Best Defensive Starting Lineups

And here are the rankings of the defensive starting lineups in the NBA based on Defensive Efficiency:

Boston Celtics.............93.40
Los Angeles Clippers.......97.49
Houston Rockets............98.07
Dallas Mavericks...........98.29
Golden State Warriors.....100.19
Detroit Pistons...........101.09
Chicago Bulls.............102.35
Phoenix Suns..............103.30
Cleveland Cavaliers.......103.66
San Antonio Spurs.........103.71
Philadelphia 76ers........104.50
Los Angeles Lakers........104.54
New Orleans Hornets.......104.76
Orlando Magic.............105.04
Portland Trailblazers.....105.55
Atlanta Hawks.............105.64
Toronto Raptors...........105.97
New Jersey Nets...........108.02
Utah Jazz.................108.19
Miami Heat................108.73
Denver Nuggets............108.94
Sacramento Kings..........109.36
Charlotte Bobcats.........109.65
Seattle Supersonics.......110.36
Washington Wizards........110.41
Milwaukee Bucks...........110.97
Minnesota Timberwolves....111.67
Indiana Pacers............113.01
Memphis Grizzlies.........114.97
New York Knicks...........117.32

In this case, only nine teams are worse than the Nuggets on defense in their starting lineups. I can think of three things that would cause this: (1) Carmelo Anthony is playing, (2) Anthony Carter is playing, and (3)Eduardo Najera is not playing.

Next up are the +/- numbers for the starting lineups.