The Houston Comets had the best net rating by a team in 1997, with an 11.7 rating.

	TEAM	NETRTG	REC	SEASON	ORTG	DRTG	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Comets	11.7	18-10	1997	133.5	121.7	.643	28	201.8	71.9	30.7	13.7	11.0	2.4	25.0	59.4	42.2	6.0	17.2	35.1	15.8	21.1	74.5	52.3	11.3	19.4	5,651	2,012	860	384	308	66	536
2	Mercury	6.7	16-12	1997	122.3	115.6	.571	28	195.5	69.1	32.7	15.6	12.2	2.8	23.5	63.1	37.3	4.8	15.5	30.8	17.3	22.6	76.3	47.3	11.4	21.3	5,475	1,936	915	436	342	79	569
3	Liberty	4.4	17-11	1997	122.9	118.5	.607	28	202.7	68.3	32.9	17.3	10.3	4.1	25.3	61.3	41.3	3.3	12.1	27.4	14.4	21.6	66.4	48.2	11.4	21.4	5,675	1,913	920	485	289	116	556
4	Sparks	3.7	14-14	1997	122.6	118.9	.500	28	197.3	74.0	34.7	17.7	9.2	4.9	28.4	63.6	44.6	2.3	8.6	26.9	15.0	22.1	67.6	50.4	10.3	24.4	5,525	2,072	972	495	258	138	601
5	Rockers	3.3	15-13	1997	125.1	121.8	.536	28	202.7	70.2	31.8	16.3	9.2	3.0	25.9	58.3	44.4	2.3	6.3	36.9	16.1	22.3	72.2	51.5	9.5	22.3	5,675	1,965	889	456	257	85	513
6	Sting	2.5	15-13	1997	121.6	119.2	.536	28	200.0	67.3	32.6	17.3	7.8	4.1	25.7	59.0	43.5	3.9	11.5	34.3	12.0	17.4	69.2	50.5	10.0	22.7	5,600	1,885	914	485	219	116	465
7	Monarchs	-13.2	10-18	1997	121.3	134.6	.357	28	201.8	68.0	31.4	14.1	9.4	2.1	25.2	61.8	40.7	3.6	12.3	29.3	14.1	19.2	73.2	48.4	12.2	19.2	5,650	1,905	879	395	264	59	590
8	Starzz	-18.1	7-21	1997	110.9	129.1	.250	28	201.8	64.6	33.9	15.2	9.0	4.4	23.8	63.6	37.4	3.8	12.5	30.4	13.2	18.8	70.3	44.9	12.1	21.9	5,650	1,810	950	425	252	123	569