most (points - opponent points)/games by a celtics team in a season before 1970

Before 1969-70, the Boston Celtics had the most points - opponent points per game played by a team in a season, with 9.24 in 1961-62.

	TEAM	(PTS-OPP PTS)/GP	PTS	OPP PTS	GP	SEASON	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Celtics	9.24	9,687	8,948	80	1961-62	240.9	121.1	76.0	25.6	48.2	113.9	42.3	24.7	33.9	72.8	47.0	19,275	6,080	2,049	1,909
2	Celtics	8.41	9,024	8,351	80	1964-65	240.9	112.8	71.9	22.2	44.6	107.6	41.4	23.6	32.3	73.1	46.3	19,275	5,748	1,772	2,065
3	Celtics	8.32	9,337	8,713	75	1959-60	241.0	124.5	80.2	24.7	49.9	119.6	41.7	24.7	33.6	73.4	46.3	18,075	6,014	1,849	1,856
4	Celtics	8.05	9,664	9,012	81	1966-67	242.2	119.3	70.4	24.2	46.0	102.8	44.7	27.4	36.6	74.8	50.2	19,615	5,703	1,962	2,138
5	Celtics	7.9	9,042	8,410	80	1963-64	240.9	113.0	71.7	22.0	45.2	109.6	41.3	22.6	31.1	72.5	45.8	19,275	5,736	1,760	2,125
6	Celtics	7.18	9,504	8,930	80	1962-63	240.9	118.8	72.7	24.5	46.8	109.7	42.7	25.2	34.7	72.5	47.5	19,275	5,818	1,960	2,090
7	Celtics	6.49	8,379	7,912	72	1958-59	242.8	116.4	77.8	21.8	44.6	112.7	39.5	27.3	35.6	76.6	45.3	17,480	5,601	1,568	1,769
8	Celtics	5.66	9,460	9,013	79	1960-61	241.3	119.7	77.6	23.7	46.8	117.7	39.8	26.1	35.6	73.3	44.9	19,060	6,131	1,872	2,032
9	Celtics	5.57	9,102	8,645	82	1968-69	241.8	111.0	59.0	23.8	43.7	101.4	43.1	23.6	32.4	72.9	48.0	19,830	4,840	1,953	2,073
10	Celtics	5.5	7,916	7,520	72	1957-58	240.3	109.9	75.0	20.9	41.8	107.8	38.7	26.4	35.9	73.7	44.5	17,305	5,402	1,508	1,723
11	Celtics	5.36	7,599	7,213	72	1956-57	241.4	105.5	68.9	20.3	39.0	101.8	38.3	27.5	36.7	75.0	44.8	17,380	4,963	1,464	1,851
12	Celtics	4.89	9,014	8,623	80	1965-66	240.3	112.7	69.9	22.4	43.6	104.6	41.7	25.5	34.5	73.9	47.0	19,225	5,591	1,795	2,012
13	Celtics	4.11	9,523	9,186	82	1967-68	240.3	116.1	69.1	21.9	45.0	102.1	44.0	26.2	36.4	72.1	49.2	19,705	5,666	1,798	2,147
14	Celtics	4.08	6,027	5,758	66	1951-52	241.9	91.3	56.8	24.3	32.3	83.5	38.7	26.7	36.5	73.4	45.9	15,965	3,750	1,606	1,734
15	Celtics	2.37	6,258	6,090	71	1952-53	242.5	88.1	54.4	23.5	30.7	78.2	39.2	26.8	36.9	72.8	46.7	17,215	3,865	1,666	1,911
16	Celtics	2.33	6,315	6,147	72	1953-54	244.9	87.7	53.7	24.6	31.0	77.5	40.0	25.7	35.4	72.6	47.1	17,630	3,867	1,773	1,969
17	Celtics	0.65	7,632	7,585	72	1955-56	241.0	106.0	63.7	25.5	38.1	96.0	39.7	29.8	38.7	76.9	46.9	17,355	4,583	1,834	1,874
18	Celtics	-0.06	7,305	7,309	72	1954-55	241.0	101.5	59.6	26.5	36.2	90.7	39.9	29.1	37.6	77.6	47.3	17,355	4,293	1,905	1,859
19	Celtics	-0.26	5,881	5,899	69	1950-51	244.7	85.2	50.7	22.9	29.9	81.3	36.8	25.4	35.0	72.5	44.1	16,885	3,499	1,579	1,881
20	Celtics	-2.5	5,420	5,590	68	1949-50	241.5	79.7		21.7	28.6	84.6	33.8	22.5	31.8	70.7	40.4	16,420		1,473	1,644
21	Celtics	-2.92	4,593	4,768	60	1948-49	241.3	76.6		18.9	28.4	91.4	31.1	19.7	30.9	63.6	36.5	14,475		1,135	1,382
22	Celtics	-3.92	3,303	3,491	48	1947-48	242.6	68.8		7.6	25.9	90.1	28.7	17.1	26.0	65.9	33.9	11,645		364	1,065
23	Celtics	-4.88	3,605	3,898	60	1946-47	241.3	60.1		7.8	23.3	85.6	27.2	13.5	22.9	59.0	31.4	14,475		470	1,202