Nic Claxton

Boston Celtics defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to centers.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Neemias Queta has guarded him most: 101.2 partial possessions, 23 points on 9 of 21.

• Neemias QuetaCtough
  101.2 poss · 23 pts · 9 of 21 FG
• Mitchell RobinsonCaverage
  31.1 poss · 6 pts · 1 of 2 FG
• Luka GarzaC
  26.7 poss · 9 pts · 3 of 5 FG
• Baylor ScheiermanGaverage
  17.3 poss · 0 pts · 0 of 1 FG
• Payton PritchardGtough
  15.1 poss · 2 pts · 1 of 1 FG
• Derrick WhiteGaverage
  10.3 poss · 4 pts · 1 of 2 FG
• Sam HauserFsoft
  10.0 poss · 4 pts · 1 of 1 FG
• Paul GeorgeFaverage
  7.2 poss · 2 pts · 1 of 1 FG

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Boston Celtics: the 10th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against centers on points.

Allowed-to-centers figures use 2025-26 (last season), 118 center-games against BOS · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

4 meetings on record: 13.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game (last on Feb 27). The vs BOS window above shows each game.

No BOS players on the injury report as of Oct 30.