team has the worst average point differential in a season

The New Orleans Pelicans have the lowest point differential per game played by a team in a season, with -18.17 this season.

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team has the worst average point differential per game in a season

	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	Pelicans	-18.17	-109	6	2025-26	244.2	107.7	40.7	22.0	8.3	2.8	37.0	87.8	42.1	11.7	34.3	34.0	22.0	29.7	74.2	53.4	13.5	27.2	15.0	1,465	646	244	132	50	17	90	125
2	Nets	-15.71	-110	7	2025-26	240.0	111.9	39.7	24.0	7.4	2.1	39.7	89.1	44.6	13.4	41.4	32.4	19.0	24.9	76.4	55.9	13.4	26.3	15.7	1,680	783	278	168	52	15	110	166
3	Mavericks	-15.2	-1,246	82	1992-93	240.6	99.3	42.7	20.5	7.9	4.3	38.6	88.7	43.5	3.5	10.2	33.8	18.7	26.5	70.5	49.5	15.0	27.6	17.8	19,730	8,141	3,499	1,683	649	355	1,459	2,302
4	Wizards	-14.43	-101	7	2025-26	243.6	112.6	46.7	26.0	6.9	5.9	42.0	92.7	45.3	14.0	36.7	38.1	14.6	20.7	70.3	55.3	10.4	36.3	17.3	1,705	788	327	182	48	41	121	170
5	Bobcats	-13.91	-918	66	2011-12	240.8	87.0	39.0	20.1	6.0	5.5	33.2	80.2	41.4	4.0	13.5	29.5	16.5	22.2	74.6	48.3	10.3	28.7	14.5	15,890	5,739	2,571	1,326	397	361	957	1,249
6	Wizards	-12.44	-1,020	82	2024-25	240.6	108.0	43.7	25.1	7.6	5.1	39.4	89.9	43.9	13.1	39.1	33.5	16.0	20.6	77.8	54.6	10.6	33.1	15.6	19,730	8,856	3,583	2,058	623	420	1,276	1,618
7	76ers	-12.09	-991	82	1972-73	240.6	104.1	50.9	20.6			42.3	100.8	42.0				19.5	26.0	75.0	46.4				19,730	8,540	4,174	1,688				1,984
8	Nuggets	-11.78	-966	82	1997-98	240.6	89.0	39.0	18.9	8.1	4.8	32.6	78.2	41.7	3.5	10.9	32.3	20.2	26.2	77.2	49.6	12.7	26.3	16.0	19,730	7,300	3,197	1,547	664	393	1,312	1,937
9	Rockets	-11.6	-951	82	1982-83	240.6	99.3	42.3	23.5	7.9	5.1	40.7	90.8	44.8	0.8	3.3	24.7	17.1	23.6	72.5	49.1	14.7	27.6	19.2	19,730	8,145	3,466	1,931	646	422	1,571	2,131
10	Steam Rollers	-11.56	-555	48	1947-48	241.0	69.1		7.2			26.4	96.5	27.4				16.3	26.6	61.3	32.0				11,570	3,318		347				1,105
11	Clippers	-11.52	-945	82	1999-00	240.3	92.0	40.6	18.0	7.0	6.0	35.1	82.4	42.6	5.2	15.5	33.9	16.6	22.3	74.6	49.9	11.6	29.0	16.2	19,705	7,546	3,332	1,479	578	494	1,325	1,821
12	Nuggets	-11.5	-713	62	1949-50	240.0	77.7		16.8			27.9	83.6	33.4				21.9	32.2	67.8	39.7				14,880	4,817		1,044				1,692
13	Clippers	-11.43	-937	82	1986-87	241.2	104.5	41.1	24.0	9.2	5.3	40.4	89.4	45.2	1.0	4.2	22.4	22.8	30.7	74.2	50.8	15.0	26.1	18.2	19,780	8,566	3,368	1,971	751	432	1,493	2,004
14	Heat	-11.23	-921	82	1988-89	242.1	97.8	42.9	23.9	9.1	5.0	39.3	86.8	45.3	1.2	3.6	32.6	18.0	25.6	70.2	49.8	16.0	27.0	21.1	19,855	8,016	3,520	1,958	744	408	1,728	2,124
15	Cavaliers	-11.17	-916	82	1970-71	240.0	102.1	48.6	25.2			40.2	94.9	42.4				21.6	29.0	74.6	47.4				19,680	8,373	3,982	2,065				2,114
16	Nuggets	-10.91	-895	82	1990-91	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	9,828	4,050	2,005	856	406	1,332	2,235
17	Thunder	-10.64	-766	72	2020-21	241.0	105.0	45.6	22.1	7.0	4.4	38.8	88.0	44.1	11.9	35.1	33.9	15.5	21.3	72.5	53.9	9.9	35.7	16.1	17,355	7,560	3,283	1,588	504	316	1,162	1,305
18	76ers	-10.45	-857	82	2013-14	242.1	99.5	42.7	21.8	9.3	4.0	37.9	87.2	43.5	7.0	22.5	31.2	16.6	23.4	71.0	51.0	11.6	31.2	16.9	19,855	8,155	3,505	1,791	765	330	1,384	1,844
19	Clippers	-10.32	-846	82	1987-88	241.5	98.8	43.2	23.0	8.8	6.3	38.9	87.7	44.3	1.0	3.9	24.9	20.0	28.1	71.3	49.4	14.5	28.7	18.7	19,805	8,103	3,541	1,885	721	520	1,534	1,908
20	Hornets	-10.24	-840	82	2023-24	240.6	106.6	40.3	24.8	6.9	4.5	40.0	87.0	46.0	12.1	34.0	35.5	14.5	18.4	78.6	56.0	9.3	31.0	13.8	19,730	8,740	3,303	2,033	562	371	1,129	1,472
21	76ers	-10.23	-839	82	2015-16	241.5	97.4	41.2	21.5	8.3	6.0	36.2	84.0	43.1	9.3	27.5	33.9	15.7	22.6	69.4	51.9	9.5	31.8	16.4	19,805	7,988	3,382	1,765	680	495	1,343	1,780
22	Grizzlies	-10.23	-839	82	1996-97	241.2	89.2	38.8	22.7	8.0	5.7	34.4	78.7	43.7	5.4	15.5	34.9	15.0	21.1	70.9	50.7	12.5	26.3	15.9	19,780	7,313	3,178	1,862	657	464	1,301	1,755
23	Spurs	-10.04	-823	82	2022-23	242.1	113.0	43.7	27.2	7.0	3.9	43.1	92.6	46.5	11.1	32.2	34.5	15.8	21.2	74.3	55.4	11.8	31.9	15.3	19,855	9,269	3,584	2,232	572	322	1,253	1,630
24	76ers	-10	-820	82	1995-96	240.6	94.5	38.9	19.9	7.8	5.1	34.1	78.3	43.6	6.0	17.5	34.2	20.3	27.6	73.4	52.2	12.6	26.4	17.2	19,730	7,746	3,192	1,629	643	420	1,414	1,777
25	Grizzlies	-9.98	-818	82	1995-96	242.4	89.8	38.1	20.8	8.9	4.1	33.8	79.1	42.8	4.5	13.8	32.9	17.6	24.4	72.4	50.0	11.7	26.5	16.4	19,880	7,362	3,127	1,706	728	333	1,347	1,852