team drtg leader 1997

The Phoenix Mercury had the best defensive rating by a team in 1997, with a 115.6 rating.

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TEAMDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Mercury
Mercury
115.6
1997
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
2Liberty
Liberty
118.5
1997
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
3Sparks
Sparks
118.9
1997
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
4Sting
Sting
119.2
1997
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
5Comets
Comets
121.7
1997
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
6Rockers
Rockers
121.8
1997
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
7Starzz
Starzz
129.1
1997
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
8Monarchs
Monarchs
134.6
1997
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
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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5
17
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.386
16.0
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16
28
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10
16
28
.364
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.364
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12
16
28
.364
17.0
13
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33
.250
22.0
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Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

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