nba year with highest pace

The Denver Nuggets have the fastest pace by a team in a season, with a 113.68 pace in 1990-91.

		TEAM	PACE	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1		Nuggets	113.68	1990-91	82	240.6	119.9	49.4	24.5	10.4	5.0	47.6	108.1	44.0	3.7	12.9	28.3	21.0	27.6	76.3	49.8	18.5	30.9	16.2	19,730	9,828	4,050	2,005	856	406	1,332	2,235
2		Nuggets	112.09	1982-83	82	240.6	123.2	45.6	28.5	9.6	4.3	48.2	97.5	49.4	0.3	1.5	19.0	26.6	32.9	80.8	55.0	14.8	30.8	18.2	19,730	10,105	3,738	2,336	789	352	1,496	2,091
3		Spurs	111.80	1976-77	82	240.9	115.0	44.6	25.8	10.5	6.1	45.3	93.4	48.5				24.5	30.8	79.7	53.8	13.5	31.1	21.6	19,755	9,432	3,660	2,115	857	499	1,770	1,966
4		Lakers	111.69	1973-74	82	240.9	109.2	52.9	26.6	9.7	8.0	43.1	95.2	45.3				22.9	29.8	76.9	50.4	16.6	36.2	23.3	19,755	8,951	4,335	2,179	794	653	1,913	2,032
5		Braves	111.60	1973-74	82	241.8	111.6	48.5	26.4	9.6	7.3	45.5	94.7	48.0				20.7	27.1	76.5	52.4	14.0	34.5	22.3	19,830	9,155	3,980	2,165	786	600	1,828	1,875
6		Suns	111.42	1977-78	82	241.2	112.3	45.7	28.5	12.9	4.5	45.5	95.6	47.6				21.3	28.4	75.1	52.0	14.2	31.5	21.5	19,780	9,211	3,745	2,338	1,059	372	1,766	1,956
7		Nuggets	111.22	1976-77	82	241.2	112.6	48.6	27.6	11.6	5.7	43.8	91.1	48.1				25.0	33.9	73.8	53.1	15.7	32.9	24.5	19,780	9,233	3,988	2,262	953	471	2,011	2,142
8		Nets	110.95	1977-78	82	242.7	106.7	47.6	22.9	10.5	7.7	43.3	97.6	44.3				20.1	28.1	71.7	48.5	15.9	31.6	21.6	19,905	8,746	3,901	1,879	857	631	1,774	2,312
9		Hawks	110.79	1973-74	82	240.9	108.6	48.2	24.3	9.2	4.0	43.9	94.4	46.5				20.8	27.6	75.2	51.0	15.1	33.1	22.2	19,755	8,907	3,952	1,993	758	332	1,823	2,073
10		Spurs	110.56	1978-79	82	241.8	119.3	45.3	28.2	10.1	6.2	47.9	94.6	50.6				23.5	29.5	79.5	55.4	13.4	31.9	20.1	19,830	9,780	3,715	2,313	829	509	1,652	2,071
11		Nuggets	110.45	1983-84	82	241.5	123.7	43.6	30.3	8.7	4.3	48.0	97.4	49.3	0.9	3.1	30.2	26.8	32.8	81.8	55.3	13.8	29.8	16.4	19,805	10,147	3,577	2,482	711	352	1,344	2,279
12		SuperSonics	110.17	1973-74	82	240.9	107.0	49.1	25.7	8.4	3.6	43.7	98.2	44.5				19.6	25.5	76.7	48.9	16.1	33.0	19.8	19,755	8,774	4,029	2,106	689	294	1,622	2,074
13		Celtics	109.97	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
14		Nuggets	109.79	1981-82	82	241.8	126.5	43.8	27.7	8.1	4.5	48.5	93.4	52.0	0.5	1.8	26.8	28.9	36.3	79.6	57.8	14.0	29.8	17.9	19,830	10,371	3,592	2,272	664	368	1,470	2,131
15		Nuggets	109.79	1980-81	82	243.4	121.8	46.6	24.8	8.8	4.6	46.1	97.1	47.5	0.4	1.8	20.7	29.1	37.2	78.3	53.7	16.2	30.5	17.6	19,955	9,986	3,822	2,030	720	380	1,444	2,108
16		Knicks	109.71	1977-78	82	244.0	113.4	47.2	28.5	10.0	5.4	46.5	95.4	48.8				20.4	27.1	75.1	52.8	14.4	32.8	21.5	20,005	9,300	3,869	2,338	818	442	1,764	2,193
17		Suns	109.57	1973-74	82	240.9	107.9	46.5	25.0	8.0	3.7	43.4	94.2	46.0				21.2	27.3	77.7	50.8	13.3	33.2	20.3	19,755	8,847	3,813	2,052	658	305	1,666	2,123
18		Nets	109.51	1978-79	82	240.9	107.7	44.0	23.3	10.4	7.5	42.2	91.7	46.0				23.2	31.9	72.9	50.9	15.1	28.9	22.7	19,755	8,832	3,611	1,907	853	619	1,861	2,329
19		Spurs	109.47	1979-80	82	240.9	119.4	44.7	28.4	9.4	4.1	47.0	94.4	49.8	0.6	2.5	25.2	24.7	30.8	80.1	55.3	14.1	30.7	19.4	19,755	9,788	3,668	2,326	771	333	1,589	2,103
20		Jazz	109.39	1974-75	82	240.6	101.5	45.9	22.2	8.8	3.1	40.3	91.6	44.0				20.9	27.4	76.4	48.9	14.0	31.9	22.0	19,730	8,319	3,760	1,818	725	256	1,802	2,222
21		Spurs	108.96	1977-78	82	241.2	114.5	44.2	27.3	9.7	6.7	46.3	92.6	50.0				21.9	27.2	80.4	54.7	12.6	31.6	20.3	19,780	9,385	3,624	2,240	797	553	1,665	1,871
22		Warriors	108.92	1973-74	82	240.3	109.9	53.8	24.3	8.1	5.5	45.4	97.8	46.4				19.1	24.6	77.8	50.6	16.8	37.0	20.3	19,705	9,011	4,414	1,989	668	450	1,667	1,893
23		Pistons	108.77	1976-77	82	240.6	109.4	44.7	24.4	10.7	5.6	45.9	95.0	48.3				17.6	23.9	73.6	51.8	14.3	30.4	21.0	19,730	8,970	3,664	2,004	877	459	1,718	2,200
24		Bucks	108.67	1977-78	82	243.7	112.4	45.4	28.1	10.6	5.8	46.4	96.1	48.2				19.7	27.1	72.6	52.0	15.1	30.2	20.5	19,980	9,214	3,719	2,306	867	472	1,680	2,038
25		Jazz	108.57	1978-79	82	240.3	108.3	47.7	25.4	9.3	6.8	42.9	91.6	46.8				22.5	29.4	76.7	51.8	15.0	32.6	21.5	19,705	8,882	3,910	2,079	760	559	1,764	1,940

StatMuse has team, season-level data for pace going back to the 1973-74 season.

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