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NBA defense vs position
How much each team gives up to every position, ranked from the softest defense (1st, gives up the most) to the toughest.
2026–27 season, through Nov 2.
Per game, every opposing forward combined. 1st gives up the most (the softest defense), 30th the fewest (the toughest).
Darker gives up morerank of 30 under each number
| KingsSACvs LAL today | 7 | 65.01st | 24.01st | 10.43rd | 99.41st | 6.42nd | 5.61st | 2.74th | 7.92nd |
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| MagicORL | 7 | 52.72nd | 18.118th | 10.91st | 81.72nd | 4.320th | 3.116th | 1.916th | 5.912th |
| HawksATL@ WSH today | 8 | 48.63rd | 20.810th | 8.116th | 77.55th | 4.814th | 3.96th | 3.33rd | 6.09th |
| JazzUTAH@ NO today | 7 | 48.63rd | 21.07th | 6.128th | 75.78th | 6.42nd | 3.314th | 2.113th | 4.425th |
| BullsCHI@ NY today | 7 | 48.05th | 19.613th | 10.91st | 78.43rd | 4.122nd | 2.325th | 1.422nd | 4.921st |
| WizardsWSHvs ATL today | 7 | 47.76th | 21.36th | 6.625th | 75.69th | 4.715th | 3.69th | 1.621st | 6.09th |
| PelicansNOvs UTAH today | 7 | 46.97th | 23.62nd | 7.618th | 78.04th | 5.48th | 2.920th | 2.48th | 6.94th |
| GrizzliesMEMvs IND today | 7 | 46.18th | 22.14th | 9.17th | 77.46th | 4.715th | 3.410th | 2.311th | 6.36th |
| CelticsBOSvs MIL today | 7 | 45.19th | 22.73rd | 9.17th | 77.07th | 6.71st | 2.027th | 2.66th | 7.03rd |
| PacersIND@ MEM today | 8 | 44.910th | 21.07th | 9.86th | 75.69th | 5.66th | 3.410th | 2.015th | 5.318th |
| HornetsCHA@ BKN today | 8 | 44.411th | 16.623rd | 6.527th | 67.520th | 5.57th | 3.96th | 1.820th | 5.616th |
| NuggetsDENvs TOR today | 6 | 43.812th | 14.230th | 9.09th | 67.021st | 5.39th | 2.821st | 1.326th | 6.28th |
| KnicksNYvs CHI today | 7 | 43.013th | 18.616th | 10.05th | 71.613th | 5.39th | 3.314th | 2.74th | 3.730th |
| MavericksDAL@ SA today | 7 | 43.013th | 18.417th | 7.021st | 68.417th | 4.025th | 2.424th | 2.48th | 5.714th |
| HeatMIA@ LAC today | 7 | 42.615th | 19.014th | 10.43rd | 72.011th | 5.75th | 4.72nd | 2.48th | 5.616th |
| LakersLAL@ SAC today | 8 | 42.615th | 16.922nd | 8.811th | 68.318th | 5.111th | 4.34th | 1.422nd | 6.94th |
| ThunderOKCvs CLE today | 7 | 42.417th | 20.99th | 8.414th | 71.712th | 5.94th | 3.018th | 3.42nd | 5.318th |
| WarriorsGS | 8 | 41.618th | 17.919th | 8.116th | 67.619th | 4.912th | 2.821st | 1.422nd | 5.020th |
| PistonsDETvs PHI today | 7 | 41.119th | 20.311th | 7.419th | 68.915th | 4.912th | 4.05th | 1.916th | 6.09th |
| BucksMIL@ BOS today | 7 | 40.720th | 21.95th | 6.922nd | 69.414th | 4.418th | 3.018th | 3.61st | 5.714th |
| RocketsHOUvs MIN today | 8 | 40.521st | 17.620th | 8.513th | 66.622nd | 3.128th | 4.43rd | 1.916th | 5.813th |
| Trail BlazersPOR@ PHX today | 6 | 40.222nd | 19.712th | 9.09th | 68.816th | 4.320th | 3.78th | 1.028th | 4.524th |
| SpursSAvs DAL today | 7 | 39.323rd | 15.327th | 7.320th | 61.923rd | 4.122nd | 2.723rd | 1.422nd | 4.921st |
| NetsBKNvs CHA today | 7 | 39.124th | 15.924th | 6.625th | 61.624th | 4.418th | 3.410th | 0.730th | 4.921st |
| RaptorsTOR@ DEN today | 7 | 38.125th | 15.426th | 5.929th | 59.427th | 3.426th | 3.116th | 2.113th | 8.11st |
| TimberwolvesMIN@ HOU today | 8 | 37.626th | 15.129th | 6.922nd | 59.626th | 3.030th | 3.410th | 2.66th | 6.36th |
| CavaliersCLE@ OKC today | 7 | 37.327th | 15.327th | 8.712th | 61.325th | 4.122nd | 2.027th | 1.326th | 4.127th |
| ClippersLACvs MIA today | 7 | 34.628th | 17.321st | 6.724th | 58.628th | 3.128th | 2.325th | 1.916th | 3.928th |
| 76ersPHI@ DET today | 8 | 33.629th | 18.815th | 5.630th | 58.029th | 3.426th | 2.027th | 2.311th | 4.425th |
| SunsPHXvs POR today | 5 | 31.830th | 15.825th | 8.215th | 55.830th | 4.617th | 1.830th | 0.829th | 3.829th |
