most points by a team in a season before 2020

Before 2019-20, the Denver Nuggets dropped the most points by a team in a season, with 10,371 points in 1981-82.

	TEAM	PTS	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	10,371	1981-82	82	241.8	126.5	43.8	27.7	8.1	4.5	48.5	93.4	52.0	0.5	1.8	26.8	28.9	36.3	79.6	57.8	14.0	29.8	17.9	19,830	3,592	2,272	664	368	1,470	2,131
2	Nuggets	10,147	1983-84	82	241.5	123.7	43.6	30.3	8.7	4.3	48.0	97.4	49.3	0.9	3.1	30.2	26.8	32.8	81.8	55.3	13.8	29.8	16.4	19,805	3,577	2,482	711	352	1,344	2,279
3	76ers	10,143	1966-67	81	240.9	125.2	70.4	26.4			48.3	100.0	48.3				28.6	42.1	68.0	52.8				19,515	5,701	2,138				1,906
4	Nuggets	10,105	1982-83	82	240.6	123.2	45.6	28.5	9.6	4.3	48.2	97.5	49.4	0.3	1.5	19.0	26.6	32.9	80.8	55.0	14.8	30.8	18.2	19,730	3,738	2,336	789	352	1,496	2,091
5	76ers	10,051	1967-68	82	241.2	122.6	72.1	26.8			48.4	102.6	47.1				25.9	40.7	63.5	50.9				19,780	5,914	2,197				1,851
6	Warriors	10,035	1961-62	80	243.1	125.4	74.2	25.9			49.0	111.6	43.9				27.5	40.1	68.6	48.5				19,450	5,939	2,073				2,013
7	76ers	9,998	1969-70	82	240.9	121.9	54.4	25.9			47.7	101.8	46.9				26.4	35.2	75.2	52.0				19,755	4,463	2,127				2,196
8	Nuggets	9,986	1980-81	82	243.4	121.8	46.6	24.8	8.8	4.6	46.1	97.1	47.5	0.4	1.8	20.7	29.1	37.2	78.3	53.7	16.2	30.5	17.6	19,955	3,822	2,030	720	380	1,444	2,108
9	Lakers	9,937	1967-68	82	242.1	121.2	63.7	24.2			46.7	97.9	47.7				27.8	38.3	72.6	52.8				19,855	5,225	1,983				2,152
10	Lakers	9,920	1971-72	82	240.9	121.0	56.4	27.2			47.8	97.5	49.0				25.4	34.5	73.4	53.7				19,755	4,628	2,232				1,636
11	Warriors	9,911	1966-67	81	241.9	122.4	73.8	23.2			47.1	108.9	43.3				28.2	37.3	75.6	48.8				19,590	5,974	1,876				2,120
12	Bullets	9,900	1969-70	82	242.7	120.7	57.1	22.9			47.9	104.5	45.8				25.0	32.3	77.3	50.9				19,905	4,679	1,881				1,896
13	Spurs	9,862	1983-84	82	243.7	120.3	45.8	28.8	8.4	6.0	47.7	94.2	50.6	1.0	3.2	30.0	24.0	31.8	75.5	55.6	15.0	30.8	17.6	19,980	3,758	2,361	685	491	1,447	2,146
14	Royals	9,845	1961-62	80	240.6	123.1	70.8	26.9			47.6	105.2	45.2				27.9	37.1	75.2	50.6				19,250	5,665	2,154				2,081
15	Nuggets	9,841	1984-85	82	241.8	120.0	44.3	27.6	10.9	5.2	47.3	97.3	48.6	0.9	2.9	31.1	24.6	31.3	78.5	54.0	16.2	28.1	16.9	19,830	3,634	2,266	894	424	1,382	2,152
16	Nuggets	9,828	1990-91	82	240.6	119.9	49.4	24.5	10.4	5.0	47.6	108.1	44.0	3.7	12.9	28.3	21.0	27.6	76.3	49.8	18.5	30.9	16.2	19,730	4,050	2,005	856	406	1,332	2,235
17	Spurs	9,788	1979-80	82	240.9	119.4	44.7	28.4	9.4	4.1	47.0	94.4	49.8	0.6	2.5	25.2	24.7	30.8	80.1	55.3	14.1	30.7	19.4	19,755	3,668	2,326	771	333	1,589	2,103
18	Suns	9,786	1969-70	82	241.5	119.3	51.0	25.3			44.8	95.8	46.8				29.7	39.9	74.4	52.6				19,805	4,183	2,076				2,183
19	Spurs	9,780	1978-79	82	241.8	119.3	45.3	28.2	10.1	6.2	47.9	94.6	50.6				23.5	29.5	79.5	55.4	13.4	31.9	20.1	19,830	3,715	2,313	829	509	1,652	2,071
20	Lakers	9,764	1966-67	81	241.5	120.5	66.9	23.5			46.7	104.5	44.7				27.1	36.0	75.1	50.1				19,565	5,415	1,906				2,168
21	76ers	9,746	1968-69	82	241.5	118.9	55.0	23.3			45.8	100.9	45.4				27.3	37.6	72.5	50.6				19,805	4,513	1,914				2,145
22	Bucks	9,741	1969-70	82	241.2	118.8	53.9	26.4			47.8	98.1	48.8				23.1	31.6	73.2	53.1				19,780	4,419	2,168				1,971
23	Warriors	9,732	1991-92	82	242.4	118.7	42.8	25.2	10.4	4.6	45.9	90.6	50.7	3.1	9.3	33.3	23.7	31.8	74.6	56.8	13.9	29.0	16.5	19,880	3,513	2,064	854	375	1,353	2,049
24	Rockets	9,732	1969-70	82	241.2	118.7	58.4	24.8			47.1	108.1	43.6				24.4	33.3	73.3	48.3				19,780	4,786	2,036				2,096
25	SuperSonics	9,732	1967-68	82	240.9	118.7	65.1	24.4			46.0	104.8	43.9				26.7	37.1	71.9	49.0				19,755	5,338	1,998				2,372