what wnba team has the best defensive ratinf

The Golden State Valkyries have the lowest defensive rating by a team this season, with a 101.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
What wnba team has the best defensive ratinf this regular season?
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1Valkyries
Valkyries
101.7
2026
33
200.0
83.5
32.5
19.1
7.8
4.0
28.9
67.7
42.7
10.8
30.5
35.3
14.9
19.2
77.7
54.9
9.1
23.3
11.5
6,600
2,757
1,071
631
259
132
379
649
2Mystics
Mystics
103.4
2026
34
204.4
81.6
37.7
19.3
5.6
3.9
28.9
65.3
44.2
5.8
19.4
29.8
18.1
24.9
72.7
53.5
10.4
27.4
15.9
6,950
2,775
1,283
655
190
131
542
681
3Lynx
Lynx
104.3
2026
36
200.0
92.6
34.8
21.9
9.1
4.6
34.5
71.3
48.4
9.3
23.7
39.4
14.2
17.6
80.8
58.6
9.6
25.2
13.1
7,200
3,334
1,253
789
328
164
472
664
4Dream
Dream
105.1
2026
34
200.7
90.1
35.4
20.8
8.9
3.4
30.9
71.2
43.4
8.5
26.7
31.7
19.8
25.3
78.3
54.7
11.1
24.3
13.9
6,825
3,062
1,205
708
301
114
473
678
5Sky
Sky
108.1
2026
35
201.4
87.5
33.1
21.4
7.3
4.7
30.9
69.8
44.3
7.4
23.0
32.3
18.2
23.8
76.6
54.5
8.0
25.1
13.5
7,050
3,064
1,160
748
257
163
471
747
6Wings
Wings
108.3
2026
35
201.4
89.0
33.9
21.9
6.7
3.7
33.2
71.7
46.3
8.2
24.3
33.7
14.5
18.2
79.6
55.8
8.8
25.1
11.9
7,050
3,114
1,187
765
235
128
415
652
7Liberty
Liberty
108.4
2026
36
201.4
90.4
35.2
20.9
6.2
4.1
31.2
67.3
46.3
10.3
29.0
35.4
17.7
20.8
85.0
59.1
8.3
26.9
14.8
7,250
3,253
1,266
753
223
148
532
668
8Aces
Aces
108.4
2026
36
201.4
90.6
33.4
22.0
6.8
4.9
33.0
68.1
48.4
8.4
23.5
35.9
16.2
20.0
80.9
58.9
7.6
25.8
12.3
7,250
3,260
1,203
793
246
175
442
636
9Storm
Storm
108.6
2026
37
200.7
83.2
33.7
19.3
7.5
4.5
29.7
69.0
43.0
8.5
26.3
32.5
15.3
19.2
79.6
53.7
8.4
25.4
14.8
7,425
3,080
1,248
715
279
167
547
736
10Fever
Fever
108.6
2026
35
202.9
96.2
33.6
20.6
6.7
4.0
33.7
69.3
48.7
10.2
26.3
39.0
18.6
22.6
82.3
60.7
8.1
25.5
14.9
7,100
3,368
1,177
720
234
139
522
761
11Sun
Sun
108.7
2026
33
200.8
79.2
33.1
19.0
8.0
4.8
29.1
68.1
42.7
5.7
19.0
29.9
15.3
21.8
70.4
51.0
9.4
23.7
14.7
6,625
2,614
1,092
628
264
159
485
753
12Mercury
Mercury
109.3
2026
35
200.7
83.9
31.5
19.9
7.3
3.3
28.9
65.2
44.4
7.8
24.1
32.2
18.3
23.3
78.2
55.6
6.9
24.6
13.8
7,025
2,935
1,101
698
256
114
483
646
13Fire
Fire
113.0
2026
34
202.9
86.7
30.3
20.9
7.4
3.7
30.8
68.0
45.3
10.2
29.0
35.2
14.9
18.4
80.5
56.9
7.7
22.6
15.3
6,900
2,948
1,030
710
253
125
521
749
14Sparks
Sparks
113.1
2026
34
200.7
88.3
31.1
22.1
7.6
3.1
32.0
68.9
46.4
8.9
26.8
33.3
15.4
19.8
78.0
56.9
7.6
23.5
14.8
6,825
3,003
1,058
750
260
107
502
677
15Tempo
Tempo
116.9
2026
33
200.8
87.6
31.2
20.1
7.0
3.2
30.4
67.8
44.8
10.0
28.2
35.5
16.9
20.7
81.8
57.0
8.2
23.0
14.6
6,625
2,892
1,029
664
232
105
482
708
StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1997 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
29
7
.806
2
Valkyries Valkyries
24
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.727
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.667
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.571
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.412
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Schedule
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10:00 PM
Wed
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@
10:00 PM
Fri
8/21
@
7:30 PM
Mon
8/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
8/26
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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71

Final

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TeamWLPCTGB
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Lynx Lynx - x
29
7
.806
2
24
9
.727
3.5
3
Aces Aces - x
24
12
.667
5.0
4
23
12
.657
5.5
5
21
13
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6
22
14
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20
14
.588
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20
15
.571
8.5
9
14
20
.412
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10
13
22
.371
15.5
11
13
22
.371
15.5
12
12
22
.353
16.0
13
10
23
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17.5
14
Sun Sun - e
8
25
.242
19.5
15
Storm Storm - e
7
30
.189
22.5

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