2024-25 NBA Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Jun. 22, 2025 4:28 p.m. ET

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Magic	105.5	106.8
2	Celtics	107.2	108.0
3	Thunder	107.6	104.7
4	Clippers	108.2	107.9
5	Timberwolves	109.3	108.6
6	Rockets	109.8	108.0
7	Heat	110.0	110.6
8	Warriors	110.5	108.9
9	Knicks	111.7	111.8
10	Lakers	112.2	111.4
10	Nets	112.2	112.8
12	Cavaliers	112.4	109.0
13	Bucks	113.0	110.9
14	Pistons	113.6	110.1
15	Trail Blazers	113.9	111.9
16	Hornets	114.2	113.8
17	Pacers	115.1	111.3
18	Raptors	115.2	111.7
19	Kings	115.3	113.5
20	Mavericks	115.4	113.0
21	76ers	115.8	115.2
22	Suns	116.6	116.2
23	Spurs	116.7	114.1
24	Nuggets	116.9	113.1
24	Grizzlies	116.9	110.0
26	Hawks	119.3	112.7
26	Pelicans	119.3	116.6
28	Bulls	119.4	112.5
29	Wizards	120.4	116.2
30	Jazz	121.2	117.7

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	43.6	37.9	87.0
2	Celtics	45.0	40.3	89.4
3	Cavaliers	45.4	41.2	90.9
4	Grizzlies	45.6	41.9	91.8
5	Bucks	45.7	41.6	91.1
6	Rockets	45.9	40.5	88.3
7	Timberwolves	46.0	40.5	88.0
8	Pistons	46.1	40.6	87.9
8	Clippers	46.1	39.5	85.8
10	Lakers	46.3	41.4	89.3
11	Warriors	46.5	40.4	86.9
12	Raptors	46.6	41.2	88.3
12	Nuggets	46.6	43.3	93.0
12	Heat	46.6	41.3	88.6
15	Bulls	46.7	44.4	95.0
15	Hornets	46.7	41.6	88.9
17	Magic	46.8	38.1	81.5
18	Mavericks	46.9	43.1	91.7
19	Trail Blazers	47.1	41.6	88.3
19	Wizards	47.1	43.7	92.8
21	Suns	47.3	42.6	90.1
22	Pacers	47.4	42.6	89.9
22	Kings	47.4	41.6	87.8
22	Spurs	47.4	43.8	92.5
22	Knicks	47.4	41.6	87.7
26	Jazz	48.0	44.6	93.0
26	Nets	48.0	40.5	84.3
28	Hawks	48.2	43.4	90.2
29	Pelicans	48.3	43.7	90.5
30	76ers	48.8	42.4	86.8

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#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	34.2	13.5	39.3
2	Bulls	34.4	13.6	39.6
3	Celtics	34.7	12.9	37.1
4	Raptors	34.9	13.2	37.7
5	Clippers	35.0	13.0	37.0
6	Bucks	35.3	13.9	39.4
6	Timberwolves	35.3	12.7	36.0
8	Hornets	35.5	14.2	40.0
8	Pacers	35.5	12.9	36.3
10	Lakers	35.6	13.6	38.1
11	Rockets	35.7	12.3	34.5
12	Jazz	35.8	14.9	41.5
13	Cavaliers	35.9	13.5	37.5
14	Heat	36.0	13.6	37.9
14	Grizzlies	36.0	14.2	39.4
16	Trail Blazers	36.1	12.7	35.2
17	Nets	36.2	12.9	35.7
18	Mavericks	36.3	12.9	35.4
18	Warriors	36.3	13.2	36.3
20	Wizards	36.4	14.3	39.2
21	Pelicans	36.5	14.6	40.1
21	Magic	36.5	11.4	31.4
21	Spurs	36.5	14.4	39.3
21	Nuggets	36.5	14.1	38.7
25	Pistons	36.6	13.6	37.2
26	Knicks	36.7	13.1	35.7
27	Suns	37.0	14.2	38.4
28	Hawks	37.7	14.3	37.8
29	76ers	37.8	14.2	37.6
30	Kings	38.1	14.5	38.2

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Bulls	35.8	14.8	45.9
2	Bucks	35.1	13.7	43.4
3	Nuggets	34.5	14.7	45.7
4	Grizzlies	34.4	15.0	47.3
5	Cavaliers	34.2	14.0	45.4
5	Thunder	34.2	15.0	44.8
7	Celtics	33.9	12.8	45.3
8	Rockets	33.8	13.7	48.5
9	Heat	33.7	12.9	43.4
10	Clippers	33.5	12.3	43.8
11	Pistons	33.4	14.6	44.8
11	Jazz	33.4	15.7	45.4
13	Kings	33.2	13.1	44.2
13	Timberwolves	33.2	13.5	44.3
15	Wizards	33.1	16.3	43.7
16	Mavericks	33.0	15.3	43.0
16	Hornets	33.0	13.6	45.2
18	Suns	32.9	14.0	42.5
19	Lakers	32.8	14.5	42.4
19	Warriors	32.8	12.8	45.4
21	Pacers	32.7	13.8	41.8
21	Spurs	32.7	15.8	43.7
23	Hawks	32.6	13.7	44.5
24	Raptors	32.5	14.8	45.1
25	Knicks	31.8	12.8	42.6
26	Pelicans	31.5	16.2	43.6
27	Trail Blazers	31.4	14.7	44.8
28	Magic	30.7	11.9	41.8
29	Nets	30.4	13.3	41.3
30	76ers	29.4	15.1	39.8

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Magic	22.8	15.4	1.48
2	Rockets	23.5	13.6	1.73
3	Celtics	24.0	12.0	2.00
4	Thunder	24.6	16.3	1.51
5	Pistons	24.8	14.2	1.75
5	Timberwolves	24.8	13.8	1.79
7	Knicks	25.2	13.8	1.82
8	Cavaliers	25.6	13.5	1.89
9	Clippers	25.7	14.4	1.79
10	Raptors	25.9	14.2	1.83
10	Warriors	25.9	14.9	1.73
12	Pacers	26.0	14.2	1.83
13	Trail Blazers	26.2	14.5	1.81
14	Bucks	26.4	12.0	2.19
15	Heat	26.5	12.8	2.07
16	Hornets	26.8	12.4	2.15
17	Grizzlies	27.0	14.6	1.86
17	Kings	27.0	13.1	2.06
19	Mavericks	27.1	12.6	2.15
19	Nets	27.1	14.1	1.91
21	Lakers	27.3	13.0	2.10
21	Suns	27.3	11.5	2.36
23	Spurs	28.0	12.8	2.18
24	Hawks	28.2	15.2	1.85
25	76ers	28.3	15.2	1.86
26	Wizards	28.5	12.4	2.30
27	Pelicans	28.6	13.1	2.19
28	Bulls	28.9	11.8	2.46
29	Nuggets	29.0	12.4	2.35
30	Jazz	29.6	11.3	2.63