Between the 1989-90 and 1999-00 seasons, the New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team, with a 102.5 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	Knicks	102.5	870	242.0	98.0	42.8	23.7	7.8	4.7	37.5	80.4	46.6	4.1	11.6	35.3	19.0	25.3	75.2	53.5	12.4	30.4	16.1	210,550	85,294	37,268	20,658	6,827	4,080	13,980	20,678
2	Trail Blazers	103.6	870	242.0	104.3	45.3	23.6	8.4	5.2	39.4	85.2	46.3	4.4	12.5	35.1	21.1	28.8	73.2	53.3	14.5	30.8	15.8	210,575	90,777	39,442	20,523	7,271	4,487	13,761	20,386
3	Spurs	103.7	870	241.5	100.7	44.0	23.5	7.9	6.4	38.5	81.1	47.4	3.3	9.5	34.8	20.5	27.8	73.6	53.9	12.9	31.1	15.6	210,100	87,628	38,309	20,478	6,839	5,590	13,571	18,967
4	Bulls	104.0	870	241.4	101.2	42.9	24.9	9.0	4.6	39.6	83.6	47.4	3.9	10.8	35.6	18.1	24.6	73.8	53.6	14.1	28.8	15.0	210,050	88,056	37,320	21,657	7,867	4,004	13,018	19,001
5	Jazz	104.7	870	241.6	103.1	41.5	26.3	8.5	5.1	38.6	78.9	49.0	3.0	8.2	36.0	22.9	29.7	77.0	56.0	11.8	29.8	15.5	210,175	89,670	36,126	22,882	7,389	4,460	13,496	20,705
6	Cavaliers	105.1	870	242.0	97.4	40.3	24.3	8.2	5.2	36.8	79.5	46.3	4.2	11.2	37.3	19.6	25.6	76.4	53.6	12.0	28.3	14.9	210,550	84,728	35,062	21,136	7,164	4,534	12,923	18,802
7	Rockets	105.3	870	241.6	102.1	43.0	24.2	8.5	5.6	38.6	82.3	47.0	5.8	16.5	35.2	19.0	25.5	74.6	54.6	12.3	30.6	16.5	210,225	88,803	37,399	21,046	7,396	4,888	14,393	18,275
8	SuperSonics	105.4	870	241.7	104.4	41.7	23.9	10.2	4.6	39.6	83.3	47.5	4.8	13.4	35.6	20.5	27.5	74.4	54.7	13.7	28.0	15.7	210,275	90,836	36,237	20,807	8,891	4,032	13,621	20,346
9	Heat	105.8	870	241.6	99.0	42.6	22.0	7.9	4.9	37.4	81.6	45.9	4.7	13.2	35.7	19.4	26.3	74.0	53.1	13.3	29.3	16.4	210,150	86,127	37,021	19,128	6,874	4,305	14,279	21,098
10	Lakers	106.0	870	241.7	103.4	42.6	24.3	8.7	5.9	39.3	83.9	46.9	4.3	12.6	33.9	20.5	27.9	73.3	53.8	13.5	29.1	14.7	210,300	89,927	37,034	21,150	7,534	5,152	12,762	18,843
11	Suns	106.0	870	241.7	107.2	43.3	26.0	8.6	5.2	40.6	84.6	48.0	4.4	12.5	35.6	21.6	28.4	76.3	55.2	12.9	30.4	15.3	210,275	93,251	37,675	22,605	7,443	4,560	13,323	19,007
12	Pistons	106.2	870	241.5	98.2	41.7	21.6	7.3	4.1	37.3	81.1	46.0	4.3	12.1	35.3	19.4	25.8	75.0	53.1	12.9	28.9	14.8	210,125	85,395	36,297	18,777	6,357	3,580	12,864	19,869
13	Hawks	106.6	870	241.6	100.5	43.3	21.6	8.8	4.8	38.1	83.4	45.6	4.4	13.0	33.7	20.0	26.5	75.3	52.8	14.4	28.9	15.2	210,150	87,411	37,699	18,769	7,669	4,144	13,249	18,327
14	Pacers	107.0	870	241.7	102.8	41.7	24.2	7.6	4.7	38.4	80.3	47.8	4.3	11.7	37.1	21.8	28.1	77.3	55.5	12.4	29.4	15.8	210,275	89,446	36,317	21,096	6,623	4,053	13,784	20,890
15	Magic	107.0	870	241.6	102.1	43.1	23.1	8.1	4.9	38.7	83.8	46.2	4.4	12.6	34.8	20.3	28.1	72.1	53.1	13.9	29.2	16.3	210,175	88,869	37,534	20,136	7,004	4,268	14,171	19,163
16	Nets	107.1	870	241.7	99.6	45.3	21.4	8.6	6.2	37.8	86.4	43.8	3.5	10.7	32.8	20.4	27.1	75.3	50.6	16.0	29.3	15.8	210,250	86,657	39,401	18,624	7,483	5,378	13,740	19,878
17	Celtics	107.8	870	241.6	102.9	42.9	23.7	8.6	5.0	40.1	85.6	46.9	3.5	10.3	33.8	19.2	25.2	76.1	53.2	13.4	29.5	15.5	210,200	89,513	37,307	20,579	7,478	4,391	13,502	20,359
18	Kings	107.8	870	241.4	100.4	41.9	23.5	8.1	5.2	38.4	84.1	45.7	4.1	11.6	34.9	19.5	26.6	73.2	52.4	13.1	28.8	16.4	210,025	87,336	36,489	20,474	7,049	4,514	14,229	20,437
19	76ers	108.0	870	241.9	99.2	42.0	21.5	8.5	5.7	37.3	82.2	45.4	3.5	10.7	33.3	21.0	28.1	74.9	52.5	13.3	28.7	16.2	210,425	86,313	36,572	18,746	7,423	4,954	14,075	18,314
20	Hornets	108.0	870	241.6	102.1	40.8	25.1	8.5	4.4	38.8	82.9	46.9	4.2	11.3	37.3	20.2	26.5	76.5	54.0	11.9	28.9	15.3	210,150	88,829	35,524	21,832	7,387	3,806	13,297	18,921
21	Wizards	108.2	870	241.6	100.4	41.5	23.5	7.9	4.9	39.4	84.7	46.5	3.1	9.5	33.1	18.5	25.1	73.4	52.4	13.0	28.6	15.7	210,225	87,369	36,145	20,459	6,863	4,261	13,669	20,102
22	Raptors	108.3	378	241.9	95.6	41.6	22.1	8.8	6.7	35.9	81.7	44.0	5.4	15.1	35.5	18.3	24.9	73.6	51.6	13.8	27.8	16.4	91,420	36,129	15,715	8,370	3,341	2,538	6,198	8,849
23	Clippers	108.5	870	241.6	99.6	41.4	22.5	9.0	5.6	38.7	84.4	45.8	3.7	11.1	32.9	18.6	25.9	72.0	52.0	13.3	28.1	16.7	210,175	86,649	36,011	19,532	7,835	4,897	14,510	20,459
24	Nuggets	108.6	870	241.7	101.9	44.0	22.2	8.1	6.2	38.9	86.7	44.8	4.0	12.0	33.2	20.2	26.9	75.1	51.7	14.1	29.9	16.2	210,250	88,679	38,276	19,334	7,051	5,402	14,087	21,004
25	Bucks	108.6	870	241.6	99.8	39.9	22.8	9.2	4.3	38.2	82.1	46.5	4.1	11.6	34.9	19.4	25.8	75.0	53.4	13.0	26.9	16.1	210,150	86,801	34,711	19,802	7,980	3,727	13,997	20,592