nba team best defensive ratings 1979-80 to 2022-23

Between the 1979-80 and 2022-23 seasons, the San Antonio Spurs had the lowest defensive rating by a team, with a 105.2 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	Spurs	105.2	3,539	241.6	104.5	43.7	24.2	7.8	5.7	40.0	84.1	47.6	5.1	14.1	36.3	19.4	25.8	75.1	54.8	11.9	31.8	15.2	854,910	369,825	154,599	85,588	27,765	20,054	53,747	75,041
2	Celtics	105.6	3,539	241.8	104.5	42.8	24.1	8.2	5.0	39.7	84.5	47.1	5.7	16.1	35.4	19.3	25.1	77.1	54.7	11.8	31.1	15.4	855,560	369,985	151,607	85,313	29,135	17,654	54,676	79,227
3	Heat	105.7	2,803	241.9	99.2	41.9	21.7	7.6	4.9	37.2	80.9	45.9	6.7	18.9	35.7	18.1	24.4	74.3	54.1	11.1	30.8	15.1	678,020	277,963	117,500	60,927	21,419	13,699	42,228	61,294
4	Bulls	106.1	3,533	241.9	101.6	43.4	23.8	8.0	4.9	39.0	84.1	46.3	4.9	13.8	35.3	18.8	24.9	75.7	53.5	12.6	30.8	15.6	854,745	359,024	153,392	84,011	28,125	17,472	55,225	77,813
5	Jazz	106.2	3,540	241.4	103.3	42.6	24.6	8.1	5.6	38.8	81.8	47.5	4.7	13.4	35.5	20.9	27.5	76.0	55.0	11.9	30.7	16.0	854,600	365,736	150,871	87,089	28,653	19,717	56,587	81,792
6	Pacers	106.5	3,540	241.7	102.8	42.9	23.4	7.9	5.1	38.9	83.7	46.4	5.4	15.2	35.6	19.7	25.6	76.9	54.1	12.0	31.0	15.7	855,525	363,920	151,954	82,892	28,051	17,928	55,534	81,220
7	76ers	106.5	3,541	241.9	102.2	42.9	22.8	8.7	5.5	38.5	83.3	46.3	4.7	13.8	34.3	20.4	27.0	75.7	53.7	12.5	30.5	16.1	856,490	362,014	151,963	80,830	30,761	19,537	57,047	75,915
8	Rockets	106.6	3,540	241.7	104.0	43.5	23.1	8.1	5.2	39.0	84.4	46.2	6.7	19.2	34.9	19.3	25.7	75.1	54.3	12.4	31.1	16.0	855,525	368,221	153,946	81,806	28,539	18,574	56,811	76,358
9	Pistons	106.7	3,534	241.7	101.3	43.0	22.4	7.6	4.9	38.6	84.2	45.8	5.1	14.6	34.7	19.1	25.6	74.7	53.1	12.9	30.1	15.0	854,210	357,928	151,843	79,338	26,718	17,248	53,018	78,281
10	Knicks	106.8	3,534	242.0	101.1	42.3	22.4	7.9	4.4	38.4	83.5	46.0	5.6	15.8	35.3	18.7	24.8	75.5	53.5	12.1	30.2	15.7	855,060	357,261	149,514	79,148	27,777	15,556	55,490	82,343
11	Lakers	106.8	3,539	241.8	106.5	43.8	24.7	8.2	5.4	40.7	85.4	47.6	5.5	15.9	34.4	19.7	26.5	74.4	54.9	12.4	31.4	15.3	855,610	376,954	155,130	87,527	28,877	19,276	54,197	75,891
12	Thunder	106.8	3,540	241.8	104.8	43.2	23.0	8.6	5.0	39.6	84.9	46.6	5.6	15.9	35.1	20.0	26.2	76.2	54.3	12.8	30.3	15.6	855,800	370,932	152,805	81,556	30,524	17,554	55,344	79,938
13	Bucks	107.0	3,541	241.7	103.6	42.3	23.7	8.3	4.8	39.5	84.5	46.7	5.5	15.5	35.7	19.1	25.2	75.9	54.2	12.2	30.1	15.4	855,715	366,720	149,753	83,820	29,518	17,045	54,426	80,559
14	Suns	107.0	3,541	241.5	106.9	43.0	25.0	8.2	5.0	40.8	85.7	47.6	5.7	16.0	35.8	19.6	25.6	76.5	55.1	11.9	31.1	15.8	855,140	378,373	152,135	88,601	29,104	17,567	56,002	78,778
15	Trail Blazers	107.1	3,542	241.8	104.6	43.5	23.1	7.9	5.0	39.6	85.0	46.6	5.6	15.7	35.6	19.8	26.1	75.6	54.2	13.0	30.5	15.4	856,380	370,370	154,042	81,886	28,056	17,571	54,439	78,428
16	Nets	107.1	3,540	241.7	101.5	43.2	22.8	8.1	5.2	38.4	84.6	45.3	5.3	15.3	34.5	19.5	25.9	75.3	52.9	12.8	30.4	16.0	855,450	359,397	152,960	80,717	28,777	18,378	56,615	80,636
17	Cavaliers	107.3	3,533	241.7	100.9	42.3	23.1	7.7	4.9	38.3	83.2	46.0	5.3	14.8	35.8	19.0	25.2	75.1	53.4	12.2	30.1	15.2	854,020	356,313	149,620	81,500	27,120	17,251	53,697	76,339
18	Magic	107.3	2,721	241.5	100.9	42.8	21.9	7.5	4.8	37.8	83.2	45.5	7.0	19.8	35.3	18.4	25.0	73.4	53.6	11.7	31.2	15.0	657,190	274,651	116,543	59,706	20,393	12,990	40,905	57,314
19	Hawks	107.3	3,535	241.7	102.0	42.8	22.6	8.1	5.1	38.5	83.7	46.0	5.4	15.4	34.9	19.6	25.7	76.3	53.7	12.7	30.1	15.5	854,525	360,611	151,330	79,834	28,765	18,197	54,676	77,551
20	Grizzlies	107.5	2,229	241.9	98.7	41.8	21.9	8.1	5.1	37.2	82.3	45.2	6.4	18.5	34.8	17.9	24.0	74.9	53.2	11.5	30.4	14.8	539,135	219,986	93,282	48,810	18,152	11,348	33,083	47,121
21	Wizards	107.8	3,540	241.8	102.0	42.5	22.9	7.8	4.9	39.2	85.3	46.0	4.7	13.7	34.4	18.8	25.1	75.1	52.9	12.3	30.1	15.3	855,925	360,991	150,305	81,061	27,728	17,482	54,320	78,370
22	Raptors	107.9	2,228	241.9	100.8	41.8	21.9	7.8	5.1	37.5	83.2	45.1	7.7	21.3	36.0	18.1	23.5	77.1	53.9	11.4	30.5	14.0	538,995	224,571	93,226	48,821	17,314	11,420	31,118	48,322
23	Hornets	108.2	2,631	241.9	100.6	41.8	23.4	7.8	4.8	37.7	83.3	45.2	6.3	17.8	35.5	19.0	25.1	75.5	53.3	11.3	30.5	14.4	636,465	264,571	109,961	61,571	20,551	12,576	37,874	54,506
24	Nuggets	108.3	3,541	241.6	107.3	44.0	24.4	8.4	5.4	40.6	87.8	46.3	5.3	15.3	34.6	20.7	27.2	76.2	53.8	13.0	30.9	15.6	855,565	379,992	155,661	86,311	29,670	19,008	55,250	81,559
25	Mavericks	108.4	3,461	241.7	103.6	42.6	22.5	7.4	4.7	39.1	85.0	46.0	6.2	17.5	35.5	19.2	24.8	77.3	54.0	12.1	30.5	14.2	836,565	358,498	147,428	78,033	25,496	16,152	48,984	74,592