NBA defense vs position, 2025-26

Which NBA defense gives up the most points to each position?

In the 2025-26 NBA regular season the Utah Jazz gave up the most points to guards, 62.5 a game; the Oklahoma City Thunder the fewest, 51.2.

Points allowed per game, by position

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NBA 2025-26: points each defense gave up per game to guards, forwards, centers

Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	vs G↓	vs F↓	vs C↓
UTAH	82	62.5	41.6	17.7
MIA	83	60.5	40.0	15.8
IND	82	60.4	40.8	16.4
ORL	84	60.3	36.8	15.8
GS	84	59.1	38.4	14.9
MIL	82	58.9	40.3	14.2
WSH	82	58.8	43.9	19.7
TOR	82	57.9	36.1	15.0
NO	82	57.6	42.2	18.2
MEM	82	57.6	42.8	16.9
PHI	83	57.3	39.6	16.1
CHI	82	57.2	42.6	18.4
ATL	82	56.0	40.9	16.4
DEN	82	55.9	43.3	15.2
MIN	82	55.9	39.5	16.1
CLE	82	55.7	41.5	15.3
NY	83	55.4	38.8	13.9
LAL	82	55.2	41.7	15.1
DET	82	55.2	37.2	14.3
BKN	82	55.1	39.8	17.2
DAL	82	55.0	44.1	18.1
SAC	82	54.7	44.2	18.8
POR	83	54.1	40.8	17.5
LAC	83	53.9	39.0	17.7
PHX	84	53.3	38.5	16.0
SA	83	53.3	38.6	16.8
CHA	84	53.2	40.2	16.0
BOS	82	51.9	37.3	15.0
HOU	82	51.8	40.2	15.2
OKC	82	51.2	40.3	13.0

What the columns mean: GP

Rebounds, assists and threes allowed per game

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NBA 2025-26: opponents' rebounds, assists and threes per game

Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	REB/g↓	AST/g↓	3PM/g↓
WSH	82	46.4	28.5	13.4
DAL	82	45.8	27.8	12.5
MEM	82	45.6	27.4	13.5
IND	82	45.2	25.8	11.9
MIA	83	45.2	26.6	13.7
NO	82	44.8	27.3	13.9
CHI	82	44.3	28.0	13.6
ATL	82	44.2	26.1	12.4
PHI	83	44.1	26.8	13.0
UTAH	82	43.8	29.8	14.7
OKC	82	43.8	24.2	13.8
MIL	82	43.0	27.0	14.4
GS	84	42.7	26.4	12.8
PHX	84	42.5	24.2	11.8
SAC	82	42.3	26.9	13.4
MIN	82	42.2	25.1	11.8
ORL	84	42.1	24.4	11.9
CLE	82	41.8	26.3	13.7
BKN	82	41.8	26.3	12.0
TOR	82	41.7	23.7	12.2
POR	83	41.6	25.4	12.2
DEN	82	41.6	26.8	13.4
LAC	83	41.4	25.5	13.0
SA	83	41.4	25.2	12.7
BOS	82	40.2	24.1	13.6
LAL	82	39.8	26.8	12.5
NY	83	39.4	24.5	13.6
DET	82	39.2	22.8	12.4
CHA	84	38.7	25.4	12.6
HOU	82	38.2	23.9	12.1

What the columns mean: GP

Summed from the opponents' box scores in the regular season and divided by the games each club played. ESPN lists NBA players as guards, forwards or centers only, so that is how the table splits them. A player counts at the position he is listed at today.