2024-25 NBA Defensive Rating: Team Defense Rankings and Efficiency Stats

Updated Nov. 4, 2024 10:28 p.m. ET

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Thunder	97.5	92.4
2	Warriors	104.3	98.8
3	Spurs	104.7	103.9
4	Mavericks	105.3	103.6
5	Heat	106.8	106.7
6	Knicks	109	112.9
7	Cavaliers	109.1	105.4
8	Rockets	109.5	109
9	Magic	109.6	107.6
10	Suns	109.8	105.7
11	Clippers	110	108
12	Pistons	110.4	111.8
13	Celtics	112	107.8
14	Timberwolves	112.5	112.1
15	Kings	114.7	108.2
16	Trail Blazers	114.9	112.2
17	Nets	115.1	112.8
18	Pelicans	115.9	113.5
19	Nuggets	116.2	109.9
20	Grizzlies	116.3	109.9
21	76ers	116.4	113.7
22	Bulls	116.8	107.8
23	Bucks	118.3	115.2
24	Jazz	118.5	113.8
25	Lakers	119	114.5
25	Hornets	119	116.1
27	Pacers	121	114.1
28	Hawks	121.7	115.1
29	Wizards	123.2	115.9
30	Raptors	125.6	117.4

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	39.6	34.8	88
2	Warriors	41.5	38	91.6
3	Mavericks	41.7	36.5	87.5
4	Spurs	42.7	37.8	88.7
5	Suns	43	40	93
5	Heat	43	38.6	89.8
7	Grizzlies	44.6	40.4	90.7
8	Clippers	45	38.3	85.2
9	Cavaliers	45.3	39.4	86.9
10	Pacers	45.5	42.7	93.8
11	Trail Blazers	45.7	40.9	89.4
11	Rockets	45.7	38.5	84.2
13	Kings	45.8	41	89.5
14	Hawks	45.9	41.6	90.6
15	Bulls	46.1	45.2	98
16	Magic	46.4	39.4	85
17	Hornets	46.5	41	88.2
18	Pistons	46.6	39.6	84.9
19	Timberwolves	46.7	41.7	89.2
19	Nuggets	46.7	42.7	91.3
21	Wizards	47	43.3	92.2
22	Jazz	47.1	45.2	95.8
22	Celtics	47.1	42.3	89.9
24	Bucks	47.5	43.1	90.9
25	Nets	47.9	38.6	80.6
26	Pelicans	48.4	43.6	90
27	Raptors	48.6	43.3	89.1
28	Knicks	48.8	41.2	84.4
29	Lakers	49.5	45	91
30	76ers	49.6	40.2	81

Three-Point Defense

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#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Warriors	28.3	10.3	36.3
2	Bulls	29.3	11.8	40.3
3	Thunder	30.7	11.7	38
4	Mavericks	31.7	11.8	37.3
5	Timberwolves	32.8	11	33.5
6	Pacers	32.9	12.7	38.5
7	Hornets	33.3	13.2	39.5
8	Nuggets	33.8	13.5	40
9	Celtics	34.5	13	37.7
9	Heat	34.5	14	40.6
11	Jazz	35	14	40
12	Spurs	35.3	13.7	38.7
13	Lakers	35.5	13.8	39
14	Knicks	35.8	14.4	40.2
15	Suns	36.2	12.5	34.5
16	Kings	36.5	14.7	40.2
17	Pistons	36.6	13.4	36.7
18	Trail Blazers	36.7	14.7	40.1
19	Nets	36.9	11.9	32.1
20	Raptors	37.3	12.4	33.3
21	Rockets	37.4	11.3	30.3
21	Magic	37.4	12.7	34
23	Cavaliers	37.5	12.6	33.6
23	Grizzlies	37.5	16	42.7
25	Wizards	37.6	14.8	39.5
26	Bucks	37.7	14.7	39
27	Pelicans	38.6	14.6	37.7
28	76ers	40	12.4	31
29	Clippers	40.1	15.2	37.8
30	Hawks	41.1	16.9	41

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Bulls	40.5	13.5	50.3
2	Suns	37.5	14.3	45.2
3	Spurs	36.3	14.8	48
3	Bucks	36.3	13.1	44.4
3	Thunder	36.3	14.5	45.5
6	Grizzlies	35.9	15.6	47.4
7	Clippers	35.7	12.3	48.3
8	Warriors	35.1	16.4	49
9	Kings	34.5	13.2	43.2
10	Heat	34.4	17	46.4
11	Cavaliers	34	13.4	41.6
12	Pistons	33.9	11.9	44.6
13	Magic	33.6	9.6	43.9
14	Mavericks	33.3	14.3	46
14	Nuggets	33.3	13.2	47.8
14	Jazz	33.3	21.5	46.3
17	Trail Blazers	33.1	18.1	46.6
18	Wizards	33	16.8	42.8
19	Lakers	32.5	15.7	42.3
20	Celtics	31.9	11.9	42.9
21	Knicks	31.8	11.8	41.4
22	Timberwolves	31.7	14.3	40.3
22	Hawks	31.7	16.1	42
24	Raptors	31.6	15	46.1
25	Pacers	31.5	16.2	41.5
26	Rockets	31.2	14	47.2
27	Hornets	30.7	15.3	44.8
27	Nets	30.7	14.6	39.3
29	Pelicans	30.6	14.7	43.9
30	76ers	27.6	15.6	40.2

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Pacers	22.2	12.8	1.73
2	Spurs	22.7	13.2	1.72
2	Rockets	22.7	15.2	1.49
4	Clippers	22.8	14.8	1.54
5	Heat	23	12.8	1.8
6	Cavaliers	23.6	16.5	1.43
7	Grizzlies	23.9	14	1.7
8	Celtics	24.1	14.1	1.71
8	Warriors	24.1	16.3	1.48
10	Thunder	24.7	20.2	1.22
11	Pistons	24.9	11	2.26
12	Hawks	25	15.4	1.62
13	Suns	25.2	12	2.1
14	Mavericks	25.5	14.2	1.8
15	Nets	25.7	15.1	1.7
15	Bucks	25.7	10.9	2.37
17	Wizards	26	13.3	1.95
17	Magic	26	14.6	1.78
19	Kings	26.3	16.8	1.56
19	Hornets	26.3	12.2	2.16
21	Knicks	26.4	12.6	2.1
22	Timberwolves	26.5	11.5	2.3
23	Raptors	26.7	14.3	1.87
24	76ers	27.6	18.2	1.52
25	Trail Blazers	28.3	14	2.02
25	Bulls	28.3	11.2	2.54
27	Jazz	29	12.8	2.26
28	Lakers	29.5	13	2.27
29	Pelicans	29.6	15.1	1.95
30	Nuggets	29.7	14.8	2

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Clippers	39.3
2	Trail Blazers	40.6
3	Hawks	42
3	Spurs	42
5	Thunder	42.7
5	Mavericks	42.7
7	Pistons	43.7
8	Grizzlies	44.6
9	Cavaliers	45
9	Kings	45
11	Heat	45.2
12	Magic	46
13	Warriors	47.1
13	Nets	47.1
15	Bucks	47.4
16	Rockets	47.7
17	Knicks	48
18	Suns	48.7
19	Celtics	50.6
20	Hornets	50.7
20	Wizards	50.7
22	Pacers	51.3
23	76ers	52.4
24	Jazz	53.3
25	Raptors	53.4
26	Timberwolves	53.7
26	Lakers	53.7
28	Pelicans	54
29	Nuggets	54.3
30	Bulls	56.3