slowest pace ever in one full playoff round

The Detroit Pistons have the slowest pace by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 79.57 pace in 1998-99.

	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	Pistons	79.57	1998-99	5	240.0	79.2	35.2	17.8	7.2	1.8	32.2	75.0	42.9	3.4	9.4	36.2	11.4	14.4	79.2	48.7	11.2	24.0	11.8	1,200	396	176	89	36	9	59	113
2	Heat	80.80	1998-99	5	240.0	79.0	35.6	16.4	7.2	4.4	27.2	68.0	40.0	5.6	18.6	30.1	19.0	27.0	70.4	49.4	8.2	27.4	12.6	1,200	395	178	82	36	22	63	103
3	Cavaliers	80.86	1995-96	3	240.0	79.7	37.0	19.7	6.3	4.7	31.3	74.0	42.3	5.3	21.0	25.4	11.7	15.0	77.8	49.4	11.7	25.3	13.3	720	239	111	59	19	14	40	63
4	Hawks	82.37	2008-09	11	240.0	84.0	34.9	16.9	6.9	3.4	30.1	73.6	40.9	6.1	17.5	34.7	17.7	23.8	74.4	49.9	10.7	24.2	12.1	2,640	924	384	186	76	37	133	235
5	Pistons	82.41	1996-97	5	240.0	85.6	31.8	13.6	7.0	2.4	32.4	74.8	43.3	5.6	17.0	32.9	15.2	19.8	76.8	51.3	8.6	23.2	9.6	1,200	428	159	68	35	12	48	101
6	Timberwolves	82.46	1999-00	4	240.0	85.3	35.0	23.5	6.0	4.0	34.3	76.5	44.8	3.0	9.8	30.8	13.8	17.5	78.6	50.6	10.3	24.8	11.8	960	341	140	94	24	16	47	95
7	Heat	82.64	2008-09	7	240.0	88.1	38.7	15.0	6.1	5.7	31.3	69.6	45.0	7.1	20.0	35.7	18.4	22.6	81.6	55.4	8.9	29.9	13.4	1,680	617	271	105	43	40	94	155
8	Pistons	82.70	1995-96	3	240.0	89.0	35.7	14.3	2.7	1.7	32.7	72.0	45.4	5.0	16.7	30.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	53.7	12.0	23.7	13.3	720	267	107	43	8	5	40	74
9	Cavaliers	82.72	1997-98	4	240.0	80.8	34.5	18.5	8.5	3.0	26.8	61.5	43.5	1.8	6.0	29.2	25.5	35.3	72.3	52.4	10.0	24.5	18.3	960	323	138	74	34	12	73	95
10	Hawks	82.77	1998-99	9	240.0	79.7	38.9	13.9	8.1	4.0	28.6	74.6	38.3	4.8	15.3	31.2	17.8	23.1	76.9	47.0	12.0	26.9	14.3	2,160	717	350	125	73	36	129	175
11	Grizzlies	82.92	2005-06	4	246.3	84.3	34.3	14.0	4.8	3.8	30.0	66.5	45.1	3.8	12.0	31.3	20.5	28.3	72.6	53.4	8.3	26.0	16.0	985	337	137	56	19	15	64	110
12	Trail Blazers	82.95	2010-11	6	240.0	88.2	37.7	17.0	5.7	5.2	33.2	73.2	45.3	5.0	16.7	30.0	16.8	21.5	78.3	53.4	9.2	28.5	11.5	1,440	529	226	102	34	31	69	125
13	Pacers	83.12	1995-96	5	245.0	87.0	42.2	17.2	8.4	3.2	32.4	73.6	44.0	3.4	11.4	29.8	18.8	24.4	77.0	51.6	14.0	28.2	18.6	1,225	435	211	86	42	16	93	116
14	Pistons	83.30	2008-09	4	240.0	78.0	33.5	16.5	4.3	3.0	31.5	77.0	40.9	3.0	12.3	24.5	12.0	14.5	82.8	46.8	7.5	26.0	11.3	960	312	134	66	17	12	45	95
15	Hawks	83.61	1997-98	4	240.0	87.5	40.0	17.0	7.8	4.8	32.8	73.0	44.9	6.8	18.0	37.5	15.3	22.3	68.5	52.8	11.0	29.0	12.8	960	350	160	68	31	19	51	94
16	Hornets	83.62	1997-98	9	240.0	82.8	36.1	21.2	6.4	2.8	33.1	72.9	45.4	3.6	11.1	32.0	13.0	19.0	68.4	50.9	9.1	27.0	14.1	2,160	745	325	191	58	25	127	194
17	Cavaliers	83.67	1993-94	3	248.3	94.7	37.7	20.3	7.3	1.0	33.7	77.7	43.3	5.3	12.7	42.1	22.0	30.3	72.5	52.0	15.3	22.3	14.3	745	284	113	61	22	3	43	67
18	Trail Blazers	83.91	2008-09	6	240.0	87.2	36.3	14.7	6.0	7.5	33.3	74.5	44.7	5.5	14.2	38.8	15.0	19.7	76.3	52.4	9.8	26.5	11.3	1,440	523	218	88	36	45	68	130
19	Knicks	84.04	1999-00	16	241.6	84.4	38.4	14.6	6.5	4.1	31.2	72.4	43.1	4.5	11.4	39.3	17.6	23.0	76.4	51.2	8.1	30.4	11.8	3,865	1,351	615	234	104	65	188	367
20	Bulls	84.11	1997-98	21	242.4	93.1	41.0	20.5	9.0	4.5	34.1	76.7	44.5	4.2	13.0	32.4	20.7	28.1	73.4	52.3	14.0	27.0	12.6	5,090	1,956	860	431	188	95	264	478
21	Hawks	84.40	1996-97	10	240.0	89.0	40.0	15.4	4.5	4.3	30.9	70.8	43.6	6.9	21.9	31.5	20.3	26.1	77.8	54.1	11.0	29.0	16.1	2,400	890	400	154	45	43	161	199
22	Heat	84.58	1999-00	10	242.5	83.2	43.4	19.1	7.2	5.1	30.9	73.7	41.9	4.7	14.9	31.5	16.7	24.2	69.0	49.3	10.5	32.9	13.9	2,425	832	434	191	72	51	139	260
23	Knicks	84.62	1991-92	12	242.1	90.3	43.3	22.8	6.3	4.2	34.1	78.3	43.5	2.3	8.8	25.5	19.8	26.7	74.4	50.1	15.5	27.8	13.8	2,905	1,083	520	273	76	50	165	300
24	Pistons	84.68	2007-08	17	240.0	91.4	36.2	20.5	7.4	5.8	33.9	74.5	45.5	4.5	13.3	34.1	19.1	23.8	80.2	53.8	10.6	25.6	12.9	4,080	1,554	616	349	125	99	220	396
25	SuperSonics	84.74	2001-02	5	240.0	86.2	40.2	17.4	4.0	4.8	34.2	79.6	43.0	4.8	12.2	39.3	13.0	19.0	68.4	49.0	11.4	28.8	10.6	1,200	431	201	87	20	24	53	117

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.0

Cunningham

RPG

11.0

Thompson

APG

8.0

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.5

7th

DRTG

115.4

19th

NETRTG

8.2

10th

3P%

37.5

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT	GB
1	76ers	2	1.000
2	Pistons	1	1.000	0.5
3	Hawks	1	1.000	0.5
4	Raptors	1	1.000	0.5
5	Wizards	1	1.000	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Celtics

0 - 1

113

Final

121

Pistons

1 - 0

Tue 20 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

103.6

Sabonis

100.7

Sasser

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

95.9

96.8

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

104.9

Maxey

88.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

83.8

James

DraftKings Points Leaders

101.3

Maxey

85.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

83.8

James

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.5

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	2	0	1.000
2	Pistons	1	0	1.000	0.5
3	Hawks	1	0	1.000	0.5
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000	0.5
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000	0.5
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000	0.5
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000	0.5
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.5
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.5
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Cavaliers	0	1	.000	1.5
13	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.5
14	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.5
15	Heat	0	1	.000	1.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	2	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000	0.5
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	1	0	1.000	0.5
6	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000	0.5
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000	0.5
8	Nuggets	0	1	.000	1.5
9	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.5
10	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.5
13	Kings	0	1	.000	1.5
14	Suns	0	1	.000	1.5
15	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.5