highest defensive rating by a team in a season in nba history from 1973-74 to 2019-20

Between the 1973-74 and 2019-20 seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the highest defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 117.6 rating in 2018-19.

	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	Cavaliers	117.6	2018-19	82	240.9	104.5	42.7	20.7	6.5	2.4	38.9	87.6	44.4	10.3	29.1	35.5	16.4	20.7	79.2	54.0	10.7	31.9	13.5	19,755	8,567	3,498	1,698	534	195	1,106	1,642
2	Wizards	115.5	2019-20	72	241.0	114.4	42.0	25.0	8.0	4.3	41.5	90.9	45.7	12.0	32.6	36.8	19.4	24.6	78.8	56.2	10.2	31.9	14.2	17,355	8,238	3,027	1,801	574	309	1,020	1,634
3	Cavaliers	115.4	2019-20	65	241.9	106.9	44.2	23.1	6.9	3.2	40.3	87.9	45.8	11.2	31.8	35.1	15.1	19.9	75.8	55.3	10.8	33.4	16.5	15,725	6,948	2,876	1,500	447	211	1,073	1,188
4	Suns	115.1	2018-19	82	242.4	107.5	40.4	23.9	9.0	5.1	40.1	87.4	45.9	9.6	29.3	32.9	17.6	22.7	77.9	55.2	9.1	31.3	15.6	19,880	8,815	3,311	1,957	735	418	1,279	1,932
5	Trail Blazers	114.8	2019-20	74	241.0	115.0	45.3	20.6	6.3	6.1	42.2	91.2	46.3	12.9	34.1	37.7	17.7	22.1	80.4	57.0	10.2	35.1	12.8	17,835	8,508	3,353	1,525	465	451	946	1,606
6	Hawks	114.8	2019-20	67	243.0	111.8	43.3	24.0	7.8	5.1	40.6	90.6	44.9	12.0	36.1	33.3	18.5	23.4	79.0	55.4	9.9	33.4	16.2	16,280	7,488	2,898	1,605	523	341	1,086	1,548
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	Wizards	113.9	2018-19	82	243.0	114.0	42.4	26.3	8.3	4.6	42.1	90.1	46.8	11.3	33.3	34.1	18.4	23.9	76.8	56.7	9.7	32.7	14.1	19,930	9,350	3,473	2,154	683	379	1,154	1,701
13	Hawks	113.9	2018-19	82	242.1	113.3	46.1	25.8	8.2	5.1	41.4	91.8	45.1	13.0	37.0	35.2	17.6	23.4	75.2	55.5	11.6	34.5	17.0	19,855	9,294	3,780	2,118	675	419	1,397	1,932
14	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
15	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
16	Warriors	113.8	2019-20	65	241.9	106.3	42.8	25.6	8.2	4.6	38.6	88.2	43.8	10.4	31.3	33.4	18.7	23.2	80.3	54.0	10.0	32.9	14.9	15,725	6,912	2,785	1,663	534	299	969	1,304
17	Knicks	113.7	2018-19	82	241.2	104.6	44.7	20.1	6.8	5.1	38.2	88.3	43.3	10.0	29.5	34.0	18.1	23.9	75.9	52.9	10.5	34.3	14.0	19,780	8,575	3,668	1,646	557	422	1,151	1,713
18	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
19	Spurs	113.5	2019-20	71	242.5	114.1	44.6	24.7	7.3	5.5	42.2	89.4	47.2	10.7	28.5	37.6	19.0	23.4	81.0	57.2	9.0	35.6	12.6	17,215	8,098	3,170	1,751	518	390	895	1,377
20	Hornets	113.3	2019-20	65	242.3	102.9	42.8	23.8	6.6	4.1	37.3	85.9	43.4	12.1	34.3	35.2	16.2	21.6	74.8	53.9	11.0	31.8	14.6	15,750	6,687	2,781	1,549	428	268	949	1,223
21	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
22	Bulls	113.2	2018-19	82	242.7	104.9	42.9	21.9	7.4	4.3	39.8	87.9	45.3	9.1	25.9	35.1	16.2	20.7	78.3	54.1	8.8	34.1	14.1	19,905	8,605	3,517	1,796	603	351	1,159	1,663
23	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
24	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
25	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