San Antonio Spurs are the 1st team to allow 10,000 points in 30+ years / News - Basketnews.com

With a total of 10,092 points allowed, the Spurs became the first team since the 1990-91 season to allow more than 10,000 points in a single NBA season when the Nuggets set an all-time record of 10,723 points.

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The San Antonio Spurs finished the season with a win over the Dallas Mavericks. However, the team placed itself into the NBA record books with its lack of defensive prowess.

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After allowing 117 points, the Spurs became the first team in more than 30 years to allow more than 10,000 points in a single season with a total of 10,092.

The last team to do it was the Denver Nuggets during the 1990-91 season. The 90-91 Nuggets are the ones that hold the all-time record for points allowed in a single season with 10,723 points.

Interestingly, the 90-91 Nuggets had the most productive offense in the league (119.9 points per game) but allowed a staggering average of 130.8 points per game. This year's Spurs are not similar as the team is 23rd in total offense but dead last in defense (123.1 points allowed per game).

The 22-23 Spurs are the seventh team in NBA history to achieve such a mark. The first club to ever do it was the 1967-68 Seattle SuperSonics.

After finishing the season with 22 wins and 60 losses, the Spurs hold the tied-best odds to land the number one overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

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