The Houston Comets had the lowest defensive rating by a team in 1998, with a 114.5 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	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	114.5	1998	30	202.5	76.2	30.9	14.3	11.1	2.7	26.5	60.8	43.6	5.9	17.4	33.8	17.3	21.5	80.2	54.2	9.9	21.0	6,075	2,285	927	428	332	81	510
2	Sting	118.1	1998	30	200.0	71.4	32.7	17.1	9.1	3.2	26.6	61.8	43.0	3.5	12.6	27.9	14.7	20.8	70.8	50.3	10.1	22.6	6,000	2,143	981	512	273	96	507
3	Shock	118.4	1998	30	200.0	69.6	35.9	14.4	6.6	2.7	25.7	62.5	41.1	3.2	10.0	32.3	14.9	21.3	70.2	48.4	11.5	24.4	6,000	2,087	1,077	432	197	81	602
4	Mercury	119.3	1998	30	202.5	73.9	31.4	18.1	9.6	2.9	26.2	61.9	42.4	4.3	13.5	32.1	17.1	23.6	72.4	51.1	10.9	20.5	6,075	2,217	941	543	288	86	595
5	Liberty	119.7	1998	30	201.7	68.6	31.4	17.1	9.7	2.8	25.3	59.5	42.5	3.1	9.4	32.7	15.0	21.0	71.5	49.9	10.7	20.8	6,050	2,058	943	513	291	84	629
6	Sparks	122.7	1998	30	200.8	71.6	34.0	15.7	7.6	4.9	26.6	63.8	41.6	3.7	11.2	33.1	14.8	20.3	72.7	49.2	11.2	22.8	6,025	2,148	1,020	472	229	148	675
7	Rockers	123.9	1998	30	202.5	73.2	29.2	19.2	9.0	3.3	26.8	57.3	46.7	3.5	9.3	38.0	16.1	21.0	76.5	55.0	7.6	21.6	6,075	2,195	876	575	270	99	601
8	Monarchs	126.9	1998	29	200.9	63.3	31.2	15.5	8.8	3.5	24.5	60.5	40.5	2.4	9.5	25.7	11.9	17.9	66.3	46.3	11.0	20.2	5,825	1,837	905	449	255	101	615
9	Starzz	128.7	1998	30	201.7	69.7	33.4	16.0	7.4	5.7	25.9	61.2	42.3	3.8	11.5	32.7	14.2	20.2	70.1	49.7	10.1	23.3	6,050	2,092	1,001	481	221	170	638
10	Mystics	138.1	1998	29	200.9	65.0	30.8	13.1	8.6	2.9	23.9	60.3	39.6	3.9	14.3	27.1	13.4	20.8	64.7	46.8	10.9	19.9	5,825	1,886	892	379	249	85	661

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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