
Before 2014-15, the Dallas Mavericks had the highest defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 114.7 rating in 1992-93.
| 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 | Mavericks | 114.7 | 1992-93 | 82 | 240.6 | 99.3 | 42.7 | 20.5 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 38.6 | 88.7 | 43.5 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 33.8 | 18.7 | 26.5 | 70.5 | 49.5 | 15.0 | 27.6 | 17.8 | 19,730 | 8,141 | 3,499 | 1,683 | 649 | 355 | 1,459 | 2,302 | |
| 2 | Nuggets | 114.7 | 1990-91 | 82 | 240.6 | 119.9 | 49.4 | 24.5 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 47.6 | 108.1 | 44.0 | 3.7 | 12.9 | 28.3 | 21.0 | 27.6 | 76.3 | 49.8 | 18.5 | 30.9 | 16.2 | 19,730 | 9,828 | 4,050 | 2,005 | 856 | 406 | 1,332 | 2,235 | |
| 3 | Kings | 114.7 | 2008-09 | 82 | 242.7 | 100.6 | 39.1 | 19.7 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 36.5 | 81.5 | 44.7 | 7.1 | 19.4 | 36.8 | 20.5 | 25.7 | 79.8 | 54.2 | 10.2 | 28.9 | 15.4 | 19,905 | 8,248 | 3,206 | 1,619 | 569 | 349 | 1,266 | 1,910 | |
| 4 | SuperSonics | 114.4 | 2005-06 | 82 | 241.8 | 102.6 | 39.6 | 20.7 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 37.5 | 81.8 | 45.9 | 7.4 | 19.9 | 37.1 | 20.1 | 25.7 | 78.5 | 55.1 | 12.4 | 27.2 | 14.7 | 19,830 | 8,411 | 3,246 | 1,696 | 622 | 306 | 1,208 | 1,933 | |
| 5 | Magic | 114.3 | 1989-90 | 82 | 241.5 | 110.9 | 46.0 | 24.3 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 42.2 | 91.8 | 45.9 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 29.5 | 25.1 | 33.2 | 75.6 | 52.1 | 15.9 | 30.1 | 17.2 | 19,805 | 9,090 | 3,769 | 1,993 | 617 | 294 | 1,407 | 1,975 | |
| 6 | Nuggets | 113.9 | 1981-82 | 82 | 241.8 | 126.5 | 43.8 | 27.7 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 48.5 | 93.4 | 52.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 36.3 | 79.6 | 57.8 | 14.0 | 29.8 | 17.9 | 19,830 | 10,371 | 3,592 | 2,272 | 664 | 368 | 1,470 | 2,131 | |
| 7 | Clippers | 113.8 | 1981-82 | 82 | 240.9 | 108.5 | 40.6 | 22.9 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 43.3 | 86.6 | 50.0 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 29.3 | 20.6 | 28.5 | 72.3 | 54.7 | 13.8 | 26.8 | 19.1 | 19,755 | 8,896 | 3,327 | 1,878 | 636 | 299 | 1,570 | 2,353 | |
| 8 | Wizards | 113.6 | 2008-09 | 82 | 240.3 | 96.1 | 40.1 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 36.5 | 81.2 | 45.0 | 4.8 | 14.6 | 33.0 | 18.2 | 23.8 | 76.7 | 52.4 | 11.7 | 28.4 | 14.0 | 19,705 | 7,877 | 3,286 | 1,641 | 619 | 365 | 1,146 | 1,679 | |
| 9 | Warriors | 113.3 | 2008-09 | 82 | 242.4 | 108.6 | 42.0 | 20.9 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 39.4 | 86.0 | 45.8 | 6.7 | 18.0 | 37.3 | 23.1 | 29.2 | 79.1 | 54.9 | 11.6 | 30.4 | 14.6 | 19,880 | 8,905 | 3,445 | 1,711 | 638 | 527 | 1,201 | 1,842 | |
| 10 | Raptors | 113.2 | 2009-10 | 82 | 241.2 | 104.1 | 40.4 | 22.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 39.0 | 80.9 | 48.2 | 6.3 | 17.0 | 37.1 | 19.7 | 25.8 | 76.4 | 56.4 | 9.8 | 30.6 | 13.4 | 19,780 | 8,534 | 3,313 | 1,804 | 469 | 384 | 1,100 | 1,819 | |
| 11 | Warriors | 113.0 | 1984-85 | 82 | 242.1 | 110.4 | 42.3 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 42.7 | 92.1 | 46.3 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 28.2 | 23.7 | 30.9 | 76.8 | 52.2 | 16.2 | 26.1 | 17.8 | 19,855 | 9,052 | 3,466 | 1,759 | 803 | 284 | 1,460 | 2,136 | |
| 12 | 76ers | 113.0 | 1995-96 | 82 | 240.6 | 94.5 | 38.9 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 34.1 | 78.3 | 43.6 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 34.2 | 20.3 | 27.6 | 73.4 | 52.2 | 12.6 | 26.4 | 17.2 | 19,730 | 7,746 | 3,192 | 1,629 | 643 | 420 | 1,414 | 1,777 | |
| 13 | Pistons | 112.9 | 1994-95 | 82 | 240.6 | 98.2 | 38.6 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 37.3 | 80.9 | 46.1 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 35.4 | 17.5 | 23.7 | 74.1 | 53.8 | 11.7 | 26.9 | 16.1 | 19,730 | 8,053 | 3,162 | 1,872 | 705 | 420 | 1,318 | 2,151 | |
| 14 | Warriors | 112.9 | 1987-88 | 82 | 241.2 | 107.0 | 41.4 | 24.5 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 42.2 | 90.3 | 46.8 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 29.2 | 21.4 | 26.9 | 79.6 | 52.4 | 13.9 | 27.5 | 17.0 | 19,780 | 8,771 | 3,392 | 2,005 | 741 | 283 | 1,395 | 2,155 | |
| 15 | Raptors | 112.9 | 2010-11 | 82 | 241.2 | 99.1 | 40.3 | 21.9 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 38.3 | 82.4 | 46.5 | 4.2 | 13.3 | 31.6 | 18.2 | 24.1 | 75.5 | 53.3 | 11.7 | 28.6 | 14.7 | 19,780 | 8,124 | 3,306 | 1,795 | 581 | 350 | 1,206 | 1,807 | |
| 16 | Spurs | 112.8 | 1987-88 | 82 | 241.5 | 113.6 | 42.9 | 28.6 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 45.2 | 92.2 | 49.0 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 32.3 | 21.6 | 29.4 | 73.3 | 54.0 | 14.4 | 28.5 | 17.3 | 19,805 | 9,314 | 3,519 | 2,344 | 739 | 468 | 1,418 | 1,991 | |
| 17 | Bucks | 112.8 | 2007-08 | 82 | 242.1 | 97.0 | 41.7 | 21.5 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 36.9 | 82.3 | 44.9 | 5.5 | 16.0 | 34.4 | 17.7 | 24.1 | 73.3 | 52.2 | 12.9 | 28.8 | 14.8 | 19,855 | 7,956 | 3,418 | 1,760 | 544 | 361 | 1,210 | 1,748 | |
| 18 | Raptors | 112.7 | 2005-06 | 82 | 243.4 | 101.1 | 38.5 | 19.4 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 36.7 | 81.0 | 45.4 | 7.4 | 19.8 | 37.5 | 20.2 | 25.5 | 79.1 | 54.8 | 10.5 | 27.9 | 13.1 | 19,955 | 8,287 | 3,155 | 1,593 | 529 | 272 | 1,071 | 1,965 | |
| 19 | Warriors | 112.6 | 1989-90 | 82 | 240.3 | 116.3 | 40.2 | 24.1 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 42.5 | 87.9 | 48.4 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 32.4 | 28.2 | 34.9 | 80.9 | 56.3 | 11.2 | 29.1 | 17.3 | 19,705 | 9,534 | 3,300 | 1,978 | 756 | 488 | 1,415 | 2,010 | |
| 20 | Clippers | 112.4 | 1983-84 | 82 | 240.6 | 110.7 | 45.0 | 24.2 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 44.3 | 89.3 | 49.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 29.6 | 73.6 | 54.1 | 15.9 | 29.0 | 18.5 | 19,730 | 9,077 | 3,689 | 1,981 | 567 | 385 | 1,515 | 2,020 | |
| 21 | Timberwolves | 112.4 | 1994-95 | 82 | 241.2 | 94.2 | 36.3 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 34.0 | 75.8 | 44.9 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 31.3 | 22.2 | 28.7 | 77.5 | 53.2 | 10.8 | 25.5 | 17.1 | 19,780 | 7,726 | 2,973 | 1,780 | 609 | 402 | 1,400 | 2,074 | |
| 22 | Bulls | 112.4 | 1985-86 | 82 | 242.1 | 109.3 | 43.4 | 24.5 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 42.4 | 88.1 | 48.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 27.8 | 23.4 | 30.5 | 76.9 | 53.8 | 15.6 | 27.8 | 17.5 | 19,855 | 8,962 | 3,558 | 2,006 | 609 | 400 | 1,436 | 2,166 | |
| 23 | Timberwolves | 112.4 | 1991-92 | 82 | 241.5 | 100.5 | 40.7 | 24.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 41.0 | 89.5 | 45.8 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 32.0 | 16.8 | 22.6 | 74.3 | 50.5 | 14.2 | 26.4 | 14.1 | 19,805 | 8,237 | 3,335 | 2,025 | 619 | 526 | 1,157 | 1,866 | |
| 24 | Spurs | 112.3 | 1996-97 | 82 | 240.6 | 90.5 | 39.4 | 20.3 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 34.5 | 77.9 | 44.2 | 4.6 | 14.4 | 32.0 | 16.9 | 23.5 | 71.9 | 51.2 | 13.4 | 26.0 | 15.2 | 19,730 | 7,418 | 3,230 | 1,661 | 646 | 431 | 1,243 | 1,764 | |
| 25 | Grizzlies | 112.3 | 2006-07 | 82 | 243.7 | 101.6 | 39.5 | 20.5 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 78.6 | 46.5 | 6.1 | 16.6 | 36.7 | 22.4 | 29.4 | 76.1 | 55.5 | 10.6 | 29.0 | 16.4 | 19,980 | 8,331 | 3,241 | 1,680 | 564 | 407 | 1,343 | 1,827 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |





