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

Updated Jan. 12, 2026 4:29 p.m. ET

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Every NBA team's rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided below, if you want to know where everyone stands 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	108.4	104.2
2	Celtics	110.4	111.9
3	Rockets	110.8	110.6
4	Pistons	111.2	107.5
5	Suns	111.8	109.8
6	Raptors	112.3	110.1
7	Spurs	112.6	109.4
8	Clippers	113.6	114.4
8	Warriors	113.6	110.7
10	Nets	113.9	114.2
11	Timberwolves	114.8	109.7
12	Knicks	114.9	113.2
13	Magic	115	111.7
14	Bucks	115.1	113.1
15	76ers	115.5	110.5
16	Grizzlies	116.2	111.6
17	Lakers	116.3	114.4
18	Hornets	116.6	114.9
19	Mavericks	117.1	110.9
20	Nuggets	117.5	115.2
21	Cavaliers	117.6	111.9
22	Heat	117.7	109.5
23	Hawks	118.4	112.2
24	Trail Blazers	118.9	113.7
25	Pacers	119	114
26	Bulls	120.8	114.7
27	Kings	121.4	116.7
28	Pelicans	122.4	116.9
29	Wizards	124	118
30	Jazz	127.3	120.1

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	43.7	38	86.9
2	Pistons	44.3	37.8	85.3
3	Celtics	45	38.8	86.3
4	Spurs	46	41.4	90
4	Timberwolves	46	41.5	90.2
4	Heat	46	43	93.5
7	Raptors	46.1	39.8	86.4
8	Mavericks	46.2	43.5	94.3
9	Rockets	46.3	40.5	87.6
9	Grizzlies	46.3	42.2	91
11	76ers	46.4	41.9	90.3
11	Bucks	46.4	40.6	87.5
13	Suns	46.7	40.1	85.9
13	Cavaliers	46.7	41.9	89.7
13	Knicks	46.7	40.8	87.5
16	Clippers	46.8	41.2	87.9
17	Trail Blazers	47.2	42.8	90.6
17	Wizards	47.2	44.7	94.7
17	Warriors	47.2	42	89
17	Nuggets	47.2	43	91.1
21	Bulls	47.3	44.3	93.8
22	Hawks	47.5	42.9	90.3
23	Magic	47.6	41.9	88.1
24	Hornets	48.2	43.3	90
25	Pacers	48.3	42.8	88.7
26	Pelicans	48.6	44.4	91.3
26	Lakers	48.6	42.3	87.2
26	Nets	48.6	41.6	85.7
29	Jazz	49.2	45.4	92.3
30	Kings	49.5	44.5	89.8

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Mavericks	33.1	11.8	35.6
2	Pacers	33.8	11.5	34
3	76ers	34	12.2	35.9
4	Raptors	34.4	12.6	36.6
5	Heat	34.5	13.8	40.1
6	Warriors	34.8	12.2	35
7	Suns	34.9	12.3	35.1
8	Trail Blazers	35	12.4	35.3
9	Hawks	35.1	13	37.2
10	Pistons	35.2	12.8	36.4
11	Timberwolves	35.3	12.4	35
12	Kings	35.5	12.8	36
12	Rockets	35.5	12.6	35.4
14	Nuggets	35.6	13.5	38
15	Magic	35.7	11.8	33
15	Grizzlies	35.7	14.4	40.3
17	Pelicans	36	14.8	41.2
17	Spurs	36	13.4	37.2
19	Bucks	36.3	13.8	38
19	Wizards	36.3	14.3	39.5
21	Clippers	36.7	13.6	37
21	Bulls	36.7	13.9	37.9
23	Lakers	36.8	13.4	36.5
23	Celtics	36.8	14.3	38.9
25	Nets	37.1	12.2	32.8
26	Knicks	37.2	14.6	39.3
27	Jazz	37.3	15.5	41.6
28	Thunder	37.6	14.6	38.9
28	Hornets	37.6	13.2	35
30	Cavaliers	38.5	14.1	36.5

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Bulls	35.3	16	45.8
2	Spurs	35.1	13.3	46.8
3	Mavericks	34.8	15.2	44.7
4	Grizzlies	34.7	15.9	46.6
5	Thunder	34.6	13.3	43.9
5	Heat	34.6	15.9	45.6
7	Timberwolves	33.5	14.1	44.8
8	Nuggets	33.3	14	43.2
9	Hornets	33.1	14.3	45.2
10	Wizards	32.8	18.1	44.2
10	Magic	32.8	13.5	44.6
12	Rockets	32.6	15.8	49.1
13	Cavaliers	32.5	14.6	44.6
14	Knicks	32.4	14.5	45.9
14	Pistons	32.4	15.2	46.1
16	Jazz	32.3	16.8	44.6
17	Hawks	32.2	15.2	42
18	76ers	32.1	15.2	44.6
19	Warriors	32	15.2	43.5
20	Bucks	31.9	13.8	40.6
21	Pacers	31.8	16	42.7
21	Raptors	31.8	15.2	43.2
21	Celtics	31.8	15.7	44.4
24	Lakers	31.3	14.4	41.4
25	Trail Blazers	31.2	15.7	45.2
26	Clippers	30.8	15.6	40.4
26	Pelicans	30.8	16.5	43
28	Suns	30.6	15.2	43.5
29	Kings	30.2	16.6	40.6
30	Nets	28.9	14.3	40

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Pistons	23.2	16.6	1.4
2	Rockets	24.2	13.1	1.84
3	Raptors	24.4	15.1	1.62
4	Suns	24.6	16.5	1.5
5	Thunder	24.7	17.4	1.42
6	Magic	25.2	14.4	1.75
6	Pacers	25.2	13.8	1.82
8	Knicks	25.4	13.5	1.88
9	Celtics	25.5	13	1.96
10	Timberwolves	25.7	14.2	1.81
11	Clippers	25.9	12.9	2
12	Warriors	26.3	14.9	1.77
13	Spurs	26.4	13.2	2
14	Grizzlies	26.6	14	1.9
15	Trail Blazers	26.7	14.5	1.84
15	Mavericks	26.7	12.7	2.11
15	Bucks	26.7	13.1	2.03
18	76ers	27	14.6	1.85
19	Heat	27.3	15.3	1.78
19	Cavaliers	27.3	15.1	1.81
21	Nets	27.4	13.8	1.99
22	Lakers	27.5	14.6	1.88
23	Bulls	27.6	11.9	2.31
23	Nuggets	27.6	11.7	2.36
25	Hawks	27.7	15	1.85
26	Kings	27.9	14	2
27	Hornets	28.1	12.4	2.26
28	Wizards	29	12.1	2.39
29	Pelicans	29.1	14.4	2.02
30	Jazz	30.2	13	2.32

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Thunder	39.8
2	Celtics	41
3	Pistons	43.3
4	Bucks	45.3
5	Knicks	45.9
6	Spurs	46.4
7	Cavaliers	47.5
8	Raptors	47.7
9	Rockets	48
10	Suns	48.3
10	Grizzlies	48.3
12	Clippers	48.4
13	Nuggets	50.2
13	Timberwolves	50.2
15	Lakers	50.7
16	76ers	51.1
17	Warriors	51.4
18	Jazz	51.6
19	Trail Blazers	51.7
20	Magic	52
21	Heat	52.5
22	Nets	52.6
23	Hawks	52.9
24	Hornets	53.1
25	Bulls	53.2
26	Wizards	53.3
27	Pacers	53.7
28	Pelicans	54.2
29	Kings	55.4
30	Mavericks	56.2