The Boston Celtics had a defensive rating of 112.4 last month.

Interpreted as:

NBA teams defensive rating by month this season

	TEAM	MONTH	DRTG	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	Celtics	October	112.4	6	240.0	113.3	44.8	22.0	8.7	6.0	41.3	93.0	44.4	15.7	47.8	32.8	15.0	19.3	77.6	55.8	13.3	31.5	11.2	1,440	680	269	132	52	36	67	146
2	Knicks	October	117.9	5	240.0	113.4	47.4	23.8	7.2	3.6	38.4	90.6	42.4	15.4	44.8	34.4	21.2	25.6	82.8	55.7	15.0	32.4	13.6	1,200	567	237	119	36	18	68	110
3	Warriors	October	114.9	6	244.2	119.0	41.5	28.2	9.8	4.0	40.3	85.2	47.4	16.7	41.8	39.8	21.7	25.5	85.0	61.7	9.5	32.0	16.5	1,465	714	249	169	59	24	99	121
4	Pistons	October	112.7	5	240.0	115.0	48.6	25.2	8.8	7.6	40.6	92.0	44.1	11.2	32.6	34.4	22.6	29.2	77.4	54.8	15.4	33.2	16.2	1,200	575	243	126	44	38	81	141
5	Lakers	October	117.2	6	240.0	117.5	41.0	26.0	7.8	3.5	41.7	79.7	52.3	9.8	30.3	32.4	24.3	31.2	78.1	62.9	8.7	32.3	16.7	1,440	705	246	156	47	21	100	115
6	Kings	October	116.1	5	240.0	111.0	37.4	24.6	10.8	4.6	42.2	89.0	47.4	11.6	31.2	37.2	15.0	20.6	72.8	56.6	8.2	29.2	13.6	1,200	555	187	123	54	23	68	99
7	76ers	October	119.3	5	245.0	125.0	42.8	26.0	6.2	7.2	42.0	89.4	47.0	15.6	37.8	41.3	25.4	32.0	79.4	60.4	12.4	30.4	13.4	1,225	625	214	130	31	36	67	109
8	Hawks	October	116.9	6	240.0	116.2	42.5	28.5	8.7	5.0	43.0	90.8	47.3	11.3	33.0	34.3	18.8	24.7	76.4	57.1	10.8	31.7	11.8	1,440	697	255	171	52	30	71	134
9	Wizards	October	121.2	5	245.0	118.4	48.6	26.6	6.8	5.4	43.4	94.0	46.2	15.2	39.0	39.0	16.4	22.2	73.9	57.1	11.0	37.6	16.0	1,225	592	243	133	34	27	80	126
10	Bulls	October	112.9	5	240.0	122.8	46.8	30.6	7.6	4.4	44.0	87.4	50.3	13.6	33.8	40.2	21.2	27.0	78.5	61.8	10.2	36.6	14.2	1,200	614	234	153	38	22	71	111
11	Spurs	October	105.3	5	245.0	118.2	49.2	24.8	8.8	7.0	42.2	83.2	50.7	12.0	31.6	38.0	21.8	29.8	73.2	61.4	11.6	37.6	15.0	1,225	591	246	124	44	35	75	108
12	Nuggets	October	111.9	5	245.0	124.0	46.8	29.2	7.8	4.0	45.2	87.2	51.8	11.6	32.8	35.4	22.0	25.2	87.3	63.1	10.2	36.6	14.2	1,225	620	234	146	39	20	71	113
13	Pacers	October	117.1	5	250.0	112.2	49.8	22.6	5.8	4.8	38.6	98.0	39.4	13.4	43.0	31.2	21.6	30.2	71.5	50.4	15.0	34.8	13.4	1,250	561	249	113	29	24	67	130
14	Nets	October	130.9	5	240.0	113.8	38.8	24.4	6.6	1.4	40.6	89.0	45.6	15.0	42.4	35.4	17.6	22.0	80.0	57.7	12.6	26.2	15.0	1,200	569	194	122	33	7	75	127
15	Rockets	October	118.7	4	252.5	127.8	47.3	25.5	9.8	4.8	43.5	88.0	49.4	12.5	30.8	40.7	28.3	34.8	81.3	61.8	14.8	32.5	14.8	1,010	511	189	102	39	19	59	88
16	Thunder	October	106.4	6	256.7	119.7	49.0	23.8	10.5	5.3	43.3	95.3	45.5	12.2	41.2	29.6	20.8	24.3	85.6	56.4	11.3	37.7	11.8	1,540	718	294	143	63	32	71	136
17	Bucks	October	112.8	5	240.0	121.8	41.2	26.6	8.6	5.4	45.2	88.4	51.1	15.6	39.4	39.6	15.8	21.8	72.5	62.1	8.0	33.2	13.6	1,200	609	206	133	43	27	68	115
18	Suns	October	118.6	6	244.2	116.3	43.0	27.0	10.0	5.5	41.5	92.7	44.8	16.0	45.7	35.0	17.3	21.8	79.4	56.9	13.2	29.8	15.8	1,465	698	258	162	60	33	95	153
19	Clippers	October	118.3	5	240.0	111.2	42.6	24.8	10.0	5.4	40.8	83.0	49.2	12.6	35.4	35.6	17.0	19.8	85.9	60.6	11.0	31.6	15.8	1,200	556	213	124	50	27	79	91
20	Cavaliers	October	114.2	6	240.0	113.7	40.7	25.0	9.8	4.8	38.8	86.2	45.1	15.2	43.5	34.9	20.8	28.3	73.5	57.6	10.2	30.5	15.7	1,440	682	244	150	59	29	94	128
21	Trail Blazers	October	112.5	6	240.0	121.2	41.7	27.2	12.0	4.8	41.8	94.2	44.4	14.3	42.3	33.9	23.2	27.8	83.2	56.9	14.0	27.7	15.8	1,440	727	250	163	72	29	95	140
22	Jazz	October	119.0	5	245.0	120.2	50.8	28.6	7.8	4.2	40.2	89.0	45.2	13.8	41.2	33.5	26.0	30.8	84.4	58.6	16.0	34.8	18.2	1,225	601	254	143	39	21	91	110
23	Mavericks	October	111.2	5	240.0	107.8	43.4	23.2	7.6	5.2	37.6	84.4	44.5	9.2	28.8	31.9	23.4	30.2	77.5	55.2	8.6	34.8	16.8	1,200	539	217	116	38	26	84	106
24	Pelicans	October	124.9	5	245.0	108.0	41.2	21.2	8.8	2.8	37.4	89.4	41.8	10.8	33.2	32.5	22.4	29.2	76.7	52.8	13.8	27.4	13.6	1,225	540	206	106	44	14	68	103
25	Heat	October	108.2	5	240.0	125.4	46.4	29.6	9.0	2.6	45.6	92.4	49.4	15.8	39.0	40.5	18.4	22.6	81.4	61.3	9.8	36.6	15.4	1,200	627	232	148	45	13	77	105