1955-56 to 1985-86 nba team defensive rating rankings

Between the 1955-56 and 1985-86 seasons, Jerry Sloan had the lowest defensive rating, with a 92.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
1955-56 to 1985-86 NBA team defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player rankings
NAME 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 Jerry Sloan
J. Sloan
92.3
177
34.2
12.4
6.8
1.9
2.2
0.2
4.9
11.3
43.9
2.5
3.4
72.6
48.5
2.1
4.8
6,054
2,194
1,210
332
381
32
615
2 Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
92.6
71
38.0
18.1
10.7
3.6
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.3
3.1
75.6
49.0
1.9
8.8
2,699
1,282
757
253
67
39
222
3 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
93.0
269
28.3
7.6
9.6
2.5
0.5
2.1
3.0
7.3
40.8
1.7
2.8
61.2
44.9
2.8
6.8
7,609
2,053
2,571
670
125
553
738
4 Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
408
29.1
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
2.9
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
11,864
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
5 Jim Davis
J. Davis
94.1
157
12.9
4.1
3.7
1.1
0.6
0.4
1.5
3.5
43.3
1.1
1.6
68.4
49.2
1.3
2.4
2,025
645
578
176
89
66
287
6 Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
94.3
304
16.8
4.9
5.8
2.9
0.4
0.5
2.0
4.1
49.2
0.9
1.3
67.9
52.8
1.8
4.0
1.2
5,119
1,501
1,756
882
110
138
26
689
7 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
94.4
73
22.3
6.2
5.1
3.2
0.4
0.3
2.7
5.8
46.2
0.9
1.3
69.8
49.2
0.8
4.3
1,627
455
374
230
28
24
134
8 Curtis Perry
C. Perry
94.5
320
30.1
10.9
9.3
2.1
1.2
0.9
4.5
9.6
46.7
1.9
2.6
71.8
50.4
3.2
6.1
1.4
9,636
3,474
2,972
678
379
291
63
1,141
9 Otto Moore
O. Moore
94.9
282
23.1
6.3
7.2
1.9
0.7
1.2
2.6
5.9
43.9
1.1
1.7
65.2
47.3
1.8
5.5
6,503
1,768
2,043
545
186
342
728
10 Fatty Taylor
F. Taylor
95.3
79
19.6
3.8
2.7
3.6
1.7
0.1
1.7
4.0
42.0
0.5
0.8
56.9
43.9
1.1
1.5
1,548
301
211
288
132
9
202
11 Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.4
583
26.6
8.9
8.0
1.8
1.3
1.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.2
65.8
44.9
2.3
5.7
1.2
15,493
5,167
4,653
1,060
784
780
349
1,711
12 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
13 Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
95.8
151
32.6
12.4
13.2
2.5
0.8
0.2
4.3
8.6
50.7
3.7
4.7
78.2
58.1
4.2
8.9
4,917
1,872
1,986
381
116
28
482
14 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
629
25.5
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.0
5.5
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.5
58.1
55.3
2.6
5.8
1.7
16,059
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
15 Bill Walton
B. Walton
96.4
458
28.7
13.5
10.7
3.5
0.8
2.2
5.6
10.6
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.1
55.2
2.4
8.3
2.8
13,138
6,187
4,892
1,581
379
1,024
850
1,275
16 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
17 Cornell Warner
C. Warner
96.4
246
26.9
6.8
8.1
1.3
0.5
0.6
2.8
6.0
47.6
1.2
1.6
70.5
51.1
2.4
5.7
6,606
1,680
2,000
315
132
144
782
18 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
96.4
100
35.0
18.4
8.7
5.5
1.2
0.5
7.1
16.7
42.5
4.1
5.3
77.6
48.1
1.6
7.1
3,499
1,837
873
549
115
45
327
19 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
96.5
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
20 Chet Walker
C. Walker
96.6
158
32.4
19.3
5.3
2.3
0.7
0.1
6.9
14.3
48.6
5.4
6.2
86.8
56.7
1.6
3.8
5,113
3,044
838
369
117
10
382
21 Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
96.6
446
21.1
9.4
6.3
1.3
0.7
1.3
3.5
7.9
44.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.3
72.6
50.3
2.1
4.2
1.2
9,425
4,190
2,794
601
312
591
236
1,317
22 George Johnson
G. Johnson
96.8
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
17,753
4,280
5,749
921
456
2,082
872
2,667
23 Paul Silas
P. Silas
96.8
572
27.3
7.9
9.2
1.9
0.6
0.2
2.9
7.0
41.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.1
68.8
47.1
3.6
5.6
1.4
15,605
4,508
5,248
1,071
358
138
333
1,364
24 Don Nelson
D. Nelson
97.0
236
20.1
10.7
4.2
1.8
0.3
0.1
4.1
8.0
51.1
2.6
3.2
80.5
57.2
1.2
3.1
4,743
2,529
996
420
65
35
543
25 Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
97.2
192
28.7
8.3
8.3
1.7
0.8
0.8
3.5
7.7
45.6
1.2
1.7
73.1
48.9
2.8
5.5
5,503
1,584
1,594
327
146
151
464
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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
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Bulls Bulls
39
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45
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Raptors Raptors
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52
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sat
10/25
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Mon
10/27
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
SAC SAC
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

0 - 1

90

Final

109

MIA Heat

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
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CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
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MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
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OKC OKC
117-145
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DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
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HOU HOU
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LAL LAL
98-104

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
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CHA CHA
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Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
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ORL ORL
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