12 teams won a championship. The first three are the San Antonio Spurs 5 times, the Boston Celtics 6 times and the Detroit Pistons in 2003-04 and in 1989-90.
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Which NBA team won a championship in a regular season with the best defensive rating?| TEAM | Champs | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | Spurs | 1 | 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 |
| 2 |  | Celtics | 1 | 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 | |||
| 3 |  | Pistons | 1 | 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 |
| 4 | | Celtics | 1 | 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 | |||
| 5 |  | Warriors | 1 | 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 | |||
| 6 |  | Trail Blazers | 1 | 98.0 | 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 | |||
| 7 |  | Lakers | 1 | 98.2 | 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 |
| 8 | | Spurs | 1 | 98.8 | 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 |
| 9 | | Celtics | 1 | 98.9 | 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 |
| 10 | | Spurs | 1 | 99.7 | 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 |
| 11 |  | Bulls | 1 | 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 |
| 12 | | Spurs | 1 | 99.9 | 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 |
| 13 |  | SuperSonics | 1 | 100.1 | 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 | |||
| 14 |  | Heat | 1 | 100.2 | 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 |
| 15 |  | Bullets | 1 | 100.5 | 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 | |||
| 16 |  | 76ers | 1 | 100.9 | 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 |
| 17 |  | Warriors | 1 | 101.4 | 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 |
| 18 |  | Rockets | 1 | 101.4 | 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 |
| 19 | | Lakers | 1 | 101.7 | 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 |
| 20 | | Bulls | 1 | 101.8 | 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 |
| 21 | | Bulls | 1 | 102.4 | 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 |
| 22 | | Spurs | 1 | 102.4 | 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 |
| 23 | | Celtics | 1 | 102.6 | 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 |
| 24 | | Celtics | 1 | 102.6 | 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 |
| 25 |  | Pistons | 1 | 103.5 | 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 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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