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High leverage

High leverage possessions are those where the outcome has an above-average impact on which team wins the game, based on the score, time remaining, and relative team strength. Learn more

Minimum 33 high leverage minutes

Opponent points allowed per 100 possessions while on court Learn more

#PlayerDRtg
1
Randy Foye
DEN/OKC
81.5
2
Marc Gasol
MEM
84.4
3
Dwyane Wade
MIA
88.0
4
Dante Cunningham
NOP
89.2
5
Darrell Arthur
DEN
89.4
6
Will Barton
DEN
89.6
7
Luol Deng
MIA
90.5
8
Al Horford
ATL
91.7
9
Danilo Gallinari
DEN
91.7
10
Gary Harris
DEN
92.1
11
Chris Bosh
MIA
92.9
12
Chandler Parsons
DAL
93.4
13
Kyle Korver
ATL
94.5
14
Emmanuel Mudiay
DEN
94.7
15
Alonzo Gee
NOP
96.8
16
Tyler Johnson
MIA
98.9
17
Justise Winslow
MIA
100.0
18
Aaron Gordon
ORL
101.4
19
Wesley Matthews
DAL
104.1
20
Langston Galloway
NYK
105.0
21
Bojan Bogdanović
BKN
105.8
22
Gerald Green
MIA
106.3
23
Darren Collison
SAC
106.8
24
Chris Paul
LAC
107.0
25
Evan Fournier
ORL
108.6
26
Jrue Holiday
NOP
109.0
27
Kevin Durant
OKC
111.0
28
Jimmy Butler III
CHI
111.8
29
Norris Cole
NOP
111.9
30
Jamal Crawford
LAC
112.5
31
Zach LaVine
MIN
112.8
32
J.J. Barea
DAL
113.6
33
Dirk Nowitzki
DAL
114.5
34
Nemanja Bjelica
MIN
115.7
35
Shane Larkin
BKN
115.9
36
Joe Johnson
BKN/MIA
116.5
37
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
117.0
38
DeMarcus Cousins
SAC
117.3
39
Rajon Rondo
SAC
117.4
40
Deron Williams
DAL
118.2
41
Andrew Wiggins
MIN
119.6
42
Ish Smith
NOP/PHI
119.7
43
Ricky Rubio
MIN
120.7
44
Derrick Williams
NYK
121.6
45
Paul George
IND
122.2
46
Thaddeus Young
BKN
122.5
47
Monta Ellis
IND
123.8
48
Shabazz Muhammad
MIN
124.8
49
Brook Lopez
BKN
125.0
50
Arron Afflalo
NYK
125.8
Top defensive rating leaders

The current January 2016 NBA leaders in high leverage defensive rating are Randy Foye (81.5, OKC), Marc Gasol (84.4, MEM), Dwyane Wade (88.0, MIA), Dante Cunningham (89.2, NOP), and Darrell Arthur (89.4, DEN).