NBA defense vs guards
Which NBA team allows the most points to guards?
Guards have scored the most against the Phoenix Suns so far in 2026-27: 68.9 points a game (+36% against the league average); the fewest against the Atlanta Hawks, 37.0.
What each NBA team allowed per game to opposing guards, forwards and centers: points, rebounds, assists, threes and more. Shaded: among the most allowed, the softer matchups.
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| League average | 50.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 99.2 | ||
| vs HOU | 68.9+36%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 17.4+26%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 13.7−1%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 10.1+46%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 4.7+15%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 1.9+45%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 8.7+26%against the league average, 27th fewest forced | 125.1+26%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 101.4 , 17th fastest | |
| vs NYK | 63.4+26%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 16.3+18%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 15.4+12%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 7.7+11%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 3.8−8%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 1.3+4%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 6.90%against the league average, 16th fewest forced | 117.6+19%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 103.4 , 7th fastest | |
| vs PHI | 62.5+24%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 16.0+16%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 17.1+24%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 9.8+41%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 5.3+28%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 1.4+8%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 7.5+9%against the league average, 21st fewest forced | 122.6+24%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 107.6 , 1st fastest | |
| @ DET | 59.8+18%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 14.8+7%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 16.5+19%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 9.0+30%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 4.9+20%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 1.0−22%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 10.1+46%against the league average, 30th fewest forced | 114.3+15%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 102.2 , 12th fastest | |
| vs NOP | 57.8+14%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 15.3+11%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 15.4+11%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 7.0+1%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 5.6+38%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 1.1−12%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 8.0+16%against the league average, 26th fewest forced | 112.9+14%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 101.6 , 16th fastest | |
| @ PHX | 56.9+13%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 13.4−3%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 13.3−4%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 7.9+14%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 4.3+6%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 0.3−74%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 7.6+10%against the league average, 22nd fewest forced | 103.2+4%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 99.6 , 26th fastest | |
| @ LAC | 56.4+12%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 10.8−22%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 15.1+9%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 6.4−7%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 4.6+11%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 1.1−13%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 7.2+5%against the league average, 19th fewest forced | 103.5+4%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 103.5 , 6th fastest | |
| @ SAC | 55.4+10%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 15.0+9%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 12.9−7%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 8.3+20%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 2.9−29%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 1.6+22%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 7.0+1%against the league average, 17th fewest forced | 103.1+4%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 104.5 , 2nd fastest | |
| @ OKC | 54.7+8%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 16.9+22%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 17.6+27%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 7.0+1%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 3.6−13%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 0.6−56%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 6.3−8%against the league average, 11th fewest forced | 110.7+12%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 101.0 , 22nd fastest | |
| @ TOR | 53.4+6%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 12.4−10%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 11.8−15%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 6.3−9%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 4.10%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 1.1−13%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 6.2−10%against the league average, 9th fewest forced | 97.2−2%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 102.5 , 9th fastest | |
| vs BOS | 52.2+3%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 14.9+8%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 17.0+23%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 8.1+17%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 4.8+17%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 1.8+39%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 4.7−32%against the league average, 2nd fewest forced | 111.2+12%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 103.6 , 5th fastest | |
| vs WAS | 52.1+3%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 17.2+25%against the league average, 2nd most allowed | 14.1+2%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 8.4+22%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 3.1−24%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 1.0−22%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 7.8+13%against the league average, 24th fewest forced | 103.3+4%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 101.3 , 20th fastest | |
| vs DEN | 51.8+3%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 15.3+11%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 14.0+1%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 8.2+19%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 4.6+11%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 1.6+22%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 7.1+3%against the league average, 18th fewest forced | 104.7+6%against the league average, 8th most allowed | 102.4 , 10th fastest | |
| vs UTA | 51.4+2%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 17.1+24%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 13.3−4%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 6.7−3%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 3.7−10%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 1.6+25%against the league average, 7th most allowed | 7.6+10%against the league average, 23rd fewest forced | 102.9+4%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 101.9 , 14th fastest | |
| vs MEM | 50.9+1%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 13.2−4%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 15.7+13%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 6.6−5%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 2.6−37%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 1.7+30%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 8.8+27%against the league average, 28th fewest forced | 98.3−1%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 103.9 , 4th fastest | |
| vs ORL | 50.60%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 11.7−15%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 15.0+9%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 6.3−9%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 5.4+33%against the league average, 3rd most allowed | 1.3+4%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 8.9+29%against the league average, 29th fewest forced | 99.9+1%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 101.2 , 21st fastest | |
| @ POR | 50.1−1%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 16.6+20%against the league average, 5th most allowed | 13.7−1%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 7.6+9%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 3.3−19%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 1.0−22%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 6.7−3%against the league average, 13th fewest forced | 100.4+1%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 101.4 , 18th fastest | |
| vs BKN | 49.8−1%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 11.9−14%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 13.3−4%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 6.2−10%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 4.4+9%against the league average, 13th most allowed | 1.3+4%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 6.6−5%against the league average, 12th fewest forced | 96.0−3%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 101.3 , 19th fastest | |
| @ GSW | 47.6−6%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 13.80%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 15.6+13%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 7.4+6%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 6.1+50%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 1.3−2%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 6.3−9%against the league average, 10th fewest forced | 103.6+4%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 100.3 , 25th fastest | |
| @ IND | 46.6−8%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 13.7−1%against the league average, 15th most allowed | 15.3+11%against the league average, 9th most allowed | 6.7−3%against the league average, 14th most allowed | 5.3+29%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 1.3+1%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 6.7−3%against the league average, 14th fewest forced | 99.8+1%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 98.8 , 29th fastest | |
| vs SAS | 45.6−10%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 10.1−27%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 10.4−25%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 4.4−37%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 4.0−2%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 1.0−22%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 6.1−11%against the league average, 7th fewest forced | 83.0−16%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 102.2 , 13th fastest | |
| vs LAL | 45.1−11%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 11.6−16%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 11.6−16%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 6.4−8%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 3.3−21%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 2.0+56%against the league average, 1st most allowed | 7.3+5%against the league average, 20th fewest forced | 87.2−12%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 100.3 , 24th fastest | |
| vs MIA | 44.7−11%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 12.3−11%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 14.4+4%against the league average, 12th most allowed | 5.3−23%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 3.8−8%against the league average, 18th most allowed | 1.3+4%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 4.8−31%against the league average, 3rd fewest forced | 92.2−7%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 102.7 , 8th fastest | |
| @ MIN | 44.4−12%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 13.2−4%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 11.8−15%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 4.6−34%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 5.0+22%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 1.0−22%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 5.8−16%against the league average, 5th fewest forced | 90.0−9%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 101.8 , 15th fastest | |
| vs CLE | 43.5−14%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 13.5−2%against the league average, 16th most allowed | 12.5−10%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 6.4−8%against the league average, 19th most allowed | 4.6+12%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 0.8−37%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 5.1−26%against the league average, 4th fewest forced | 90.6−9%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 97.5 , 30th fastest | |
| @ CLE | 43.1−15%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 12.4−10%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 10.6−23%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 6.5−6%against the league average, 17th most allowed | 2.5−39%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 1.8+37%against the league average, 4th most allowed | 4.6−33%against the league average, 1st fewest forced | 84.0−15%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 99.4 , 27th fastest | |
| @ CHI | 42.8−15%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 15.1+9%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 12.1−12%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 5.3−24%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 3.0−27%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 1.5+17%against the league average, 10th most allowed | 8.0+16%against the league average, 25th fewest forced | 87.5−12%against the league average, 24th most allowed | 102.3 , 11th fastest | |
| @ ATL | 38.4−24%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 11.1−19%against the league average, 27th most allowed | 12.3−11%against the league average, 22nd most allowed | 6.4−8%against the league average, 20th most allowed | 3.0−27%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 1.4+8%against the league average, 11th most allowed | 5.9−15%against the league average, 6th fewest forced | 79.7−20%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 100.4 , 23rd fastest | |
| @ MIL | 37.2−26%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 11.4−17%against the league average, 26th most allowed | 10.9−21%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 6.1−12%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 2.9−29%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 1.0−22%against the league average, 25th most allowed | 6.2−10%against the league average, 8th fewest forced | 75.6−24%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 98.8 , 28th fastest | |
| vs BKN | 37.0−27%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 9.5−31%against the league average, 30th most allowed | 12.2−12%against the league average, 23rd most allowed | 4.9−29%against the league average, 28th most allowed | 3.5−14%against the league average, 21st most allowed | 1.6+25%against the league average, 6th most allowed | 6.8−1%against the league average, 15th fewest forced | 76.4−23%against the league average, 29th most allowed | 104.5 , 3rd fastest |
Per game, from our box scores, regular season. A player counts for his listed position: point and shooting guards are guards, small and power forwards are forwards. The percentage under each number is against the league’s average team. “Last 10”: each team’s last 10 games. Pace is the team’s own over the season.
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