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NBA defense vs position
How much each team gives up to every position, ranked from the easiest matchup to the toughest.
2026–27 season, through Nov 1.
Per game, every opposing forward combined. 1st gives up the most: green is the easiest matchup for an Over, red the toughest.
| KingsSAC | 6 | 63.51st | 22.84th | 9.510th | 95.81st | 7.01st | 5.01st | 3.04th | 6.84th |
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| BullsCHI | 6 | 51.82nd | 21.27th | 10.82nd | 83.82nd | 4.520th | 2.224th | 1.522nd | 5.022nd |
| HawksATL | 7 | 51.73rd | 21.76th | 8.412th | 81.93rd | 5.011th | 3.96th | 3.13rd | 6.48th |
| MagicORL | 6 | 49.84th | 18.216th | 11.31st | 79.35th | 4.022nd | 2.323rd | 2.014th | 5.515th |
| WizardsWSH | 6 | 48.35th | 23.22nd | 6.028th | 77.58th | 4.716th | 4.05th | 1.817th | 5.220th |
| JazzUTAH | 6 | 48.26th | 20.510th | 6.227th | 74.810th | 6.33rd | 3.512th | 1.817th | 4.025th |
| ThunderOKC | 6 | 47.57th | 23.03rd | 9.311th | 79.84th | 6.33rd | 3.217th | 4.01st | 6.29th |
| PacersIND | 7 | 47.08th | 21.18th | 10.34th | 78.47th | 5.47th | 3.610th | 2.112th | 5.317th |
| CelticsBOS | 6 | 46.29th | 23.51st | 9.78th | 79.35th | 6.72nd | 2.027th | 2.57th | 7.22nd |
| NuggetsDEN | 5 | 45.210th | 15.430th | 9.69th | 70.216th | 5.47th | 3.413th | 1.621st | 6.29th |
| MavericksDAL | 6 | 44.711th | 17.021st | 6.523rd | 68.220th | 4.022nd | 1.729th | 2.57th | 5.515th |
| HeatMIA | 6 | 44.512th | 20.510th | 10.82nd | 75.89th | 5.75th | 4.82nd | 2.57th | 5.317th |
| PelicansNO | 6 | 44.512th | 22.75th | 6.324th | 73.511th | 4.814th | 3.020th | 2.014th | 7.03rd |
| HornetsCHA | 7 | 43.614th | 17.021st | 6.324th | 66.922nd | 5.011th | 3.413th | 1.424th | 5.614th |
| Trail BlazersPOR | 5 | 43.415th | 19.614th | 9.86th | 72.812th | 4.814th | 3.217th | 1.028th | 4.025th |
| PistonsDET | 6 | 43.216th | 19.813th | 7.519th | 70.513th | 5.210th | 3.77th | 1.719th | 6.011th |
| CavaliersCLE | 6 | 43.017th | 17.320th | 9.86th | 70.216th | 4.716th | 2.224th | 1.522nd | 4.723rd |
| RocketsHOU | 7 | 43.017th | 19.015th | 8.314th | 70.315th | 3.426th | 4.73rd | 2.112th | 5.912th |
| LakersLAL | 7 | 42.919th | 17.021st | 8.412th | 68.319th | 5.66th | 4.73rd | 1.325th | 6.76th |
| KnicksNY | 6 | 42.720th | 17.519th | 10.34th | 70.513th | 5.39th | 3.217th | 2.86th | 3.329th |
| NetsBKN | 6 | 42.720th | 17.717th | 7.320th | 67.721st | 4.716th | 3.77th | 0.730th | 5.220th |
| BucksMIL | 6 | 41.722nd | 20.89th | 6.722nd | 69.218th | 4.221st | 3.315th | 3.22nd | 5.713th |
| SpursSA | 6 | 40.823rd | 15.827th | 7.817th | 64.525th | 4.022nd | 2.821st | 1.719th | 5.317th |
| RaptorsTOR | 6 | 40.724th | 16.725th | 6.324th | 63.726th | 3.725th | 3.77th | 2.310th | 9.01st |
| TimberwolvesMIN | 7 | 39.425th | 15.728th | 7.121st | 62.327th | 3.128th | 3.610th | 3.04th | 6.67th |
| WarriorsGS | 7 | 39.326th | 17.717th | 7.916th | 64.924th | 4.716th | 2.422nd | 1.325th | 4.624th |
| GrizzliesMEM | 6 | 37.327th | 20.012th | 8.215th | 65.523rd | 3.327th | 3.315th | 2.310th | 6.84th |
| SunsPHX | 4 | 31.528th | 16.526th | 7.817th | 55.828th | 5.011th | 1.828th | 0.829th | 4.025th |
| 76ersPHI | 7 | 30.329th | 17.021st | 5.030th | 52.329th | 3.029th | 1.630th | 2.014th | 3.928th |
| ClippersLAC | 6 | 27.030th | 15.529th | 5.729th | 48.230th | 2.530th | 2.224th | 1.325th | 3.030th |
