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NBA Defense vs Position

How many stats each NBA defense gives up to every position, free and with no sign-up. #1 is the NBA's toughest defense at limiting that stat (red, a hard matchup) and #30 is the easiest (green). This season counts about three times as much as last season. Tap a column to sort. Utah Jazz give up the most points to guards: 64.3 a game.

NBA defense vs guards

Jazz64.3#3016.5#1717.6#309.0#30
Heat62.8#2918.5#3017.4#298.8#28
Warriors61.6#2816.8#2315.9#167.9#17
Bucks61.4#2717.3#2717.2#269.0#29
Magic60.8#2617.0#2515.9#157.8#16
Pacers60.7#2517.4#2815.7#137.3#7
Grizzlies60.6#2416.7#2116.1#178.3#27
Lakers59.0#2315.4#816.9#247.7#12
Pelicans59.0#2214.9#416.4#218.0#22
Bulls58.8#2116.6#2017.4#288.2#25
76ers58.7#2017.6#2916.8#237.6#11
Clippers58.6#1915.2#715.6#118.3#26
Raptors58.4#1815.2#514.8#57.8#14
Wizards58.0#1716.6#1817.3#277.3#8
Suns58.0#1616.0#1514.5#47.7#13
Timberwolves57.7#1517.0#2615.8#146.9#3
Nets57.5#1416.6#1917.0#257.9#21
Nuggets57.3#1315.9#1316.2#187.9#18
Cavaliers57.0#1215.6#916.3#198.1#23
Mavericks56.8#1116.8#2216.4#206.9#4
Knicks56.3#1015.7#1014.9#77.9#20
Kings56.1#915.2#616.7#227.8#15
Spurs55.9#816.9#2414.9#67.5#9
Trail Blazers55.5#714.8#315.0#86.9#2
Hawks55.2#616.1#1615.5#107.1#6
Rockets54.6#514.7#214.3#37.5#10
Pistons54.6#414.3#113.9#17.1#5
Hornets54.6#315.8#1215.7#126.9#1
Celtics53.9#215.8#1115.4#97.9#19
Thunder52.4#115.9#1414.2#28.1#24

NBA defense vs forwards

Kings48.0#3017.8#198.8#295.3#29
Bulls46.2#2918.5#248.4#274.9#22
Wizards45.2#2819.6#298.2#214.8#19
Mavericks44.9#2717.8#188.0#174.6#16
Jazz44.3#2618.2#238.6#285.2#28
Nuggets44.1#2516.9#119.1#304.9#21
Hawks43.9#2418.6#258.1#184.6#14
Cavaliers43.2#2317.3#168.3#235.0#24
Pelicans43.2#2219.1#288.3#244.8#20
Pacers42.8#2118.7#267.9#154.4#9
Trail Blazers42.6#2018.1#208.3#254.5#11
Thunder42.5#1920.1#308.1#195.3#30
Grizzlies42.5#1818.8#278.2#204.5#12
Bucks42.2#1718.1#218.2#225.1#26
Nets42.1#1616.9#108.0#164.2#6
Hornets42.0#1515.7#17.3#84.9#23
Rockets41.6#1415.9#27.3#74.0#4
Heat41.6#1318.2#227.9#134.7#18
Lakers41.0#1216.1#37.6#114.7#17
Timberwolves40.9#1117.0#147.1#54.0#5
Knicks40.2#1016.2#57.9#145.0#25
Spurs40.0#916.4#77.9#124.5#13
Warriors39.8#817.1#158.4#264.4#10
Pistons39.7#716.4#86.9#14.6#15
Magic39.4#616.2#47.1#43.8#1
Celtics39.4#516.9#137.0#35.2#27
76ers39.0#417.5#177.3#64.2#7
Suns39.0#316.4#67.5#94.2#8
Raptors38.0#216.9#126.9#23.9#2
Clippers37.7#116.7#97.6#103.9#3

NBA defense vs centers

Wizards20.8#3013.0#293.3#211.4#30
Bulls20.0#2912.2#263.3#231.3#27
Trail Blazers19.5#2811.3#133.1#151.3#28
76ers19.4#2713.2#303.2#181.4#29
Kings19.4#2612.1#243.1#161.0#15
Pelicans19.0#2512.1#223.6#270.9#10
Nets18.9#2411.0#123.0#110.9#11
Hawks18.8#2312.0#193.8#280.9#12
Pacers18.7#2212.0#213.3#200.7#2
Clippers18.5#2112.0#203.1#131.0#18
Mavericks18.0#2012.6#284.0#300.9#9
Jazz18.0#1911.8#183.3#221.0#20
Spurs17.8#1811.0#103.8#291.0#16
Cavaliers17.5#1712.1#233.0#91.1#24
Nuggets17.1#1611.7#172.6#11.0#19
Bucks17.0#1510.5#53.0#120.8#6
Celtics17.0#1410.9#92.8#31.3#26
Suns16.8#1312.2#273.6#260.9#13
Timberwolves16.8#1210.7#73.2#191.1#23
Grizzlies16.4#1111.4#143.4#240.8#7
Heat16.4#1010.8#82.6#21.1#22
Raptors16.3#912.1#252.8#40.9#8
Warriors16.3#811.4#153.4#250.8#4
Magic16.1#711.0#113.2#170.5#1
Lakers15.9#610.6#62.9#70.7#3
Hornets15.8#59.2#13.0#101.2#25
Pistons15.6#411.6#163.0#81.0#17
Rockets15.3#310.1#43.1#140.8#5
Knicks14.8#210.0#32.9#51.1#21
Thunder13.6#19.6#22.9#60.9#14

How to use it

Each number is what a defense allows per game to that whole position group. Check it beside a player's prop hit rates: a line a player clears often, against a defense near the bottom of the table, is a friendlier spot. The methodology shows how ranks feed Our Rating.

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