| 1997 Team Defensive Ratings | ||||
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| Team | Def. Rating | Rank | Def. Rating | Rank |
| Miami | 99.1 | 1 | 98.1 | 2 |
| New York | 99.4 | 2 | 98.9 | 3 |
| Atlanta | 100.1 | 3 | 99.2 | 4 |
| Chicago | 100.3 | 4 | 97.8 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 100.8 | 5 | 100.3 | 5 |
| Seattle | 100.9 | 6 | 100.5 | 6 |
| Portland | 101.5 | 7 | 101.2 | 9 |
| LA Lakers | 101.9 | 8 | 101.2 | 8 |
| Houston | 102.2 | 9 | 101.3 | 10 |
| Utah | 102.6 | 10 | 101.2 | 7 |
| Detroit | 102.7 | 11 | 102.4 | 11 |
| Indiana | 103.1 | 12 | 103.0 | 12 |
| Washington | 103.3 | 13 | 103.0 | 13 |
| Orlando | 104.0 | 14 | 104.1 | 14 |
| Minnesota | 105.2 | 15 | 105.4 | 15 |
| LA Clippers | 105.8 | 16 | 106.2 | 16 |
| Toronto | 106.0 | 17 | 106.2 | 17 |
| Dallas | 106.4 | 18 | 107.4 | 22 |
| Milwaukee | 106.8 | 19 | 107.3 | 21 |
| Phoenix | 106.8 | 20 | 106.8 | 19 |
| Sacramento | 106.9 | 21 | 107.2 | 20 |
| Charlotte | 106.9 | 22 | 106.5 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 107.5 | 23 | 108.6 | 23 |
| Denver | 109.0 | 24 | 110.5 | 26 |
| Philadelphia | 109.5 | 25 | 110.4 | 25 |
| Boston | 109.7 | 26 | 111.1 | 28 |
| Vancouver | 109.9 | 27 | 110.9 | 27 |
| Golden St. | 110.1 | 28 | 110.3 | 24 |
| San Antonio | 110.2 | 29 | 112.1 | 29 |