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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 132 high leverage minutes

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#PlayerDRtg
1
Taj Gibson
NYK
88.2
2
Wesley Matthews
LAL
89.5
3
Immanuel Quickley
NYK
91.4
4
Alec Burks
NYK
91.5
5
Jaxson Hayes
NOP
93.0
6
Tobias Harris
PHI
93.8
7
Shake Milton
PHI
94.0
8
Matisse Thybulle
PHI
94.4
9
Tyus Jones
MEM
94.7
10
LeBron James
LAL
94.9
11
RJ Barrett
NYK
95.3
12
Jimmy Butler III
MIA
95.3
13
Kent Bazemore
GSW
96.5
14
Julius Randle
NYK
96.5
15
Andre Iguodala
MIA
96.7
16
Nerlens Noel
NYK
96.9
17
Danny Green
PHI
97.3
18
Ben Simmons
PHI
97.5
19
Dwight Howard
PHI
97.6
20
Cameron Johnson
PHX
97.8
21
Kyle Kuzma
LAL
97.9
22
Joel Embiid
PHI
98.1
23
Duncan Robinson
MIA
98.6
24
Reggie Bullock Jr.
NYK
98.7
25
Derrick Rose
DET/NYK
98.8
26
Talen Horton-Tucker
LAL
98.9
27
Seth Curry
PHI
99.7
28
Anthony Davis
LAL
99.7
29
Denzel Valentine
CHI
100.3
30
Kelly Oubre Jr.
GSW
100.5
31
Payton Pritchard
BOS
100.8
32
PJ Dozier
DEN
100.8
33
Eric Bledsoe
NOP
101.0
34
Jae Crowder
PHX
101.4
35
Grant Williams
BOS
101.4
36
Xavier Tillman
MEM
101.9
37
Andre Drummond
CLE/LAL
102.2
38
Kira Lewis Jr.
NOP
102.2
39
Montrezl Harrell
LAL
102.5
40
Brandon Clarke
MEM
102.5
41
Goran Dragic
MIA
102.5
42
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKC
102.7
43
Robert Williams III
BOS
103.1
44
Bam Adebayo
MIA
103.1
45
Larry Nance Jr.
CLE
103.2
46
Facundo Campazzo
DEN
103.4
47
Markieff Morris
LAL
103.5
48
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
LAL
103.9
49
Will Barton
DEN
104.1
50
Jakob Poeltl
SAS
104.2
Top defensive rating leaders

The current 2020-21 Season NBA leaders in high leverage defensive rating are Taj Gibson (88.2, NYK), Wesley Matthews (89.5, LAL), Immanuel Quickley (91.4, NYK), Alec Burks (91.5, NYK), and Jaxson Hayes (93.0, NOP).