucks	99.9	1970s	492	241.8	107.4	45.9	26.0	9.3	5.4	44.7	93.2	48.0				17.9	23.9	75.1	51.8	14.0	31.9	19.8	118,955	52,839	22,568	12,812	4,556	2,636	9,760	12,092
12	Knicks	100.0	1970s	492	241.6	105.7	45.2	23.8	8.2	4.0	43.6	92.3	47.2				18.6	24.6	75.5	51.2	12.8	32.3	18.9	118,855	51,995	22,215	11,687	4,012	1,979	9,289	12,245
13	Kings	100.1	1970s	492	241.3	106.2	45.6	23.7	9.6	4.5	42.5	91.6	46.3				21.2	27.3	77.8	51.2	13.9	31.7	20.0	118,705	52,230	22,453	11,674	4,739	2,201	9,837	12,760
14	Cavaliers	100.1	1970s	492	241.4	102.3	45.4	22.7	7.7	4.7	42.3	93.2	45.4				17.7	23.5	75.0	49.4	14.7	30.6	17.2	118,780	50,341	22,330	11,176	3,795	2,299	8,451	11,487
15	Nuggets	100.2	1970s	246	241.1	111.7	48.0	26.9	10.0	5.3	43.3	90.3	47.9				25.1	33.9	74.0	53.1	15.3	32.7	22.1	59,315	27,477	11,804	6,615	2,450	1,309	5,425	6,364
16	Pistons	100.2	1970s	492	241.1	106.1	45.4	23.5	9.9	5.0	43.3	91.8	47.1				19.6	26.2	74.7	51.3	14.4	30.9	20.6	118,605	52,205	22,325	11,559	4,848	2,470	10,114	12,203
17	Nets	100.3	1970s	246	241.4	103.4	45.6	21.2	10.2	6.8	41.1	92.5	44.4				21.3	29.2	72.7	49.1	15.1	30.5	21.4	59,390	25,443	11,216	5,208	2,512	1,685	5,265	6,819
18	Jazz	100.5	1970s	410	241.2	105.2	48.6	23.4	8.6	4.9	41.9	92.3	45.4				21.4	28.3	75.7	50.2	14.9	33.7	21.0	98,875	43,136	19,931	9,595	3,510	2,029	8,625	10,374
19	Hawks	100.8	1970s	492	241.4	105.3	46.4	22.9	9.6	4.4	41.6	90.9	45.7				22.1	29.4	75.3	50.7	15.6	30.7	20.0	118,755	51,788	22,808	11,258	4,742	2,170	9,820	13,216
20	Clippers	101.4	1970s	492	240.9	108.4	46.4	23.9	8.7	5.1	43.2	91.6	47.2				21.9	28.6	76.6	52.0	14.1	32.2	20.7	118,530	53,313	22,806	11,737	4,260	2,533	10,178	11,757
21	Spurs	101.9	1970s	246	241.3	116.2	44.7	27.1	10.1	6.3	46.5	93.5	49.7				23.3	29.2	79.9	54.6	13.2	31.6	20.7	59,365	28,597	10,999	6,668	2,483	1,561	5,087	5,908
22	Pacers	102.5	1970s	246	241.0	108.0	47.8	24.4	9.8	5.4	43.1	94.1	45.8				21.9	29.2	74.9	50.5	16.3	31.5	19.5	59,290	26,571	11,758	5,996	2,419	1,330	4,787	6,353
23	Pistons	102.5	2000s	820	241.9	95.3	41.6	21.3	7.3	5.6	35.4	79.2	44.6	5.5	15.3	35.9	19.0	25.2	75.4	52.7	11.7	29.9	13.6	198,350	78,120	34,118	17,469	5,956	4,631	11,124	17,296
24	Knicks	102.6	1990s	788	242.0	98.7	43.1	24.2	8.0	4.7	37.7	80.7	46.7	4.1	11.6	35.1	19.2	25.6	74.9	53.6	12.7	30.4	16.2	190,720	77,739	33,945	19,070	6,312	3,731	12,779	18,695
25	Rockets	103.1	1970s	492	241.2	106.9	45.5	25.9	8.3	4.3	43.4	90.4	48.0				20.1	25.4	79.3	52.6	14.5	31.1	19.5	118,680	52,575	22,394	12,737	4,060	2,133	9,591	12,375