When talking about the 2023-24 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves are the best in the league in points given up with 8,735. Holding down 2nd place are the New York Knicks, collecting a points surrendered total of 8,873. Having earned a total of 8,888, the Miami Heat are sitting in the third spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are the Orlando Magic (8,892) and the Boston Celtics (8,957).
2022-23 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,735 |
| 2nd | New York Knicks | 8,873 |
| 3rd | Miami Heat | 8,888 |
| 4th | Orlando Magic | 8,892 |
| 5th | Boston Celtics | 8,957 |
| 6th | Denver Nuggets | 8,987 |
| 7th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 9,038 |
| 8th | New Orleans Pelicans | 9,074 |
| 9th | Philadelphia 76ers | 9,147 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Clippers | 9,212 |
| 11th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9,239 |
| 12th | Memphis Grizzlies | 9,251 |
| 13th | Phoenix Suns | 9,281 |
| 14th | Houston Rockets | 9,283 |
| 15th | Brooklyn Nets | 9,287 |
| 16th | Chicago Bulls | 9,324 |
| 17th | Sacramento Kings | 9,415 |
| 18th | Golden State Warriors | 9,443 |
| 19th | Portland Trail Blazers | 9,462 |
| 20th | Dallas Mavericks | 9,483 |
| 21st | Milwaukee Bucks | 9,541 |
| 22nd | Charlotte Hornets | 9,580 |
| 23rd | Los Angeles Lakers | 9,630 |
| 24th | San Antonio Spurs | 9,724 |
| 25th | Toronto Raptors | 9,741 |
| 26th | Detroit Pistons | 9,757 |
| 27th | Indiana Pacers | 9,860 |
| 28th | Atlanta Hawks | 9,882 |
| 29th | Utah Jazz | 9,885 |
| 30th | Washington Wizards | 10,089 |
2021-22 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Boston Celtics | 8,567 |
| 2nd | Dallas Mavericks | 8,587 |
| 3rd | Golden State Warriors | 8,648 |
| 4th | Miami Heat | 8,657 |
| 5th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8,665 |
| 6th | New York Knicks | 8,741 |
| 7th | Toronto Raptors | 8,782 |
| 8th | Phoenix Suns | 8,801 |
| 9th | Philadelphia 76ers | 8,801 |
| 10th | Utah Jazz | 8,821 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Clippers | 8,888 |
| 12th | Memphis Grizzlies | 9,014 |
| 13th | New Orleans Pelicans | 9,043 |
| 14th | Denver Nuggets | 9,054 |
| 15th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9,170 |
| 16th | Washington Wizards | 9,184 |
| 17th | Chicago Bulls | 9,184 |
| 18th | Brooklyn Nets | 9,194 |
| 19th | Milwaukee Bucks | 9,195 |
| 20th | Orlando Magic | 9,203 |
| 21st | Atlanta Hawks | 9,215 |
| 22nd | Detroit Pistons | 9,229 |
| 23rd | San Antonio Spurs | 9,269 |
| 24th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 9,291 |
| 25th | Charlotte Hornets | 9,421 |
| 26th | Indiana Pacers | 9,425 |
| 27th | Portland Trail Blazers | 9,439 |
| 28th | Los Angeles Lakers | 9,442 |
| 29th | Sacramento Kings | 9,493 |
| 30th | Houston Rockets | 9,692 |
2020-21 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New York Knicks | 7,540 |
| 2nd | Los Angeles Lakers | 7,686 |
| 3rd | Utah Jazz | 7,716 |
| 4th | Los Angeles Clippers | 7,764 |
| 5th | Miami Heat | 7,779 |
| 6th | Philadelphia 76ers | 7,780 |
| 7th | Phoenix Suns | 7,881 |
| 8th | Denver Nuggets | 7,929 |
| 9th | Dallas Mavericks | 7,933 |
| 10th | Detroit Pistons | 7,998 |
| 11th | Boston Celtics | 8,004 |
| 12th | Atlanta Hawks | 8,019 |
| 13th | Charlotte Hornets | 8,020 |
| 14th | Chicago Bulls | 8,033 |
| 15th | Toronto Raptors | 8,045 |
| 16th | Memphis Grizzlies | 8,083 |
| 17th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8,084 |
| 18th | Golden State Warriors | 8,111 |
| 19th | San Antonio Spurs | 8,123 |
| 20th | Orlando Magic | 8,158 |
| 21st | Brooklyn Nets | 8,213 |
| 22nd | Milwaukee Bucks | 8,225 |
| 23rd | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,231 |
| 24th | New Orleans Pelicans | 8,272 |
| 25th | Indiana Pacers | 8,305 |
| 26th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8,326 |
| 27th | Houston Rockets | 8,402 |
| 28th | Sacramento Kings | 8,454 |
| 29th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,473 |
| 30th | Washington Wizards | 8,530 |
2019-20 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charlotte Hornets | 7,126 |
| 2nd | Chicago Bulls | 7,145 |
| 3rd | Detroit Pistons | 7,313 |
| 4th | New York Knicks | 7,409 |
| 5th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 7,461 |
| 6th | Golden State Warriors | 7,478 |
| 7th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 7,523 |
| 8th | Los Angeles Lakers | 7,643 |
| 9th | Toronto Raptors | 7,669 |
| 10th | Boston Celtics | 7,729 |
| 11th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 7,807 |
| 12th | Utah Jazz | 7,835 |
| 13th | Indiana Pacers | 7,846 |
| 14th | Orlando Magic | 7,905 |
| 15th | Philadelphia 76ers | 7,910 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Clippers | 7,913 |
| 17th | Milwaukee Bucks | 7,927 |
| 18th | Miami Heat | 7,964 |
| 19th | Denver Nuggets | 7,970 |
| 20th | Atlanta Hawks | 8,022 |
| 21st | Sacramento Kings | 8,074 |
| 22nd | Brooklyn Nets | 8,089 |
| 23rd | San Antonio Spurs | 8,177 |
| 24th | Houston Rockets | 8,269 |
| 25th | Phoenix Suns | 8,278 |
| 26th | Memphis Grizzlies | 8,300 |
| 27th | Dallas Mavericks | 8,405 |
| 28th | New Orleans Pelicans | 8,434 |
| 29th | Washington Wizards | 8,574 |
| 30th | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,593 |
2018-19 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Indiana Pacers | 8,584 |
| 2nd | Miami Heat | 8,687 |
| 3rd | Memphis Grizzlies | 8,703 |
| 4th | Utah Jazz | 8,730 |
| 5th | Orlando Magic | 8,742 |
| 6th | Denver Nuggets | 8,751 |
| 7th | Detroit Pistons | 8,798 |
| 8th | Boston Celtics | 8,852 |
| 9th | Toronto Raptors | 8,885 |
| 10th | Houston Rockets | 8,950 |
| 11th | Milwaukee Bucks | 8,959 |
| 12th | San Antonio Spurs | 9,018 |
| 13th | Dallas Mavericks | 9,032 |
| 14th | Portland Trail Blazers | 9,058 |
| 15th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 9,108 |
| 16th | Golden State Warriors | 9,120 |
| 17th | Charlotte Hornets | 9,171 |
| 18th | Brooklyn Nets | 9,210 |
| 19th | Philadelphia 76ers | 9,224 |
| 20th | Chicago Bulls | 9,295 |
| 21st | Los Angeles Lakers | 9,306 |
| 22nd | New York Knicks | 9,330 |
| 23rd | Minnesota Timberwolves | 9,346 |
| 24th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 9,355 |
| 25th | Los Angeles Clippers | 9,372 |
| 26th | Sacramento Kings | 9,455 |
| 27th | New Orleans Pelicans | 9,575 |
| 28th | Phoenix Suns | 9,581 |
| 29th | Washington Wizards | 9,588 |
| 30th | Atlanta Hawks | 9,788 |
2017-18 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Utah Jazz | 8,187 |
| 2nd | San Antonio Spurs | 8,187 |
| 3rd | Boston Celtics | 8,235 |
| 4th | Miami Heat | 8,441 |
| 5th | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,448 |
| 6th | Toronto Raptors | 8,518 |
| 7th | Houston Rockets | 8,518 |
| 8th | Detroit Pistons | 8,521 |
| 9th | Indiana Pacers | 8,543 |
| 10th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8,564 |
| 11th | Philadelphia 76ers | 8,635 |
| 12th | Dallas Mavericks | 8,639 |
| 13th | Memphis Grizzlies | 8,654 |
| 14th | Sacramento Kings | 8,677 |
| 15th | Washington Wizards | 8,694 |
| 16th | Milwaukee Bucks | 8,756 |
| 17th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,797 |
| 18th | Golden State Warriors | 8,814 |
| 19th | Charlotte Hornets | 8,853 |
| 20th | New York Knicks | 8,858 |
| 21st | Orlando Magic | 8,874 |
| 22nd | Denver Nuggets | 8,899 |
| 23rd | Atlanta Hawks | 8,922 |
| 24th | Los Angeles Clippers | 8,934 |
| 25th | Los Angeles Lakers | 8,989 |
| 26th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 9,014 |
| 27th | Chicago Bulls | 9,017 |
| 28th | Brooklyn Nets | 9,048 |
| 29th | New Orleans Pelicans | 9,054 |
| 30th | Phoenix Suns | 9,290 |
2016-17 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Utah Jazz | 7,935 |
| 2nd | San Antonio Spurs | 8,047 |
| 3rd | Memphis Grizzlies | 8,199 |
| 4th | Dallas Mavericks | 8,269 |
| 5th | Miami Heat | 8,373 |
| 6th | Chicago Bulls | 8,400 |
| 7th | Detroit Pistons | 8,401 |
| 8th | Toronto Raptors | 8,417 |
| 9th | Milwaukee Bucks | 8,512 |
| 10th | Atlanta Hawks | 8,529 |
| 11th | Golden State Warriors | 8,549 |
| 12th | Los Angeles Clippers | 8,559 |
| 13th | Charlotte Hornets | 8,585 |
| 14th | Indiana Pacers | 8,636 |
| 15th | Boston Celtics | 8,641 |
| 16th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8,679 |
| 17th | New Orleans Pelicans | 8,728 |
| 18th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,748 |
| 19th | Sacramento Kings | 8,748 |
| 20th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8,787 |
| 21st | Washington Wizards | 8,805 |
| 22nd | Orlando Magic | 8,827 |
| 23rd | New York Knicks | 8,857 |
| 24th | Philadelphia 76ers | 8,867 |
| 25th | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,894 |
| 26th | Houston Rockets | 8,985 |
| 27th | Denver Nuggets | 9,119 |
| 28th | Los Angeles Lakers | 9,139 |
| 29th | Brooklyn Nets | 9,225 |
| 30th | Phoenix Suns | 9,293 |
2015-16 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Antonio Spurs | 7,618 |
| 2nd | Utah Jazz | 7,863 |
| 3rd | Toronto Raptors | 8,053 |
| 4th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8,063 |
| 5th | Miami Heat | 8,069 |
| 6th | Atlanta Hawks | 8,137 |
| 7th | Los Angeles Clippers | 8,218 |
| 8th | Indiana Pacers | 8,237 |
| 9th | Charlotte Hornets | 8,256 |
| 10th | New York Knicks | 8,289 |
| 11th | Memphis Grizzlies | 8,310 |
| 12th | Detroit Pistons | 8,311 |
| 13th | Boston Celtics | 8,406 |
| 14th | Dallas Mavericks | 8,413 |
| 15th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8,441 |
| 16th | Chicago Bulls | 8,456 |
| 17th | Milwaukee Bucks | 8,465 |
| 18th | Orlando Magic | 8,502 |
| 19th | Golden State Warriors | 8,539 |
| 20th | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,554 |
| 21st | Washington Wizards | 8,575 |
| 22nd | Denver Nuggets | 8,609 |
| 23rd | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,688 |
| 24th | Brooklyn Nets | 8,692 |
| 25th | Houston Rockets | 8,721 |
| 26th | New Orleans Pelicans | 8,734 |
| 27th | Los Angeles Lakers | 8,766 |
| 28th | Phoenix Suns | 8,817 |
| 29th | Philadelphia 76ers | 8,827 |
| 30th | Sacramento Kings | 8,943 |
2014-15 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Utah Jazz | 7,783 |
| 2nd | Memphis Grizzlies | 7,796 |
| 3rd | San Antonio Spurs | 7,953 |
| 4th | Indiana Pacers | 7,958 |
| 5th | Atlanta Hawks | 7,964 |
| 6th | Miami Heat | 7,977 |
| 7th | Charlotte Hornets | 7,981 |
| 8th | Milwaukee Bucks | 7,988 |
| 9th | Chicago Bulls | 8,019 |
| 10th | Washington Wizards | 8,021 |
| 11th | New Orleans Pelicans | 8,082 |
| 12th | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,082 |
| 13th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8,090 |
| 14th | Detroit Pistons | 8,159 |
| 15th | Golden State Warriors | 8,188 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Clippers | 8,211 |
| 17th | Houston Rockets | 8,240 |
| 18th | Brooklyn Nets | 8,274 |
| 19th | Toronto Raptors | 8,275 |
| 20th | Philadelphia 76ers | 8,278 |
| 21st | Boston Celtics | 8,299 |
| 22nd | New York Knicks | 8,299 |
| 23rd | Orlando Magic | 8,316 |
| 24th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8,345 |
| 25th | Dallas Mavericks | 8,390 |
| 26th | Phoenix Suns | 8,471 |
| 27th | Denver Nuggets | 8,611 |
| 28th | Sacramento Kings | 8,614 |
| 29th | Los Angeles Lakers | 8,634 |
| 30th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,737 |
2013-14 NBA Team Points Allowed Leaders
| PTS Rank | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chicago Bulls | 7,528 |
| 2nd | Indiana Pacers | 7,572 |
| 3rd | Memphis Grizzlies | 7,755 |
| 4th | Charlotte Hornets | 7,960 |
| 5th | Miami Heat | 7,990 |
| 6th | San Antonio Spurs | 8,006 |
| 7th | Toronto Raptors | 8,039 |
| 8th | New York Knicks | 8,149 |
| 9th | Washington Wizards | 8,150 |
| 10th | Golden State Warriors | 8,155 |
| 11th | Brooklyn Nets | 8,161 |
| 12th | Oklahoma City Thunder | 8,185 |
| 13th | Boston Celtics | 8,258 |
| 14th | Los Angeles Clippers | 8,278 |
| 15th | Atlanta Hawks | 8,321 |
| 16th | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8,324 |
| 17th | Orlando Magic | 8,360 |
| 18th | Utah Jazz | 8,379 |
| 19th | New Orleans Pelicans | 8,399 |
| 20th | Dallas Mavericks | 8,400 |
| 21st | Phoenix Suns | 8,413 |
| 22nd | Portland Trail Blazers | 8,426 |
| 23rd | Houston Rockets | 8,455 |
| 24th | Sacramento Kings | 8,479 |
| 25th | Milwaukee Bucks | 8,500 |
| 26th | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8,549 |
| 27th | Detroit Pistons | 8,586 |
| 28th | Denver Nuggets | 8,735 |
| 29th | Los Angeles Lakers | 8,958 |
| 30th | Philadelphia 76ers | 9,012 |