which team has the best defensive rating ever

The Boston Celtics have the best defensive rating by a team, with a 105.0 rating.

		TEAM	DRTG	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	105.0	4,237	241.7	105.5	43.9	24.3	8.1	4.9	40.3	85.9	46.9	6.3	17.7	35.7	19.3	24.9	77.4	54.4	12.2	31.7	15.9	1,023,930	446,803	185,871	102,955	34,253	20,561	67,203	94,549
2		Spurs	105.6	3,992	241.5	105.7	43.8	24.6	8.0	5.7	40.5	85.0	47.7	5.6	15.4	36.1	19.5	25.8	75.5	54.9	12.0	31.8	15.5	964,180	422,028	174,804	98,169	31,844	22,790	61,811	84,567
3		Bulls	105.7	4,231	241.9	102.2	44.0	24.0	8.0	4.8	39.3	84.9	46.2	5.3	15.1	35.4	19.0	25.0	75.9	53.3	12.8	31.1	16.0	1,023,390	432,320	185,995	101,377	33,699	20,422	67,647	93,165
4		Thunder	105.9	4,240	241.7	105.6	43.6	23.3	8.8	5.0	40.2	86.3	46.6	6.0	17.1	35.4	19.9	26.1	76.1	54.0	13.0	30.6	16.0	1,024,750	447,782	185,063	98,696	37,307	21,173	67,715	96,317
5		76ers	106.0	4,238	241.8	103.3	43.5	23.0	8.8	5.5	39.1	84.5	46.3	5.2	15.0	34.4	20.6	27.2	75.8	53.6	12.7	30.8	16.6	1,024,895	437,820	184,236	97,380	37,106	23,204	70,145	92,434
6		Heat	106.2	3,010	241.9	100.1	42.0	22.1	7.7	4.8	37.4	81.4	46.0	7.2	20.0	35.9	18.1	24.2	74.7	54.4	11.0	31.0	14.9	728,050	301,194	126,489	66,436	23,093	14,479	44,999	64,808
7		Pistons	106.3	4,231	241.6	102.4	43.3	22.7	7.8	4.9	39.3	85.3	46.0	5.4	15.6	34.8	19.1	25.5	74.8	53.1	13.0	30.3	15.7	1,022,265	433,425	183,289	96,245	33,177	20,808	66,249	94,798
8		Knicks	106.3	4,233	241.9	102.3	42.7	22.7	7.9	4.3	39.2	84.8	46.2	6.0	16.9	35.5	18.6	24.6	75.6	53.5	12.2	30.5	16.0	1,023,845	433,068	180,906	96,231	33,417	18,377	67,543	98,330
9		Lakers	106.3	4,236	241.7	107.2	44.2	25.0	8.3	5.5	41.2	86.3	47.7	5.8	16.8	34.7	19.7	26.3	74.8	54.7	12.5	31.7	15.8	1,023,740	453,941	187,336	105,854	35,065	23,218	67,075	91,212
10		Jazz	106.3	4,157	241.4	104.1	43.3	24.6	8.1	5.5	39.3	83.2	47.2	5.2	14.7	35.4	20.8	27.4	76.1	54.6	12.2	31.1	16.5	1,003,555	432,654	180,154	102,305	33,588	22,706	68,585	96,183
11		Rockets	106.4	4,236	241.6	104.9	43.9	23.5	8.1	5.1	39.7	85.5	46.4	7.0	20.1	35.0	19.3	25.5	75.6	54.2	12.7	31.2	16.3	1,023,590	444,227	186,008	99,479	34,271	21,713	69,209	92,763
12		Suns	106.5	4,240	241.5	107.4	43.2	25.3	8.4	4.9	41.1	86.5	47.6	6.1	17.1	36.0	19.7	25.7	76.6	54.9	12.1	31.2	16.4	1,023,825	455,189	183,360	107,135	35,650	20,657	69,665	94,877
13		Bucks	106.5	4,239	241.7	104.6	42.7	24.1	8.4	4.9	40.2	85.7	46.9	6.0	16.7	36.0	18.9	24.9	75.8	54.1	12.3	30.5	15.8	1,024,360	443,508	181,197	101,998	35,561	20,651	66,963	96,565
14		Trail Blazers	106.6	4,242	241.7	105.1	43.9	23.4	8.1	5.0	40.0	85.8	46.6	6.0	16.9	35.4	19.8	26.2	75.6	54.0	13.1	30.8	16.1	1,025,230	445,982	186,353	99,219	34,485	21,111	68,297	95,233
15		Cavaliers	106.7	4,233	241.7	101.9	42.8	23.3	7.7	4.8	39.0	84.7	46.0	5.8	16.2	36.0	18.7	24.9	75.2	53.2	12.5	30.4	15.3	1,022,970	431,153	181,183	98,538	32,576	20,505	64,976	91,654
16		Pacers	106.7	3,994	241.6	103.9	43.2	23.8	8.0	5.1	39.4	84.7	46.5	5.8	16.4	35.7	19.7	25.6	76.8	54.1	12.1	31.0	15.8	964,985	415,068	172,432	94,909	32,119	20,412	63,096	91,848
17		Hawks	107.0	4,236	241.7	103.2	43.3	22.9	8.3	5.0	39.1	84.9	46.0	5.8	16.6	35.1	19.8	26.0	76.2	53.5	13.0	30.3	15.9	1,023,765	437,079	183,341	97,092	35,347	21,366	67,538	94,758
18		Wizards	107.1	4,238	241.7	103.0	43.2	23.2	7.9	5.0	39.8	86.5	46.0	5.1	15.0	34.4	18.8	25.1	74.9	52.8	12.5	30.7	15.8	1,024,295	436,386	183,188	98,114	33,531	21,124	66,946	93,777
19		Nets	107.1	3,991	241.6	102.0	43.3	22.8	8.2	5.3	38.6	85.3	45.2	5.7	16.6	34.6	19.5	25.9	75.2	52.8	12.8	30.5	16.2	964,290	406,976	172,815	91,142	32,800	21,019	64,822	91,488
20		Magic	107.6	2,927	241.5	101.5	42.8	22.1	7.6	4.8	37.9	83.4	45.5	7.3	20.7	35.1	18.4	25.0	73.7	53.8	11.6	31.2	15.0	706,855	297,230	125,323	64,724	22,136	14,119	43,871	61,467
21		Warriors	107.7	4,233	241.5	107.6	44.4	24.5	8.8	5.1	41.2	88.4	46.6	6.6	18.3	36.2	19.4	25.6	75.5	54.0	13.3	31.1	16.4	1,022,345	455,274	187,974	103,567	37,244	21,385	69,553	97,831
22		Kings	107.9	4,239	241.6	105.1	42.9	23.9	8.2	4.6	40.2	86.5	46.5	5.7	16.1	35.6	19.6	25.9	75.8	53.7	12.3	30.6	16.2	1,024,185	445,674	182,050	101,133	34,827	19,433	68,825	96,940
23		Clippers	108.0	4,238	241.4	103.8	42.9	23.0	8.1	5.2	39.7	85.2	46.5	5.5	15.6	35.4	19.6	26.3	74.7	53.6	12.4	30.4	16.5	1,022,870	439,884	181,658	97,425	34,387	22,152	69,862	95,208
24		Grizzlies	108.1	2,434	241.8	100.0	42.1	22.3	8.2	5.1	37.5	83.0	45.2	7.0	20.1	35.0	17.9	23.8	75.1	53.5	11.5	30.6	14.9	588,510	243,362	102,548	54,355	19,871	12,518	36,232	51,215
25		Nuggets	108.1	3,994	241.6	108.2	44.2	24.8	8.4	5.3	41.0	88.0	46.6	5.7	16.3	35.0	20.8	27.3	76.1	54.1	13.0	31.2	15.9	964,860	432,023	176,684	99,100	33,656	21,346	63,433	91,680

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1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.5
5	76ers	23	18	.561	8.0
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7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	21	.512	10.0
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.5
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

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2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
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11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	14	29	.326	21.5
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Mon 12/22	DET	@	SAC	136-127
Mon 12/22	HOU	@	LAC	108-128
Wed 12/24	CLE	@	NYK	124-126
Wed 12/24	SAS	@	OKC	117-102
Wed 12/24	DAL	@	GSW	116-126

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Tue 1/20	PHX	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM