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

Updated Dec. 30, 2025 4:28 a.m. ET

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Each NBA team's rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided in this article, if you are curious 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	107.9	103.8
2	Celtics	110.5	111.4
3	Rockets	112.0	111.1
4	Raptors	112.7	110.6
5	Pistons	112.9	108.7
6	Warriors	113.1	109.7
7	Suns	113.3	111.0
8	Spurs	113.6	110.2
9	Nets	113.9	113.8
10	Knicks	114.0	112.1
11	Timberwolves	114.2	109.5
12	Clippers	114.8	115.5
13	Magic	115.1	111.5
14	76ers	115.6	111.5
15	Grizzlies	115.8	111.3
16	Bucks	115.9	113.3
17	Lakers	116.9	115.2
18	Cavaliers	117.3	111.7
19	Heat	117.5	109.5
20	Mavericks	117.7	111.2
21	Nuggets	118.5	115.2
21	Hornets	118.5	116.0
23	Pacers	119.4	115.2
24	Trail Blazers	120.1	114.3
25	Hawks	120.6	114.2
26	Kings	122.1	116.4
27	Bulls	122.4	115.5
28	Pelicans	122.8	117.4
29	Wizards	125.0	119.3
30	Jazz	127.1	119.3

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	43.5	37.7	86.7
2	Pistons	44.5	38.2	85.8
3	Celtics	44.8	38.5	85.9
4	Heat	45.6	42.9	94.1
5	Timberwolves	45.7	41.0	89.7
6	Mavericks	46.1	43.3	94.0
7	Knicks	46.2	40.4	87.4
8	Raptors	46.4	40.1	86.4
8	76ers	46.4	41.9	90.2
8	Warriors	46.4	41.4	89.3
8	Rockets	46.4	40.9	88.2
12	Grizzlies	46.5	42.2	90.8
12	Spurs	46.5	41.7	89.7
14	Cavaliers	46.6	41.4	88.9
15	Bucks	46.8	41.0	87.6
16	Wizards	47.0	44.9	95.5
17	Suns	47.2	40.5	85.7
18	Clippers	47.4	41.5	87.5
18	Nuggets	47.4	43.2	91.0
20	Magic	47.6	42.1	88.4
21	Trail Blazers	47.7	42.7	89.6
22	Bulls	47.8	44.8	93.8
23	Hawks	47.9	43.6	90.9
24	Nets	48.3	41.3	85.5
25	Pacers	48.4	42.8	88.5
26	Lakers	48.6	42.3	87.2
27	Hornets	48.7	44.1	90.5
28	Pelicans	48.8	44.6	91.5
29	Jazz	49.1	45.3	92.2
30	Kings	49.7	44.7	89.9

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Mavericks	33.5	11.8	35.1
2	Raptors	34.0	12.6	37.1
3	Warriors	34.1	12.0	35.2
4	Heat	34.4	14.0	40.8
4	Pacers	34.4	11.7	34.1
6	76ers	34.5	12.6	36.7
7	Timberwolves	35.0	12.2	34.8
8	Pistons	35.2	12.8	36.5
8	Nuggets	35.2	13.3	37.7
10	Suns	35.4	12.5	35.2
11	Bucks	35.7	13.6	38.2
12	Rockets	35.8	12.8	35.9
12	Pelicans	35.8	14.9	41.8
14	Magic	35.9	11.6	32.5
14	Spurs	35.9	12.9	36.1
16	Trail Blazers	36.0	12.5	34.7
16	Kings	36.0	13.0	36.1
18	Hawks	36.1	13.5	37.4
19	Grizzlies	36.3	14.4	39.7
20	Bulls	36.6	13.8	37.8
21	Knicks	36.9	14.6	39.7
21	Wizards	36.9	14.7	40.0
23	Nets	37.0	12.3	33.4
23	Celtics	37.0	14.1	38.1
25	Thunder	37.4	14.5	38.8
26	Clippers	37.6	13.9	37.0
26	Cavaliers	37.6	13.6	36.2
28	Jazz	37.8	15.4	40.6
29	Lakers	38.1	14.1	37.0
30	Hornets	38.4	13.3	34.6

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Thunder	35.2	13.0	44.5
2	Bulls	34.8	16.1	45.6
2	Heat	34.8	16.3	45.8
4	Grizzlies	34.5	16.0	46.0
5	Spurs	34.4	13.5	46.2
5	Mavericks	34.4	15.8	44.5
7	Nuggets	33.7	13.4	44.0
8	Timberwolves	32.9	14.2	44.1
8	Wizards	32.9	18.3	44.3
10	Hornets	32.8	14.8	44.7
10	Jazz	32.8	16.3	45.2
12	Magic	32.7	13.9	44.8
12	Rockets	32.7	16.3	48.8
14	Pistons	32.6	15.2	46.9
14	Knicks	32.6	14.4	46.3
16	Warriors	32.3	15.4	43.8
17	76ers	32.2	14.9	44.9
17	Cavaliers	32.2	14.7	44.5
19	Raptors	31.8	15.1	43.0
19	Bucks	31.8	13.8	40.2
21	Hawks	31.5	16.2	41.4
22	Pacers	31.4	16.0	43.1
23	Celtics	31.3	16.4	43.9
24	Lakers	31.1	14.7	41.2
25	Trail Blazers	31.0	15.4	45.3
25	Clippers	31.0	15.4	40.5
27	Kings	30.7	17.0	41.0
27	Pelicans	30.7	16.6	43.4
29	Suns	29.9	15.3	42.9
30	Nets	29.6	14.2	40.3

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Pistons	23.4	16.1	1.45
2	Thunder	24.1	17.0	1.42
3	Rockets	24.4	13.3	1.84
4	Raptors	24.7	15.2	1.63
5	Pacers	24.8	13.5	1.83
5	Magic	24.8	14.5	1.72
7	Celtics	24.9	13.9	1.78
8	Timberwolves	25.0	14.3	1.75
9	Suns	25.1	16.5	1.52
10	Knicks	25.5	13.8	1.85
10	Warriors	25.5	15.2	1.68
12	Clippers	26.1	12.8	2.05
13	Grizzlies	26.3	14.4	1.82
14	Trail Blazers	26.8	14.8	1.81
14	Bucks	26.8	13.6	1.96
14	Mavericks	26.8	12.9	2.07
14	Spurs	26.8	13.2	2.03
18	Cavaliers	27.1	15.4	1.76
19	Heat	27.2	15.1	1.80
20	76ers	27.3	13.9	1.96
21	Nets	27.4	13.6	2.02
22	Lakers	27.5	14.7	1.87
23	Nuggets	27.7	11.8	2.34
24	Hawks	27.9	14.9	1.87
24	Bulls	27.9	12.3	2.27
26	Kings	28.3	14.6	1.94
27	Hornets	28.5	12.4	2.29
28	Pelicans	29.2	14.6	1.99
29	Wizards	29.3	11.5	2.56
30	Jazz	30.5	13.1	2.34

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Thunder	39.1
2	Celtics	41.0
3	Pistons	43.6
4	Knicks	45.1
5	Bucks	46.4
6	Spurs	47.3
7	Grizzlies	47.8
7	Raptors	47.8
9	Rockets	48.2
9	Cavaliers	48.2
11	Clippers	48.4
12	Lakers	48.7
13	Suns	49.3
14	Timberwolves	49.7
15	76ers	50.3
16	Nuggets	50.6
17	Warriors	51.2
18	Trail Blazers	51.8
19	Jazz	52.1
19	Heat	52.1
21	Nets	52.7
22	Pacers	52.8
23	Wizards	53.0
23	Magic	53.0
25	Hawks	53.6
26	Hornets	54.1
27	Bulls	54.3
28	Pelicans	54.4
29	Kings	55.3
30	Mavericks	55.8