which nba championship team had the lowest defensive rating

The San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team with more than 0 championships in a season, with a 95.0 rating in 1998-99.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA championship in a regular season team had the lowest defensive rating?
TEAMDRTGChampsSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Spurs
Spurs
95.0
1
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
2Celtics
Celtics
95.1
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
3Pistons
Pistons
95.4
1
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
4Celtics
Celtics
96.7
1
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
5Warriors
Warriors
97.3
1
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
6Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
98.0
1
1976-77
82
240.6
111.7
48.3
24.3
10.6
6.0
44.2
91.9
48.1
23.4
30.7
76.2
53.0
15.4
33.0
21.4
19,730
9,163
3,963
1,990
868
492
1,757
2,220
7Lakers
Lakers
98.2
1
1999-00
82
241.5
100.8
47.0
23.4
7.5
6.5
38.3
83.4
45.9
4.2
12.8
32.9
20.1
28.9
69.6
52.5
13.6
33.4
13.9
19,805
8,267
3,855
1,921
613
534
1,143
1,841
8Spurs
Spurs
98.8
1
2004-05
82
241.5
96.2
42.4
21.6
7.5
6.6
35.6
78.7
45.3
6.2
17.0
36.3
18.7
25.9
72.4
53.4
12.0
30.4
13.7
19,805
7,888
3,476
1,771
613
543
1,126
1,717
9Celtics
Celtics
98.9
1
2007-08
82
240.9
100.5
42.0
22.4
8.5
4.6
36.4
76.7
47.5
7.3
19.1
38.1
20.5
26.5
77.1
56.9
10.1
31.9
15.2
19,755
8,245
3,445
1,833
696
379
1,246
1,864
10Spurs
Spurs
99.7
1
2002-03
82
241.8
95.8
42.6
20.0
7.7
6.5
35.5
76.8
46.2
5.5
15.5
35.4
19.4
26.8
72.5
54.1
11.5
31.2
15.8
19,830
7,856
3,495
1,636
629
529
1,295
1,672
11Bulls
Bulls
99.8
1
1997-98
82
242.1
96.7
44.9
23.8
8.5
4.3
37.4
82.9
45.1
3.8
11.7
32.3
18.2
24.5
74.3
51.6
15.2
29.7
14.4
19,855
7,931
3,681
1,952
696
353
1,178
1,691
12Spurs
Spurs
99.9
1
2006-07
82
241.2
98.5
40.7
22.1
7.2
5.1
36.6
77.2
47.4
7.3
19.0
38.1
18.1
24.1
75.1
56.1
9.3
31.4
13.9
19,780
8,079
3,338
1,814
587
417
1,137
1,588
13SuperSonics
SuperSonics
100.1
1
1978-79
82
240.9
106.6
47.6
24.1
8.4
4.9
42.7
91.3
46.8
21.1
28.0
75.4
51.4
16.0
31.6
19.3
19,755
8,740
3,901
1,973
690
398
1,586
1,914
14Heat
Heat
100.2
1
2011-12
66
243.0
98.5
41.6
20.0
8.9
5.4
37.1
79.0
46.9
5.6
15.6
35.9
18.8
24.2
77.5
54.9
10.4
31.2
15.2
16,040
6,500
2,746
1,317
585
355
1,002
1,282
15Bullets
Bullets
100.5
1
1977-78
82
241.8
110.3
50.8
23.8
8.1
4.7
43.7
94.8
46.1
23.0
32.4
71.1
50.6
16.5
34.3
19.7
19,830
9,047
4,164
1,948
668
386
1,613
1,879
1676ers
76ers
100.9
1
1982-83
82
241.8
112.1
47.9
24.6
9.9
7.0
43.9
88.0
49.9
0.3
1.3
22.9
24.0
32.3
74.2
54.9
16.3
31.7
19.8
19,830
9,191
3,930
2,016
812
577
1,627
2,041
17Warriors
Warriors
101.4
1
2014-15
82
240.6
110.0
44.7
27.4
9.3
6.0
41.6
87.0
47.8
10.8
27.0
39.8
16.0
20.8
76.8
57.1
10.4
34.3
14.5
19,730
9,016
3,667
2,248
762
496
1,185
1,628
18Rockets
Rockets
101.4
1
1993-94
82
241.2
101.1
43.2
25.5
8.7
5.9
39.0
82.1
47.5
5.2
15.7
33.4
17.9
24.1
74.3
54.5
11.3
31.9
16.3
19,780
8,292
3,545
2,087
717
485
1,338
1,646
19Lakers
Lakers
101.7
1
2001-02
82
241.2
101.3
44.3
23.0
7.6
5.8
38.4
83.4
46.1
6.2
17.5
35.4
18.2
26.1
69.9
53.4
12.5
31.8
12.7
19,780
8,304
3,629
1,882
625
478
1,040
1,823
20Bulls
Bulls
101.8
1
1995-96
82
240.6
105.2
44.6
24.8
9.1
4.2
40.2
84.0
47.8
6.6
16.5
40.3
18.2
24.4
74.6
55.5
15.2
29.4
14.3
19,730
8,625
3,658
2,033
745
345
1,175
1,807
21Bulls
Bulls
102.4
1
1996-97
82
240.6
103.1
45.1
26.1
8.7
4.0
40.0
84.4
47.3
6.4
17.1
37.3
16.8
22.5
74.7
54.7
15.1
30.0
13.5
19,730
8,458
3,696
2,142
716
332
1,109
1,617
22Spurs
Spurs
102.4
1
2013-14
82
240.9
105.4
43.3
25.2
7.4
5.1
40.6
83.5
48.6
8.5
21.4
39.7
15.7
20.0
78.5
57.1
9.3
34.0
14.4
19,755
8,639
3,548
2,064
604
420
1,180
1,495
23Celtics
Celtics
102.6
1
1985-86
82
242.1
114.1
46.4
29.1
7.8
6.2
45.3
89.2
50.8
1.7
4.8
35.1
21.8
27.4
79.4
56.4
12.9
33.6
16.6
19,855
9,359
3,807
2,387
641
511
1,360
1,756
24Celtics
Celtics
102.6
1
1980-81
82
241.2
109.9
43.6
26.9
8.3
7.2
43.7
86.6
50.4
0.8
2.9
27.0
21.7
28.9
75.2
55.3
14.1
29.6
19.2
19,780
9,008
3,579
2,202
683
594
1,577
1,990
25Pistons
Pistons
103.5
1
1989-90
82
241.5
104.3
44.4
24.3
6.2
5.1
40.6
85.1
47.8
2.2
6.6
32.7
20.9
27.5
76.1
53.7
14.5
30.0
15.0
19,805
8,556
3,643
1,996
512
418
1,233
1,961
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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24.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.7

Wembanyama

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APG

7.1

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ORTG

119.1

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DRTG

113.6

6th

NETRTG

5.5

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3P%

35.5

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WesternWLPCTGB
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.857
2
25
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.714
5.0
3
23
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.676
6.5
4
21
11
.656
7.5
5
21
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.656
7.5
6
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