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

Updated Dec. 22, 2024 4:29 a.m. ET

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Each NBA team's rankings across multiple defensive categories are provided below, if you want to know where everyone stands before today's action.

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Thunder	103.1	100.7
2	Magic	103.9	104.4
3	Rockets	106.4	102.9
4	Timberwolves	106.9	105.9
5	Clippers	107.6	107.1
6	Knicks	109.4	110.6
7	Celtics	109.6	107.5
8	Heat	109.9	109.8
9	Cavaliers	110.1	107
10	76ers	110.6	110.5
11	Warriors	110.8	107.2
12	Bucks	111.9	110.4
13	Mavericks	112.2	109.4
14	Spurs	112.7	110.4
15	Grizzlies	112.9	104.8
16	Hornets	113	112.5
17	Kings	113.3	110.3
18	Lakers	113.7	111.9
19	Nets	114.1	114.1
20	Pistons	114.6	112
21	Suns	115.1	114.1
22	Trail Blazers	116.3	114.2
23	Pelicans	116.7	115.4
23	Raptors	116.7	113.1
25	Nuggets	116.9	111.3
26	Pacers	117	113.1
27	Jazz	119.3	117.1
28	Hawks	119.6	111.3
29	Bulls	121.4	113.8
30	Wizards	122.2	116.5

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	42.6	36.1	84.9
2	Rockets	43.5	38.5	88.6
3	Grizzlies	43.9	40.1	91.4
4	Warriors	44.8	39.8	88.9
5	Mavericks	45.2	41	90.5
6	Bucks	45.3	40.6	89.5
7	Cavaliers	45.4	40.1	88.3
8	Timberwolves	45.6	39.9	87.3
9	Celtics	45.7	41.6	91
10	Kings	46	40.3	87.7
10	Knicks	46	40.4	87.8
12	Raptors	46.2	40.9	88.6
12	Clippers	46.2	39	84.4
14	Spurs	46.3	42.3	91.2
14	Magic	46.3	37.5	80.9
14	Heat	46.3	40.7	87.8
17	Nuggets	46.7	43.6	93.3
18	Pistons	47	41.8	88.8
19	Hawks	47.1	43.2	91.8
20	Suns	47.2	42	89
21	Hornets	47.3	40.4	85.5
22	Lakers	47.5	42.5	89.4
22	Wizards	47.5	43.9	92.4
24	Trail Blazers	47.8	42	88
24	Bulls	47.8	45.5	95.2
26	76ers	47.9	39.9	83.4
27	Pacers	48.1	42.4	88.3
28	Jazz	48.2	44.1	91.6
29	Pelicans	48.5	43.4	89.6
30	Nets	48.7	40.7	83.6

Three-Point Defense

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#	Team	Opp. 3PT %	Opp. 3PT Made Per Game	Opp. 3PT Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	32.9	12.5	38
2	Grizzlies	33.4	13.4	40.1
3	Bulls	33.9	13.3	39.2
4	Timberwolves	34	12.1	35.6
5	Clippers	34.2	12.7	37
6	Rockets	34.5	11.8	34.1
7	Raptors	35	13.4	38.3
7	Warriors	35	13.5	38.6
7	Celtics	35	12.7	36.2
10	Mavericks	35.5	13.3	37.4
11	Spurs	35.8	13.4	37.4
11	Nuggets	35.8	14	39.1
11	76ers	35.8	13.1	36.5
14	Magic	36.2	11.5	31.8
15	Jazz	36.3	14.7	40.5
15	Hornets	36.3	13.8	38
17	Knicks	36.5	13.8	37.7
17	Wizards	36.5	14.5	39.6
17	Heat	36.5	13.7	37.7
17	Lakers	36.5	13.4	36.8
21	Pacers	36.6	13.3	36.2
22	Bucks	36.7	14	38
23	Cavaliers	36.9	13.4	36.3
24	Pelicans	37.3	14.3	38.4
24	Suns	37.3	13.9	37.3
24	Kings	37.3	14.5	38.9
24	Nets	37.3	13.5	36.2
28	Trail Blazers	37.5	13.9	37
29	Pistons	38	14.4	37.8
30	Hawks	38.4	15.9	41.5

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Grizzlies	35.7	14.4	47.9
1	Bulls	35.7	14	44.7
3	Rockets	35.3	13.7	49.1
4	Bucks	34.8	12.3	43
5	Celtics	34.5	12.3	45.3
6	Warriors	34.4	13.7	47.3
7	Mavericks	34.3	14.4	45.6
8	Cavaliers	34.1	12.9	43.7
9	Nuggets	33.9	15.1	44.8
9	Pistons	33.9	14.1	44.9
9	Hawks	33.9	13.7	46.3
12	Spurs	33.7	14.9	44.9
12	Suns	33.7	12.9	42.9
14	Heat	33.5	13.7	43.6
15	Knicks	33.4	12.1	42.9
15	Kings	33.4	13.3	43.4
17	Wizards	33.3	16.6	43.8
17	Timberwolves	33.3	13.7	42.7
19	Clippers	33.2	12.4	44
19	Thunder	33.2	15.8	43.4
21	Jazz	32.8	14.8	44.6
22	Raptors	32.6	14.7	45.6
23	Lakers	32.1	14.7	41.6
23	Hornets	32.1	12.5	45.4
25	Pacers	31.7	13.4	40.1
26	Magic	31.2	10.3	42
27	Trail Blazers	30.3	14.7	43
27	Pelicans	30.3	14.7	43.1
29	Nets	30	14	39
30	76ers	29.6	13.6	40.4

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Rockets	21.8	14.1	1.55
2	Magic	22.7	16	1.42
3	Thunder	23.9	18.4	1.3
4	Celtics	24.4	12.8	1.91
5	Grizzlies	24.5	16.1	1.52
6	Timberwolves	24.6	15	1.63
6	Clippers	24.6	15	1.64
8	Cavaliers	24.9	15	1.66
9	Bucks	25.2	12.4	2.02
10	Knicks	25.6	12.6	2.03
10	Pistons	25.6	13.6	1.88
12	Spurs	25.7	13.3	1.93
12	Kings	25.7	14.5	1.77
14	Raptors	25.8	13.1	1.96
15	Pacers	26	14.6	1.78
16	Hornets	26.1	14.1	1.85
17	76ers	26.2	16.2	1.62
18	Warriors	26.7	14.5	1.84
19	Heat	26.8	14.2	1.89
19	Suns	26.8	12.2	2.2
21	Nets	27	14.5	1.86
22	Mavericks	27.1	13.5	2
23	Hawks	28	15.8	1.77
24	Lakers	28.2	14	2.02
25	Trail Blazers	28.3	14.5	1.95
26	Jazz	28.4	11.6	2.46
26	Wizards	28.4	12.7	2.24
28	Pelicans	28.6	13.8	2.08
29	Bulls	28.8	11.7	2.47
30	Nuggets	29.5	14.1	2.1

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Thunder	41.9
2	Warriors	44
3	Magic	44.1
4	Kings	44.2
5	Cavaliers	45.3
6	Bucks	45.4
7	Clippers	46.1
8	Pistons	46.4
9	Hornets	46.6
10	Hawks	47.1
10	Knicks	47.1
12	Grizzlies	47.3
12	Rockets	47.3
14	Trail Blazers	47.4
15	Heat	47.8
16	Timberwolves	48.1
16	Spurs	48.1
18	76ers	48.5
19	Nets	48.6
20	Mavericks	49.4
21	Raptors	49.5
22	Suns	49.6
23	Jazz	50.5
24	Celtics	50.6
25	Wizards	50.8
26	Pacers	51.1
27	Lakers	51.6
28	Nuggets	51.7
29	Pelicans	53.5
30	Bulls	57.2

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

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Defensive Rebounds

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

Points in the Paint Defense

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