2025-26 NBA Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Jan. 17, 2026 4:29 a.m. ET

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Curious where each NBA team stands heading into today's action, in terms of their overall defensive stats? Multiple rankings are provided below.

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Thunder	107.7	103.7
2	Celtics	110.2	111.9
3	Rockets	110.7	110.6
4	Pistons	111.1	107.3
5	Suns	112	110
6	Raptors	112.3	110.4
7	Spurs	112.5	109.4
8	Warriors	113.2	110.4
9	Clippers	113.4	114.2
10	Nets	113.8	114.2
11	Timberwolves	114.5	109.5
12	Magic	114.9	111.6
13	Knicks	115.1	113.6
14	76ers	115.7	110.8
15	Bucks	115.8	113.8
16	Grizzlies	116.2	111.7
17	Hornets	116.7	115
18	Lakers	116.9	115.3
19	Mavericks	117	111.1
20	Nuggets	117.2	115.1
21	Cavaliers	117.4	112
22	Heat	117.8	110
23	Pacers	118.3	114
24	Trail Blazers	118.4	113.3
25	Hawks	118.9	112.8
26	Kings	120.6	116.2
27	Bulls	120.7	114.9
28	Pelicans	122.3	117.1
29	Wizards	124	118.3
30	Jazz	127.4	120.2

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	43.4	37.8	87.2
2	Pistons	44.2	37.7	85.3
3	Celtics	45	38.8	86.3
4	Spurs	45.9	41.2	89.7
4	Heat	45.9	43	93.7
6	Timberwolves	46	41.4	90
7	Rockets	46.2	40.4	87.6
7	Raptors	46.2	39.7	85.9
9	Mavericks	46.3	43.5	93.9
9	Grizzlies	46.3	42.2	91.1
11	76ers	46.5	42	90.3
12	Cavaliers	46.6	41.7	89.6
13	Knicks	46.9	40.9	87.2
13	Suns	46.9	40.3	86
13	Clippers	46.9	41.2	87.9
13	Bucks	46.9	41	87.4
17	Nuggets	47.1	42.8	91
17	Warriors	47.1	41.9	88.9
17	Trail Blazers	47.1	42.5	90.3
20	Bulls	47.4	44.3	93.4
21	Magic	47.5	41.8	88
21	Wizards	47.5	44.7	94.1
23	Hawks	47.7	43	90.3
24	Hornets	48	43.3	90.1
25	Pacers	48.3	42.8	88.5
26	Nets	48.5	41.7	86
27	Pelicans	48.6	44.5	91.5
28	Lakers	48.8	42.7	87.5
29	Kings	49.2	44.2	90
30	Jazz	49.3	45.6	92.4

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Mavericks	33	11.8	35.7
2	Pacers	33.8	11.4	33.8
3	76ers	34.3	12.4	36.1
3	Heat	34.3	13.8	40.3
5	Raptors	34.5	12.7	36.7
6	Kings	34.7	12.5	36.1
6	Suns	34.7	12.2	35.1
6	Warriors	34.7	12.3	35.4
9	Trail Blazers	35.1	12.7	36
10	Nuggets	35.2	13.3	37.7
11	Pistons	35.3	12.9	36.6
12	Hawks	35.4	13.2	37.3
12	Timberwolves	35.4	12.4	34.9
14	Rockets	35.6	12.6	35.5
15	Grizzlies	35.7	14.4	40.3
16	Spurs	35.9	13.4	37.3
17	Pelicans	36	14.8	41.2
17	Magic	36	11.9	33.1
19	Clippers	36.3	13.4	36.9
20	Wizards	36.5	14.3	39.2
21	Bulls	36.7	13.7	37.4
22	Bucks	36.9	14	38
22	Celtics	36.9	14.4	39
24	Nets	37	12.2	32.9
25	Lakers	37.3	13.7	36.7
26	Knicks	37.4	14.6	39.1
26	Thunder	37.4	14.4	38.5
28	Hornets	37.5	13.3	35.4
29	Jazz	37.6	15.7	41.7
30	Cavaliers	38.3	14	36.7

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Spurs	35.1	13.2	46.8
2	Bulls	35	15.8	45.4
3	Mavericks	34.7	15.3	44.6
3	Thunder	34.7	13.5	43.9
5	Grizzlies	34.6	15.9	46.4
6	Heat	34.4	16.4	45.3
7	Timberwolves	33.5	14	44.8
8	Hornets	33.3	14.4	45.4
9	Nuggets	33.1	13.9	42.9
10	Magic	32.9	13.5	44.8
10	Rockets	32.9	15.6	49.2
12	Pistons	32.6	15.1	46.3
12	Wizards	32.6	17.7	43.9
14	Cavaliers	32.4	14.6	44.3
15	Jazz	32.3	16.5	44.3
16	Knicks	32.2	14.3	45.8
17	Hawks	32	15.2	41.7
18	Celtics	31.9	15.2	44.6
19	Warriors	31.8	15.2	43.2
19	76ers	31.8	15.4	44.2
19	Pacers	31.8	15.7	42.8
22	Bucks	31.6	13.9	40.3
23	Trail Blazers	31.5	15.4	45.4
23	Raptors	31.5	14.8	43
25	Lakers	31.2	14.3	41.3
26	Pelicans	31.1	16.3	43.4
27	Clippers	30.8	15.5	40.2
28	Suns	30.6	15.4	43.5
29	Kings	30.4	16.6	40.7
30	Nets	29.2	14.6	40.3

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Pistons	23.2	16.5	1.41
2	Rockets	24.1	12.9	1.87
3	Raptors	24.4	15	1.63
3	Thunder	24.4	17.2	1.42
5	Suns	24.7	16.4	1.51
6	Pacers	25.1	13.5	1.85
7	Magic	25.2	14.4	1.75
8	Knicks	25.3	13.5	1.87
9	Timberwolves	25.6	14.3	1.79
9	Celtics	25.6	12.9	1.98
11	Clippers	25.9	12.9	2
12	Warriors	26.2	14.9	1.76
13	Spurs	26.3	13.1	2.01
14	Grizzlies	26.6	14.1	1.9
14	Mavericks	26.6	12.8	2.08
16	Trail Blazers	26.8	14.5	1.84
17	Heat	27	15.2	1.78
17	Bucks	27	13.2	2.03
19	Nuggets	27.2	11.6	2.34
20	Cavaliers	27.3	14.9	1.83
21	Nets	27.4	13.4	2.04
22	Kings	27.5	13.7	2.01
23	Lakers	27.6	14.3	1.93
24	76ers	27.7	14.5	1.9
24	Hornets	27.7	12.2	2.27
24	Bulls	27.7	12	2.31
27	Hawks	27.8	14.9	1.86
28	Pelicans	29	14	2.07
29	Wizards	29.1	12.2	2.39
30	Jazz	30.6	13	2.35