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

Updated Feb. 6, 2026 4:29 p.m. ET

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Each NBA team's rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided here, if you want to know where everyone is ranked heading into today's action.

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Thunder	107.9	104.4
2	Celtics	108.6	110.3
3	Rockets	110.1	109.9
4	Pistons	110.3	106.9
5	Suns	111.4	110.2
6	Spurs	112	109
7	Knicks	112.1	110.9
8	Raptors	112.4	110.4
9	Clippers	113.1	114.1
10	Warriors	113.6	110.5
11	Hornets	113.9	113.2
12	Timberwolves	114.8	109.8
13	Nets	115	115.8
14	76ers	115.4	111.3
15	Magic	115.5	112.3
16	Cavaliers	115.8	110.8
17	Bucks	116.1	114.4
18	Nuggets	116.2	115.1
18	Lakers	116.2	114.7
20	Mavericks	116.8	111.2
21	Grizzlies	117	112.4
22	Heat	118	110.1
23	Trail Blazers	118.1	113.5
24	Hawks	118.3	112.5
25	Pacers	118.7	114.3
26	Bulls	120.2	114.9
27	Kings	120.5	117
28	Pelicans	121	116.2
29	Wizards	122.6	117.5
30	Jazz	126.8	120.3

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	43.2	38.1	88.2
2	Celtics	44.3	38.4	86.7
2	Pistons	44.3	37.6	84.8
4	Spurs	45.6	41.1	90.2
5	Rockets	45.9	40.5	88.3
6	Knicks	46	39.8	86.6
6	Heat	46	43	93.5
8	Raptors	46.2	39.9	86.4
8	Timberwolves	46.2	41.5	89.8
10	Mavericks	46.3	43.5	94.1
11	Cavaliers	46.4	41.4	89.4
12	Grizzlies	46.5	42.5	91.4
13	Bucks	46.6	41.2	88.4
14	Clippers	46.7	41	87.9
15	Suns	46.8	40.2	85.9
15	Nuggets	46.8	42.4	90.6
17	Warriors	47	41.8	88.8
18	76ers	47.1	42.1	89.4
19	Hornets	47.3	42.3	89.4
19	Trail Blazers	47.3	42.9	90.6
21	Hawks	47.6	43.1	90.5
21	Bulls	47.6	44.3	93.1
21	Wizards	47.6	44.1	92.8
24	Magic	48.1	42	87.3
25	Pelicans	48.2	43.9	91.1
26	Pacers	48.4	43	88.8
27	Lakers	48.6	42.8	88
28	Jazz	49.2	45.2	91.8
28	Kings	49.2	44.1	89.6
30	Nets	49.4	42.3	85.6

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Mavericks	33.7	12.1	35.7
2	Raptors	34.4	12.8	37.2
3	Suns	34.6	12.4	35.7
3	Pacers	34.6	11.4	32.9
5	Pistons	34.8	12.6	36.2
6	Rockets	34.9	12.3	35.4
7	Heat	35	14	40
8	Nuggets	35.1	13.2	37.5
9	76ers	35.4	12.8	36
9	Warriors	35.4	12.7	35.8
11	Hawks	35.5	13.1	36.9
11	Timberwolves	35.5	12.4	35
13	Kings	35.7	12.8	35.9
14	Trail Blazers	35.8	12.9	36.1
14	Grizzlies	35.8	14.3	39.9
16	Pelicans	35.9	14.8	41.3
17	Knicks	36.1	13.9	38.6
17	Spurs	36.1	13.1	36.4
17	Celtics	36.1	14	38.9
20	Magic	36.2	12	33
21	Wizards	36.3	13.7	37.9
22	Hornets	36.6	13.1	35.9
23	Lakers	36.7	13.6	37
24	Clippers	37	13.7	37.1
24	Bucks	37	14.3	38.7
26	Thunder	37.2	14.4	38.8
26	Bulls	37.2	13.9	37.5
28	Cavaliers	37.3	13.9	37.2
29	Jazz	37.5	15.7	41.8
30	Nets	37.7	12.4	32.9

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Spurs	35.2	13.4	46.5
2	Mavericks	35	15.1	45.1
3	Bulls	34.9	15.2	45.1
4	Heat	34.8	15.5	46.6
5	Thunder	34.6	14.2	43.7
6	Grizzlies	33.8	16.3	45.8
7	Hornets	33.7	14.2	46
8	Timberwolves	33.6	14.3	44.9
9	Nuggets	33.1	14.4	42.6
10	Knicks	33	14	46.5
11	Rockets	32.9	16.1	49
12	Pistons	32.6	14.8	45.7
13	Celtics	32.5	15.4	45.3
13	Cavaliers	32.5	13.9	44.7
15	Hawks	32.3	15.2	42.4
15	Bucks	32.3	14.3	40.9
17	Pacers	32.2	15.3	42.8
17	Magic	32.2	13.5	43.6
19	Jazz	32	15.9	43.8
19	Wizards	32	17.1	43.8
21	Warriors	31.8	15.6	42.8
22	Trail Blazers	31.7	15.6	45.7
23	Raptors	31.6	14.6	42.9
24	Lakers	31.4	14.5	41.3
25	Clippers	31.3	14.9	40.8
26	Pelicans	31.2	16.4	43.7
26	76ers	31.2	15.7	43.5
28	Kings	30.4	16.2	41.1
29	Suns	30.3	16	43
30	Nets	29.3	14.2	40.4

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Pistons	23	16.6	1.39
2	Rockets	24.5	13	1.88
3	Knicks	24.6	13.8	1.78
3	Raptors	24.6	14.9	1.65
5	Thunder	24.9	16.4	1.51
6	Suns	25	16.3	1.54
7	Celtics	25.1	12.7	1.97
8	Pacers	25.4	13.3	1.91
9	Magic	25.6	14.4	1.78
10	Timberwolves	26.2	14.2	1.85
11	Spurs	26.3	12.9	2.03
11	Clippers	26.3	12.6	2.08
13	Warriors	26.6	15.4	1.73
14	Cavaliers	26.7	15.1	1.77
14	Nuggets	26.7	11.4	2.34
16	Mavericks	26.9	12.6	2.14
16	Grizzlies	26.9	14.1	1.91
18	Trail Blazers	27.1	14.5	1.87
18	Bucks	27.1	12.5	2.16
20	Hawks	27.2	14.8	1.84
20	Hornets	27.2	12.2	2.23
22	Heat	27.3	15	1.82
23	Kings	27.4	13.4	2.04
24	76ers	27.5	15	1.83
25	Lakers	27.6	13.9	1.98
25	Nets	27.6	12.9	2.15
27	Bulls	28.3	11.8	2.4
28	Pelicans	28.5	14.2	2.01
28	Wizards	28.5	12.6	2.26
30	Jazz	30.7	13	2.37

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Thunder	40.2
2	Celtics	41.1
3	Pistons	43.3
4	Knicks	44.5
5	Bucks	45.6
6	Cavaliers	46.2
7	Spurs	46.4
8	Raptors	47.3
9	Clippers	47.6
10	Suns	48.2
11	Rockets	49
12	Grizzlies	49.5
13	Warriors	50.1
14	Nuggets	50.3
14	76ers	50.3
16	Timberwolves	50.4
17	Lakers	51
18	Trail Blazers	51.1
18	Hornets	51.1
20	Jazz	51.3
21	Magic	51.8
22	Heat	52.5
23	Hawks	52.6
24	Pelicans	52.7
25	Wizards	53.3
26	Bulls	53.4
27	Nets	53.5
28	Kings	54.1
29	Pacers	54.2
30	Mavericks	55.5