Defense vs position
NBA defense vs centers
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Opposing centers put up the most points against the New Orleans Pelicans: 16.3 per center per game, 30th of 30, against a league average of 9.5. They put up the fewest against the Dallas Mavericks, at 7.1.
1st allows the least (toughest) and 30th allows the most (softest). These are 2026-27 numbers through about 6 games per team. It counts every player listed at the position who played, starters and reserves together, so it sits below a starter's line. Read the rank and the gap to the league average, not the raw number against a line.
1st = toughest, allows the least30th = softest, allows the most
Green means opponents put up more of that stat, red means less. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Defense vs centers, 2026-27
 New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 16.330th | 11.430th | 4.930th | 32.530th | 0.619th | 27.730th |
 Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1229th | 6.919th | 2.525th | 21.326th | 0.516th | 18.926th |
 Phoenix Suns | 4 | 11.928th | 8.226th | 3.629th | 23.629th | 0.21st | 20.129th |
 Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 11.826th | 7.223rd | 2.120th | 21.124th | 0.826th | 1927th |
 Sacramento Kings | 6 | 11.826th | 5.910th | 1.13rd | 18.821st | 0.619th | 17.721st |
 San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 11.225th | 6.818th | 3.328th | 21.326th | 0.21st | 1822nd |
 New York Knicks | 6 | 11.124th | 6.919th | 3.127th | 21.124th | 1.129th | 1822nd |
 Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 10.923rd | 8.528th | 1.49th | 20.823rd | 1.129th | 19.428th |
 Indiana Pacers | 7 | 10.522nd | 6.516th | 1.814th | 18.720th | 0.413th | 16.919th |
 Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 10.121st | 8.226th | 1.915th | 20.122nd | 0.723rd | 18.324th |
 Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1019th | 8.829th | 2.422nd | 21.326th | 0.37th | 18.825th |
 Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 1019th | 5.79th | 1.511th | 17.216th | 0.619th | 15.717th |
 Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 9.518th | 4.51st | 1.26th | 15.27th | 0.37th | 148th |
 Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 9.317th | 5.26th | 1.713th | 16.211th | 0.516th | 14.512th |
 Toronto Raptors | 6 | 9.216th | 7.925th | 12nd | 18.119th | 0.21st | 17.120th |
 Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 9.115th | 5.26th | 1.915th | 16.211th | 0.928th | 14.310th |
 Houston Rockets | 7 | 914th | 5.68th | 1.49th | 16.110th | 0.21st | 14.613th |
 Miami Heat | 6 | 8.813th | 7.324th | 1.915th | 1818th | 0.826th | 16.118th |
 Golden State Warriors | 7 | 8.712th | 6.414th | 2.726th | 17.817th | 0.37th | 15.116th |
 Orlando Magic | 6 | 8.611th | 6.313th | 2.221st | 17.115th | 0.21st | 14.915th |
 Chicago Bulls | 6 | 8.410th | 5.13rd | 1.13rd | 14.63rd | 0.413th | 13.54th |
 Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 8.19th | 5.13rd | 2.422nd | 15.69th | 0.619th | 13.23rd |
 Boston Celtics | 6 | 7.88th | 6.617th | 1.13rd | 15.48th | 0.723rd | 14.310th |
 Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 7.77th | 6.919th | 2.422nd | 1714th | 0.37th | 14.613th |
 Detroit Pistons | 6 | 7.65th | 5.910th | 1.612th | 15.16th | 0.21st | 13.54th |
 Utah Jazz | 6 | 7.65th | 5.13rd | 0.91st | 13.61st | 0.723rd | 12.72nd |
 Denver Nuggets | 5 | 7.53rd | 5.910th | 1.26th | 14.63rd | 0.37th | 13.54th |
 Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 7.53rd | 52nd | 218th | 14.52nd | 0.413th | 12.51st |
 Washington Wizards | 6 | 7.22nd | 6.414th | 1.38th | 155th | 0.516th | 13.77th |
 Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 7.11st | 722nd | 218th | 16.211th | 0.37th | 14.29th |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at centers
Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.
Points allowed to centersLeague average 9.5 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 16.330th | 16.330th | 16.330th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1229th | 1229th | 14.229th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 11.928th | 11.928th | 11.925th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 11.826th | 11.826th | 12.528th | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 11.826th | 11.826th | 11.223rd | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 11.225th | 11.225th | 12.327th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 11.124th | 11.124th | 1226th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 10.923rd | 10.923rd | 10.522nd | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 10.522nd | 10.522nd | 11.724th | Soft |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 10.121st | 10.121st | 8.29th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1019th | 1019th | 9.116th | Soft |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 1019th | 1019th | 1021st | Soft |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 9.518th | 9.518th | 9.317th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 9.317th | 9.317th | 9.619th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 9.216th | 9.216th | 8.17th | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 9.115th | 9.115th | 9.418th | Neutral |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 914th | 914th | 8.914th | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 8.813th | 8.813th | 9.619th | Neutral |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 8.712th | 8.712th | 8.17th | Solid |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 8.611th | 8.611th | 8.510th | Solid |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 8.410th | 8.410th | 8.914th | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 8.19th | 8.19th | 8.713th | Solid |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 7.88th | 7.88th | 6.52nd | Solid |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 7.77th | 7.77th | 8.510th | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 7.65th | 7.65th | 8.510th | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 7.65th | 7.65th | 7.86th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 7.53rd | 7.53rd | 7.53rd | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 7.53rd | 7.53rd | 7.53rd | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 7.22nd | 7.22nd | 7.53rd | Tough |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 7.11st | 7.11st | 6.31st | Tough |
Rebounds allowed to centersLeague average 6.6 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 11.430th | 11.430th | 10.730th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 8.829th | 8.829th | 8.328th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 8.528th | 8.528th | 9.329th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 8.226th | 8.226th | 7.522nd | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 8.226th | 8.226th | 8.227th | Weak |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 7.925th | 7.925th | 7.926th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 7.324th | 7.324th | 5.78th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 7.223rd | 7.223rd | 7.321st | Weak |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 722nd | 722nd | 7.119th | Soft |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 6.919th | 6.919th | 7.623rd | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 6.919th | 6.919th | 7.825th | Soft |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 6.919th | 6.919th | 6.917th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 6.818th | 6.818th | 7.724th | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 6.617th | 6.617th | 6.414th | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 6.516th | 6.516th | 6.213th | Neutral |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 6.414th | 6.414th | 6.716th | Neutral |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 6.414th | 6.414th | 7.119th | Neutral |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 6.313th | 6.313th | 6.917th | Neutral |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 5.910th | 5.910th | 5.911th | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 5.910th | 5.910th | 6.515th | Solid |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 5.910th | 5.910th | 5.56th | Solid |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 5.79th | 5.79th | 5.78th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 5.68th | 5.68th | 612th | Solid |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 5.26th | 5.26th | 5.56th | Tough |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 5.26th | 5.26th | 5.78th | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 5.13rd | 5.13rd | 5.45th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 5.13rd | 5.13rd | 5.12nd | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 5.13rd | 5.13rd | 5.12nd | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 52nd | 52nd | 5.24th | Tough |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 4.51st | 4.51st | 4.11st | Tough |
Assists allowed to centersLeague average 2 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 4.930th | 4.930th | 5.830th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3.629th | 3.629th | 3.629th | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 3.328th | 3.328th | 3.528th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 3.127th | 3.127th | 325th | Weak |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 2.726th | 2.726th | 3.327th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 2.525th | 2.525th | 325th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 2.422nd | 2.422nd | 1.918th | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 2.422nd | 2.422nd | 2.623rd | Soft |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 2.422nd | 2.422nd | 2.724th | Soft |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 2.221st | 2.221st | 1.612th | Soft |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 2.120th | 2.120th | 2.322nd | Soft |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 218th | 218th | 1.918th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 218th | 218th | 1.510th | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 1.915th | 1.915th | 1.815th | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 1.915th | 1.915th | 2.120th | Neutral |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 1.915th | 1.915th | 2.120th | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 1.814th | 1.814th | 1.49th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 1.713th | 1.713th | 1.815th | Neutral |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 1.612th | 1.612th | 1.815th | Solid |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 1.511th | 1.511th | 1.510th | Solid |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 1.49th | 1.49th | 1.612th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 1.49th | 1.49th | 1.714th | Solid |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 1.38th | 1.38th | 1.37th | Solid |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 1.26th | 1.26th | 0.81st | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 1.26th | 1.26th | 1.25th | Tough |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 1.13rd | 1.13rd | 12nd | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 1.13rd | 1.13rd | 1.37th | Tough |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 1.13rd | 1.13rd | 1.25th | Tough |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 12nd | 12nd | 12nd | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.91st | 0.91st | 1.14th | Tough |
Pts+Rebs+Asts allowed to centersLeague average 18.1 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 32.530th | 32.530th | 32.830th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 23.629th | 23.629th | 23.628th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 21.326th | 21.326th | 24.829th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 21.326th | 21.326th | 19.322nd | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 21.326th | 21.326th | 23.527th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 21.124th | 21.124th | 22.126th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 21.124th | 21.124th | 21.925th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 20.823rd | 20.823rd | 21.424th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 20.122nd | 20.122nd | 17.818th | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 18.821st | 18.821st | 17.919th | Soft |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 18.720th | 18.720th | 19.322nd | Soft |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 18.119th | 18.119th | 16.913th | Soft |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 1818th | 1818th | 17.417th | Neutral |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 17.817th | 17.817th | 18.120th | Neutral |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 17.216th | 17.216th | 17.216th | Neutral |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 17.115th | 17.115th | 1714th | Neutral |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 1714th | 1714th | 18.921st | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 16.211th | 16.211th | 16.711th | Solid |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 16.211th | 16.211th | 15.36th | Solid |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 16.211th | 16.211th | 17.115th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 16.110th | 16.110th | 16.610th | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 15.69th | 15.69th | 16.59th | Solid |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 15.48th | 15.48th | 13.91st | Solid |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 15.27th | 15.27th | 14.23rd | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 15.16th | 15.16th | 16.812th | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 155th | 155th | 15.98th | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 14.63rd | 14.63rd | 15.67th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 14.63rd | 14.63rd | 14.65th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 14.52nd | 14.52nd | 14.23rd | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 13.61st | 13.61st | 14.12nd | Tough |
3-PT Made allowed to centersLeague average 0.5 per game
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 1.129th | 1.129th | 1.330th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1.129th | 1.129th | 1.129th | Weak |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 0.928th | 0.928th | 0.926th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 0.826th | 0.826th | 0.926th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 0.826th | 0.826th | 0.926th | Weak |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 0.723rd | 0.723rd | 0.825th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 0.723rd | 0.723rd | 0.721st | Weak |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.723rd | 0.723rd | 0.721st | Weak |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 0.619th | 0.619th | 0.721st | Soft |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 0.619th | 0.619th | 0.721st | Soft |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.619th | 0.619th | 0.618th | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 0.619th | 0.619th | 0.618th | Soft |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 0.516th | 0.516th | 0.618th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 0.516th | 0.516th | 0.410th | Neutral |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.516th | 0.516th | 0.410th | Neutral |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0.413th | 0.413th | 0.516th | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 0.413th | 0.413th | 0.516th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 0.413th | 0.413th | 0.410th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.410th | Tough |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.11st | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.37th | Tough |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.410th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.37th | Tough |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.410th | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.21st | 0.21st | 0.37th | Tough |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 0.21st | 0.21st | 0.11st | Tough |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 0.21st | 0.21st | 0.23rd | Tough |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 0.21st | 0.21st | 0.23rd | Tough |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 0.21st | 0.21st | 0.23rd | Tough |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 0.21st | 0.21st | 0.23rd | Tough |
Pts+Rebs allowed to centersLeague average 16.2 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 27.730th | 27.730th | 2730th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 20.129th | 20.129th | 20.128th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 19.428th | 19.428th | 19.825th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 1927th | 1927th | 19.825th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 18.926th | 18.926th | 21.829th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 18.825th | 18.825th | 17.422nd | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 18.324th | 18.324th | 15.717th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1822nd | 1822nd | 18.924th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 1822nd | 1822nd | 2027th | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 17.721st | 17.721st | 16.721st | Soft |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 17.120th | 17.120th | 15.919th | Soft |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 16.919th | 16.919th | 17.923rd | Soft |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 16.118th | 16.118th | 15.314th | Neutral |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 15.717th | 15.717th | 15.717th | Neutral |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 15.116th | 15.116th | 14.810th | Neutral |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 14.915th | 14.915th | 15.416th | Neutral |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 14.613th | 14.613th | 14.911th | Neutral |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 14.613th | 14.613th | 16.320th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 14.512th | 14.512th | 15.314th | Solid |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 14.310th | 14.310th | 12.92nd | Solid |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 14.310th | 14.310th | 14.911th | Solid |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 14.29th | 14.29th | 13.44th | Solid |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 148th | 148th | 13.44th | Solid |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 13.77th | 13.77th | 14.69th | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 13.54th | 13.54th | 14.38th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 13.54th | 13.54th | 13.56th | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 13.54th | 13.54th | 1513th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 13.23rd | 13.23rd | 13.87th | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 12.72nd | 12.72nd | 12.92nd | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 12.51st | 12.51st | 12.71st | Tough |
Pts+Asts allowed to centersLeague average 11.5 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 21.130th | 21.130th | 22.230th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 15.429th | 15.429th | 15.427th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 14.528th | 14.528th | 17.229th | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 14.427th | 14.427th | 15.828th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 14.226th | 14.226th | 1526th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 13.925th | 13.925th | 14.825th | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 12.924th | 12.924th | 12.423rd | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 12.423rd | 12.423rd | 1114th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 12.322nd | 12.322nd | 12.122nd | Soft |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 12.221st | 12.221st | 1324th | Soft |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 11.920th | 11.920th | 10.312th | Soft |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 11.519th | 11.519th | 11.520th | Soft |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 11.418th | 11.418th | 11.417th | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 1116th | 1116th | 11.216th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 1116th | 1116th | 11.417th | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 10.814th | 10.814th | 11.721st | Neutral |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 10.814th | 10.814th | 10.18th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 10.713th | 10.713th | 10.18th | Neutral |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 10.612th | 10.612th | 11.417th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 10.411th | 10.411th | 10.613th | Solid |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 10.210th | 10.210th | 95th | Solid |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 10.19th | 10.19th | 11.115th | Solid |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 9.57th | 9.57th | 10.210th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 9.57th | 9.57th | 95th | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 9.26th | 9.26th | 10.210th | Tough |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 9.15th | 9.15th | 8.22nd | Tough |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 8.94th | 8.94th | 7.51st | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 8.73rd | 8.73rd | 8.73rd | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 8.62nd | 8.62nd | 8.84th | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 8.51st | 8.51st | 95th | Tough |
Rebs+Asts allowed to centersLeague average 8.6 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 16.330th | 16.330th | 16.530th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 11.829th | 11.829th | 11.829th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 11.328th | 11.328th | 10.224th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 10.126th | 10.126th | 9.620th | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 10.126th | 10.126th | 11.228th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1025th | 1025th | 9.922nd | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 9.924th | 9.924th | 10.927th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 9.321st | 9.321st | 10.626th | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 9.321st | 9.321st | 10.425th | Soft |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 9.321st | 9.321st | 9.620th | Soft |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 9.220th | 9.220th | 7.813th | Soft |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 9.119th | 9.119th | 1023rd | Soft |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 918th | 918th | 919th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 8.917th | 8.917th | 8.818th | Neutral |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 8.516th | 8.516th | 8.517th | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 8.215th | 8.215th | 7.610th | Neutral |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 7.814th | 7.814th | 8.416th | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 7.713th | 7.713th | 7.49th | Neutral |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 7.612th | 7.612th | 8.315th | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 7.511th | 7.511th | 7.813th | Solid |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 7.17th | 7.17th | 7.38th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 7.17th | 7.17th | 7.16th | Tough |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 7.17th | 7.17th | 7.712th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 7.17th | 7.17th | 7.16th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 75th | 75th | 6.63rd | Tough |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 75th | 75th | 6.74th | Tough |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 6.94th | 6.94th | 7.610th | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 6.13rd | 6.13rd | 6.74th | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 62nd | 62nd | 6.22nd | Tough |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 5.71st | 5.71st | 4.91st | Tough |
Steals allowed to centersLeague average 0.7 per game
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1.229th | 1.229th | 1.530th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1.229th | 1.229th | 1.127th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 1.128th | 1.128th | 125th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 127th | 127th | 1.229th | Weak |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0.924th | 0.924th | 0.821st | Weak |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 0.924th | 0.924th | 1.127th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 0.924th | 0.924th | 0.923rd | Weak |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 0.820th | 0.820th | 0.55th | Soft |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 0.820th | 0.820th | 125th | Soft |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 0.820th | 0.820th | 0.923rd | Soft |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.820th | 0.820th | 0.821st | Soft |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 0.715th | 0.715th | 0.55th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 0.715th | 0.715th | 0.714th | Neutral |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 0.715th | 0.715th | 0.714th | Neutral |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 0.715th | 0.715th | 0.610th | Neutral |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 0.715th | 0.715th | 0.714th | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 0.69th | 0.69th | 0.55th | Solid |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 0.69th | 0.69th | 0.714th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 0.69th | 0.69th | 0.714th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 0.69th | 0.69th | 0.714th | Solid |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.69th | 0.69th | 0.610th | Solid |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.69th | 0.69th | 0.714th | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 0.56th | 0.56th | 0.55th | Tough |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 0.56th | 0.56th | 0.610th | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.56th | 0.56th | 0.610th | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0.44th | 0.44th | 0.33rd | Tough |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 0.44th | 0.44th | 0.55th | Tough |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 0.33rd | 0.33rd | 0.22nd | Tough |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 0.22nd | 0.22nd | 0.33rd | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0.11st | 0.11st | 0.11st | Tough |
Blocks allowed to centersLeague average 0.9 per game
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 1.629th | 1.629th | 1.829th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1.629th | 1.629th | 1.628th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 1.528th | 1.528th | 1.325th | Weak |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 1.427th | 1.427th | 1.829th | Weak |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 1.326th | 1.326th | 1.223rd | Weak |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 1.224th | 1.224th | 1.223rd | Weak |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 1.224th | 1.224th | 0.813th | Weak |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 1.121st | 1.121st | 1.325th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1.121st | 1.121st | 1.325th | Soft |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 1.121st | 1.121st | 0.916th | Soft |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 120th | 120th | 119th | Soft |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 0.914th | 0.914th | 0.916th | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 0.914th | 0.914th | 0.813th | Neutral |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0.914th | 0.914th | 119th | Neutral |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 0.914th | 0.914th | 119th | Neutral |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.914th | 0.914th | 0.916th | Neutral |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.914th | 0.914th | 119th | Neutral |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.812th | 0.812th | 0.711th | Solid |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 0.812th | 0.812th | 0.66th | Solid |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 0.710th | 0.710th | 0.813th | Solid |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 0.710th | 0.710th | 0.66th | Solid |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 0.65th | 0.65th | 0.66th | Tough |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 0.65th | 0.65th | 0.66th | Tough |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 0.65th | 0.65th | 0.711th | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 0.65th | 0.65th | 0.31st | Tough |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 0.65th | 0.65th | 0.66th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0.52nd | 0.52nd | 0.54th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 0.52nd | 0.52nd | 0.42nd | Tough |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 0.52nd | 0.52nd | 0.54th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.41st | 0.41st | 0.42nd | Tough |
Turnovers allowed to centersLeague average 1.5 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 3.930th | 3.930th | 4.530th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 2.429th | 2.429th | 2.429th | Weak |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 2.128th | 2.128th | 2.327th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1.827th | 1.827th | 2.327th | Weak |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 1.725th | 1.725th | 226th | Weak |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 1.725th | 1.725th | 1.518th | Weak |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 1.620th | 1.620th | 1.415th | Soft |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 1.620th | 1.620th | 1.620th | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 1.620th | 1.620th | 1.824th | Soft |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 1.620th | 1.620th | 1.722nd | Soft |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 1.620th | 1.620th | 1.620th | Soft |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 1.517th | 1.517th | 1.925th | Neutral |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1.517th | 1.517th | 1.415th | Neutral |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 1.517th | 1.517th | 1.518th | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 1.415th | 1.415th | 1.722nd | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 1.415th | 1.415th | 1.17th | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 1.311th | 1.311th | 1.210th | Solid |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 1.311th | 1.311th | 0.93rd | Solid |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 1.311th | 1.311th | 1.311th | Solid |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 1.311th | 1.311th | 1.311th | Solid |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 1.28th | 1.28th | 1.311th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1.28th | 1.28th | 16th | Solid |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 1.28th | 1.28th | 1.415th | Solid |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 1.16th | 1.16th | 1.311th | Tough |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 1.16th | 1.16th | 1.17th | Tough |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 14th | 14th | 0.93rd | Tough |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 14th | 14th | 1.17th | Tough |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 0.82nd | 0.82nd | 0.93rd | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.82nd | 0.82nd | 0.71st | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.71st | 0.71st | 0.71st | Tough |
Fantasy Score (PP/UD) allowed to centersLeague average 23.7 per game
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 39.930th | 39.930th | 40.130th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 29.829th | 29.829th | 28.124th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 29.628th | 29.628th | 30.128th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 2927th | 2927th | 2926th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 27.526th | 27.526th | 31.829th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 26.924th | 26.924th | 28.124th | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 26.924th | 26.924th | 29.427th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 26.523rd | 26.523rd | 23.318th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 26.322nd | 26.322nd | 27.622nd | Soft |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 26.121st | 26.121st | 27.723rd | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 24.220th | 24.220th | 24.620th | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 24.119th | 24.119th | 23.318th | Soft |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 23.818th | 23.818th | 22.817th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 23.717th | 23.717th | 22.615th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 23.416th | 23.416th | 25.521st | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 22.415th | 22.415th | 22.615th | Neutral |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 21.713th | 21.713th | 21.911th | Neutral |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 21.713th | 21.713th | 22.514th | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 21.412th | 21.412th | 22.112th | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 20.911th | 20.911th | 21.310th | Solid |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 20.69th | 20.69th | 20.47th | Solid |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 20.69th | 20.69th | 20.68th | Solid |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 20.48th | 20.48th | 22.112th | Solid |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 20.37th | 20.37th | 18.23rd | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 206th | 206th | 18.84th | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 19.85th | 19.85th | 21.29th | Tough |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 19.54th | 19.54th | 17.72nd | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 18.92nd | 18.92nd | 206th | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 18.92nd | 18.92nd | 19.75th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 16.61st | 16.61st | 16.61st | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a center's line is against the New Orleans Pelicans. The row shows 16.3 points per center per game, 30th of 30.
Compare with the league
The league average against centers is 9.5, so this defense gives up 6.8 more per center. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is also 16.3, so the number is holding. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.
Then check the player
A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.
How this is counted
Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2026-27 games. It counts every player listed at the position who played, starters and reserves together, so it sits below a starter's line. Read the rank and the gap to the league average, not the raw number against a line. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, preseason excluded, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET.
Defense vs position FAQ
Which NBA team is worst against centers?
On points, the New Orleans Pelicans: 16.3 per center per game in 2026-27, 30th of 30, against a league average of 9.5. These are 2026-27 numbers through about 6 games per team.
Which NBA team is best against centers?
On points, the Dallas Mavericks: 7.1 per center per game, 1st of 30.
Does a higher rank mean a softer matchup?
Yes. 1st allows the least and 30th allows the most. Ranks are never flipped, so a high rank on a stat like turnovers means opponents turn it over more against this team.
Why is the number lower than a center's usual line?
It is an average per player at the position, not a team total or a star's number. It counts every player listed at the position who played, starters and reserves together, so it sits below a starter's line. Read the rank and the gap to the league average, not the raw number against a line. The league average here is 9.5.
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