which are the best teams in defensive rating all-time from 1974 to today in nba

The Boston Celtics have a defensive rating of 106.9 between January 1, 1974 and October 29, 2025.

	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	Celtics	106.9	3,298	241.7	104.3	42.7	23.9	8.1	4.9	39.3	84.2	46.7	6.9	19.3	35.8	18.8	24.2	77.4	55.0	11.3	31.4	14.4	797,195	344,101	140,840	78,902	26,709	16,252	47,395	71,986
2	Warriors	109.6	3,292	241.6	107.2	43.6	24.4	8.5	5.1	40.3	87.1	46.3	7.3	20.0	36.4	19.3	25.5	75.7	54.5	12.6	31.0	15.3	795,305	352,911	143,679	80,385	27,996	16,910	50,253	74,128
3	Pistons	107.9	3,293	241.7	100.8	42.8	22.3	7.3	4.7	38.1	83.5	45.6	6.0	17.1	35.0	18.6	24.9	74.8	53.3	12.4	30.4	13.9	795,820	331,924	141,061	73,557	24,160	15,493	45,621	71,151
4	76ers	108.4	3,299	241.8	101.7	42.6	22.4	8.5	5.3	38.0	83.2	45.7	5.7	16.4	34.5	20.0	26.3	75.9	53.7	12.2	30.4	14.8	797,710	335,663	140,478	73,960	28,108	17,325	48,947	69,050
5	Hawks	108.9	3,294	241.7	102.8	42.9	22.8	8.2	4.9	38.6	84.0	45.9	6.4	18.3	35.2	19.2	25.1	76.3	54.0	12.4	30.5	14.6	796,135	338,460	141,223	75,235	26,881	16,290	47,972	69,798
6	Wizards	109.6	3,298	241.7	102.2	42.2	22.7	7.9	5.0	39.0	85.1	45.8	5.6	16.2	34.6	18.7	24.8	75.2	53.2	12.0	30.2	14.5	797,170	337,181	139,132	74,945	25,898	16,386	47,806	71,916
7	Bulls	107.2	3,291	241.9	101.6	43.4	23.8	7.9	4.9	38.8	84.3	46.1	5.8	16.4	35.6	18.1	23.8	75.9	53.6	12.3	31.1	14.3	795,990	334,273	142,773	78,263	26,047	16,025	47,038	70,287
8	Nets	108.9	3,299	241.7	101.1	43.1	22.6	7.8	5.0	37.9	84.3	44.9	6.3	18.1	34.7	19.1	25.3	75.7	53.0	12.5	30.6	14.7	797,335	333,551	142,184	74,456	25,739	16,544	48,388	72,883
9	Thunder	108.1	3,299	241.8	105.2	43.0	22.9	8.7	5.0	39.5	84.8	46.6	6.7	18.7	35.5	19.6	25.6	76.6	54.8	12.5	30.5	14.6	797,585	347,144	141,876	75,490	28,733	16,464	48,256	73,472
10	Suns	108.7	3,299	241.6	107.0	42.9	24.8	8.0	5.0	40.5	85.5	47.4	6.7	18.6	36.1	19.3	25.1	76.8	55.4	11.6	31.3	14.8	796,885	352,974	141,532	81,968	26,366	16,402	48,953	71,744
11	Cavaliers	108.1	3,292	241.7	101.2	42.3	23.3	7.6	5.0	38.0	82.6	46.0	6.4	17.7	36.1	18.8	25.0	75.2	54.1	11.8	30.5	14.2	795,655	333,286	139,358	76,573	25,162	16,314	46,860	68,810
12	Jazz	107.2	3,297	241.5	103.3	42.8	24.6	8.0	5.5	38.5	81.5	47.2	5.7	16.0	35.6	20.7	27.2	76.0	55.3	11.8	31.0	15.1	796,105	340,611	141,097	81,251	26,324	18,239	49,787	74,614
13	Knicks	108.1	3,292	242.0	101.0	42.5	22.2	7.6	4.4	38.1	83.3	45.7	6.6	18.5	35.6	18.3	24.2	75.8	53.8	11.9	30.6	14.6	796,530	332,585	139,928	73,102	25,123	14,383	48,174	74,534
14	Lakers	108.0	3,297	241.8	106.0	43.6	24.3	7.9	5.3	39.9	84.8	47.1	6.5	18.6	34.8	19.7	26.4	74.6	55.0	12.0	31.6	14.3	797,105	349,537	143,889	79,990	26,144	17,538	47,171	68,942
15	Kings	110.1	3,299	241.7	104.4	42.6	23.5	7.9	4.6	39.4	85.4	46.2	6.3	17.7	35.8	19.3	25.4	75.7	54.1	11.9	30.7	14.9	797,235	344,478	140,492	77,666	25,967	15,127	49,174	72,177
16	Spurs	106.1	3,297	241.5	103.5	43.4	24.0	7.8	5.6	39.4	83.4	47.2	6.1	16.8	36.4	18.7	24.9	74.9	54.9	11.5	31.9	14.3	796,380	341,337	143,071	79,230	25,638	18,568	47,192	67,228
17	Nuggets	109.0	3,298	241.6	106.2	43.9	24.3	8.3	5.5	40.1	86.9	46.2	6.2	17.8	35.0	19.7	26.1	75.8	54.0	12.7	31.2	14.7	796,720	350,216	144,623	80,152	27,307	18,020	48,426	74,036
18	Pacers	107.7	3,297	241.7	103.2	42.8	23.5	7.7	5.0	38.7	83.3	46.4	6.4	17.8	35.9	19.4	25.2	77.3	54.7	11.5	31.3	14.7	796,830	340,200	141,113	77,427	25,312	16,555	48,351	74,423
19	Rockets	107.4	3,298	241.7	104.2	43.6	22.9	8.0	5.2	38.6	84.0	46.0	7.8	22.1	35.1	19.1	25.4	75.2	54.7	12.0	31.6	15.0	797,170	343,621	143,823	75,489	26,502	17,244	49,482	69,552
20	Bucks	108.6	3,299	241.6	103.6	42.2	23.4	8.2	4.7	39.1	84.2	46.4	6.6	18.3	36.0	18.8	24.8	75.9	54.5	11.8	30.4	14.3	797,135	341,840	139,120	77,135	27,009	15,355	47,323	72,974
21	Clippers	109.3	3,298	241.5	102.4	42.4	22.8	8.0	5.4	38.7	83.7	46.2	6.0	16.8	35.5	19.1	25.7	74.4	53.9	11.8	30.6	15.0	796,345	337,847	139,902	75,065	26,344	17,764	49,431	72,086
22	Trail Blazers	108.3	3,300	241.8	104.3	43.5	22.9	7.8	4.9	39.1	84.9	46.1	6.6	18.5	35.6	19.4	25.6	76.0	54.2	12.7	30.8	14.5	798,025	344,094	143,550	75,527	25,662	16,277	47,856	71,627
23	Mavericks	109.3	3,301	241.7	103.8	42.7	22.4	7.4	4.8	38.9	84.8	45.9	7.2	20.0	35.7	18.8	24.2	77.5	54.4	11.7	30.9	13.4	797,765	342,766	140,892	73,817	24,470	15,787	44,098	69,446
24	Hornets	109.5	2,799	241.8	100.9	41.9	23.5	7.8	4.8	37.8	83.6	45.1	6.7	18.9	35.4	18.7	24.7	75.7	53.4	11.2	30.6	13.8	676,910	282,442	117,152	65,718	21,753	13,324	38,582	57,596
25	Heat	106.9	2,971	241.9	99.8	42.0	22.0	7.7	4.8	37.3	81.2	46.0	7.1	19.8	35.9	18.0	24.2	74.6	54.3	11.0	31.0	14.3	718,665	296,590	124,717	65,327	22,745	14,304	42,422	64,069