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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 guard combined. 1st gives up the most: green is the easiest matchup for an Over, red the toughest.
| SunsPHX | 4 | 74.01st | 15.515th | 15.317th | 104.82nd | 11.31st | 6.34th | 1.88th | 9.07th |
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| ClippersLAC | 6 | 73.32nd | 17.27th | 17.73rd | 108.21st | 9.83rd | 7.21st | 1.711th | 11.81st |
| HeatMIA | 6 | 66.83rd | 18.84th | 16.59th | 102.23rd | 10.02nd | 3.327th | 1.88th | 8.59th |
| WarriorsGS | 7 | 63.34th | 16.011th | 16.111th | 95.46th | 7.712th | 6.43rd | 1.614th | 10.62nd |
| LakersLAL | 7 | 62.95th | 18.65th | 17.45th | 98.94th | 8.19th | 5.710th | 0.926th | 10.14th |
| BucksMIL | 6 | 62.76th | 14.819th | 18.71st | 96.25th | 9.35th | 5.312th | 2.04th | 5.030th |
| GrizzliesMEM | 6 | 61.87th | 16.310th | 14.222nd | 92.38th | 7.514th | 3.820th | 1.88th | 6.821st |
| JazzUTAH | 6 | 59.28th | 13.525th | 14.321st | 87.015th | 6.822nd | 6.34th | 1.319th | 7.219th |
| RocketsHOU | 7 | 58.69th | 14.421st | 13.724th | 86.717th | 8.19th | 4.017th | 0.130th | 7.913th |
| BullsCHI | 6 | 58.510th | 15.216th | 15.812th | 89.512th | 9.83rd | 6.26th | 1.319th | 7.715th |
| PelicansNO | 6 | 58.510th | 11.730th | 17.73rd | 87.813th | 6.226th | 5.89th | 1.319th | 7.814th |
| SpursSA | 6 | 57.312th | 21.21st | 14.520th | 93.07th | 7.712th | 4.314th | 1.711th | 8.011th |
| NetsBKN | 6 | 57.213th | 15.813th | 17.26th | 90.210th | 8.57th | 3.723rd | 1.711th | 9.26th |
| RaptorsTOR | 6 | 57.014th | 15.216th | 14.819th | 87.015th | 8.76th | 3.526th | 2.23rd | 10.05th |
| MavericksDAL | 6 | 56.715th | 14.022nd | 17.26th | 87.813th | 6.226th | 6.72nd | 0.827th | 5.527th |
| 76ersPHI | 7 | 56.016th | 19.32nd | 15.317th | 90.69th | 6.921st | 3.919th | 2.31st | 10.33rd |
| TimberwolvesMIN | 7 | 55.417th | 18.93rd | 15.616th | 89.911th | 6.624th | 4.116th | 2.04th | 8.011th |
| CavaliersCLE | 6 | 55.218th | 15.216th | 16.310th | 86.717th | 7.218th | 3.820th | 1.224th | 7.517th |
| KnicksNY | 6 | 54.319th | 17.08th | 13.030th | 84.322nd | 7.514th | 3.228th | 2.04th | 6.723rd |
| NuggetsDEN | 5 | 54.020th | 15.614th | 16.68th | 86.220th | 7.811th | 6.26th | 1.417th | 7.219th |
| HornetsCHA | 7 | 53.921st | 17.08th | 15.713th | 86.619th | 7.019th | 5.710th | 1.125th | 6.126th |
| MagicORL | 6 | 52.822nd | 17.76th | 15.713th | 86.220th | 8.28th | 6.26th | 1.319th | 6.225th |
| Trail BlazersPOR | 5 | 51.023rd | 13.027th | 13.227th | 77.226th | 6.028th | 4.017th | 2.04th | 8.68th |
| CelticsBOS | 6 | 50.724th | 14.720th | 13.525th | 78.824th | 7.316th | 4.713th | 1.516th | 8.59th |
| PacersIND | 7 | 48.325th | 12.728th | 13.129th | 74.128th | 7.316th | 3.723rd | 1.417th | 6.324th |
| ThunderOKC | 6 | 48.325th | 16.011th | 13.326th | 77.725th | 7.019th | 3.029th | 0.827th | 7.517th |
| KingsSAC | 6 | 48.227th | 13.326th | 18.52nd | 80.023rd | 6.822nd | 4.215th | 1.319th | 5.527th |
| WizardsWSH | 6 | 45.728th | 13.723rd | 15.713th | 75.027th | 5.529th | 3.723rd | 0.529th | 5.329th |
| PistonsDET | 6 | 44.329th | 11.829th | 13.227th | 69.329th | 6.525th | 3.820th | 2.31st | 6.821st |
| HawksATL | 7 | 41.130th | 13.723rd | 14.123rd | 69.030th | 5.030th | 3.029th | 1.614th | 7.715th |
