Between April 18, 1985 and April 18, 2025, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 94.8 rating in 2003-04.
Between April 18, 1985 and April 18, 2025, the San Antonio Spurs have the best defensive rating by a team in a season, with a 94.8 rating in 2003-04.
| TEAM | DRTG | SEASON | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spurs | 94.8 | 2003-04 | 82 | 240.9 | 91.5 | 45.1 | 20.4 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 34.7 | 78.5 | 44.2 | 5.0 | 13.9 | 35.8 | 17.2 | 25.2 | 68.1 | 51.1 | 12.5 | 32.5 | 14.1 | 19,755 | 7,501 | 3,698 | 1,676 | 661 | 537 | 1,155 | 1,667 |
| Spurs | 95.8 | 1998-99 | 50 | 241.5 | 92.8 | 44.0 | 22.0 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 34.8 | 76.2 | 45.6 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 33.0 | 19.8 | 28.3 | 69.8 | 52.3 | 12.3 | 31.7 | 14.3 | 12,075 | 4,640 | 2,198 | 1,101 | 421 | 351 | 717 | 1,010 |
 | Pistons | 96.5 | 2003-04 | 82 | 241.2 | 90.1 | 42.8 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 33.5 | 77.0 | 43.5 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 34.4 | 19.0 | 25.3 | 75.3 | 51.1 | 12.4 | 30.4 | 14.4 | 19,780 | 7,388 | 3,506 | 1,702 | 659 | 570 | 1,179 | 1,664 |
 | Magic | 98.0 | 1998-99 | 50 | 241.0 | 89.5 | 42.7 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 33.7 | 78.9 | 42.8 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 33.0 | 17.5 | 25.0 | 70.0 | 49.8 | 13.8 | 28.9 | 16.0 | 12,050 | 4,473 | 2,133 | 1,067 | 496 | 213 | 798 | 935 |
 | Hawks | 98.1 | 1998-99 | 50 | 241.5 | 86.3 | 43.5 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 30.8 | 75.2 | 40.9 | 3.9 | 12.9 | 30.6 | 20.8 | 28.4 | 73.1 | 49.2 | 13.5 | 30.0 | 14.1 | 12,075 | 4,315 | 2,175 | 782 | 346 | 260 | 706 | 987 |
 | Pacers | 98.2 | 2003-04 | 82 | 241.5 | 91.4 | 41.7 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 33.6 | 77.1 | 43.5 | 5.5 | 15.6 | 35.1 | 18.8 | 24.6 | 76.4 | 52.0 | 11.8 | 29.9 | 13.5 | 19,805 | 7,493 | 3,417 | 1,774 | 726 | 411 | 1,108 | 1,709 |
 | Knicks | 98.3 | 1998-99 | 50 | 242.0 | 86.4 | 41.2 | 19.3 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 32.2 | 74.1 | 43.5 | 4.2 | 11.8 | 35.3 | 17.8 | 24.4 | 73.2 | 50.9 | 11.0 | 30.2 | 15.5 | 12,100 | 4,320 | 2,061 | 963 | 395 | 262 | 775 | 1,140 |
 | Trail Blazers | 98.4 | 1998-99 | 50 | 243.5 | 94.8 | 44.3 | 21.5 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 34.9 | 79.1 | 44.2 | 4.9 | 13.5 | 36.4 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 74.3 | 52.1 | 12.9 | 31.4 | 14.9 | 12,175 | 4,742 | 2,216 | 1,073 | 411 | 290 | 744 | 1,126 |
 | Suns | 98.6 | 2000-01 | 82 | 241.5 | 94.0 | 42.7 | 23.2 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 35.9 | 82.4 | 43.6 | 4.0 | 12.9 | 31.5 | 18.2 | 24.1 | 75.5 | 50.6 | 11.8 | 30.8 | 14.7 | 19,805 | 7,710 | 3,499 | 1,905 | 775 | 429 | 1,209 | 1,864 |
 | 76ers | 98.6 | 1998-99 | 50 | 243.0 | 89.7 | 43.1 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 33.1 | 77.7 | 42.6 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 26.4 | 21.5 | 29.7 | 72.2 | 49.4 | 14.6 | 28.6 | 15.6 | 12,150 | 4,483 | 2,157 | 934 | 542 | 271 | 781 | 1,152 |
| Spurs | 98.6 | 2000-01 | 82 | 241.8 | 96.2 | 44.1 | 21.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 35.2 | 76.4 | 46.1 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 40.7 | 20.4 | 28.5 | 71.5 | 54.1 | 11.0 | 33.1 | 13.4 | 19,830 | 7,886 | 3,614 | 1,778 | 568 | 576 | 1,099 | 1,551 |
 | Nets | 98.7 | 2002-03 | 82 | 240.9 | 95.4 | 42.9 | 23.0 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 35.4 | 80.3 | 44.1 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 33.2 | 20.3 | 26.8 | 75.7 | 51.8 | 12.1 | 30.8 | 14.4 | 19,755 | 7,820 | 3,519 | 1,887 | 717 | 374 | 1,184 | 1,772 |
 | Lakers | 98.7 | 1999-00 | 82 | 241.5 | 100.8 | 47.0 | 23.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 38.3 | 83.4 | 45.9 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 32.9 | 20.1 | 28.9 | 69.6 | 52.5 | 13.6 | 33.4 | 13.5 | 19,805 | 8,267 | 3,855 | 1,921 | 613 | 534 | 1,106 | 1,841 |
| Knicks | 98.8 | 1993-94 | 82 | 240.9 | 98.5 | 45.3 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 37.8 | 82.1 | 46.0 | 3.9 | 11.1 | 34.8 | 19.1 | 25.6 | 74.6 | 52.7 | 14.3 | 31.0 | 16.2 | 19,755 | 8,076 | 3,717 | 2,067 | 752 | 385 | 1,329 | 2,001 |
| Nets | 98.9 | 2003-04 | 82 | 240.3 | 90.3 | 40.7 | 24.5 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 34.3 | 77.7 | 44.1 | 4.6 | 13.7 | 33.6 | 17.0 | 22.6 | 75.3 | 51.5 | 10.5 | 30.2 | 14.1 | 19,705 | 7,401 | 3,335 | 2,009 | 709 | 322 | 1,157 | 1,722 |
 | Bulls | 99.0 | 2011-12 | 66 | 241.5 | 96.3 | 46.7 | 23.1 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 37.4 | 82.8 | 45.2 | 6.3 | 16.9 | 37.5 | 15.2 | 21.1 | 72.2 | 52.3 | 13.9 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 15,940 | 6,359 | 3,080 | 1,527 | 456 | 388 | 887 | 1,139 |
 | Jazz | 99.1 | 1998-99 | 50 | 243.5 | 93.3 | 41.3 | 24.1 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 33.7 | 72.4 | 46.5 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 36.1 | 23.2 | 30.2 | 76.7 | 54.5 | 11.1 | 30.2 | 15.7 | 12,175 | 4,666 | 2,063 | 1,204 | 398 | 276 | 786 | 1,133 |
| Knicks | 99.1 | 2000-01 | 82 | 242.7 | 88.7 | 40.2 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 33.6 | 75.6 | 44.4 | 4.8 | 13.6 | 35.1 | 16.8 | 21.1 | 79.6 | 52.3 | 9.4 | 30.8 | 13.8 | 19,905 | 7,275 | 3,297 | 1,520 | 545 | 346 | 1,132 | 1,863 |
 | Heat | 99.2 | 2000-01 | 82 | 242.4 | 88.9 | 39.6 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 32.9 | 76.3 | 43.0 | 5.8 | 16.9 | 34.5 | 17.4 | 22.9 | 75.9 | 51.5 | 9.9 | 29.7 | 13.1 | 19,880 | 7,289 | 3,248 | 1,630 | 633 | 304 | 1,076 | 1,726 |
 | Celtics | 99.2 | 2011-12 | 66 | 241.5 | 91.8 | 38.8 | 23.6 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 35.5 | 77.1 | 46.0 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 36.7 | 15.4 | 19.8 | 77.8 | 53.5 | 7.7 | 31.1 | 14.1 | 15,940 | 6,062 | 2,560 | 1,557 | 498 | 362 | 929 | 1,315 |
| Spurs | 99.2 | 1999-00 | 82 | 242.1 | 96.2 | 43.8 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 36.0 | 78.0 | 46.2 | 4.0 | 10.8 | 37.4 | 20.1 | 27.0 | 74.6 | 53.5 | 11.3 | 32.5 | 14.4 | 19,855 | 7,886 | 3,593 | 1,819 | 614 | 551 | 1,183 | 1,716 |
| Spurs | 99.5 | 2015-16 | 82 | 240.3 | 103.5 | 43.9 | 24.5 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 40.1 | 82.9 | 48.4 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 37.5 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 80.3 | 56.4 | 9.4 | 34.5 | 12.5 | 19,705 | 8,490 | 3,601 | 2,010 | 677 | 485 | 1,028 | 1,433 |
| Spurs | 99.6 | 2004-05 | 82 | 241.5 | 96.2 | 42.4 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 35.6 | 78.7 | 45.3 | 6.2 | 17.0 | 36.3 | 18.7 | 25.9 | 72.4 | 53.4 | 12.0 | 30.4 | 13.0 | 19,805 | 7,888 | 3,476 | 1,771 | 613 | 543 | 1,068 | 1,717 |
| Suns | 99.6 | 1999-00 | 82 | 241.5 | 98.9 | 43.7 | 25.6 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 37.7 | 82.6 | 45.7 | 5.6 | 15.2 | 36.8 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 75.9 | 53.2 | 12.5 | 31.2 | 16.2 | 19,805 | 8,111 | 3,580 | 2,098 | 744 | 433 | 1,331 | 1,973 |
| 76ers | 99.6 | 2000-01 | 82 | 242.1 | 94.7 | 44.8 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 35.4 | 79.1 | 44.7 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 32.6 | 20.7 | 27.8 | 74.5 | 51.8 | 13.1 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 19,855 | 7,763 | 3,675 | 1,692 | 690 | 408 | 1,231 | 1,673 |
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