| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 101.2 | 91.8 | 99.6 | 98.7 | - | 104.9 | 99.5 | 107.6 |
| 2 |  | 102.1 | 102.0 | 104.9 | 103.7 | - | 103.5 | 99.4 | 112.6 |
| 2 |  | 102.1 | 100.3 | 108.9 | 102.7 | - | 101.2 | 103.0 | 111.0 |
| 4 |  | 103.0 | 133.3 | 114.0 | 103.0 | - | 101.9 | 104.6 | 111.1 |
| 5 |  | 103.4 | 123.0 | 110.1 | 103.4 | - | 99.2 | 109.5 | 105.7 |
| 6 |  | 104.4 | 97.7 | 103.5 | 104.4 | - | 100.5 | 105.4 | 116.5 |
| 7 |  | 107.2 | 118.5 | 106.2 | 107.4 | - | 104.4 | 108.6 | 110.9 |
| 8 |  | 107.3 | 80.4 | 106.0 | 106.5 | - | 99.1 | 115.7 | 120.3 |
| 8 |  | 107.3 | 105.1 | 103.4 | 107.3 | - | 104.8 | 117.4 | 110.4 |
| 10 |  | 107.6 | 103.4 | 104.0 | 107.6 | - | 110.2 | 103.9 | 109.4 |
| 11 |  | 108.1 | 101.7 | 105.4 | 109.6 | - | 112.8 | 103.1 | 112.6 |
| 12 |  | 108.2 | 107.6 | 108.9 | 109.7 | - | 103.4 | 113.2 | 110.8 |
| 13 |  | 108.9 | 108.3 | 102.7 | 104.6 | - | 107.6 | 110.2 | 114.7 |
| 14 |  | 110.2 | 111.3 | 115.4 | 110.1 | - | 117.2 | 103.3 | 111.9 |
| 15 |  | 110.9 | 116.1 | 112.6 | 112.9 | - | 113.7 | 108.0 | 114.0 |
| 15 |  | 110.9 | 127.2 | 113.5 | 110.9 | - | 100.1 | 117.9 | 113.7 |
| 17 |  | 111.0 | 115.2 | 114.7 | 111.0 | - | 113.0 | 108.0 | 112.9 |
| 18 |  | 111.5 | 121.2 | 119.3 | - | - | 104.3 | 118.3 | 112.5 |
| 19 |  | 112.3 | 121.4 | 115.1 | 112.3 | - | 125.4 | 102.8 | 115.3 |
| 20 |  | 112.8 | 104.4 | 115.0 | 112.8 | - | 113.2 | 112.4 | 117.2 |
| 21 |  | 113.1 | 104.5 | 111.2 | 113.1 | - | 107.8 | 121.0 | 116.5 |
| 22 |  | 113.7 | 121.8 | 112.5 | 113.7 | - | 115.4 | 112.5 | 112.0 |
| 23 |  | 114.2 | 98.4 | 107.5 | 111.9 | - | 103.4 | 119.5 | 113.5 |
| 24 |  | 115.6 | 110.1 | 115.6 | 115.6 | - | 114.8 | 119.0 | 120.0 |
| 25 |  | 115.9 | 139.3 | 120.2 | 116.2 | - | 114.8 | 116.4 | 116.5 |
| 25 |  | 115.9 | 122.7 | 113.3 | 114.8 | - | 119.0 | 109.9 | 112.4 |
| 27 |  | 116.6 | 130.1 | 113.8 | 116.6 | - | 115.6 | 118.1 | 117.4 |
| 28 |  | 118.1 | 119.5 | 120.6 | 117.6 | - | 117.8 | 118.2 | 115.8 |
| 29 |  | 121.0 | 115.7 | 121.3 | 121.0 | - | 121.8 | 120.4 | 118.7 |
| 30 |  | 122.4 | 128.0 | 123.0 | - | - | 123.7 | 121.1 | 111.6 |
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Through games played October 30, 2026, Detroit has the lowest defensive efficiency in the NBA at 101.2. Philadelphia & Minnesota are tied for second at 102.1. A gap of 0.9 points separates Detroit from second place, & 14.7 points separate it from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 6.4 points separate first from tenth. Toronto is fourth at 103.0, Oklahoma City fifth at 103.4, Memphis sixth at 104.4 & Houston seventh at 107.2. Washington & Boston are tied for eighth at 107.3. San Antonio is tenth at 107.6.
Three separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Charlotte is 11th at 108.1, New York 12th at 108.2, Dallas 13th at 108.9 & Atlanta 14th at 110.2. The Los Angeles Lakers & the LA Clippers are tied 15th at 110.9. Cleveland is 17th at 111.0.
Eight teams sit inside 2.8 points of each other from 15th to 22nd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Portland is 18th at 111.5, Denver 19th at 112.3, Brooklyn 20th at 112.8, New Orleans 21st at 113.1, Orlando 22nd at 113.7, Golden State 23rd at 114.2, Utah 24th at 115.6 & Indiana 25th at 115.9.
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 30 NBA teams in the 2026 regular season, ranked lowest first. Defensive Efficiency measures how many points a team allows per 100 possessions. Figures are as of October 30, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
