Defense vs position
NBA defense vs small forwards
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Opposing small forwards put up the most points against the Dallas Mavericks: 16.2 per small forward per game, 30th of 30, against a league average of 10.7. They put up the fewest against the Portland Trail Blazers, at 5.6.
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 small forwards, 2026-27
 Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 16.230th | 3.710th | 215th | 21.929th | 1.111th | 19.930th |
 Phoenix Suns | 4 | 14.629th | 4.118th | 3.530th | 22.230th | 1.522nd | 18.829th |
 Orlando Magic | 6 | 1428th | 3.916th | 3.429th | 21.428th | 1.829th | 17.924th |
 Denver Nuggets | 5 | 13.827th | 3.812th | 2.519th | 2023rd | 1.625th | 17.523rd |
 Chicago Bulls | 6 | 12.925th | 5.527th | 2.316th | 20.726th | 1.421st | 18.427th |
 Indiana Pacers | 7 | 12.925th | 5.829th | 1.34th | 2023rd | 1.317th | 18.728th |
 Sacramento Kings | 6 | 12.824th | 4.221st | 2.519th | 19.522nd | 1.625th | 1722nd |
 New York Knicks | 6 | 12.723rd | 5.125th | 325th | 20.827th | 1.930th | 17.924th |
 Washington Wizards | 6 | 12.622nd | 4.423rd | 1.57th | 18.520th | 1.111th | 16.921st |
 Houston Rockets | 7 | 11.920th | 3.812th | 2.722nd | 18.419th | 1.111th | 15.719th |
 San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 11.920th | 3.812th | 2.418th | 1818th | 1.625th | 15.618th |
 Utah Jazz | 6 | 11.419th | 3.710th | 1.12nd | 16.214th | 1.522nd | 1517th |
 Boston Celtics | 6 | 11.318th | 6.630th | 2.316th | 20.225th | 1.625th | 17.924th |
 Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 10.917th | 3.916th | 2.824th | 17.616th | 1.215th | 14.816th |
 Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 10.816th | 5.728th | 2.519th | 18.921st | 19th | 16.520th |
 Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 10.615th | 2.31st | 2.722nd | 15.511th | 1.522nd | 12.89th |
 Toronto Raptors | 6 | 10.314th | 3.58th | 1.913th | 15.613th | 1.215th | 13.812th |
 Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 10.213th | 4.118th | 1.12nd | 15.511th | 0.83rd | 14.314th |
 Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 9.612th | 5.125th | 325th | 17.717th | 0.83rd | 14.715th |
 Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 9.311th | 2.83rd | 1.913th | 13.96th | 1.317th | 12.15th |
 Miami Heat | 6 | 9.29th | 4.924th | 3.328th | 17.315th | 0.71st | 14.113th |
 Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 9.29th | 34th | 1.46th | 13.65th | 1.317th | 12.26th |
 Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 9.18th | 4.118th | 1.711th | 14.98th | 1.317th | 13.211th |
 Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 8.97th | 4.221st | 1.812th | 14.98th | 1.111th | 13.110th |
 Detroit Pistons | 6 | 8.86th | 3.58th | 3.127th | 15.410th | 19th | 12.37th |
 Golden State Warriors | 7 | 8.75th | 3.812th | 1.57th | 14.17th | 0.83rd | 12.68th |
 Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 84th | 2.42nd | 1.57th | 11.83rd | 0.98th | 10.34th |
 New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 7.23rd | 34th | 1.610th | 11.83rd | 0.83rd | 10.23rd |
 Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 6.32nd | 3.16th | 1.34th | 10.82nd | 0.71st | 9.52nd |
 Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 5.61st | 3.37th | 0.81st | 9.71st | 0.83rd | 8.91st |
Season, last 10 and last 5
Every current number at small forwards
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 small forwardsLeague average 10.7 per game
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 16.230th | 16.230th | 17.230th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 14.629th | 14.629th | 14.629th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 1428th | 1428th | 1427th | Weak |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 13.827th | 13.827th | 13.826th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 12.925th | 12.925th | 13.424th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 12.925th | 12.925th | 1323rd | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 12.824th | 12.824th | 14.128th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 12.723rd | 12.723rd | 13.424th | Weak |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 12.622nd | 12.622nd | 10.713th | Soft |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 11.920th | 11.920th | 11.316th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 11.920th | 11.920th | 12.522nd | Soft |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 11.419th | 11.419th | 11.215th | Soft |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 11.318th | 11.318th | 12.419th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 10.917th | 10.917th | 12.419th | Neutral |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 10.816th | 10.816th | 10.914th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 10.615th | 10.615th | 12.419th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 10.314th | 10.314th | 10.312th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 10.213th | 10.213th | 11.718th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 9.612th | 9.612th | 9.210th | Solid |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 9.311th | 9.311th | 9.811th | Solid |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 9.29th | 9.29th | 7.63rd | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 9.29th | 9.29th | 8.78th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 9.18th | 9.18th | 8.37th | Solid |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 8.97th | 8.97th | 8.89th | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 8.86th | 8.86th | 7.94th | Tough |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 8.75th | 8.75th | 11.417th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 84th | 84th | 8.26th | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 7.23rd | 7.23rd | 7.94th | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 6.32nd | 6.32nd | 4.21st | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 5.61st | 5.61st | 5.62nd | Tough |
Rebounds allowed to small forwardsLeague average 4 per game
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 6.630th | 6.630th | 6.830th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 5.829th | 5.829th | 5.827th | Weak |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 5.728th | 5.728th | 629th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 5.527th | 5.527th | 5.827th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 5.125th | 5.125th | 5.325th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 5.125th | 5.125th | 5.426th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 4.924th | 4.924th | 4.321st | Weak |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 4.423rd | 4.423rd | 3.914th | Weak |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 4.221st | 4.221st | 4.723rd | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 4.221st | 4.221st | 4.220th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 4.118th | 4.118th | 4.422nd | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 4.118th | 4.118th | 4.924th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 4.118th | 4.118th | 4.117th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 3.916th | 3.916th | 4.117th | Neutral |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 3.916th | 3.916th | 3.914th | Neutral |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 3.812th | 3.812th | 3.813th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 3.812th | 3.812th | 4.117th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 3.812th | 3.812th | 3.512th | Solid |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 3.812th | 3.812th | 3.49th | Solid |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 3.710th | 3.710th | 416th | Solid |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 3.710th | 3.710th | 3.49th | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 3.58th | 3.58th | 3.49th | Solid |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 3.58th | 3.58th | 36th | Solid |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 3.37th | 3.37th | 3.38th | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 3.16th | 3.16th | 2.63rd | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 34th | 34th | 3.27th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 34th | 34th | 2.95th | Tough |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 2.83rd | 2.83rd | 2.84th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 2.42nd | 2.42nd | 21st | Tough |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 2.31st | 2.31st | 2.22nd | Tough |
Assists allowed to small forwardsLeague average 2.1 per game
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3.530th | 3.530th | 3.528th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 3.429th | 3.429th | 3.830th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 3.328th | 3.328th | 3.729th | Weak |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 3.127th | 3.127th | 1.58th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 325th | 325th | 3.225th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 325th | 325th | 2.924th | Weak |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 2.824th | 2.824th | 3.427th | Weak |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 2.722nd | 2.722nd | 2.723rd | Soft |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 2.722nd | 2.722nd | 3.225th | Soft |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 2.519th | 2.519th | 2.519th | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 2.519th | 2.519th | 2.519th | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 2.519th | 2.519th | 2.418th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 2.418th | 2.418th | 2.519th | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 2.316th | 2.316th | 2.214th | Neutral |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 2.316th | 2.316th | 2.519th | Neutral |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 215th | 215th | 2.214th | Neutral |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1.913th | 1.913th | 1.710th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 1.913th | 1.913th | 2.214th | Neutral |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 1.812th | 1.812th | 2.113th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 1.711th | 1.711th | 2.214th | Solid |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 1.610th | 1.610th | 1.33rd | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 1.57th | 1.57th | 1.812th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 1.57th | 1.57th | 1.710th | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 1.57th | 1.57th | 1.46th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 1.46th | 1.46th | 1.69th | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 1.34th | 1.34th | 1.33rd | Tough |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 1.34th | 1.34th | 1.33rd | Tough |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 1.12nd | 1.12nd | 1.12nd | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 1.12nd | 1.12nd | 1.46th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.81st | 0.81st | 0.81st | Tough |
Pts+Rebs+Asts allowed to small forwardsLeague average 16.9 per game
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 22.230th | 22.230th | 22.229th | Weak |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 21.929th | 21.929th | 23.530th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 21.428th | 21.428th | 21.828th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 20.827th | 20.827th | 21.626th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 20.726th | 20.726th | 21.727th | Weak |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 20.225th | 20.225th | 21.325th | Weak |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 2023rd | 2023rd | 2022nd | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 2023rd | 2023rd | 20.123rd | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 19.522nd | 19.522nd | 20.724th | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 18.921st | 18.921st | 19.320th | Soft |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 18.520th | 18.520th | 1612th | Soft |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 18.419th | 18.419th | 17.515th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 1818th | 1818th | 18.519th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 17.717th | 17.717th | 17.616th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 17.616th | 17.616th | 19.921st | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 17.315th | 17.315th | 15.610th | Neutral |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 16.214th | 16.214th | 1612th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 15.613th | 15.613th | 15.49th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 15.511th | 15.511th | 17.818th | Solid |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 15.511th | 15.511th | 17.717th | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 15.410th | 15.410th | 12.95th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 14.98th | 14.98th | 14.98th | Solid |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 14.98th | 14.98th | 15.610th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 14.17th | 14.17th | 17.314th | Tough |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 13.96th | 13.96th | 14.37th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 13.65th | 13.65th | 13.16th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 11.83rd | 11.83rd | 11.93rd | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 11.83rd | 11.83rd | 12.34th | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 10.82nd | 10.82nd | 8.11st | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 9.71st | 9.71st | 9.72nd | Tough |
3-PT Made allowed to small forwardsLeague average 1.2 per game
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1.930th | 1.930th | 2.130th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 1.829th | 1.829th | 229th | Weak |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 1.625th | 1.625th | 1.928th | Weak |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 1.625th | 1.625th | 1.623rd | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 1.625th | 1.625th | 1.826th | Weak |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 1.625th | 1.625th | 1.724th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1.522nd | 1.522nd | 1.826th | Soft |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 1.522nd | 1.522nd | 1.520th | Soft |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 1.522nd | 1.522nd | 1.724th | Soft |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 1.421st | 1.421st | 1.520th | Soft |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1.317th | 1.317th | 1.214th | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 1.317th | 1.317th | 1.318th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 1.317th | 1.317th | 1.111th | Neutral |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 1.317th | 1.317th | 1.214th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 1.215th | 1.215th | 1.214th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 1.215th | 1.215th | 1.520th | Neutral |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 1.111th | 1.111th | 1.111th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 1.111th | 1.111th | 18th | Solid |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 1.111th | 1.111th | 1.318th | Solid |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 1.111th | 1.111th | 1.111th | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 19th | 19th | 1.214th | Solid |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 19th | 19th | 18th | Solid |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 0.98th | 0.98th | 18th | Solid |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 0.83rd | 0.83rd | 0.94th | Tough |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 0.83rd | 0.83rd | 0.94th | Tough |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 0.83rd | 0.83rd | 0.94th | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 0.83rd | 0.83rd | 0.94th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.83rd | 0.83rd | 0.83rd | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 0.71st | 0.71st | 0.31st | Tough |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 0.71st | 0.71st | 0.62nd | Tough |
Pts+Rebs allowed to small forwardsLeague average 14.8 per game
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 19.930th | 19.930th | 21.230th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 18.829th | 18.829th | 18.826th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 18.728th | 18.728th | 18.927th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 18.427th | 18.427th | 19.228th | Weak |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 17.924th | 17.924th | 19.228th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 17.924th | 17.924th | 18.725th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 17.924th | 17.924th | 17.923rd | Weak |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 17.523rd | 17.523rd | 17.522nd | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 1722nd | 1722nd | 18.324th | Soft |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 16.921st | 16.921st | 14.512th | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 16.520th | 16.520th | 16.821st | Soft |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 15.719th | 15.719th | 14.816th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 15.618th | 15.618th | 15.918th | Neutral |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 1517th | 1517th | 14.614th | Neutral |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 14.816th | 14.816th | 16.519th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 14.715th | 14.715th | 14.512th | Neutral |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 14.314th | 14.314th | 16.620th | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 14.113th | 14.113th | 11.97th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 13.812th | 13.812th | 13.210th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 13.211th | 13.211th | 12.79th | Solid |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 13.110th | 13.110th | 13.511th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 12.89th | 12.89th | 14.614th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 12.68th | 12.68th | 15.517th | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 12.37th | 12.37th | 11.35th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 12.26th | 12.26th | 11.66th | Tough |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 12.15th | 12.15th | 12.68th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 10.34th | 10.34th | 10.23rd | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 10.23rd | 10.23rd | 114th | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 9.52nd | 9.52nd | 6.81st | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 8.91st | 8.91st | 8.92nd | Tough |
Pts+Asts allowed to small forwardsLeague average 12.9 per game
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 18.230th | 18.230th | 19.530th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 18.129th | 18.129th | 18.129th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 17.528th | 17.528th | 17.928th | Weak |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 16.327th | 16.327th | 16.326th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 15.726th | 15.726th | 16.225th | Weak |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 15.325th | 15.325th | 16.527th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 15.224th | 15.224th | 15.924th | Weak |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 14.623rd | 14.623rd | 1418th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 14.322nd | 14.322nd | 14.319th | Soft |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 14.221st | 14.221st | 15.121st | Soft |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 14.120th | 14.120th | 12.111th | Soft |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 13.719th | 13.719th | 15.723rd | Soft |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 13.618th | 13.618th | 14.620th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 13.316th | 13.316th | 15.622nd | Neutral |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 13.316th | 13.316th | 13.417th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 12.615th | 12.615th | 12.412th | Neutral |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 12.514th | 12.514th | 12.614th | Neutral |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 12.413th | 12.413th | 11.39th | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 12.212th | 12.212th | 12.412th | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 11.911th | 11.911th | 9.54th | Solid |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 11.310th | 11.310th | 12.815th | Solid |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 11.29th | 11.29th | 11.510th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 10.88th | 10.88th | 10.57th | Solid |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 10.66th | 10.66th | 10.36th | Tough |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 10.66th | 10.66th | 10.98th | Tough |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 10.35th | 10.35th | 13.216th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 9.54th | 9.54th | 9.85th | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 8.83rd | 8.83rd | 9.23rd | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 7.72nd | 7.72nd | 5.51st | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 6.41st | 6.41st | 6.42nd | Tough |
Rebs+Asts allowed to small forwardsLeague average 6.2 per game
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 8.930th | 8.930th | 8.930th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 8.229th | 8.229th | 825th | Weak |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 8.126th | 8.126th | 8.428th | Weak |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 8.126th | 8.126th | 8.529th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 8.126th | 8.126th | 8.226th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 7.825th | 7.825th | 8.327th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 7.624th | 7.624th | 7.623rd | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 7.423rd | 7.423rd | 7.724th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 7.122nd | 7.122nd | 7.121st | Soft |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 6.720th | 6.720th | 7.522nd | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 6.720th | 6.720th | 6.618th | Soft |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 6.619th | 6.619th | 4.98th | Soft |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 6.518th | 6.518th | 6.316th | Neutral |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 6.317th | 6.317th | 6.316th | Neutral |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 6.116th | 6.116th | 5.913th | Neutral |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 615th | 615th | 6.820th | Neutral |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 5.914th | 5.914th | 5.310th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 5.813th | 5.813th | 6.618th | Neutral |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 5.712th | 5.712th | 6.215th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 5.411th | 5.411th | 5.812th | Solid |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 5.39th | 5.39th | 614th | Solid |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 5.39th | 5.39th | 5.19th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 4.98th | 4.98th | 5.411th | Solid |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 4.87th | 4.87th | 4.87th | Tough |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 4.65th | 4.65th | 4.55th | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 4.65th | 4.65th | 4.55th | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 4.54th | 4.54th | 3.92nd | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 4.43rd | 4.43rd | 4.44th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 4.12nd | 4.12nd | 4.13rd | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 3.91st | 3.91st | 3.71st | Tough |
Steals allowed to small forwardsLeague average 0.8 per game
| Miami Heat | 6 | 1.630th | 1.630th | 1.328th | Weak |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 1.529th | 1.529th | 1.126th | Weak |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 1.428th | 1.428th | 125th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1.327th | 1.327th | 1.430th | Weak |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 1.125th | 1.125th | 1.227th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 1.125th | 1.125th | 0.711th | Weak |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 124th | 124th | 1.328th | Weak |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 0.922nd | 0.922nd | 0.43rd | Soft |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 0.922nd | 0.922nd | 0.921st | Soft |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.68th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.68th | Neutral |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.921st | Neutral |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.711th | Neutral |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.817th | Neutral |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.54th | Neutral |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.817th | Neutral |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.921st | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 0.813th | 0.813th | 0.921st | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 0.78th | 0.78th | 0.711th | Solid |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 0.78th | 0.78th | 0.711th | Solid |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 0.78th | 0.78th | 0.817th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 0.78th | 0.78th | 0.817th | Solid |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 0.78th | 0.78th | 0.711th | Solid |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0.64th | 0.64th | 0.68th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 0.64th | 0.64th | 0.54th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 0.64th | 0.64th | 0.54th | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.64th | 0.64th | 0.711th | Tough |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 0.42nd | 0.42nd | 0.32nd | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.42nd | 0.42nd | 0.54th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.11st | 0.11st | 0.11st | Tough |
Blocks allowed to small forwardsLeague average 0.5 per game
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 1.330th | 1.330th | 1.329th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 0.927th | 0.927th | 1.329th | Weak |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 0.927th | 0.927th | 1.228th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 0.927th | 0.927th | 127th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 0.825th | 0.825th | 0.925th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 0.825th | 0.825th | 0.925th | Weak |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 0.724th | 0.724th | 0.824th | Weak |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 0.622nd | 0.622nd | 0.621st | Soft |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 0.622nd | 0.622nd | 0.518th | Soft |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 0.517th | 0.517th | 0.621st | Neutral |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 0.517th | 0.517th | 0.518th | Neutral |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.517th | 0.517th | 0.621st | Neutral |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 0.517th | 0.517th | 0.37th | Neutral |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 0.517th | 0.517th | 0.518th | Neutral |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 0.411th | 0.411th | 0.37th | Solid |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 0.411th | 0.411th | 0.415th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 0.411th | 0.411th | 0.37th | Solid |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0.411th | 0.411th | 0.37th | Solid |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 0.411th | 0.411th | 0.415th | Solid |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 0.411th | 0.411th | 0.415th | Solid |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.37th | Tough |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.37th | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.23rd | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.37th | 0.37th | 0.37th | Tough |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | 0.37th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | Tough |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | 0.23rd | Tough |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 0.11st | 0.11st | 01st | Tough |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 0.11st | 0.11st | 0.12nd | Tough |
Turnovers allowed to small forwardsLeague average 1.4 per game
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 2.330th | 2.330th | 1.927th | Weak |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 229th | 229th | 2.330th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 1.928th | 1.928th | 2.229th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 1.825th | 1.825th | 2.128th | Weak |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 1.825th | 1.825th | 1.824th | Weak |
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 1.825th | 1.825th | 1.824th | Weak |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 1.622nd | 1.622nd | 1.521st | Soft |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 1.622nd | 1.622nd | 1.723rd | Soft |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 1.622nd | 1.622nd | 0.92nd | Soft |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 1.519th | 1.519th | 1.418th | Soft |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 1.519th | 1.519th | 1.824th | Soft |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 1.519th | 1.519th | 1.418th | Soft |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 1.417th | 1.417th | 1.521st | Neutral |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 1.417th | 1.417th | 1.314th | Neutral |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 1.313th | 1.313th | 1.314th | Neutral |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 1.313th | 1.313th | 1.314th | Neutral |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 1.313th | 1.313th | 1.314th | Neutral |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 1.313th | 1.313th | 1.418th | Neutral |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 1.210th | 1.210th | 17th | Solid |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 1.210th | 1.210th | 0.92nd | Solid |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 1.210th | 1.210th | 1.212th | Solid |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 1.16th | 1.16th | 0.92nd | Tough |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 1.16th | 1.16th | 1.212th | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 1.16th | 1.16th | 1.19th | Tough |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 1.16th | 1.16th | 1.19th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 15th | 15th | 0.92nd | Tough |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 0.94th | 0.94th | 0.61st | Tough |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 0.81st | 0.81st | 1.19th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 0.81st | 0.81st | 0.92nd | Tough |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 0.81st | 0.81st | 17th | Tough |
Fantasy Score (PP/UD) allowed to small forwardsLeague average 21.3 per game
| Orlando Magic | 6 | 27.530th | 27.530th | 27.428th | Weak |
| New York Knicks | 6 | 27.229th | 27.229th | 28.430th | Weak |
| Phoenix Suns | 4 | 26.928th | 26.928th | 26.927th | Weak |
| Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 25.627th | 25.627th | 27.629th | Weak |
| Miami Heat | 6 | 25.426th | 25.426th | 23.519th | Weak |
| Boston Celtics | 6 | 24.325th | 24.325th | 25.525th | Weak |
| Indiana Pacers | 7 | 24.224th | 24.224th | 23.418th | Weak |
| Houston Rockets | 7 | 2423rd | 2423rd | 22.415th | Weak |
| Chicago Bulls | 6 | 23.722nd | 23.722nd | 23.721st | Soft |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 23.421st | 23.421st | 23.519th | Soft |
| Denver Nuggets | 5 | 23.319th | 23.319th | 23.317th | Soft |
| Sacramento Kings | 6 | 23.319th | 23.319th | 24.724th | Soft |
| Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 22.918th | 22.918th | 25.726th | Neutral |
| Utah Jazz | 6 | 22.117th | 22.117th | 20.511th | Neutral |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 21.915th | 21.915th | 22.415th | Neutral |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6 | 21.915th | 21.915th | 22.314th | Neutral |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 21.514th | 21.514th | 24.623rd | Neutral |
| Toronto Raptors | 6 | 21.112th | 21.112th | 21.513th | Solid |
| Washington Wizards | 6 | 21.112th | 21.112th | 198th | Solid |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 20.511th | 20.511th | 24.322nd | Solid |
| Detroit Pistons | 6 | 19.410th | 19.410th | 16.86th | Solid |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 19.29th | 19.29th | 19.710th | Solid |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 198th | 198th | 18.47th | Solid |
| Golden State Warriors | 7 | 187th | 187th | 2112th | Tough |
| Atlanta Hawks | 7 | 17.86th | 17.86th | 198th | Tough |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6 | 17.35th | 17.35th | 16.55th | Tough |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 16.14th | 16.14th | 15.64th | Tough |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 15.13rd | 15.13rd | 153rd | Tough |
| Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 152nd | 152nd | 11.32nd | Tough |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 10.71st | 10.71st | 10.71st | Tough |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Find the opponent
Say a small forward's line is against the Dallas Mavericks. The row shows 16.2 points per small forward per game, 30th of 30.
Compare with the league
The league average against small forwards is 10.7, so this defense gives up 5.5 more per small forward. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.
Check the recent games
Over the last 5 it is 17.2, higher than the season, so the matchup is not getting tougher. 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 small forwards?
On points, the Dallas Mavericks: 16.2 per small forward per game in 2026-27, 30th of 30, against a league average of 10.7. These are 2026-27 numbers through about 6 games per team.
Which NBA team is best against small forwards?
On points, the Portland Trail Blazers: 5.6 per small forward 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 small forward'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 10.7.
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