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

Updated Jan. 21, 2025 4:28 a.m. ET

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NBA Team Defense Rankings

Scoring Defense

#	Team	Points Allowed Avg.	Points Allowed per 100 Poss.
1	Thunder	103.6	101.2
2	Magic	104.3	105.6
3	Clippers	106.6	105.9
4	Rockets	107.8	105.5
5	Timberwolves	108	107.9
6	Celtics	108.1	107.2
7	Heat	110	109.7
8	Knicks	111	111.7
9	Bucks	111.1	109.1
10	Warriors	111.2	109
11	76ers	111.6	111.4
11	Cavaliers	111.6	108.3
13	Mavericks	111.8	109.5
14	Hornets	112.5	111.2
15	Spurs	113	110.8
16	Pistons	113.1	110.9
17	Kings	113.9	110.5
17	Lakers	113.9	113.2
19	Nets	114	114.4
20	Suns	114.4	113.8
21	Pacers	114.6	112.1
22	Grizzlies	114.9	106.8
23	Nuggets	115.5	110.6
24	Trail Blazers	116.7	114.9
25	Pelicans	117.2	114.4
26	Jazz	118.2	116.1
27	Raptors	118.5	115.4
28	Hawks	119	111.3
29	Bulls	120	112.7
30	Wizards	122.8	117.4

Field Goal % Defense

#	Team	Opp. Field Goal %	Opp. FG Made Per Game	Opp. FG Att. Per Game
1	Thunder	42.8	36.5	85.4
2	Grizzlies	44.7	41.1	92
3	Bucks	45.1	40.4	89.6
3	Rockets	45.1	39.4	87.4
3	Celtics	45.1	40.5	89.8
6	Timberwolves	45.2	39.9	88.1
7	Mavericks	45.3	41	90.6
7	Clippers	45.3	38.9	85.8
9	Warriors	45.8	40.5	88.4
10	Spurs	45.9	42.6	92.8
10	Cavaliers	45.9	41.2	89.7
12	Nuggets	46.2	43	93.1
12	Heat	46.2	41.1	89.1
14	Suns	46.3	41.6	90
14	Kings	46.3	40.6	87.8
16	Hornets	46.5	40.7	87.6
17	Pistons	46.8	41	87.7
18	Knicks	47	41.2	87.6
18	Magic	47	37.6	80.1
20	Pacers	47.1	41.7	88.7
20	Bulls	47.1	45	95.5
22	Raptors	47.4	41.9	88.5
23	Hawks	47.5	43.6	91.7
24	Jazz	47.6	43.5	91.4
24	Wizards	47.6	44.3	92.9
26	Trail Blazers	47.9	42.4	88.4
27	Pelicans	48	43.4	90.4
27	Lakers	48	42.9	89.4
29	76ers	48.4	40.7	84.1
30	Nets	48.9	40.9	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	12.4	38.6
2	Bulls	33.6	13.3	39.5
3	Clippers	34	12.7	37.5
4	Timberwolves	34.7	12.8	37
5	Grizzlies	34.8	13.8	39.6
6	Nuggets	34.9	13.6	39
6	Celtics	34.9	12.8	36.7
6	Hornets	34.9	13.6	38.9
9	Pacers	35.2	13	36.9
10	Bucks	35.5	13.8	38.9
11	Spurs	35.8	13.7	38.2
11	Jazz	35.8	14.4	40.2
11	Heat	35.8	13.6	37.8
14	Mavericks	35.9	13	36.2
14	Warriors	35.9	13.7	38
16	Suns	36.1	13.8	38.1
16	Pelicans	36.1	13.9	38.6
18	Rockets	36.2	12.5	34.4
19	76ers	36.3	13.3	36.6
20	Magic	36.4	11.1	30.4
20	Wizards	36.4	14.6	40.2
22	Lakers	36.6	13.5	36.7
22	Cavaliers	36.6	13.3	36.4
24	Raptors	37	14.4	38.8
25	Kings	37.2	14.4	38.5
26	Pistons	37.6	13.9	36.9
27	Hawks	37.7	15	39.8
28	Trail Blazers	37.8	13.9	36.6
29	Knicks	37.9	13.8	36.4
30	Nets	38	13.7	36

Defensive Rebounds

#	Team	Def. Reb. Per Game	Opp. 2nd Chance Points Avg.	Reb. Per Game
1	Bulls	36	14.9	45.7
2	Bucks	35.7	12.1	44.1
3	Grizzlies	35.1	14.6	48
4	Nuggets	34.7	14.1	45.6
5	Spurs	34.4	14.6	45.5
6	Celtics	34.2	12.8	45.3
6	Heat	34.2	13.2	43.5
8	Cavaliers	34.1	12.9	44.1
9	Kings	34	12.9	44.8
10	Mavericks	33.7	15.1	44.7
10	Rockets	33.7	13.4	48.4
10	Pistons	33.7	13.9	45
13	Clippers	33.6	12.1	44.1
13	Thunder	33.6	15.4	43.7
13	Warriors	33.6	13.6	46.4
16	Timberwolves	33.4	13.7	43.9
16	Jazz	33.4	14.6	45.4
18	Hornets	33.3	12.7	46.4
18	Hawks	33.3	13.8	45.6
20	Suns	33.2	14.5	42.3
20	Wizards	33.2	17	44
22	Pacers	32.9	13.9	41.8
23	Knicks	32.6	12.6	43.2
24	Raptors	31.8	15.1	44.1
25	Lakers	31.5	15	40.8
26	Pelicans	30.8	15.4	43.3
27	Trail Blazers	30.7	14.6	43.2
28	Nets	30.4	13.2	40.2
29	Magic	30.2	10.6	41.3
30	76ers	29.3	13.5	39.3

Opponent Assists and Turnovers

#	Team	Opp. Assists Per Game	Opp. Turnovers Per Game	Opp. Assist/Turnover Ratio
1	Magic	22.2	16	1.38
2	Rockets	22.5	14.8	1.52
3	Thunder	24	17.8	1.35
4	Celtics	24.2	12.7	1.9
4	Timberwolves	24.2	13.7	1.76
6	Clippers	25.1	14.9	1.68
7	Pistons	25.4	13.8	1.84
8	Bucks	25.5	12.6	2.02
9	Knicks	25.6	13.3	1.93
10	Kings	25.7	14.2	1.81
11	Pacers	25.8	13.7	1.88
11	Cavaliers	25.8	14	1.84
13	Grizzlies	25.9	15.8	1.64
14	Spurs	26.1	12.4	2.11
15	Mavericks	26.2	13.3	1.97
16	Warriors	26.4	14.1	1.87
16	Hornets	26.4	13.6	1.95
18	Suns	26.7	12.1	2.2
19	76ers	26.8	16	1.67
20	Raptors	26.9	13.4	2
21	Heat	27	13.4	2.02
22	Trail Blazers	27.2	14.1	1.93
22	Nets	27.2	14.2	1.92
24	Lakers	27.9	13.4	2.08
25	Pelicans	28	14.1	1.99
26	Wizards	28.4	12.6	2.26
27	Jazz	28.5	11.5	2.48
27	Hawks	28.5	16	1.78
29	Bulls	28.7	11.8	2.44
30	Nuggets	29.3	13	2.25

Points in the Paint Defense

#	Team	Points in the Paint Per Game
1	Thunder	42.8
2	Magic	44.6
3	Warriors	44.7
4	Kings	44.8
5	Bucks	45
6	Clippers	46
7	Pistons	46.1
8	Timberwolves	46.7
9	Cavaliers	47
10	Hornets	47.2
11	Rockets	47.5
12	Nets	48
12	Celtics	48
14	Trail Blazers	48.3
14	Grizzlies	48.3
16	Heat	48.4
16	Knicks	48.4
18	Suns	48.5
19	Mavericks	48.7
19	76ers	48.7
21	Raptors	48.9
22	Spurs	49
23	Hawks	49.2
24	Pacers	50.1
25	Jazz	50.7
26	Nuggets	50.9
27	Wizards	51
28	Lakers	52
29	Pelicans	54
30	Bulls	56.1