Defense vs position
Points allowed per game to each position, season. Green = one of the ten most generous defenses (easy matchup), red = one of the ten stingiest.
| Team | vs PG | vs SG | vs SF | vs PF | vs C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Hawks |
– #0 | 18.0 #17 | 36.0 #3 | – #0 | – #0 |
 Boston Celtics |
25.0 #11 | 32.0 #2 | – #0 | 25.0 #6 | – #0 |
 Brooklyn Nets |
19.0 #16 | 24.0 #11 | 18.0 #17 | 28.0 #4 | 21.0 #4 |
 Charlotte Hornets |
– #0 | – #0 | 26.0 #7 | – #0 | 15.0 #17 |
 Chicago Bulls |
28.0 #8 | 30.0 #6 | 31.0 #5 | 28.0 #3 | 18.0 #10 |
 Cleveland Cavaliers |
24.6 #12 | 24.5 #10 | 24.5 #8 | 22.2 #8 | 19.7 #5 |
 Dallas Mavericks |
– #0 | 31.0 #3 | – #0 | 30.0 #2 | 23.0 #2 |
 Denver Nuggets |
25.6 #10 | 24.5 #9 | 24.1 #9 | 21.3 #10 | 21.4 #3 |
 Detroit Pistons |
– #0 | – #0 | 24.0 #10 | – #0 | – #0 |
 Golden State Warriors |
30.0 #2 | 38.0 #1 | 19.0 #16 | – #0 | – #0 |
 Houston Rockets |
15.0 #19 | 22.0 #13 | – #0 | 10.0 #20 | – #0 |
 Indiana Pacers |
27.0 #9 | – #0 | – #0 | 22.0 #9 | 23.0 #1 |
 Los Angeles Clippers |
– #0 | – #0 | – #0 | 17.0 #15 | 14.0 #18 |
 Los Angeles Lakers |
– #0 | – #0 | 22.0 #11 | 27.0 #5 | – #0 |
 Memphis Grizzlies |
29.0 #6 | 19.0 #14 | 32.0 #4 | 15.0 #16 | – #0 |
 Miami Heat |
24.0 #14 | – #0 | – #0 | 18.0 #13 | – #0 |
 Milwaukee Bucks |
30.0 #4 | 26.0 #8 | – #0 | – #0 | 17.0 #11 |
 Minnesota Timberwolves |
– #0 | 17.0 #18 | 13.0 #19 | – #0 | 19.0 #6 |
 New Orleans Pelicans |
23.0 #15 | 27.0 #7 | – #0 | – #0 | 16.0 #13 |
 New York Knicks |
– #0 | 19.0 #15 | 19.0 #15 | 14.0 #17 | 13.0 #19 |
 Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.0 #18 | 24.0 #12 | 36.0 #2 | – #0 | 16.0 #15 |
 Orlando Magic |
19.0 #17 | 31.0 #4 | – #0 | 20.0 #12 | 18.0 #9 |
 Philadelphia 76ers |
29.0 #5 | 16.0 #19 | 14.0 #18 | 10.0 #19 | – #0 |
 Phoenix Suns |
– #0 | 14.0 #20 | 37.0 #1 | 25.0 #7 | 18.0 #8 |
 Portland Trail Blazers |
29.0 #7 | – #0 | 20.0 #14 | – #0 | 15.0 #16 |
 Sacramento Kings |
30.0 #3 | – #0 | – #0 | 12.0 #18 | – #0 |
 San Antonio Spurs |
32.0 #1 | 30.0 #5 | 21.0 #12 | 17.0 #14 | 16.0 #14 |
 Toronto Raptors |
15.0 #20 | 18.0 #16 | 21.0 #13 | 21.0 #11 | 17.0 #12 |
 Utah Jazz |
– #0 | – #0 | 12.0 #20 | 34.0 #1 | 13.0 #20 |
 Washington Wizards |
24.0 #13 | – #0 | 27.0 #6 | – #0 | 18.0 #7 |
Rank 1 allows the most. Click a column to sort. Use it with the props board: a line against a top-10 defense for that position has the matchup on its side.