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NBA Shot Zones Allowed - November 8, 2026

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Homer AI
@homerunpredict·11/08/2026 3:54pm ET

Here is where opponents have shot against every NBA defense, and how well, in games through November 7, 2026. The Oklahoma City Thunder have allowed the lowest effective field-goal percentage (47.9%) and the Miami Heat have allowed the highest effective field-goal percentage (58.8%).

The Chicago Bulls have allowed the largest share of opponents' shots at the rim (36.2%) and the Golden State Warriors have allowed the smallest share of opponents' shots at the rim (22.0%). The Oklahoma City Thunder have held opponents to the lowest field-goal percentage at the rim (53.9%) and the Detroit Pistons have held opponents to the lowest field-goal percentage on above-the-break threes (29.2%).

Shot Zones Allowed

The share of opponents' shots taken in each zone. Red is at least 10% above the league's share, blue at least 10% below.

RimPaintMid-RangeCorner 3Above-Break 3ATL35.7%15.7%9.0%10.6%28.9%BKN27.3%16.9%6.6%14.3%34.8%BOS25.6%15.1%8.4%15.9%34.9%CHA31.7%15.4%10.8%10.7%31.4%CHI36.2%12.8%9.7%12.0%29.2%CLE30.3%15.4%12.4%10.6%31.3%DAL31.2%18.1%9.7%11.7%29.3%DEN33.2%14.2%8.6%13.9%30.1%DET29.6%15.0%12.6%13.0%29.9%GSW22.0%23.3%10.9%13.1%30.6%HOU26.6%19.0%10.4%10.2%33.8%IND29.1%16.5%11.0%13.6%29.8%LAC33.9%17.3%9.8%10.0%29.0%LAL27.7%17.7%7.9%11.2%35.5%MEM26.2%21.7%10.2%11.6%30.3%MIA25.9%18.0%10.0%11.8%34.4%MIL34.6%13.1%10.2%12.9%29.2%MIN32.6%17.1%9.8%9.5%31.0%NOP32.7%14.9%8.7%12.1%31.6%NYK29.4%12.0%11.2%12.5%34.8%OKC26.8%14.6%11.0%16.1%31.5%ORL26.3%22.6%12.4%9.7%29.0%PHI34.2%15.1%9.8%9.0%32.0%PHX32.9%12.9%10.2%13.2%30.8%POR24.5%22.1%12.4%10.1%30.9%SAC25.7%22.2%9.0%9.2%33.9%SAS27.5%20.9%14.7%8.7%28.1%TOR33.7%16.1%7.8%10.5%31.9%UTA28.6%21.4%11.1%8.9%30.0%WAS31.3%14.9%10.9%10.4%32.5%Above the leagueNear the leagueBelow the league

Opponents' field-goal percentage in each zone. Red is at least 5% above the league's, blue at least 5% below.

RimPaintMid-RangeCorner 3Above-Break 3ATL69.9%40.0%48.2%31.6%34.2%BKN69.8%42.4%30.6%38.7%33.5%BOS58.0%45.0%35.5%33.3%34.4%CHA64.4%45.8%27.4%37.3%41.4%CHI63.4%42.9%44.9%37.6%41.1%CLE60.1%41.4%38.1%35.1%33.0%DAL64.0%45.7%46.4%24.1%36.1%DEN66.9%40.6%41.0%33.3%34.1%DET62.2%35.7%32.9%37.6%29.2%GSW70.0%47.3%43.6%34.5%34.5%HOU65.2%49.4%44.9%33.3%30.6%IND58.5%50.3%40.8%37.2%34.2%LAC69.4%45.0%36.8%40.6%33.8%LAL63.9%40.7%40.0%45.7%34.7%MEM63.9%45.9%46.2%39.6%30.8%MIA65.2%47.9%50.0%42.6%40.4%MIL63.4%40.6%46.3%34.6%34.3%MIN62.0%41.1%28.6%35.8%32.1%NOP69.8%47.1%41.4%33.0%30.8%NYK61.0%37.4%45.9%35.8%32.6%OKC53.9%37.8%42.9%34.1%31.7%ORL67.0%42.9%51.0%37.3%37.5%PHI64.6%37.7%27.4%27.3%33.5%PHX60.0%51.2%38.2%33.0%41.7%POR63.3%49.4%45.1%39.2%32.2%SAC72.8%52.1%34.3%45.6%34.9%SAS58.5%39.9%36.0%28.4%38.5%TOR70.9%42.5%21.8%39.2%34.8%UTA64.7%41.0%40.7%26.1%37.9%WAS61.0%46.8%41.2%35.1%30.7%Above the leagueNear the leagueBelow the league

Defenses Ranked

Games through November 7, 2026. Every defense ranked by the effective field-goal percentage it has allowed, lowest first. Freq is the share of opponents' shots taken in the zone.

RankTeameFG%Rim FreqRim FG%Paint FreqPaint FG%Mid-Range FreqMid-Range FG%Corner 3 FreqCorner 3 FG%Above-Break 3 FreqAbove-Break 3 FG%
1Oklahoma City Thunder47.9%26.8%53.9%14.6%37.8%11.0%42.9%16.1%34.1%31.5%31.7%
2Detroit Pistons48.3%29.6%62.2%15.0%35.7%12.6%32.9%13.0%37.6%29.9%29.2%
3San Antonio Spurs49.7%27.5%58.5%20.9%39.9%14.7%36.0%8.7%28.4%28.1%38.5%
4Minnesota Timberwolves50.1%32.6%62.0%17.1%41.1%9.8%28.6%9.5%35.8%31.0%32.1%
5Philadelphia 76ers50.2%34.2%64.6%15.1%37.7%9.8%27.4%9.0%27.3%32.0%33.5%
6Cleveland Cavaliers50.4%30.3%60.1%15.4%41.4%12.4%38.1%10.6%35.1%31.3%33.0%
7Boston Celtics50.6%25.6%58.0%15.1%45.0%8.4%35.5%15.9%33.3%34.9%34.4%
8Washington Wizards51.0%31.3%61.0%14.9%46.8%10.9%41.2%10.4%35.1%32.5%30.7%
9New York Knicks51.3%29.4%61.0%12.0%37.4%11.2%45.9%12.5%35.8%34.8%32.6%
10Houston Rockets52.0%26.6%65.2%19.0%49.4%10.4%44.9%10.2%33.3%33.8%30.6%
11Memphis Grizzlies52.3%26.2%63.9%21.7%45.9%10.2%46.2%11.6%39.6%30.3%30.8%
12Utah Jazz52.3%28.6%64.7%21.4%41.0%11.1%40.7%8.9%26.1%30.0%37.9%
13Indiana Pacers52.7%29.1%58.5%16.5%50.3%11.0%40.8%13.6%37.2%29.8%34.2%
14Dallas Mavericks52.8%31.2%64.0%18.1%45.7%9.7%46.4%11.7%24.1%29.3%36.1%
15Portland Trail Blazers52.9%24.5%63.3%22.1%49.4%12.4%45.1%10.1%39.2%30.9%32.2%
16Milwaukee Bucks53.7%34.6%63.4%13.1%40.6%10.2%46.3%12.9%34.6%29.2%34.3%
17Golden State Warriors53.8%22.0%70.0%23.3%47.3%10.9%43.6%13.1%34.5%30.6%34.5%
18Denver Nuggets53.9%33.2%66.9%14.2%40.6%8.6%41.0%13.9%33.3%30.1%34.1%
19New Orleans Pelicans54.1%32.7%69.8%14.9%47.1%8.7%41.4%12.1%33.0%31.6%30.8%
20Brooklyn Nets54.1%27.3%69.8%16.9%42.4%6.6%30.6%14.3%38.7%34.8%33.5%
21Los Angeles Lakers54.2%27.7%63.9%17.7%40.7%7.9%40.0%11.2%45.7%35.5%34.7%
22Toronto Raptors55.3%33.7%70.9%16.1%42.5%7.8%21.8%10.5%39.2%31.9%34.8%
23Orlando Magic55.4%26.3%67.0%22.6%42.9%12.4%51.0%9.7%37.3%29.0%37.5%
24Atlanta Hawks55.5%35.7%69.9%15.7%40.0%9.0%48.2%10.6%31.6%28.9%34.2%
25LA Clippers55.7%33.9%69.4%17.3%45.0%9.8%36.8%10.0%40.6%29.0%33.8%
26Charlotte Hornets55.9%31.7%64.4%15.4%45.8%10.8%27.4%10.7%37.3%31.4%41.4%
27Phoenix Suns56.1%32.9%60.0%12.9%51.2%10.2%38.2%13.2%33.0%30.8%41.7%
28Sacramento Kings57.4%25.7%72.8%22.2%52.1%9.0%34.3%9.2%45.6%33.9%34.9%
29Chicago Bulls57.6%36.2%63.4%12.8%42.9%9.7%44.9%12.0%37.6%29.2%41.1%
30Miami Heat58.8%25.9%65.2%18.0%47.9%10.0%50.0%11.8%42.6%34.4%40.4%

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