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What every NBA defense allows to each position this season, softest first: the top rows are the matchups players at that position like most, the bottom rows the toughest. Each team links to its page. Updated November 9, 2026.
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Defense vs point guards
| # | Defense | Points allowed | Rebounds allowed | Assists allowed | 3-pointers allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Memphis Grizzlies |
43.5 30th | 9.0 26th | 9.9 24th | 5.5 28th |
| 2 |  Phoenix Suns |
41.5 29th | 9.4 28th | 8.9 16th | 5.8 29th |
| 3 |  Los Angeles Lakers |
41.0 28th | 8.3 24th | 12.5 29th | 6.3 30th |
| 4 |  Utah Jazz |
40.1 27th | 9.0 27th | 10.9 26th | 4.4 24th |
| 5 |  New Orleans Pelicans |
37.4 26th | 4.7 5th | 12.0 28th | 4.3 23rd |
| 6 |  Portland Trail Blazers |
35.7 25th | 6.9 18th | 7.6 9th | 3.6 14th |
| 7 |  Dallas Mavericks |
34.9 24th | 7.9 23rd | 9.5 21st | 3.8 19th |
| 8 |  Golden State Warriors |
33.9 23rd | 7.2 19th | 10.3 25th | 4.3 22nd |
| 9 |  Denver Nuggets |
33.5 21st | 8.3 25th | 12.8 30th | 5.5 27th |
| 10 |  Miami Heat |
33.5 22nd | 6.4 14th | 8.9 17th | 4.8 25th |
| 11 |  Sacramento Kings |
33.3 20th | 7.7 21st | 11.7 27th | 3.9 20th |
| 12 |  Cleveland Cavaliers |
32.3 18th | 6.1 11th | 8.6 13th | 3.6 15th |
| 13 |  LA Clippers |
32.0 17th | 6.4 15th | 8.6 12th | 3.4 12th |
| 14 |  Chicago Bulls |
30.7 16th | 4.2 3rd | 9.2 19th | 5.1 26th |
| 15 |  San Antonio Spurs |
28.6 15th | 7.7 22nd | 7.8 10th | 3.7 18th |
| 16 |  Oklahoma City Thunder |
27.4 14th | 9.7 29th | 8.8 15th | 4.0 21st |
| 17 |  Charlotte Hornets |
27.3 13th | 6.5 16th | 8.8 14th | 3.7 17th |
| 18 |  Houston Rockets |
26.3 12th | 5.3 8th | 7.3 8th | 3.4 11th |
| 19 |  Toronto Raptors |
24.1 11th | 7.3 20th | 9.0 18th | 3.1 9th |
| 20 |  Milwaukee Bucks |
23.2 10th | 5.0 7th | 9.3 20th | 3.5 13th |
| 21 |  Philadelphia 76ers |
23.2 9th | 6.8 17th | 8.5 11th | 2.5 5th |
| 22 |  Orlando Magic |
23.0 8th | 6.2 13th | 9.8 23rd | 3.1 8th |
| 23 |  Detroit Pistons |
22.3 6th | 3.4 1st | 6.0 1st | 2.0 3rd |
| 24 |  New York Knicks |
22.3 7th | 6.1 12th | 6.4 4th | 3.3 10th |
| 25 |  Brooklyn Nets |
21.3 5th | 5.6 9th | 7.2 7th | 2.9 6th |
| 26 |  Boston Celtics |
19.5 4th | 5.6 10th | 6.2 2nd | 2.2 4th |
| 27 |  Washington Wizards |
18.9 3rd | 4.8 6th | 6.6 5th | 1.7 2nd |
| 28 |  Indiana Pacers |
18.8 2nd | 4.4 4th | 6.3 3rd | 3.0 7th |
| 29 |  Atlanta Hawks |
17.8 1st | 3.8 2nd | 6.8 6th | 1.7 1st |
A game, to opposing point guards, softest first. Small numbers are ranks of 30: 1st allows the fewest. Tap a column to sort.
Defense vs shooting guards
| # | Defense | Points allowed | Rebounds allowed | Assists allowed | 3-pointers allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Wizards |
34.7 30th | 10.7 30th | 10.3 30th | 5.3 30th |
| 2 | Miami Heat |
33.8 29th | 8.6 25th | 7.1 24th | 5.1 29th |
| 3 | LA Clippers |
33.7 28th | 9.7 28th | 8.8 29th | 4.3 22nd |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors |
32.2 27th | 7.4 21st | 7.1 25th | 4.3 23rd |
| 5 | Houston Rockets |
29.5 26th | 7.0 14th | 6.2 18th | 4.3 20th |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks |
29.3 25th | 10.3 29th | 7.2 26th | 4.7 26th |
| 7 | Orlando Magic |
28.8 24th | 7.4 20th | 5.3 12th | 4.8 27th |
| 8 | Brooklyn Nets |
28.8 23rd | 7.1 18th | 7.5 27th | 4.9 28th |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers |
27.1 21st | 9.0 26th | 8.3 28th | 4.5 25th |
| 10 | New York Knicks |
27.1 22nd | 6.7 10th | 5.0 8th | 4.0 16th |
| 11 | Atlanta Hawks |
26.8 20th | 6.2 8th | 6.5 22nd | 4.4 24th |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls |
26.4 19th | 9.2 27th | 6.4 21st | 4.1 19th |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
25.8 18th | 8.3 23rd | 7.0 23rd | 3.9 14th |
| 14 | Utah Jazz |
23.8 17th | 6.6 9th | 3.9 2nd | 2.2 1st |
| 15 | New Orleans Pelicans |
23.4 16th | 6.1 6th | 4.2 4th | 2.9 7th |
| 16 | Memphis Grizzlies |
23.3 15th | 7.0 15th | 4.8 7th | 2.5 5th |
| 17 | Philadelphia 76ers |
23.1 14th | 7.8 22nd | 6.4 20th | 2.7 6th |
| 18 | Sacramento Kings |
23.0 13th | 6.1 7th | 6.2 19th | 4.0 18th |
| 19 | Charlotte Hornets |
22.6 12th | 6.8 11th | 5.2 9th | 4.0 15th |
| 20 | Golden State Warriors |
22.5 10th | 6.8 12th | 5.7 15th | 3.3 11th |
| 21 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.5 11th | 6.8 13th | 5.2 10th | 4.3 21st |
| 22 | Denver Nuggets |
20.9 8th | 7.4 19th | 6.0 17th | 2.4 3rd |
| 23 | Detroit Pistons |
20.8 7th | 4.8 2nd | 4.6 5th | 3.3 12th |
| 24 | San Antonio Spurs |
20.6 6th | 8.4 24th | 5.8 16th | 3.2 10th |
| 25 | Los Angeles Lakers |
20.5 5th | 7.1 16th | 4.1 3rd | 3.2 8th |
| 26 | Portland Trail Blazers |
20.3 4th | 4.7 1st | 4.6 6th | 2.4 4th |
| 27 | Boston Celtics |
20.0 3rd | 5.6 5th | 5.7 14th | 3.5 13th |
| 28 | Phoenix Suns |
18.1 2nd | 4.9 3rd | 2.9 1st | 4.0 17th |
| 29 | Dallas Mavericks |
16.4 1st | 5.3 4th | 5.3 11th | 2.3 2nd |
A game, to opposing shooting guards, softest first. Small numbers are ranks of 30: 1st allows the fewest. Tap a column to sort.
Defense vs small forwards
| # | Defense | Points allowed | Rebounds allowed | Assists allowed | 3-pointers allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Magic |
39.0 30th | 11.9 22nd | 7.4 28th | 3.9 24th |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls |
38.6 29th | 16.0 30th | 8.0 30th | 3.7 22nd |
| 3 | Boston Celtics |
37.2 28th | 15.9 29th | 8.0 29th | 6.2 30th |
| 4 | Washington Wizards |
36.3 27th | 13.6 27th | 6.2 22nd | 3.5 20th |
| 5 | Denver Nuggets |
34.1 26th | 9.5 10th | 6.8 25th | 4.1 27th |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons |
32.1 25th | 12.1 24th | 5.7 20th | 4.8 29th |
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers |
31.5 24th | 13.6 28th | 5.1 15th | 4.1 26th |
| 8 | New York Knicks |
31.3 23rd | 13.1 26th | 7.3 27th | 4.2 28th |
| 9 | Brooklyn Nets |
31.0 22nd | 11.1 15th | 6.2 21st | 4.0 25th |
| 10 | Milwaukee Bucks |
30.3 21st | 10.5 12th | 4.5 7th | 3.6 21st |
| 11 | Indiana Pacers |
29.5 20th | 11.8 21st | 5.3 17th | 3.8 23rd |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors |
28.0 19th | 11.1 16th | 5.5 19th | 3.5 19th |
| 13 | Toronto Raptors |
27.9 18th | 8.8 5th | 4.7 12th | 3.0 11th |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks |
27.4 17th | 10.8 14th | 4.8 13th | 2.7 7th |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
27.3 16th | 11.3 19th | 5.3 18th | 3.3 15th |
| 16 | Sacramento Kings |
26.0 15th | 11.2 18th | 6.3 24th | 3.1 12th |
| 17 | LA Clippers |
25.8 14th | 7.0 1st | 4.3 6th | 3.3 16th |
| 18 | Houston Rockets |
25.3 13th | 10.0 11th | 4.7 11th | 2.6 5th |
| 19 | Utah Jazz |
24.3 12th | 11.6 20th | 4.6 10th | 3.1 13th |
| 20 | Miami Heat |
24.2 11th | 10.6 13th | 6.2 23rd | 3.3 17th |
| 21 | San Antonio Spurs |
23.9 10th | 8.4 3rd | 4.6 9th | 3.2 14th |
| 22 | Los Angeles Lakers |
23.8 9th | 9.5 9th | 5.2 16th | 2.9 10th |
| 23 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
23.4 8th | 12.3 25th | 4.6 8th | 2.9 9th |
| 24 | Phoenix Suns |
22.9 7th | 11.9 23rd | 7.3 26th | 2.5 4th |
| 25 | Charlotte Hornets |
22.4 6th | 9.1 7th | 3.5 2nd | 3.5 18th |
| 26 | Portland Trail Blazers |
21.7 5th | 11.1 17th | 5.0 14th | 2.9 8th |
| 27 | Memphis Grizzlies |
19.9 3rd | 8.4 4th | 3.9 4th | 2.7 6th |
| 28 | New Orleans Pelicans |
18.5 2nd | 8.3 2nd | 3.9 5th | 2.1 3rd |
| 29 | Dallas Mavericks |
17.3 1st | 9.4 8th | 3.6 3rd | 2.0 1st |
A game, to opposing small forwards, softest first. Small numbers are ranks of 30: 1st allows the fewest. Tap a column to sort.
Defense vs power forwards
| # | Defense | Points allowed | Rebounds allowed | Assists allowed | 3-pointers allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks |
30.0 30th | 16.0 30th | 6.7 30th | 2.6 26th |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks |
27.3 29th | 9.0 14th | 3.9 19th | 3.1 29th |
| 3 | Charlotte Hornets |
24.5 27th | 9.6 21st | 6.0 28th | 2.4 22nd |
| 4 | Milwaukee Bucks |
24.5 28th | 10.8 25th | 4.3 24th | 3.3 30th |
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers |
23.1 26th | 12.3 29th | 2.9 7th | 1.7 10th |
| 6 | Brooklyn Nets |
23.0 25th | 10.8 26th | 4.5 25th | 2.3 21st |
| 7 | New Orleans Pelicans |
22.8 24th | 11.1 27th | 3.8 17th | 2.5 25th |
| 8 | Utah Jazz |
22.8 23rd | 9.2 17th | 2.3 3rd | 2.7 27th |
| 9 | Sacramento Kings |
22.0 22nd | 7.6 10th | 2.5 4th | 2.4 23rd |
| 10 | Memphis Grizzlies |
20.9 21st | 10.6 24th | 3.3 11th | 1.8 12th |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets |
20.6 20th | 6.6 2nd | 4.1 23rd | 2.9 28th |
| 12 | Indiana Pacers |
20.2 18th | 9.5 19th | 4.1 21st | 2.1 19th |
| 13 | Miami Heat |
20.0 17th | 10.2 23rd | 6.6 29th | 2.5 24th |
| 14 | Toronto Raptors |
19.3 16th | 7.2 4th | 2.8 6th | 1.8 15th |
| 15 | Golden State Warriors |
18.4 15th | 9.3 18th | 3.8 16th | 1.9 16th |
| 16 | San Antonio Spurs |
17.0 14th | 7.4 9th | 2.6 5th | 1.8 13th |
| 17 | Orlando Magic |
16.9 13th | 9.0 15th | 5.6 27th | 1.6 8th |
| 18 | Phoenix Suns |
16.8 12th | 7.7 11th | 3.7 15th | 1.7 11th |
| 19 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
16.6 11th | 7.3 5th | 3.0 8th | 1.9 17th |
| 20 | LA Clippers |
16.3 10th | 9.9 22nd | 3.4 12th | 0.9 1st |
| 21 | Boston Celtics |
15.9 9th | 8.8 13th | 1.9 2nd | 2.1 20th |
| 22 | Detroit Pistons |
15.0 8th | 11.3 28th | 4.0 20th | 1.3 4th |
| 23 | Los Angeles Lakers |
14.9 7th | 7.0 3rd | 3.6 14th | 1.9 18th |
| 24 | Portland Trail Blazers |
14.7 5th | 7.3 7th | 3.2 10th | 1.6 7th |
| 25 | Chicago Bulls |
14.7 6th | 7.4 8th | 3.9 18th | 1.4 6th |
| 26 | New York Knicks |
13.4 4th | 8.3 12th | 3.5 13th | 1.1 2nd |
| 27 | Houston Rockets |
12.9 3rd | 7.3 6th | 4.7 26th | 1.3 5th |
| 28 | Washington Wizards |
12.1 2nd | 9.1 16th | 1.9 1st | 1.6 9th |
| 29 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
11.9 1st | 6.6 1st | 3.1 9th | 1.1 3rd |
A game, to opposing power forwards, softest first. Small numbers are ranks of 30: 1st allows the fewest. Tap a column to sort.
Defense vs centers
| # | Defense | Points allowed | Rebounds allowed | Assists allowed | 3-pointers allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks |
24.6 30th | 16.1 29th | 4.8 29th | 0.8 9th |
| 2 | Phoenix Suns |
23.5 29th | 14.8 27th | 4.0 24th | 1.3 26th |
| 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
23.1 28th | 17.1 30th | 3.4 15th | 2.0 30th |
| 4 | Atlanta Hawks |
23.0 27th | 12.6 18th | 5.1 30th | 0.8 14th |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls |
22.2 26th | 14.3 26th | 3.0 13th | 0.9 15th |
| 6 | Sacramento Kings |
21.4 24th | 11.4 13th | 2.1 2nd | 1.1 21st |
| 7 | Portland Trail Blazers |
21.4 25th | 11.1 11th | 3.4 16th | 1.4 28th |
| 8 | Indiana Pacers |
20.2 23rd | 13.5 23rd | 3.8 22nd | 0.8 11th |
| 9 | San Antonio Spurs |
19.7 22nd | 12.7 19th | 4.3 28th | 0.6 5th |
| 10 | New Orleans Pelicans |
18.7 21st | 13.5 24th | 3.9 23rd | 0.8 12th |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets |
18.1 20th | 10.9 10th | 3.8 21st | 1.4 27th |
| 12 | LA Clippers |
17.8 19th | 12.8 20th | 3.6 18th | 0.8 8th |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks |
17.5 18th | 13.1 22nd | 4.1 25th | 0.6 3rd |
| 14 | Brooklyn Nets |
17.4 17th | 9.2 3rd | 3.5 17th | 1.2 23rd |
| 15 | Utah Jazz |
17.2 16th | 12.8 21st | 3.0 14th | 1.0 20th |
| 16 | Houston Rockets |
16.8 15th | 12.2 15th | 2.3 3rd | 0.8 10th |
| 17 | Orlando Magic |
16.7 14th | 11.2 12th | 3.8 19th | 0.3 1st |
| 18 | Detroit Pistons |
16.2 12th | 13.8 25th | 2.7 6th | 0.7 7th |
| 19 | Los Angeles Lakers |
15.7 11th | 10.3 8th | 1.8 1st | 1.0 18th |
| 20 | Toronto Raptors |
15.4 10th | 12.6 16th | 2.9 11th | 0.4 2nd |
| 21 | Miami Heat |
15.4 9th | 11.7 14th | 2.4 4th | 1.5 29th |
| 22 | Denver Nuggets |
15.0 8th | 15.0 28th | 2.9 10th | 0.6 6th |
| 23 | Boston Celtics |
14.9 7th | 9.4 5th | 3.8 20th | 1.2 24th |
| 24 | Golden State Warriors |
14.5 6th | 10.1 7th | 2.9 12th | 0.6 4th |
| 25 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
14.3 5th | 8.7 2nd | 2.8 9th | 0.8 13th |
| 26 | Washington Wizards |
14.1 4th | 12.6 17th | 2.7 7th | 1.2 25th |
| 27 | Memphis Grizzlies |
14.0 3rd | 10.7 9th | 4.1 26th | 0.9 16th |
| 28 | Philadelphia 76ers |
13.4 2nd | 10.1 6th | 2.6 5th | 0.9 17th |
| 29 | New York Knicks |
13.0 1st | 8.4 1st | 4.3 27th | 1.1 22nd |
A game, to opposing centers, softest first. Small numbers are ranks of 30: 1st allows the fewest. Tap a column to sort.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which NBA team allows the most points to point guards?
The Memphis Grizzlies, at 43.5 a game. The Atlanta Hawks allow the fewest, 17.8.
Which NBA team allows the most points to shooting guards?
The Washington Wizards, at 34.7 a game. The Dallas Mavericks allow the fewest, 16.4.
Which NBA team allows the most points to small forwards?
The Orlando Magic, at 39.0 a game. The Dallas Mavericks allow the fewest, 17.3.
Which NBA team allows the most points to power forwards?
The Atlanta Hawks, at 30.0 a game. The Cleveland Cavaliers allow the fewest, 11.9.
Which NBA team allows the most points to centers?
The Milwaukee Bucks, at 24.6 a game. The New York Knicks allow the fewest, 13.0.