highest team 3pt% in a season before 2011

Before 2010-11, the Charlotte Hornets had the highest three-point percentage by a team in a season, at 42.8 percent in 1996-97.

	TEAM	3P%	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Hornets	42.8	1996-97	82	241.5	98.9	39.1	24.6	7.3	4.3	36.4	77.3	47.1	7.2	16.9	18.8	24.2	77.7	56.2	11.1	28.0	14.7	19,805	8,108	3,208	2,021	597	349	1,203	1,702
2	Suns	41.2	2009-10	82	240.6	110.2	43.0	23.3	5.8	5.1	40.7	82.8	49.2	8.9	21.6	19.9	25.8	77.0	58.5	11.1	31.9	14.8	19,730	9,039	3,526	1,912	479	418	1,210	1,713
3	Bullets	40.7	1995-96	82	241.5	102.5	39.7	22.1	7.2	6.2	39.0	80.7	48.4	6.0	14.8	18.4	25.3	72.8	55.8	11.3	28.4	16.2	19,805	8,408	3,257	1,815	592	506	1,327	1,981
4	Spurs	40.7	2000-01	82	241.8	96.2	44.1	21.7	6.9	7.0	35.2	76.4	46.1	5.4	13.3	20.4	28.5	71.5	54.1	11.0	33.1	14.0	19,830	7,886	3,614	1,778	568	576	1,145	1,551
5	Cavaliers	40.7	1989-90	82	242.4	102.6	42.8	25.7	7.9	6.2	39.2	85.1	46.1	4.2	10.4	20.0	26.8	74.4	52.9	13.8	29.0	15.2	19,880	8,411	3,508	2,106	645	512	1,243	1,666
6	Pistons	40.4	1995-96	82	241.8	95.4	40.5	19.6	6.2	4.3	34.3	74.7	45.9	6.6	16.5	20.2	26.9	75.1	55.1	10.8	29.8	14.8	19,830	7,822	3,324	1,610	506	352	1,215	1,953
7	Bulls	40.3	1995-96	82	240.6	105.2	44.6	24.8	9.1	4.2	40.2	84.0	47.8	6.6	16.5	18.2	24.4	74.6	55.5	15.2	29.4	14.3	19,730	8,625	3,658	2,033	745	345	1,175	1,807
8	Kings	40.1	2003-04	82	241.2	102.8	41.2	26.2	8.7	4.0	37.8	81.8	46.2	7.3	18.3	19.8	24.9	79.5	55.4	10.8	30.4	13.9	19,780	8,433	3,380	2,152	710	325	1,137	1,586
9	Suns	39.9	2006-07	82	242.7	110.2	40.5	25.9	6.7	4.8	41.3	83.6	49.4	9.6	24.0	18.0	22.3	80.8	59.0	9.0	31.5	14.5	19,905	9,037	3,320	2,122	553	394	1,189	1,659
10	Suns	39.9	2005-06	82	243.4	108.4	41.8	26.6	6.7	5.0	41.8	87.4	47.9	10.2	25.6	14.5	18.0	80.6	56.8	9.5	32.3	13.3	19,955	8,886	3,428	2,179	549	412	1,088	1,683
11	SuperSonics	39.9	2000-01	82	241.5	97.3	41.7	21.9	8.0	5.0	36.9	81.1	45.6	5.7	14.3	17.7	24.2	73.2	53.0	12.2	29.5	15.3	19,805	7,978	3,421	1,792	657	409	1,252	1,733
12	Hornets	39.7	1994-95	82	241.5	100.6	39.4	25.3	7.6	4.9	37.2	78.5	47.4	6.8	17.2	19.4	24.9	77.7	56.2	10.1	29.2	14.9	19,805	8,249	3,227	2,072	620	399	1,224	1,685
13	Celtics	39.7	2008-09	82	242.4	100.9	42.1	22.7	7.6	4.7	37.5	77.2	48.6	6.6	16.5	19.4	25.3	76.5	57.1	10.6	31.5	15.6	19,880	8,275	3,455	1,862	621	387	1,280	1,897
14	SuperSonics	39.6	1997-98	82	240.9	100.6	38.5	24.2	9.8	4.6	37.2	78.8	47.3	7.6	19.1	18.5	25.7	72.1	55.8	11.4	27.1	14.0	19,755	8,246	3,156	1,986	804	376	1,145	1,812
15	Suns	39.3	2007-08	82	241.2	110.1	41.5	26.7	6.5	6.3	41.4	82.7	50.0	8.5	21.5	18.9	24.1	78.3	59.0	8.8	32.7	14.4	19,780	9,026	3,403	2,188	532	518	1,184	1,633
16	Suns	39.3	2004-05	82	241.2	110.4	44.1	23.5	7.0	5.5	40.9	85.6	47.7	9.7	24.7	19.0	25.4	74.8	57.1	11.8	32.3	13.7	19,780	9,054	3,619	1,927	572	453	1,125	1,563
17	Cavaliers	39.3	2008-09	82	241.2	100.3	42.2	20.3	7.2	5.3	36.9	78.7	46.8	8.0	20.4	18.6	24.5	75.7	56.0	10.8	31.4	12.7	19,780	8,223	3,460	1,663	593	435	1,045	1,663
18	Spurs	39.2	1995-96	82	241.2	103.4	43.0	24.9	7.9	6.5	38.4	80.5	47.7	6.3	16.1	20.3	27.6	73.6	55.8	11.4	31.5	14.6	19,780	8,477	3,523	2,044	645	536	1,195	1,820
19	Pacers	39.2	1999-00	82	240.6	101.3	42.1	22.6	6.8	5.1	37.2	81.0	45.9	7.1	18.1	19.9	24.5	81.1	55.2	10.3	31.9	14.1	19,730	8,306	3,454	1,857	559	422	1,159	1,786
20	Raptors	39.2	2007-08	82	241.8	100.2	40.1	23.8	7.0	4.1	38.4	82.0	46.8	7.0	17.8	16.4	20.2	81.2	55.1	9.6	30.4	11.7	19,830	8,215	3,286	1,953	570	336	959	1,596
21	Mavericks	39.1	1999-00	82	240.6	101.4	41.2	22.1	7.2	5.1	39.0	85.9	45.3	6.3	16.2	17.2	21.4	80.4	53.2	11.4	29.8	13.7	19,730	8,316	3,375	1,810	592	416	1,124	1,770
22	Kings	39.1	1996-97	82	242.1	96.4	41.5	21.9	7.2	4.4	36.6	80.6	45.4	5.0	12.9	18.2	25.2	72.3	52.6	13.4	28.1	16.2	19,855	7,908	3,407	1,799	588	362	1,332	1,946
23	Pacers	39.0	1997-98	82	241.8	96.0	39.3	23.0	7.9	4.5	35.6	75.9	46.9	4.9	12.5	19.9	26.0	76.4	55.0	10.7	28.6	14.2	19,830	7,874	3,222	1,889	645	368	1,168	1,859
24	Hornets	38.9	2007-08	82	241.5	100.9	41.8	21.8	7.8	3.9	38.6	82.9	46.6	7.7	19.8	16.0	20.8	76.9	54.8	11.4	30.4	11.9	19,805	8,270	3,431	1,785	637	321	974	1,531
25	Pistons	38.8	1996-97	82	241.8	94.2	38.4	19.0	7.7	3.5	34.5	74.3	46.4	7.1	18.3	18.1	24.3	74.5	55.4	10.5	28.0	12.7	19,830	7,723	3,150	1,554	632	283	1,041	1,652