Due primarily to the defense-oriented mid-to-late 90's, the top five single-season scoring teams all came in the first three years of the decade. Denver captured the highest total with their 119.9 ppg in 1990-91. However, high scoring did not pave the way to success for the Nuggets, as they posted a 20-62 record that season, which was the worst record in the league. Golden State, led by the early 90's trio known as "Run TMC" (
Tim Hardaway,
Mitch Richmond and
Chris Mullin) claimed three of the best five scoring seasons of the decade.
Team Scoring
| Team | Season | PPG |
| Denver Nuggets | 90-91 | 119.9 |
| Golden State Warriors | 91-92 | 118.7 |
| Golden State Warriors | 90-91 | 116.6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 89-90 | 116.3 |
| Phoenix Suns | 89-90 | 114.9 |
