highest average team total for teams in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Denver Nuggets averaged the most points per game by a team, with 119.0 per game.

	TEAM	PPG	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Nuggets	119.0	820	198,175	97,555	36,724	22,504	7,747	3,959	38,020	78,964	48.1	924	3,099	29.8	20,591	26,109	78.9	53.9	12,349	24,375	13,632	21,096	241.7	44.8	27.4	9.4	4.8	16.6
2	Lakers	115.2	820	197,975	94,492	36,600	24,171	7,512	4,778	38,101	73,160	52.1	879	2,906	30.2	17,411	22,768	76.5	56.8	11,296	25,304	14,850	18,925	241.4	44.6	29.5	9.2	5.8	18.1
3	Spurs	113.3	820	198,025	92,886	36,639	22,430	7,459	4,540	36,732	74,418	49.4	718	2,620	27.4	18,704	24,768	75.5	54.4	12,132	24,507	15,068	21,044	241.5	44.7	27.4	9.1	5.5	18.4
4	Celtics	112.4	820	198,150	92,157	36,569	22,596	6,712	4,705	36,385	72,338	50.3	1,174	3,543	33.1	18,213	23,387	77.9	55.8	11,279	25,290	14,161	18,916	241.6	44.6	27.6	8.2	5.7	17.3
5	Trail Blazers	112.3	820	198,075	92,058	35,905	21,591	7,747	4,094	36,193	73,361	49.3	696	2,540	27.4	18,976	25,338	74.9	54.5	12,281	23,624	14,780	20,457	241.6	43.8	26.3	9.4	5.0	18.0
6	Pistons	110.7	820	198,200	90,746	37,177	20,840	6,966	4,580	35,855	74,368	48.2	543	2,081	26.1	18,493	24,350	75.9	53.3	12,723	24,454	14,782	20,804	241.7	45.3	25.4	8.5	5.6	18.0
7	Warriors	110.2	820	198,225	90,375	36,122	19,549	7,602	3,694	35,771	74,908	47.8	867	3,012	28.8	17,966	23,747	75.7	52.9	12,765	23,357	14,684	21,118	241.7	44.1	23.8	9.3	4.5	17.9
8	Suns	110.2	820	197,800	90,335	35,488	22,798	7,550	3,966	35,802	72,253	49.6	743	2,644	28.1	17,988	23,702	75.9	54.6	10,969	24,519	15,421	20,406	241.2	43.3	27.8	9.2	4.8	18.8
9	76ers	109.9	820	198,625	90,135	36,343	20,873	7,932	5,478	34,686	70,076	49.5	695	2,469	28.1	20,068	26,230	76.5	55.2	11,991	24,352	15,475	19,315	242.2	44.3	25.5	9.7	6.7	18.9
10	Bucks	109.5	820	198,025	89,758	35,500	21,689	7,538	4,558	35,256	72,238	48.8	936	3,076	30.4	18,310	23,893	76.6	54.2	11,717	23,783	14,119	21,285	241.5	43.3	26.5	9.2	5.6	17.2
11	Mavericks	109.4	738	178,270	80,772	31,706	18,620	5,350	3,285	31,328	64,952	48.2	1,075	3,473	31.0	17,041	22,122	77.0	54.1	10,470	21,236	11,575	17,049	241.6	43.0	25.2	7.2	4.5	15.7
12	Kings	109.4	820	197,925	89,703	35,562	21,751	6,787	3,922	35,537	73,235	48.5	824	2,769	29.8	17,805	23,479	75.8	53.7	11,667	23,895	14,945	21,300	241.4	43.4	26.5	8.3	4.8	18.2
13	Rockets	108.5	820	197,900	88,952	36,685	21,096	6,985	4,836	35,592	74,099	48.0	720	2,732	26.4	17,048	22,907	74.4	52.8	12,700	23,985	14,769	20,035	241.3	44.7	25.7	8.5	5.9	18.0
14	SuperSonics	108.2	820	198,150	88,703	36,032	21,177	7,120	4,143	34,772	72,589	47.9	1,014	3,205	31.6	18,145	23,938	75.8	53.4	12,113	23,919	14,480	20,534	241.6	43.9	25.8	8.7	5.1	17.7
15	Jazz	107.7	820	197,575	88,294	35,491	21,351	7,201	5,505	34,606	71,258	48.6	788	2,653	29.7	18,294	24,116	75.9	53.9	10,724	24,767	15,103	20,226	240.9	43.3	26.0	8.8	6.7	18.4
16	Bulls	107.2	820	198,575	87,905	35,913	20,804	6,708	4,400	34,223	70,193	48.8	652	2,543	25.6	18,807	24,504	76.8	54.3	11,665	24,248	15,059	20,463	242.2	43.8	25.4	8.2	5.4	18.4
17	Nets	106.9	820	197,900	87,642	35,733	20,419	7,926	4,584	34,667	72,355	47.9	792	2,873	27.6	17,516	23,728	73.8	52.9	11,866	23,867	15,996	21,590	241.3	43.6	24.9	9.7	5.6	19.5
18	Clippers	106.7	820	197,725	87,505	34,896	19,698	6,966	4,152	34,754	73,075	47.6	827	2,994	27.6	17,170	23,304	73.7	52.5	12,191	22,705	15,319	20,251	241.1	42.6	24.0	8.5	5.1	18.7
19	Knicks	106.5	820	198,125	87,312	33,789	20,303	7,826	3,708	34,555	71,736	48.2	1,059	3,463	30.6	17,143	23,244	73.8	53.3	11,622	22,167	15,062	21,794	241.6	41.2	24.8	9.5	4.5	18.4
20	Pacers	106.4	820	198,050	87,246	36,087	20,718	7,238	4,138	34,821	72,848	47.8	831	2,956	28.1	16,773	22,204	75.5	52.8	11,776	24,311	14,739	20,779	241.5	44.0	25.3	8.8	5.0	18.0
21	Hawks	105.8	820	198,200	86,733	35,902	19,509	6,891	5,213	33,525	70,245	47.7	555	2,084	26.6	19,128	25,033	76.4	53.4	12,316	23,586	13,968	21,249	241.7	43.8	23.8	8.4	6.4	17.0
22	Cavaliers	105.6	820	197,975	86,629	35,415	20,056	6,722	4,265	34,462	72,595	47.5	812	2,731	29.7	16,893	22,700	74.4	52.4	11,735	23,680	14,134	20,285	241.4	43.2	24.5	8.2	5.2	17.2
23	Bullets	104.6	820	198,350	85,796	35,977	20,082	6,585	4,573	34,248	73,130	46.8	687	2,639	26.0	16,613	22,085	75.2	51.8	11,528	24,449	13,832	19,223	241.9	43.9	24.5	8.0	5.6	16.9
24	Hornets	104.5	82	19,780	8,566	3,338	2,323	705	264	3,426	7,430	46.1	134	430	31.2	1,580	2,060	76.7	51.4	1,138	2,200	1,318	2,068	241.2	40.7	28.3	8.6	3.2	16.1
25	Heat	97.8	82	19,855	8,016	3,520	1,958	744	408	3,221	7,116	45.3	97	298	32.6	1,477	2,103	70.2	49.8	1,309	2,211	1,728	2,124	242.1	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	21.1