1978-79 NBA Regular Season: Teams with the Most Points Per Game

Information about which teams led the league in points per game in the 1978-1979 Regular Season, including the full ranking with all the teams, from the best to the worst, with their averages, totals and games played.

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Points Per Game

Which team averaged the most points in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season?

The San Antonio Spurs ranked first in the league with an average of 119.3 points per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (48 wins and 34 losses) where they scored a total of 9,780 points.

Most Points Per Game

119.3 points
San Antonio Spurs

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Points Per Game

1978-79 Regular Season

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		Points
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	FTM	FTA	%
1.	San Antonio Spurs	119.3	9,780	82	47.9	94.6	50.6%	23.5	29.5	79.5%
2.	Phoenix Suns	115.4	9,459	82	46.9	91.7	51.2%	21.5	28.0	76.8%
3.	Washington Bullets	114.9	9,423	82	46.6	96.0	48.5%	21.8	29.6	73.5%
4.	Milwaukee Bucks	114.1	9,353	82	47.6	94.8	50.3%	18.8	24.6	76.2%
5.	Houston Rockets	113.4	9,297	82	45.4	91.4	49.7%	22.5	28.4	79.2%
6.	San Diego Clippers	113.1	9,278	82	45.4	94.0	48.3%	22.4	30.1	74.3%
7.	Kansas City Kings	113.1	9,274	82	45.9	93.2	49.2%	21.3	29.2	73.0%
8.	Los Angeles Lakers	112.9	9,260	82	46.7	90.2	51.7%	19.6	25.5	76.9%
9.	Denver Nuggets	110.7	9,080	82	42.9	89.2	48.1%	25.0	34.6	72.0%
10.	Detroit Pistons	110.0	9,023	82	45.2	95.1	47.5%	19.6	27.3	71.7%

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	FTM	FTA	%
11.	Philadelphia 76ers	109.5	8,983	82	43.7	89.5	48.8%	22.1	29.4	75.3%
12.	Atlanta Hawks	109.1	8,950	82	42.7	90.4	47.3%	23.7	30.9	76.6%
13.	Indiana Pacers	108.6	8,909	82	43.6	91.8	47.5%	21.5	28.3	75.9%
14.	Portland Trail Blazers	108.4	8,888	82	43.2	89.5	48.3%	22.0	28.8	76.5%
15.	New Orleans Jazz	108.3	8,882	82	42.9	91.6	46.8%	22.5	29.4	76.7%
16.	Boston Celtics	108.2	8,874	82	43.0	89.6	48.0%	22.2	28.3	78.4%
17.	New Jersey Nets	107.7	8,832	82	42.2	91.7	46.0%	23.2	31.9	72.9%
18.	New York Knicks	107.7	8,830	82	44.8	92.1	48.7%	18.0	25.7	70.0%
19.	Seattle Supersonics	106.6	8,740	82	42.7	91.3	46.8%	21.1	28.0	75.4%
20.	Cleveland Cavaliers	106.5	8,732	82	43.4	92.7	46.8%	19.8	25.6	77.0%

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	FTM	FTA	%
21.	Golden State Warriors	105.1	8,621	82	44.2	90.9	48.7%	16.7	22.8	73.0%
22.	Chicago Bulls	104.7	8,588	82	42.4	86.7	48.9%	19.9	26.6	74.7%

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / FGM = Field Goals Made / FGA = Field Goals Attempted / 3PM = 3-Pointers Made / 3PA = 3-Pointers Attempted / FTM = Free Throws Made / FTA = Free Throws Attempted