NBA · Defense vs position

Defense vs position

Points, rebounds and assists allowed per game to guards, forwards and centers, over each team's trailing 17 games. Rank 1 allows the most— the softest matchup for that position, matching how we rank NFL/CFB defense vs position. Descriptive history, not a projection for any specific player's next game.

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Team	Guards	Forwards	Centers
UTA	70.0 pts #1 19.2 reb · 20.4 ast	38.9 pts #18 15.9 reb · 7.9 ast	19.2 pts #7 12.2 reb · 3.8 ast
SAS	68.6 pts #2 20.3 reb · 16.7 ast	18.7 pts #30 7.8 reb · 2.5 ast	19.0 pts #8 15.4 reb · 3.6 ast
MIA	66.1 pts #3 16.4 reb · 19.5 ast	43.9 pts #11 19.5 reb · 8.0 ast	16.3 pts #16 8.4 reb · 1.9 ast
GSW	64.6 pts #4 16.5 reb · 16.5 ast	36.4 pts #22 13.1 reb · 8.1 ast	16.8 pts #14 9.6 reb · 2.8 ast
MEM	63.6 pts #5 20.4 reb · 19.4 ast	46.8 pts #6 19.2 reb · 8.6 ast	19.4 pts #6 12.4 reb · 3.9 ast
MIL	63.5 pts #6 18.2 reb · 18.4 ast	43.4 pts #13 16.4 reb · 8.9 ast	13.5 pts #25 7.9 reb · 1.6 ast
TOR	63.4 pts #7 17.5 reb · 15.4 ast	21.9 pts #29 9.6 reb · 3.9 ast	22.5 pts #2 13.5 reb · 3.8 ast
PHI	62.8 pts #8 19.3 reb · 15.5 ast	30.2 pts #25 12.9 reb · 6.1 ast	18.2 pts #10 13.9 reb · 4.3 ast
CHI	62.6 pts #9 17.6 reb · 19.2 ast	47.7 pts #5 19.3 reb · 8.7 ast	16.5 pts #15 9.6 reb · 2.2 ast
SAC	62.5 pts #10 14.9 reb · 15.9 ast	45.5 pts #9 16.1 reb · 11.0 ast	12.4 pts #27 9.2 reb · 2.0 ast
PHX	61.4 pts #11 18.1 reb · 16.6 ast	37.2 pts #21 14.1 reb · 7.3 ast	14.4 pts #21 10.4 reb · 2.8 ast
LAL	61.3 pts #12 14.1 reb · 15.4 ast	26.3 pts #28 13.6 reb · 5.0 ast	22.0 pts #3 13.4 reb · 3.6 ast
IND	61.1 pts #13 16.1 reb · 15.9 ast	46.5 pts #7 18.1 reb · 8.7 ast	14.7 pts #19 11.3 reb · 2.5 ast
WAS	61.0 pts #14 18.1 reb · 18.2 ast	45.5 pts #10 16.4 reb · 9.8 ast	22.0 pts #4 12.8 reb · 3.8 ast
ORL	60.9 pts #15 18.4 reb · 15.0 ast	38.4 pts #19 16.6 reb · 7.1 ast	11.2 pts #29 8.2 reb · 2.4 ast
ATL	60.8 pts #16 17.4 reb · 16.8 ast	29.9 pts #26 10.8 reb · 4.4 ast	23.1 pts #1 15.2 reb · 4.2 ast
DAL	59.4 pts #17 16.6 reb · 16.4 ast	50.4 pts #1 18.6 reb · 9.9 ast	16.8 pts #13 11.6 reb · 4.1 ast
MIN	59.2 pts #18 16.4 reb · 13.9 ast	39.6 pts #17 16.9 reb · 6.6 ast	17.9 pts #11 10.9 reb · 5.3 ast
DET	57.4 pts #19 15.7 reb · 12.2 ast	26.4 pts #27 11.9 reb · 4.8 ast	20.9 pts #5 11.9 reb · 4.8 ast
BOS	55.9 pts #20 15.6 reb · 13.4 ast	33.2 pts #23 14.3 reb · 6.9 ast	17.4 pts #12 9.4 reb · 3.3 ast
BKN	55.3 pts #21 17.2 reb · 15.1 ast	43.8 pts #12 18.2 reb · 10.1 ast	14.8 pts #18 9.8 reb · 1.9 ast
NYK	55.3 pts #22 16.8 reb · 12.9 ast	32.8 pts #24 13.7 reb · 6.2 ast	12.4 pts #26 7.4 reb · 1.9 ast
DEN	54.8 pts #23 16.3 reb · 14.7 ast	48.1 pts #4 17.2 reb · 10.2 ast	14.2 pts #22 11.0 reb · 2.8 ast
OKC	54.7 pts #24 16.8 reb · 15.9 ast	48.9 pts #3 19.9 reb · 7.7 ast	7.5 pts #30 6.7 reb · 0.9 ast
LAC	54.4 pts #25 14.6 reb · 14.8 ast	41.4 pts #15 19.1 reb · 8.5 ast	15.2 pts #17 10.0 reb · 2.6 ast
NOP	54.4 pts #26 15.6 reb · 15.3 ast	46.1 pts #8 19.0 reb · 10.1 ast	18.2 pts #9 11.4 reb · 3.2 ast
CHA	54.2 pts #27 16.4 reb · 15.2 ast	37.5 pts #20 12.4 reb · 6.1 ast	13.6 pts #24 9.4 reb · 2.5 ast
POR	51.7 pts #28 14.9 reb · 13.6 ast	40.8 pts #16 17.1 reb · 7.1 ast	14.5 pts #20 8.2 reb · 3.5 ast
CLE	49.9 pts #29 14.5 reb · 13.9 ast	49.4 pts #2 18.4 reb · 9.0 ast	11.6 pts #28 9.7 reb · 2.4 ast
HOU	49.8 pts #30 12.5 reb · 13.4 ast	42.2 pts #14 15.8 reb · 8.4 ast	13.9 pts #23 11.6 reb · 1.6 ast

Red marks the softest third of the league against that position, green the toughest third. From ESPN box scores, regular and postseason. Informational only. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.