The Houston Comets had the best defensive rating by a team in 1999, with a 117.2 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	117.2	1999	32	200.8	74.0	30.8	15.6	8.5	4.3	26.3	59.8	44.0	5.5	17.1	32.2	15.9	19.4	81.8	54.1	9.5	21.3	6,425	2,367	985	499	272	139	586
2	Monarchs	121.7	1999	32	200.0	74.8	34.8	15.6	10.3	3.8	26.5	62.7	42.3	3.9	13.2	29.9	17.8	26.5	67.1	50.3	12.9	21.9	6,400	2,392	1,112	500	328	123	614
3	Liberty	122.0	1999	32	203.9	67.7	29.5	16.3	9.3	2.8	25.0	59.8	41.8	5.5	14.8	37.0	12.3	16.5	74.4	50.5	10.0	19.5	6,525	2,167	944	522	297	91	700
4	Sparks	122.3	1999	32	196.1	76.5	33.3	18.2	7.4	3.9	27.8	63.8	43.6	5.1	14.9	34.2	15.8	21.1	74.9	52.3	10.7	22.6	6,275	2,449	1,065	581	237	124	693
5	Shock	122.5	1999	32	196.9	69.9	31.1	14.5	7.4	3.0	24.7	61.6	40.1	3.8	10.5	36.0	16.7	23.8	70.1	48.5	10.0	21.1	6,300	2,238	996	464	238	96	728
6	Mercury	123.2	1999	32	193.8	68.0	31.3	16.0	7.2	3.8	23.8	59.7	39.9	4.2	14.3	29.3	16.2	21.7	74.7	49.1	10.7	20.6	6,200	2,177	1,002	511	229	121	652
7	Lynx	123.7	1999	32	202.3	63.6	28.3	16.4	6.4	2.4	23.4	60.2	38.8	6.3	18.9	33.1	10.6	14.7	72.1	47.7	9.3	19.0	6,475	2,035	906	525	204	78	670
8	Sting	124.2	1999	32	200.8	65.8	29.8	17.8	7.3	3.0	24.8	56.4	43.9	3.4	11.5	29.3	12.8	16.7	76.6	51.6	8.4	21.4	6,425	2,104	953	568	233	97	560
9	Rockers	126.2	1999	32	193.8	62.8	30.4	15.3	7.3	3.6	23.9	57.8	41.4	2.8	9.7	28.5	12.3	17.0	72.2	48.2	8.9	21.5	6,200	2,010	973	488	235	116	627
10	Miracle	127.0	1999	32	201.6	68.9	30.2	14.6	9.3	2.9	24.8	58.4	42.4	4.8	14.4	33.6	14.5	21.0	69.2	51.0	10.3	19.9	6,450	2,206	966	467	297	93	648
11	Mystics	127.4	1999	32	202.3	65.6	31.7	14.4	6.3	2.7	23.7	56.1	42.3	3.1	10.8	29.0	15.1	21.2	71.0	50.2	9.8	21.9	6,475	2,100	1,013	461	203	87	646
12	Starzz	131.4	1999	32	203.1	74.0	33.2	17.3	7.5	4.9	26.4	60.9	43.3	3.3	11.3	29.5	17.8	23.2	76.8	52.0	10.8	22.4	6,500	2,367	1,061	552	240	158	740

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

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	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	16	6	.727
2	Aces	15	6	.714	0.5
3	Valkyries	16	7	.696	0.5
4	Wings	14	8	.636	2.0
5	Liberty	13	9	.591	3.0
6	Dream	12	9	.571	3.5
7	Fever	12	9	.571	3.5
8	Mystics	10	10	.500	5.0
9	Sparks	9	11	.450	6.0
10	Fire	9	12	.429	6.5
11	Tempo	9	12	.429	6.5
12	Mercury	8	14	.364	8.0
13	Sky	7	14	.333	8.5
14	Storm	6	17	.261	10.5
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