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

Updated Mar. 1, 2026 4:29 p.m. ET

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Every NBA squad's rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided below, if you want to know where everyone stacks up before today's action.

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Celtics	107.5	109.8
2	Thunder	108.2	104.9
3	Rockets	109.2	109.5
4	Pistons	109.7	106.4
5	Knicks	111.1	110.0
6	Suns	111.4	110.7
7	Spurs	111.8	108.5
8	Raptors	112.0	109.8
9	Clippers	112.2	113.0
10	Hornets	113.0	112.9
11	Warriors	114.1	111.1
12	Magic	114.6	111.5
13	Timberwolves	114.7	109.7
14	Cavaliers	115.2	110.8
15	Nets	115.6	116.2
15	Lakers	115.6	114.4
15	Bucks	115.6	114.6
18	Nuggets	115.9	114.1
18	76ers	115.9	111.8
20	Heat	117.0	109.6
21	Hawks	117.6	112.0
22	Grizzlies	117.9	112.9
23	Mavericks	118.0	112.3
24	Trail Blazers	118.1	113.5
25	Pacers	119.5	114.7
26	Pelicans	120.1	115.3
27	Bulls	120.5	115.1
28	Kings	121.1	117.6
29	Wizards	123.0	117.8
30	Jazz	125.7	119.1

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	43.7	38.6	88.3
2	Pistons	44.1	37.5	85.2
3	Celtics	44.2	38.4	86.8
4	Spurs	45.2	41.2	91.1
5	Rockets	45.6	40.2	88.2
6	Heat	45.8	42.8	93.4
6	Knicks	45.8	39.6	86.5
8	Cavaliers	46.1	41.3	89.7
9	Timberwolves	46.2	41.4	89.6
9	Raptors	46.2	40.0	86.6
11	Nuggets	46.6	42.2	90.6
11	Clippers	46.6	40.7	87.4
11	Bucks	46.6	41.0	88.1
14	Suns	46.9	40.2	85.7
14	Mavericks	46.9	44.2	94.1
16	76ers	47.0	41.8	89.0
17	Grizzlies	47.1	42.9	91.2
18	Hornets	47.2	41.9	88.7
19	Hawks	47.3	42.8	90.5
19	Warriors	47.3	42.0	88.8
21	Trail Blazers	47.5	42.7	89.9
22	Pelicans	47.6	43.6	91.7
23	Magic	47.7	41.7	87.4
23	Wizards	47.7	44.2	92.6
25	Bulls	47.8	44.4	93.0
26	Lakers	48.6	42.7	87.9
27	Pacers	48.8	43.7	89.5
28	Jazz	48.9	44.6	91.2
29	Nets	49.6	42.4	85.5
30	Kings	49.7	44.2	89.0

Three-Point Defense

#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Suns	34.3	12.2	35.5
1	Mavericks	34.3	12.3	35.8
3	Rockets	34.5	12.1	35.2
4	Pacers	34.6	11.5	33.3
5	Raptors	34.9	12.9	37.1
5	Nuggets	34.9	13.4	38.3
5	Heat	34.9	13.8	39.6
8	Pistons	35.0	12.8	36.6
8	Pelicans	35.0	14.4	41.2
10	Warriors	35.4	12.7	35.9
11	Hawks	35.6	13.2	37.0
11	76ers	35.6	13.1	36.7
13	Spurs	35.7	13.0	36.4
13	Magic	35.7	11.8	33.0
13	Knicks	35.7	13.7	38.5
16	Celtics	36.0	14.0	38.8
16	Timberwolves	36.0	12.6	34.8
18	Grizzlies	36.1	14.2	39.3
19	Lakers	36.3	13.4	36.8
19	Trail Blazers	36.3	13.1	36.2
19	Hornets	36.3	13.0	35.8
22	Kings	36.6	13.1	35.7
22	Bucks	36.6	14.3	39.2
22	Wizards	36.6	14.1	38.4
25	Clippers	36.8	13.4	36.4
25	Thunder	36.8	14.3	38.9
27	Cavaliers	37.0	14.0	37.9
28	Jazz	37.2	15.5	41.5
29	Bulls	37.4	14.0	37.5
30	Nets	37.9	12.6	33.2

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Heat	35.1	15.4	47.2
1	Spurs	35.1	13.7	46.4
3	Mavericks	34.6	15.2	44.7
4	Thunder	34.4	14.2	43.9
5	Bulls	34.3	15.6	44.5
6	Nuggets	33.6	14.2	43.4
7	Hornets	33.5	13.7	46.3
8	Timberwolves	33.4	14.3	44.7
9	Celtics	33.1	14.9	45.8
9	Knicks	33.1	13.5	46.0
11	Grizzlies	32.9	16.8	44.5
11	Rockets	32.9	16.2	48.2
13	Pistons	32.8	14.8	46.1
14	Hawks	32.7	14.8	43.1
15	Bucks	32.4	14.3	41.1
15	Cavaliers	32.4	14.8	44.6
17	Magic	32.3	13.3	43.4
18	Pacers	32.2	15.2	42.6
19	Jazz	32.1	15.8	44.0
20	Warriors	31.8	15.7	42.9
20	Wizards	31.8	17.2	43.3
22	Pelicans	31.6	16.5	43.9
22	Trail Blazers	31.6	15.3	45.7
22	Raptors	31.6	14.3	42.9
25	76ers	31.5	15.8	43.5
26	Lakers	31.4	14.6	40.9
27	Clippers	31.3	14.7	40.8
28	Kings	30.3	16.0	41.5
29	Suns	30.2	15.8	43.3
30	Nets	29.3	14.1	40.2

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Pistons	23.4	16.4	1.43
2	Rockets	24.4	12.9	1.89
3	Raptors	24.5	15.1	1.63
4	Knicks	24.6	14.0	1.76
5	Suns	24.7	15.9	1.55
6	Celtics	25.0	12.3	2.03
7	Thunder	25.1	16.2	1.55
8	Magic	25.2	14.5	1.74
9	Clippers	26.0	13.0	2.00
9	Timberwolves	26.0	14.4	1.80
11	Pacers	26.2	13.2	1.98
12	Spurs	26.4	12.9	2.04
13	Cavaliers	26.7	14.9	1.79
13	Hornets	26.7	12.3	2.17
15	Nuggets	26.8	11.6	2.31
16	Trail Blazers	26.9	14.8	1.82
16	Warriors	26.9	15.4	1.75
18	Heat	27.0	14.7	1.84
18	Hawks	27.0	14.8	1.83
20	Bucks	27.3	12.3	2.21
21	Lakers	27.4	13.8	1.99
22	76ers	27.5	15.1	1.82
22	Grizzlies	27.5	14.7	1.87
24	Mavericks	27.6	12.6	2.19
24	Kings	27.6	13.5	2.04
24	Nets	27.6	13.0	2.12
27	Pelicans	27.9	14.0	2.00
28	Bulls	28.5	12.1	2.35
29	Wizards	28.8	13.0	2.22
30	Jazz	30.5	13.6	2.25

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Celtics	40.8
2	Thunder	41.3
3	Pistons	42.8
4	Knicks	44.2
5	Bucks	45.2
6	Cavaliers	45.8
7	Spurs	46.6
8	Raptors	47.3
9	Clippers	47.8
10	Suns	48.3
11	Rockets	48.7
12	Nuggets	49.5
13	76ers	49.7
14	Timberwolves	50.1
15	Trail Blazers	50.5
15	Hornets	50.5
17	Warriors	50.7
18	Grizzlies	50.8
19	Jazz	51.0
20	Lakers	51.2
20	Magic	51.2
22	Heat	51.8
23	Hawks	52.3
24	Pelicans	52.8
25	Wizards	53.0
26	Nets	53.2
27	Bulls	53.4
28	Kings	54.1
29	Pacers	55.2
30	Mavericks	55.9