which year in the nba had the lowest pace

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the slowest pace by a team in a season, with an 82.32 pace in 1995-96.

		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		Cavaliers	82.32	1995-96	82	241.8	91.1	35.6	22.2	8.2	4.1	33.7	73.1	46.0	7.3	19.3	37.7	16.5	21.6	76.3	55.1	10.6	25.1	13.1	19,830	7,473	2,922	1,818	674	340	1,073	1,685
2		Cavaliers	82.91	1996-97	82	242.1	87.5	37.4	20.9	8.0	3.8	33.0	72.8	45.3	5.9	15.7	37.6	15.6	21.6	72.3	53.1	11.1	26.3	14.5	19,855	7,173	3,068	1,714	655	315	1,188	1,882
3		Pistons	84.53	1996-97	82	241.8	94.2	38.4	19.0	7.7	3.5	34.5	74.3	46.4	7.1	18.3	38.8	18.1	24.3	74.5	55.4	10.5	28.0	12.7	19,830	7,723	3,150	1,554	632	283	1,041	1,652
4		Heat	84.80	1998-99	50	240.5	89.0	40.3	20.4	6.5	6.1	32.3	71.3	45.3	5.8	16.1	35.9	18.6	25.2	73.5	54.0	10.1	30.2	14.9	12,025	4,449	2,015	1,019	327	304	744	1,035
5		Cavaliers	84.80	1994-95	82	243.0	90.5	40.0	20.4	7.7	4.3	33.6	76.3	44.1	4.9	12.6	38.5	18.4	24.2	76.0	52.0	12.7	27.3	14.3	19,930	7,417	3,282	1,672	630	349	1,176	1,694
6		Hawks	85.33	1998-99	50	241.5	86.3	43.5	15.6	6.9	5.2	30.8	75.2	40.9	3.9	12.9	30.6	20.8	28.4	73.1	49.2	13.5	30.0	14.9	12,075	4,315	2,175	782	346	260	745	987
7		Trail Blazers	86.22	2003-04	82	243.7	90.7	41.7	21.6	7.5	5.4	35.3	78.9	44.8	4.6	13.4	34.6	15.4	21.1	73.1	51.5	12.7	29.0	14.8	19,980	7,440	3,416	1,768	613	443	1,213	1,554
8		Grizzlies	86.28	2005-06	82	242.1	92.2	39.2	19.3	7.3	5.4	33.5	74.7	44.8	7.2	19.2	37.4	18.0	25.3	71.1	53.7	10.2	29.0	13.8	19,855	7,558	3,213	1,586	600	442	1,134	1,757
9		Pistons	86.33	1998-99	50	241.0	90.4	40.3	20.2	8.9	4.2	33.2	74.3	44.7	5.0	13.6	36.5	19.0	25.7	74.0	52.8	12.1	28.2	15.8	12,050	4,518	2,017	1,009	444	208	790	1,139
10		Pacers	86.38	1998-99	50	242.0	94.7	40.5	20.1	6.3	4.5	34.6	77.3	44.8	5.9	16.0	36.8	19.5	24.6	79.6	53.7	11.5	29.0	13.0	12,100	4,733	2,026	1,005	316	223	649	1,082
11		Cavaliers	86.41	1998-99	50	241.0	86.4	35.8	21.9	9.0	4.1	31.2	71.2	43.9	3.6	10.7	34.1	20.3	27.1	74.9	52.0	9.4	26.3	15.7	12,050	4,322	1,788	1,093	452	203	785	1,208
12		Jazz	86.58	2003-04	82	241.2	88.7	41.2	20.4	7.1	6.0	32.8	75.3	43.6	3.1	9.6	32.1	20.0	26.8	74.6	50.9	13.5	27.7	16.6	19,780	7,271	3,375	1,671	583	494	1,365	2,096
13		Trail Blazers	86.64	2008-09	82	241.8	99.4	41.7	20.3	6.7	4.9	36.8	79.2	46.5	7.3	19.0	38.3	18.5	24.2	76.5	55.3	12.9	28.8	12.9	19,830	8,153	3,420	1,667	550	402	1,055	1,671
14		Knicks	86.69	2000-01	82	242.7	88.7	40.2	18.5	6.6	4.2	33.6	75.6	44.4	4.8	13.6	35.1	16.8	21.1	79.6	52.3	9.4	30.8	14.5	19,905	7,275	3,297	1,520	545	346	1,189	1,863
15		Pistons	86.74	2008-09	82	242.7	94.2	41.4	20.6	6.0	4.6	36.4	80.0	45.4	4.6	13.2	34.9	16.9	22.5	75.1	52.4	11.6	29.9	11.9	19,905	7,727	3,397	1,689	493	377	973	1,712
16		Pistons	86.77	2005-06	82	241.8	96.8	40.5	24.0	7.1	6.0	36.4	80.0	45.5	6.8	17.7	38.4	17.3	23.8	72.7	53.5	11.9	28.6	11.4	19,830	7,941	3,322	1,971	580	490	931	1,513
17		Pistons	86.78	2002-03	82	242.7	91.4	40.6	19.8	6.8	5.7	32.9	76.5	43.0	6.5	18.1	35.8	19.0	24.6	77.1	52.3	10.8	29.8	13.5	19,905	7,492	3,328	1,620	556	468	1,104	1,748
18		Raptors	86.78	2003-04	82	243.7	85.4	39.6	19.2	7.4	4.9	32.4	77.4	41.8	5.6	15.8	35.6	15.1	20.1	75.0	49.5	10.1	29.5	14.2	19,980	7,006	3,249	1,574	604	402	1,164	1,748
19		Hawks	86.81	1996-97	82	241.5	94.8	41.1	19.0	8.5	5.2	34.3	76.9	44.6	8.0	22.4	35.9	18.2	23.8	76.3	54.2	12.5	28.7	15.0	19,805	7,774	3,371	1,557	701	427	1,228	1,591
20		Knicks	86.87	1998-99	50	242.0	86.4	41.2	19.3	7.9	5.2	32.2	74.1	43.5	4.2	11.8	35.3	17.8	24.4	73.2	50.9	11.0	30.2	16.1	12,100	4,320	2,061	963	395	262	804	1,140
21		Jazz	86.97	1998-99	50	243.5	93.3	41.3	24.1	8.0	5.5	33.7	72.4	46.5	2.8	7.8	36.1	23.2	30.2	76.7	54.5	11.1	30.2	16.3	12,175	4,666	2,063	1,204	398	276	814	1,133
22		Bucks	87.02	1998-99	50	241.0	91.7	38.8	20.6	8.8	4.0	35.1	76.4	45.9	4.6	12.4	37.3	16.9	23.1	73.3	53.0	11.4	27.4	14.4	12,050	4,584	1,939	1,030	442	202	719	1,142
23		Heat	87.07	2000-01	82	242.4	88.9	39.6	19.9	7.7	3.7	32.9	76.3	43.0	5.8	16.9	34.5	17.4	22.9	75.9	51.5	9.9	29.7	13.7	19,880	7,289	3,248	1,630	633	304	1,122	1,726
24		Magic	87.13	1997-98	82	241.8	90.1	41.2	20.7	7.9	5.4	33.8	78.7	42.9	3.6	11.1	32.3	18.9	26.1	72.6	49.9	14.4	26.9	15.3	19,830	7,387	3,381	1,694	649	441	1,258	1,617
25		Pistons	87.18	2004-05	82	243.4	93.3	43.4	21.8	7.0	6.1	34.8	78.3	44.4	4.4	12.8	34.5	19.4	26.2	73.9	51.9	12.9	30.6	13.8	19,955	7,653	3,561	1,787	576	497	1,133	1,638

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