team with best defensive rating single season

The Washington Bullets have the lowest defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 91.3 rating in 1974-75.

TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Bullets
Bullets
91.3
1974-75
82
241.5
104.7
47.5
24.5
11.3
5.0
43.4
93.9
46.2
18.0
23.9
75.2
50.1
13.8
33.7
19.4
19,805
8,585
3,897
2,005
929
409
1,594
1,961
2Bulls
Bulls
93.6
1973-74
82
241.2
102.0
45.8
22.8
9.3
3.9
40.1
90.0
44.6
21.8
28.2
77.1
49.8
13.9
31.9
20.6
19,780
8,368
3,759
1,868
764
316
1,690
1,874
3Bucks
Bucks
93.6
1973-74
82
240.9
107.1
49.0
27.1
8.9
6.3
45.4
92.3
49.2
16.2
21.2
76.3
52.7
13.8
35.1
20.7
19,755
8,780
4,014
2,225
726
519
1,694
1,864
4Pistons
Pistons
93.8
1973-74
82
240.9
104.4
47.3
23.9
9.7
5.1
42.1
91.6
45.9
20.2
26.4
76.4
50.5
14.6
32.7
21.5
19,755
8,560
3,881
1,956
793
419
1,763
1,930
5Spurs
Spurs
94.1
2003-04
82
240.9
91.5
45.1
20.4
8.1
6.5
34.7
78.5
44.2
5.0
13.9
35.8
17.2
25.2
68.1
51.1
12.5
32.5
14.7
19,755
7,501
3,698
1,676
661
537
1,203
1,667
6Bullets
Bullets
94.2
1973-74
82
240.6
101.9
50.9
21.6
8.6
5.4
42.4
96.2
44.1
17.0
22.8
74.5
48.0
15.7
35.2
19.1
19,730
8,353
4,173
1,770
703
441
1,568
1,746
7Bulls
Bulls
94.4
1974-75
82
242.4
98.1
47.5
22.4
8.1
4.6
38.6
86.4
44.7
20.9
26.9
77.7
49.9
13.5
34.0
18.1
19,880
8,045
3,893
1,840
668
379
1,482
1,952
8Warriors
Warriors
94.5
1975-76
82
241.8
109.8
52.0
24.9
11.3
5.1
45.0
97.3
46.2
19.8
26.3
75.1
50.4
16.5
35.5
19.7
19,830
9,002
4,261
2,041
928
416
1,613
2,022
9Celtics
Celtics
94.7
1974-75
82
240.9
106.5
52.0
26.3
8.1
3.5
43.7
95.4
45.8
19.0
24.0
79.1
50.2
16.0
36.0
19.8
19,755
8,734
4,264
2,159
662
288
1,625
1,913
10Knicks
Knicks
94.7
1973-74
82
241.2
101.3
44.9
23.6
6.8
3.4
42.4
91.3
46.5
16.5
21.2
77.7
50.4
11.7
33.2
17.8
19,780
8,306
3,684
1,937
554
277
1,463
1,884
11Spurs
Spurs
95.0
1998-99
50
241.5
92.8
44.0
22.0
8.4
7.0
34.8
76.2
45.6
3.4
10.4
33.0
19.8
28.3
69.8
52.3
12.3
31.7
15.2
12,075
4,640
2,198
1,101
421
351
759
1,010
12Celtics
Celtics
95.1
1973-74
82
241.2
109.0
54.3
26.7
6.8
3.7
44.3
97.2
45.6
20.5
25.6
80.0
50.3
16.8
37.5
21.9
19,780
8,937
4,452
2,187
561
305
1,796
1,868
13Bullets
Bullets
95.3
1975-76
82
242.7
102.8
46.7
22.2
8.5
5.9
41.7
88.2
47.2
19.5
27.0
72.0
51.3
12.4
34.3
20.4
19,905
8,427
3,831
1,823
696
485
1,672
1,921
14Pistons
Pistons
95.4
2003-04
82
241.2
90.1
42.8
20.8
8.0
7.0
33.5
77.0
43.5
4.1
11.8
34.4
19.0
25.3
75.3
51.1
12.4
30.4
15.1
19,780
7,388
3,506
1,702
659
570
1,241
1,664
15Nuggets
Nuggets
96.1
1976-77
82
241.2
112.6
48.6
27.6
11.6
5.7
43.8
91.1
48.1
25.0
33.9
73.8
53.1
15.7
32.9
24.5
19,780
9,233
3,988
2,262
953
471
2,011
2,142
16Lakers
Lakers
96.6
1973-74
82
240.9
109.2
52.9
26.6
9.7
8.0
43.1
95.2
45.3
22.9
29.8
76.9
50.4
16.6
36.2
23.3
19,755
8,951
4,335
2,179
794
653
1,913
2,032
17Celtics
Celtics
96.7
1975-76
82
240.9
106.2
52.9
24.1
6.8
3.2
43.0
96.4
44.6
20.2
25.9
78.0
49.3
16.7
36.2
19.6
19,755
8,708
4,341
1,980
561
260
1,609
2,002
18Suns
Suns
97.0
1977-78
82
241.2
112.3
45.7
28.5
12.9
4.5
45.5
95.6
47.6
21.3
28.4
75.1
52.0
14.2
31.5
21.5
19,780
9,211
3,745
2,338
1,059
372
1,766
1,956
19Cavaliers
Cavaliers
97.0
1975-76
82
241.5
101.7
46.1
22.5
7.8
4.8
42.6
94.0
45.4
16.4
22.3
73.7
49.0
14.5
31.6
16.2
19,805
8,340
3,780
1,844
638
397
1,330
1,871
20Kings
Kings
97.1
1974-75
82
240.6
101.4
45.6
22.6
8.8
4.2
39.7
88.5
44.9
21.9
26.7
82.1
50.5
12.1
33.5
18.8
19,730
8,311
3,736
1,853
724
347
1,542
1,968
21Hawks
Hawks
97.1
1998-99
50
241.5
86.3
43.5
15.6
6.9
5.2
30.8
75.2
40.9
3.9
12.9
30.6
20.8
28.4
73.1
49.2
13.5
30.0
14.9
12,075
4,315
2,175
782
346
260
745
987
22Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
97.2
1977-78
82
240.6
107.7
47.2
25.2
9.7
4.8
43.4
89.8
48.3
20.9
27.5
76.0
52.8
14.5
32.8
19.8
19,730
8,829
3,873
2,067
798
390
1,625
2,068
23Pacers
Pacers
97.2
2003-04
82
241.5
91.4
41.7
21.6
8.9
5.0
33.6
77.1
43.5
5.5
15.6
35.1
18.8
24.6
76.4
52.0
11.8
29.9
14.4
19,805
7,493
3,417
1,774
726
411
1,182
1,709
24Warriors
Warriors
97.3
1974-75
82
241.2
108.5
52.1
25.3
11.9
4.5
45.3
97.3
46.5
17.9
23.4
76.8
50.4
17.3
34.8
20.9
19,780
8,898
4,270
2,076
972
365
1,716
2,109
25Bulls
Bulls
97.4
1976-77
82
241.5
98.9
48.7
24.3
8.5
4.4
39.6
87.6
45.2
19.7
26.3
74.7
49.8
15.8
33.0
18.9
19,805
8,111
3,997
1,989
699
364
1,552
1,871
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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24.0
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36.0
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36.5
15
16
58
.216
37.5
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.784
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55
18
.753
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.5
6
44
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.603
13.5
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17.5
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20.0
9
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21.5
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