which nba team was 1st in defensive rating in 1998

The Boston Celtics had a defensive rating of 105.3 in 1997-98.

		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		Celtics	105.3	1997-98	82	240.6	95.9	39.5	22.1	12.0	4.5	36.7	84.6	43.4	5.1	15.2	33.2	17.4	24.0	72.6	50.4	14.6	24.9	16.2	19,730	7,864	3,240	1,816	987	366	1,330	2,203
2		Knicks	100.3	1997-98	82	241.8	91.6	41.6	21.8	7.7	3.4	34.9	78.2	44.7	4.7	13.9	33.5	17.1	22.1	77.2	52.1	11.9	29.7	15.2	19,830	7,509	3,412	1,787	634	278	1,247	1,947
3		Warriors	105.7	1997-98	82	241.8	88.3	45.9	20.8	7.6	5.5	34.7	83.9	41.3	2.3	8.5	27.2	16.6	23.3	71.0	46.8	15.7	30.2	16.7	19,830	7,237	3,761	1,708	621	448	1,369	1,859
4		Pistons	103.5	1997-98	82	243.4	94.2	41.2	19.5	8.3	4.2	34.9	77.7	44.9	3.6	11.4	31.2	20.8	27.9	74.5	52.3	12.7	28.5	14.6	19,955	7,721	3,382	1,597	678	344	1,198	1,805
5		Lakers	103.7	1997-98	82	241.8	105.5	43.3	24.5	9.0	6.8	38.4	79.7	48.1	6.1	17.3	35.1	22.7	33.5	67.9	55.9	13.2	30.1	15.3	19,830	8,652	3,550	2,009	734	556	1,256	1,859
6		Kings	106.9	1997-98	82	240.6	93.1	41.4	22.4	7.3	5.1	36.1	81.5	44.2	3.5	9.8	35.1	17.6	25.6	68.7	50.2	13.3	28.1	15.5	19,730	7,637	3,398	1,836	596	420	1,271	1,810
7		76ers	105.4	1997-98	82	240.9	93.3	41.7	21.1	8.9	6.0	34.6	78.2	44.3	3.0	9.9	30.0	21.1	28.7	73.7	51.4	13.7	28.0	16.5	19,755	7,651	3,419	1,729	729	490	1,356	1,878
8		Hawks	104.3	1997-98	82	242.4	95.9	43.0	19.1	8.0	6.0	35.2	77.5	45.5	4.1	12.4	33.2	21.3	28.2	75.6	53.3	13.5	29.5	14.8	19,880	7,860	3,523	1,569	653	491	1,214	1,671
9		Wizards	104.5	1997-98	82	241.5	97.2	42.2	23.2	8.4	4.6	37.6	83.1	45.2	3.9	11.5	33.9	18.2	26.3	69.1	51.3	13.7	28.5	14.1	19,805	7,969	3,462	1,900	689	379	1,156	1,839
10		Bulls	99.8	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
11		Spurs	99.4	1997-98	82	241.8	92.5	44.2	22.4	6.3	6.9	35.3	75.5	46.8	3.7	10.5	35.0	18.2	26.4	68.8	53.1	12.0	32.2	16.1	19,830	7,587	3,622	1,839	516	568	1,318	1,731
12		Nuggets	112.1	1997-98	82	240.6	89.0	39.0	18.9	8.1	4.8	32.6	78.2	41.7	3.5	10.9	32.3	20.2	26.2	77.2	49.6	12.7	26.3	16.0	19,730	7,300	3,197	1,547	664	393	1,312	1,937
13		Pacers	101.5	1997-98	82	241.8	96.0	39.3	23.0	7.9	4.5	35.6	75.9	46.9	4.9	12.5	39.0	19.9	26.0	76.4	55.0	10.7	28.6	14.2	19,830	7,874	3,222	1,889	645	368	1,168	1,859
14		Nets	106.6	1997-98	82	242.4	99.6	42.5	20.5	9.5	3.8	37.3	84.5	44.1	3.8	11.4	33.1	21.3	28.7	74.4	51.3	16.4	26.1	14.4	19,880	8,170	3,481	1,685	777	314	1,180	1,917
15		Rockets	108.6	1997-98	82	241.8	98.8	40.7	21.9	8.4	3.6	35.9	79.4	45.2	7.0	20.4	34.3	19.9	25.9	77.1	54.4	12.0	28.7	15.8	19,830	8,099	3,337	1,799	686	294	1,298	1,653
16		SuperSonics	103.6	1997-98	82	240.9	100.6	38.5	24.2	9.8	4.6	37.2	78.8	47.3	7.6	19.1	39.6	18.5	25.7	72.1	55.8	11.4	27.1	14.0	19,755	8,246	3,156	1,986	804	376	1,145	1,812
17		Bucks	105.6	1997-98	82	243.0	94.5	39.9	20.1	8.9	4.4	35.6	78.0	45.6	3.0	8.6	35.4	20.3	26.4	76.7	52.7	12.6	27.3	16.9	19,930	7,748	3,271	1,649	733	357	1,383	1,915
18		Suns	101.8	1997-98	82	243.4	99.6	42.0	25.9	9.2	5.2	38.3	81.8	46.8	5.3	14.8	35.6	17.8	23.8	74.9	54.0	12.1	29.9	15.1	19,955	8,166	3,443	2,124	756	429	1,236	1,765
19		Clippers	111.2	1997-98	82	241.2	95.9	40.4	18.7	7.6	5.6	35.7	81.6	43.8	6.4	17.9	35.8	18.0	25.0	72.3	51.8	12.7	27.8	16.1	19,780	7,865	3,316	1,533	625	456	1,323	1,827
20		Cavaliers	99.1	1997-98	82	241.8	92.5	40.1	23.1	9.9	5.1	34.4	75.7	45.4	3.6	9.8	37.2	20.2	26.7	75.6	52.9	11.6	28.4	17.3	19,830	7,585	3,286	1,894	814	419	1,421	1,939
21		Trail Blazers	102.4	1997-98	82	241.8	94.3	44.0	21.5	7.1	5.7	35.2	78.0	45.1	4.0	12.8	30.9	20.0	27.1	73.7	52.4	13.2	30.8	16.9	19,830	7,734	3,608	1,766	585	464	1,383	1,859
22		Jazz	105.4	1997-98	82	241.2	101.0	41.1	25.2	7.9	5.0	36.5	74.5	49.0	3.0	8.2	37.2	24.9	32.2	77.3	56.9	11.7	29.3	15.4	19,780	8,279	3,367	2,070	648	412	1,259	1,961
23		Mavericks	107.2	1997-98	82	242.7	91.4	40.1	18.7	7.9	5.7	35.1	82.4	42.7	5.1	14.4	35.7	16.0	21.2	75.3	49.8	12.3	27.8	14.4	19,905	7,494	3,288	1,535	646	466	1,183	1,643
24		Heat	102.0	1997-98	82	240.9	95.0	42.0	21.4	8.1	5.2	34.8	77.2	45.0	6.7	18.8	35.5	18.8	25.4	73.9	53.8	12.5	29.5	15.0	19,755	7,787	3,447	1,758	665	429	1,226	1,982
25		Timberwolves	107.1	1997-98	82	243.0	101.1	42.6	25.2	7.8	5.2	38.5	83.5	46.1	3.7	10.6	34.7	20.4	27.5	74.3	52.9	13.0	29.6	13.9	19,930	8,290	3,492	2,068	639	427	1,138	1,882

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