Evaluating Defensive Efficiency in the NBA in 2006-07

Games Played Through January 20th

Defensive Efficiency = Points Surrendered divided by Possessions

 

Team 06-07

Rank:

Defensive

Efficiency

Defensive

Efficiency

Rank:

Points Surrendered

per Game

Points Surrendered

per game

San Antonio

1

0.974

1

90.7

Chicago

2

0.978

7

94.2

Houston

3

0.979

2

91.2

Cleveland

4

0.995

5

93.5

Orlando

5

0.998

4

92.7

Dallas

6

1.005

3

92.6

Indiana

7

1.016

11

96.9

Denver

8

1.016

27

103.3

Minnesota

9

1.019

9

95.5

NO/Oklahoma City

10

1.022

8

94.6

Detroit

11

1.025

6

93.8

Phoenix

12

1.028

24

102.5

Utah

13

1.031

16

99.0

Toronto

14

1.037

15

98.7

Charlotte

15

1.037

17

99.3

New Jersey

16

1.038

12

97.3

LA Clippers

17

1.039

14

97.7

Boston

18

1.039

20

100.1

Sacramento

19

1.042

21

101.2

Atlanta

20

1.043

13

97.4

LA Lakers

21

1.048

26

103.1

Golden State

22

1.052

30

106.8

Philadelphia

23

1.061

18

99.7

Miami

24

1.063

19

99.7

Seattle

25

1.064

22

101.6

Portland

26

1.066

10

96.9

New York

27

1.066

23

102.4

Milwaukee

28

1.070

25

102.9

Washington

29

1.073

29

105.9

Memphis

30

1.084

28

103.6