nba finals champion highest pace

The Boston Celtics have the fastest pace by a team with more than 0 championships in a season, with a 109.97 pace in 1973-74.

Interpreted as:
NBA finals champion in a regular season highest pace
TEAMPACEChampsSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
109.97
1
1973-74
82
241.2
109.0
54.3
26.7
6.8
3.7
44.3
97.2
45.6
20.5
25.6
80.0
50.3
16.8
37.5
21.9
19,780
8,937
4,452
2,187
561
305
1,796
1,868
2Bullets
Bullets
108.07
1
1977-78
82
241.8
110.3
50.8
23.8
8.1
4.7
43.7
94.8
46.1
23.0
32.4
71.1
50.6
16.5
34.3
19.7
19,830
9,047
4,164
1,948
668
386
1,613
1,879
3Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
108.03
1
1976-77
82
240.6
111.7
48.3
24.3
10.6
6.0
44.2
91.9
48.1
23.4
30.7
76.2
53.0
15.4
33.0
21.4
19,730
9,163
3,963
1,990
868
492
1,757
2,220
4Warriors
Warriors
107.56
1
1974-75
82
241.2
108.5
52.1
25.3
11.9
4.5
45.3
97.3
46.5
17.9
23.4
76.8
50.4
17.3
34.8
20.9
19,780
8,898
4,270
2,076
972
365
1,716
2,109
5Celtics
Celtics
106.94
1
1975-76
82
240.9
106.2
52.9
24.1
6.8
3.2
43.0
96.4
44.6
20.2
25.9
78.0
49.3
16.7
36.2
19.6
19,755
8,708
4,341
1,980
561
260
1,609
2,002
6Lakers
Lakers
104.07
1
1979-80
82
242.4
115.1
45.6
29.4
9.4
6.7
47.5
89.9
52.9
0.2
1.2
20.0
19.8
25.5
77.5
56.9
13.2
32.4
20.0
19,880
9,438
3,738
2,413
774
546
1,639
1,784
7SuperSonics
SuperSonics
103.39
1
1978-79
82
240.9
106.6
47.6
24.1
8.4
4.9
42.7
91.3
46.8
21.1
28.0
75.4
51.4
16.0
31.6
19.3
19,755
8,740
3,901
1,973
690
398
1,586
1,914
8Lakers
Lakers
103.22
1
1984-85
82
240.9
118.2
44.1
31.4
8.5
5.9
48.2
88.5
54.5
1.1
3.6
30.5
20.8
27.2
76.3
58.9
13.0
31.1
18.7
19,755
9,696
3,613
2,575
695
481
1,537
1,931
9Lakers
Lakers
103.10
1
1981-82
82
242.1
114.6
45.9
28.7
10.3
6.3
47.8
92.5
51.7
0.2
1.1
13.8
18.9
26.4
71.7
55.1
15.3
30.5
17.9
19,855
9,400
3,763
2,356
848
517
1,468
1,999
1076ers
76ers
102.70
1
1982-83
82
241.8
112.1
47.9
24.6
9.9
7.0
43.9
88.0
49.9
0.3
1.3
22.9
24.0
32.3
74.2
54.9
16.3
31.7
19.8
19,830
9,191
3,930
2,016
812
577
1,627
2,041
11Bucks
Bucks
102.21
1
2020-21
72
240.7
120.1
48.1
25.5
8.1
4.6
44.7
91.8
48.7
14.4
37.1
38.9
16.2
21.4
76.0
59.3
10.3
37.8
13.8
17,330
8,649
3,465
1,834
585
334
995
1,244
12Lakers
Lakers
101.58
1
1986-87
82
240.6
117.8
44.4
29.6
8.9
5.9
45.6
88.4
51.6
2.0
5.5
36.7
24.5
31.1
78.9
57.7
13.7
30.7
16.6
19,730
9,656
3,642
2,428
728
482
1,358
1,853
13Celtics
Celtics
101.20
1
1985-86
82
242.1
114.1
46.4
29.1
7.8
6.2
45.3
89.2
50.8
1.7
4.8
35.1
21.8
27.4
79.4
56.4
12.9
33.6
16.6
19,855
9,359
3,807
2,387
641
511
1,360
1,756
14Lakers
Lakers
100.95
1
2019-20
71
240.7
113.4
45.7
25.4
8.6
6.6
42.3
88.3
48.0
11.0
31.6
34.9
17.7
24.3
72.9
57.3
10.7
35.1
15.2
17,090
8,054
3,247
1,803
612
468
1,077
1,471
15Celtics
Celtics
100.79
1
1980-81
82
241.2
109.9
43.6
26.9
8.3
7.2
43.7
86.6
50.4
0.8
2.9
27.0
21.7
28.9
75.2
55.3
14.1
29.6
19.2
19,780
9,008
3,579
2,202
683
594
1,577
1,990
16Raptors
Raptors
100.15
1
2018-19
82
242.4
114.4
45.2
25.4
8.3
5.3
42.2
89.1
47.4
12.4
33.8
36.6
17.7
22.0
80.4
57.9
9.6
35.6
14.0
19,880
9,384
3,706
2,085
680
437
1,150
1,724
17Thunder
Thunder
100.00
1
2024-25
82
240.3
120.5
44.8
26.9
10.3
5.7
44.6
92.7
48.2
14.5
38.8
37.4
16.7
20.4
81.9
59.3
10.6
34.2
11.7
19,705
9,881
3,672
2,202
847
465
961
1,631
18Warriors
Warriors
99.77
1
2016-17
82
241.2
115.9
44.4
30.4
9.6
6.8
43.1
87.1
49.5
12.0
31.2
38.3
17.8
22.6
78.8
59.7
9.4
35.0
14.8
19,780
9,503
3,643
2,491
785
555
1,211
1,585
19Celtics
Celtics
99.73
1
1983-84
82
243.4
112.1
45.1
25.9
8.2
5.2
44.1
88.2
50.0
0.7
2.8
24.0
23.3
29.4
79.2
55.4
14.1
31.0
17.3
19,955
9,194
3,697
2,122
673
430
1,420
1,949
20Warriors
Warriors
99.58
1
2017-18
82
240.6
113.5
43.5
29.3
8.0
7.5
42.8
85.1
50.3
11.3
28.9
39.1
16.6
20.3
81.5
60.3
8.4
35.1
15.4
19,730
9,304
3,568
2,402
656
612
1,265
1,607
21Lakers
Lakers
99.10
1
1987-88
82
241.5
112.8
43.5
28.6
8.2
4.9
43.6
86.3
50.5
1.7
5.8
29.7
23.9
30.2
78.9
56.6
13.1
30.4
16.1
19,805
9,250
3,564
2,347
672
404
1,318
1,715
22Warriors
Warriors
98.44
1
2021-22
82
240.6
111.0
45.5
27.1
8.8
4.5
40.5
86.4
46.9
14.3
39.4
36.4
15.6
20.3
76.9
58.2
9.8
35.7
14.9
19,730
9,102
3,730
2,223
719
372
1,221
1,723
23Warriors
Warriors
98.27
1
2014-15
82
240.6
110.0
44.7
27.4
9.3
6.0
41.6
87.0
47.8
10.8
27.0
39.8
16.0
20.8
76.8
57.1
10.4
34.3
14.5
19,730
9,016
3,667
2,248
762
496
1,185
1,628
24Nuggets
Nuggets
98.13
1
2022-23
82
240.9
115.8
43.0
28.9
7.5
4.5
43.6
86.4
50.4
11.8
31.2
37.9
16.8
22.4
75.1
60.1
10.1
32.9
14.5
19,755
9,495
3,527
2,368
618
368
1,192
1,525
25Celtics
Celtics
97.15
1
2023-24
82
241.8
120.6
46.3
26.9
6.8
6.6
43.9
90.2
48.7
16.5
42.5
38.8
16.3
20.2
80.7
60.9
10.7
35.6
11.9
19,830
9,887
3,799
2,207
557
538
979
1,326
StatMuse has team, season-level data for pace going back to the 1973-74 season.

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28.7

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8.4

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APG

5.5

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ORTG

120.7

2nd

DRTG

112.6

4th

NETRTG

8.0

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36.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
Celtics Celtics
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
4/7
@
8:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:30 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

43 - 35

101

Final

115

BOS Celtics

53 - 25

Sun 5 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
35
.551
14.0
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
42
.462
26.0
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/9
@
130-124
Mon
3/9
@
106-120
Tue
3/10
@
122-128
Tue
3/10
@
111-122
Tue
3/10
@
134-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
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9:00 PM