best defensive rating by a team in a single season from 1979-80 to 1988-89

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the New Jersey Nets had the best defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 98.9 rating in 1982-83.

	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	Nets	98.9	1982-83	82	240.3	105.8	45.0	26.1	11.1	7.2	42.8	87.1	49.2	0.4	1.8	20.1	19.8	28.1	70.5	53.2	15.4	29.6	22.8	19,705	8,672	3,693	2,143	911	592	1,873	2,166
2	Bullets	99.3	1982-83	82	241.5	99.2	43.0	25.0	8.9	4.9	40.3	86.1	46.8	0.9	2.9	29.5	17.7	25.1	70.5	51.1	13.4	29.6	19.4	19,805	8,134	3,529	2,046	733	400	1,588	1,958
3	Suns	99.4	1980-81	82	240.9	110.0	45.4	26.9	10.7	5.1	43.7	89.3	49.0	0.4	2.0	21.7	22.1	29.6	74.5	53.7	15.0	30.4	21.1	19,755	9,019	3,724	2,205	876	416	1,733	1,996
4	76ers	99.5	1980-81	82	242.1	111.7	45.2	28.9	10.5	7.2	44.3	86.3	51.4	0.2	1.0	22.6	22.7	29.6	76.8	56.2	13.3	31.9	20.8	19,855	9,156	3,709	2,369	857	591	1,702	2,061
5	Knicks	99.9	1982-83	82	241.5	100.0	40.8	24.8	8.5	4.6	39.9	82.8	48.2	0.4	1.6	25.2	19.8	27.8	71.0	52.6	13.2	27.6	18.4	19,805	8,198	3,343	2,034	701	378	1,509	2,180
6	Suns	100.1	1982-83	82	240.6	107.0	44.0	28.0	9.1	6.0	43.4	87.3	49.7	0.5	1.9	25.3	19.8	26.7	74.3	54.0	13.3	30.7	18.8	19,730	8,776	3,612	2,300	749	495	1,545	2,062
7	76ers	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
8	76ers	101.0	1979-80	82	242.1	109.1	46.6	27.1	9.7	8.0	43.0	87.3	49.2	0.3	1.5	21.6	22.9	29.6	77.2	54.4	14.5	32.1	20.8	19,855	8,949	3,822	2,226	792	652	1,708	1,860
9	Kings	101.0	1979-80	82	241.5	108.0	44.1	25.9	10.5	4.3	43.7	91.3	47.8	0.3	1.4	21.9	20.4	27.4	74.3	52.2	14.5	29.6	17.5	19,805	8,860	3,616	2,123	863	356	1,439	2,135
10	SuperSonics	101.2	1979-80	82	241.8	108.5	47.9	24.9	9.1	5.2	43.3	92.3	47.0	0.7	2.3	31.2	21.1	27.5	76.8	52.0	16.8	31.1	18.2	19,830	8,897	3,930	2,043	750	428	1,496	1,865
11	Bucks	101.4	1982-83	82	241.8	106.6	43.6	25.8	8.1	6.5	42.5	87.0	48.9	0.5	2.1	21.9	21.1	28.0	75.3	53.7	13.4	30.2	17.6	19,830	8,740	3,572	2,116	662	532	1,447	2,131
12	Jazz	101.5	1988-89	82	240.6	104.7	44.6	25.7	8.8	7.1	38.8	80.4	48.2	1.4	4.6	30.0	25.7	33.4	77.0	55.0	12.8	31.8	18.7	19,730	8,588	3,657	2,108	720	583	1,532	1,894
13	Bucks	101.8	1980-81	82	240.9	113.1	44.7	28.3	10.5	6.5	45.4	91.1	49.8	0.4	1.6	22.9	22.0	28.5	77.0	54.6	15.4	29.4	19.3	19,755	9,276	3,669	2,319	862	530	1,581	2,198
14	Celtics	101.8	1982-83	82	241.8	112.1	46.4	27.0	9.6	6.4	45.3	92.0	49.2	0.5	2.3	21.0	21.1	28.6	73.7	53.6	15.5	30.9	18.8	19,830	9,191	3,805	2,216	789	521	1,541	2,062
15	Celtics	101.9	1979-80	82	242.4	113.5	44.9	26.8	9.9	3.8	44.1	90.1	49.0	2.0	5.1	38.4	23.3	29.9	77.9	55.0	15.0	30.0	18.8	19,880	9,303	3,684	2,198	809	308	1,539	1,974
16	Suns	102.2	1979-80	82	240.9	111.1	43.0	27.8	11.1	4.2	43.5	88.2	49.3	0.8	3.4	24.3	23.2	30.1	77.3	54.8	13.1	30.0	19.9	19,755	9,114	3,529	2,283	908	344	1,629	1,853
17	Hawks	102.3	1979-80	82	241.2	104.5	46.0	23.3	9.5	6.6	39.8	85.7	46.4	0.2	0.9	17.3	24.9	32.3	77.1	52.3	16.7	29.3	18.2	19,780	8,573	3,775	1,913	782	539	1,495	2,293
18	Bucks	102.3	1981-82	82	241.5	108.4	43.7	27.2	9.3	5.5	43.2	85.5	50.5	0.6	2.0	29.9	21.4	28.4	75.3	55.3	14.2	29.5	19.4	19,805	8,890	3,582	2,233	763	455	1,589	2,281
19	Nets	102.3	1981-82	82	241.2	106.7	42.9	25.6	11.2	5.9	42.7	88.1	48.4	0.4	1.8	20.5	20.9	28.7	72.8	52.9	14.6	28.3	20.1	19,780	8,746	3,514	2,096	918	481	1,650	2,295
20	SuperSonics	102.3	1981-82	82	241.8	107.3	44.5	25.6	8.4	5.6	42.7	87.5	48.8	0.5	1.9	24.8	21.3	28.8	74.0	53.5	13.5	31.0	16.5	19,830	8,795	3,647	2,103	691	460	1,351	2,057
21	Suns	102.4	1981-82	82	241.8	106.2	44.4	27.1	9.2	5.2	42.8	87.1	49.1	0.7	2.1	31.0	19.9	26.3	75.8	53.8	13.7	30.7	18.6	19,830	8,705	3,640	2,223	753	429	1,528	2,029
22	Bullets	102.5	1981-82	82	241.8	103.5	44.3	24.2	7.8	4.8	41.5	87.4	47.4	0.7	2.9	25.0	19.8	25.7	77.2	52.4	12.8	31.5	17.0	19,830	8,485	3,630	1,983	643	397	1,390	2,072
23	Nets	102.5	1979-80	82	241.5	108.3	45.9	25.5	10.6	7.1	42.1	91.5	46.1	1.0	3.6	28.5	23.0	29.3	78.2	51.8	15.0	30.9	20.8	19,805	8,879	3,764	2,094	869	581	1,702	2,181
24	Celtics	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
25	Celtics	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