best point differential per game in single season 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Boston Celtics had the highest point differential per game played by a team in a season, with 9.41 in 1985-86.

	TEAM	DIFF/GP	DIFF	GP	SEASON	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	9.41	772	82	1985-86	242.1	114.1	46.4	29.1	7.8	6.2	45.3	89.2	50.8	1.7	4.8	35.1	21.8	27.4	79.4	56.4	12.9	33.6	16.6	19,855	9,359	3,807	2,387	641	511	1,360	1,756
2	Lakers	9.3	763	82	1986-87	240.6	117.8	44.4	29.6	8.9	5.9	45.6	88.4	51.6	2.0	5.5	36.7	24.5	31.1	78.9	57.7	13.7	30.7	16.6	19,730	9,656	3,642	2,428	728	482	1,358	1,853
3	Bucks	9.04	741	82	1985-86	241.5	114.5	44.0	26.3	9.8	5.6	43.9	89.1	49.3	1.5	4.7	32.7	25.2	32.9	76.4	55.2	14.5	29.5	16.7	19,805	9,390	3,609	2,158	805	460	1,369	2,210
4	76ers	7.85	644	82	1980-81	242.1	111.7	45.2	28.9	10.5	7.2	44.3	86.3	51.4	0.2	1.0	22.6	22.7	29.6	76.8	56.2	13.3	31.9	20.8	19,855	9,156	3,709	2,369	857	591	1,702	2,061
5	Celtics	7.79	639	82	1979-80	242.4	113.5	44.9	26.8	9.9	3.8	44.1	90.1	49.0	2.0	5.1	38.4	23.3	29.9	77.9	55.0	15.0	30.0	18.8	19,880	9,303	3,684	2,198	809	308	1,539	1,974
6	Lakers	7.74	635	82	1985-86	241.8	117.3	44.6	29.7	8.5	5.1	46.8	89.5	52.2	1.7	5.0	33.7	22.1	28.4	77.8	57.5	13.4	31.2	17.9	19,830	9,618	3,656	2,433	693	419	1,467	2,031
7	Suns	7.7	631	82	1988-89	240.9	118.6	45.3	27.8	8.5	5.1	45.8	92.0	49.8	2.0	5.9	34.9	25.0	31.6	79.1	56.0	13.4	31.9	15.6	19,755	9,727	3,714	2,280	693	416	1,279	1,933
8	76ers	7.67	629	82	1982-83	241.8	112.1	47.9	24.6	9.9	7.0	43.9	88.0	49.9	0.3	1.3	22.9	24.0	32.3	74.2	54.9	16.3	31.7	19.8	19,830	9,191	3,930	2,016	812	577	1,627	2,041
9	Cavaliers	7.6	623	82	1988-89	240.9	108.8	42.8	27.6	9.6	7.1	42.3	84.2	50.2	2.1	5.8	35.9	22.2	29.7	74.7	55.9	12.6	30.2	16.1	19,755	8,923	3,508	2,260	791	586	1,323	1,592
10	Lakers	7.35	603	82	1984-85	240.9	118.2	44.1	31.4	8.5	5.9	48.2	88.5	54.5	1.1	3.6	30.5	20.8	27.2	76.3	58.9	13.0	31.1	18.7	19,755	9,696	3,613	2,575	695	481	1,537	1,931
11	Bucks	7.27	596	82	1980-81	240.9	113.1	44.7	28.3	10.5	6.5	45.4	91.1	49.8	0.4	1.6	22.9	22.0	28.5	77.0	54.6	15.4	29.4	19.3	19,755	9,276	3,669	2,319	862	530	1,581	2,198
12	Hawks	7.23	593	82	1986-87	240.6	110.0	46.7	25.3	8.5	6.2	41.9	87.1	48.1	1.6	5.2	31.8	24.6	32.5	75.9	54.3	16.5	30.2	15.6	19,730	9,024	3,828	2,077	700	511	1,279	2,152
13	Lakers	7.17	588	82	1988-89	241.5	114.7	45.2	27.8	8.8	5.1	43.7	87.1	50.2	2.8	8.1	34.0	24.5	30.6	80.2	57.0	13.3	31.9	16.4	19,805	9,406	3,706	2,282	724	421	1,344	1,672
14	Bucks	6.85	562	82	1984-85	241.5	110.9	44.0	26.4	8.4	5.9	43.5	88.5	49.1	1.1	3.6	30.3	22.8	30.2	75.7	54.5	15.3	28.7	16.9	19,805	9,090	3,609	2,164	689	486	1,382	2,239
15	Celtics	6.65	545	82	1986-87	241.5	112.6	42.9	29.5	6.8	6.4	44.5	86.0	51.7	2.5	6.9	36.6	21.2	26.3	80.8	57.7	11.4	31.5	15.9	19,805	9,237	3,518	2,421	561	526	1,300	1,710
16	Celtics	6.65	545	82	1984-85	240.3	114.8	45.7	27.9	7.9	5.0	45.4	89.3	50.8	1.3	3.8	35.6	22.7	28.1	80.6	56.4	13.6	32.1	16.2	19,705	9,412	3,746	2,287	645	414	1,332	1,781
17	Celtics	6.56	538	82	1983-84	243.4	112.1	45.1	25.9	8.2	5.2	44.1	88.2	50.0	0.7	2.8	24.0	23.3	29.4	79.2	55.4	14.1	31.0	17.3	19,955	9,194	3,697	2,122	673	430	1,420	1,949
18	Celtics	6.38	523	82	1981-82	241.2	112.0	45.6	25.9	8.0	6.9	44.6	89.4	49.9	0.6	2.2	26.6	22.2	30.0	74.0	54.5	15.3	30.4	17.7	19,780	9,180	3,742	2,126	652	568	1,452	2,014
19	Mavericks	6.3	517	82	1986-87	242.4	116.7	45.3	24.6	8.4	5.2	43.8	89.9	48.7	2.8	8.0	35.4	26.2	33.1	79.1	55.8	14.9	30.4	14.7	19,880	9,567	3,713	2,017	688	424	1,205	1,873
20	Celtics	5.94	487	82	1987-88	241.2	113.6	41.1	29.9	7.6	5.1	43.9	84.2	52.1	3.3	8.6	38.4	22.5	28.0	80.3	58.8	11.3	29.8	15.9	19,780	9,315	3,370	2,448	620	415	1,304	1,804
21	Lakers	5.9	484	82	1979-80	242.4	115.1	45.6	29.4	9.4	6.7	47.5	89.9	52.9	0.2	1.2	20.0	19.8	25.5	77.5	56.9	13.2	32.4	20.0	19,880	9,438	3,738	2,413	774	546	1,639	1,784
22	Celtics	5.88	482	82	1980-81	241.2	109.9	43.6	26.9	8.3	7.2	43.7	86.6	50.4	0.8	2.9	27.0	21.7	28.9	75.2	55.3	14.1	29.6	19.2	19,780	9,008	3,579	2,202	683	594	1,577	1,990
23	Lakers	5.84	479	82	1987-88	241.5	112.8	43.5	28.6	8.2	4.9	43.6	86.3	50.5	1.7	5.8	29.7	23.9	30.2	78.9	56.6	13.1	30.4	16.1	19,805	9,250	3,564	2,347	672	404	1,318	1,715
24	Pistons	5.8	476	82	1988-89	241.8	106.6	45.1	24.7	6.4	5.0	41.4	83.9	49.4	1.5	4.9	30.0	22.3	29.0	76.9	55.1	14.1	31.0	16.3	19,830	8,740	3,700	2,027	522	406	1,336	1,939
25	76ers	5.73	470	82	1981-82	242.1	111.2	41.7	27.6	10.4	7.6	44.1	85.0	51.8	0.5	1.7	29.5	22.5	30.1	74.7	56.6	12.6	29.1	18.0	19,855	9,119	3,420	2,264	856	622	1,474	2,183