nba teams rating defensive rating ranking all-time by playoffs from 1990-91 to 2004-05

Between the 1990-91 and 2004-05 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the best defensive rating by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 91.4 rating in 1999-00.

	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	Spurs	91.4	1999-00	4	240.0	81.8	46.3	15.0	8.8	7.5	28.3	76.0	37.2	3.0	11.0	27.3	22.3	30.5	73.0	45.7	12.3	34.0	16.3	960	327	185	60	35	30	65	83
2	Pistons	92.0	2003-04	23	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
3	Nets	93.7	2003-04	11	246.8	88.2	42.7	20.5	8.6	5.4	30.8	72.8	42.3	4.5	16.4	27.2	22.1	30.3	73.0	51.2	10.6	32.1	18.5	2,715	970	470	225	95	59	204	286
4	Pacers	93.7	2003-04	16	240.0	85.5	42.1	17.9	8.7	6.3	30.7	75.1	40.8	5.9	17.8	33.3	18.2	24.8	73.3	49.7	10.8	31.3	13.6	3,840	1,368	674	286	139	100	217	376
5	Spurs	94.2	1998-99	17	240.0	88.4	40.2	21.3	7.3	5.8	31.6	70.1	45.1	4.1	11.8	35.0	21.1	28.5	74.2	53.5	9.8	30.4	14.9	4,080	1,503	683	362	124	99	254	370
6	Heat	94.4	1999-00	10	242.5	83.2	43.4	19.1	7.2	5.1	30.9	73.7	41.9	4.7	14.9	31.5	16.7	24.2	69.0	49.3	10.5	32.9	13.9	2,425	832	434	191	72	51	139	260
7	Hornets	95.9	2003-04	7	240.0	80.6	42.3	19.3	6.1	4.6	29.3	76.3	38.4	5.9	18.6	31.5	16.1	20.7	77.9	47.2	12.3	30.0	17.1	1,680	564	296	135	43	32	120	146
8	Pistons	96.5	2001-02	10	240.0	83.0	37.7	18.7	7.3	5.6	29.4	73.6	39.9	8.0	22.6	35.4	16.2	22.4	72.3	49.7	9.6	28.1	14.6	2,400	830	377	187	73	56	146	210
9	Knicks	96.8	1998-99	20	240.0	85.0	39.3	15.0	7.6	3.9	31.9	74.3	42.9	3.2	11.4	28.1	18.1	23.9	75.7	50.1	10.2	29.1	13.4	4,800	1,700	785	299	151	78	268	509
10	Pacers	96.9	2001-02	5	250.0	91.6	42.2	21.2	8.2	4.0	34.8	76.0	45.8	4.8	11.8	40.7	17.2	22.6	76.1	53.3	8.4	33.8	18.2	1,250	458	211	106	41	20	91	125
11	Heat	97.1	2003-04	13	240.0	84.1	41.8	16.3	7.5	4.1	30.5	74.8	40.8	3.7	13.4	27.6	19.3	25.6	75.4	48.9	11.4	30.5	14.2	3,120	1,093	544	212	98	53	184	317
12	Suns	97.3	2002-03	6	244.2	85.2	43.0	16.2	9.5	5.8	32.3	83.7	38.6	4.7	15.7	29.8	15.8	22.2	71.4	45.6	13.3	29.7	16.2	1,465	511	258	97	57	35	97	175
13	Spurs	97.7	2002-03	24	241.0	94.8	45.5	20.7	7.8	6.9	33.8	76.8	44.1	5.3	15.2	35.1	21.8	30.6	71.2	52.5	12.1	33.4	15.2	5,785	2,275	1,093	497	186	165	365	514
14	Lakers	97.9	2000-01	16	241.6	103.4	48.2	22.8	9.2	5.8	38.3	81.8	46.8	6.1	15.9	38.6	20.8	30.7	67.6	54.2	14.3	33.9	14.0	3,865	1,654	771	365	147	92	224	363
15	Celtics	98.4	2001-02	16	240.0	91.3	43.3	18.8	8.9	4.8	32.8	78.4	41.8	7.9	22.9	34.3	17.8	22.9	77.4	51.5	10.6	32.7	14.1	3,840	1,460	692	300	142	76	226	366
16	Jazz	98.6	1998-99	11	244.5	89.2	42.6	22.0	7.7	4.7	32.4	75.0	43.2	2.9	9.6	30.2	21.5	28.3	76.2	51.0	11.2	31.5	15.5	2,690	981	469	242	85	52	170	298
17	Spurs	98.8	2003-04	10	240.0	89.3	42.3	19.4	7.7	4.2	33.5	76.2	44.0	6.9	18.9	36.5	15.4	23.9	64.4	51.5	12.6	29.7	15.5	2,400	893	423	194	77	42	155	228
18	Nets	98.9	2002-03	20	243.8	93.7	45.1	21.3	7.5	4.3	34.2	80.6	42.5	4.7	13.3	35.0	20.6	27.1	76.2	50.6	13.6	31.5	15.2	4,875	1,873	901	426	149	85	304	502
19	Heat	99.4	1996-97	17	240.0	85.9	41.3	17.2	6.7	5.1	29.5	72.1	40.9	8.4	23.8	35.1	18.5	26.8	69.2	51.2	11.1	30.2	16.2	4,080	1,461	702	292	114	87	276	384
20	Bulls	99.4	1995-96	18	241.4	97.4	43.6	22.7	9.5	3.9	35.3	79.7	44.3	6.2	20.2	30.6	20.7	28.0	73.8	52.9	16.3	27.3	14.4	4,345	1,753	784	408	171	70	259	447
21	Pistons	99.5	2004-05	25	242.0	90.3	42.3	20.5	7.3	6.1	34.5	79.0	43.7	4.5	13.9	32.6	16.8	22.6	74.2	50.8	12.4	29.9	12.2	6,050	2,258	1,057	512	183	153	305	526
22	Pacers	99.5	1993-94	16	240.0	90.3	40.5	21.7	9.2	4.2	33.3	74.7	44.5	3.7	9.7	38.1	20.1	27.7	72.5	51.9	13.4	27.1	17.8	3,840	1,444	648	347	147	67	285	396
23	Hawks	99.6	1998-99	9	240.0	79.7	38.9	13.9	8.1	4.0	28.6	74.6	38.3	4.8	15.3	31.2	17.8	23.1	76.9	47.0	12.0	26.9	14.3	2,160	717	350	125	73	36	129	175
24	Jazz	99.8	2001-02	4	240.0	88.0	43.3	23.0	9.0	7.0	33.0	79.5	41.5	3.5	11.5	30.4	18.5	27.0	68.5	48.2	15.3	28.0	16.5	960	352	173	92	36	28	66	104
25	Lakers	99.8	2003-04	22	242.3	88.1	40.2	22.6	7.3	4.2	33.0	74.5	44.4	5.0	15.5	32.1	17.1	27.9	61.2	50.8	10.2	30.0	12.6	5,330	1,939	885	498	161	93	278	503