List of Indiana Pacers seasons
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers were founded in 1967, originally as members of the American Basketball Association, where they were crowned league champions three times and made the playoffs in all of the nine seasons they participated in the league.[1] The Pacers were led during the ABA days by two-time MVP Mel Daniels and by head coach Bobby Leonard.
The 1976–77 season marked the first season of NBA play for the Pacers and the team struggled early, compared to their ABA success. The Pacers only made it to the NBA playoffs three times in their first 13 seasons.[1] The Pacers would not win their first playoff series until the 1993–94 season, which came against the Orlando Magic. It was during this time that the Pacers were led by 1987 draft pick, Reggie Miller, who entered the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.[2] Miller would play for the Pacers until the 2005 season and with his help, the Pacers would go on to win one Eastern Conference championship, four Central Division championships, and make 15 playoff appearances.[3]
Over the Pacers 45 seasons of play they have made the playoffs 31 times (22 in the NBA and nine in the ABA). The Pacers have appeared in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals seven times and advanced to the NBA Finals in 2000, where they would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers 4–2.[4] The Pacers are one of 13 franchises to have never won an NBA championship.
Table key
ASG MVP | All-Star Game Most Valuable Player |
COY | Coach of the Year |
Finish | Final position in league or division standings |
GB | Games behind first-place team in division[lower-alpha 1] |
Losses | Number of regular season losses |
EOY | Executive of the Year |
JWKC | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship |
MVP | Most Valuable Player |
ROY | Rookie of the Year |
SMOY | Sixth Man of the Year |
Wins | Number of regular season wins |
Win% | Winning percentage |
Seasons
League champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth |
Season | League | Conference | Finish[lower-alpha 2] | Division | Finish[lower-alpha 2] | W[lower-alpha 3] | L[lower-alpha 3] | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards |
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1967–68 | ABA | — | — | Eastern | 3rd | 38 | 40 | .487 | 16 | Lost Division Semifinals (Pipers) 3–0[5] | |
1968–69 | ABA | — | — | Eastern | 1st | 44 | 34 | .564 | — | Won Division Semifinals (Colonels) 4–3 Won Division Finals (Floridans) 4–1 Lost ABA Finals (Oaks) 4–1[6] |
Mel Daniels (MVP)[7] |
1969–70 | ABA | — | — | Eastern | 1st | 59 | 25 | .702 | — | Won Division Semifinals (Cougars) 4–0 Won Division Finals (Colonels) 4–1 Won ABA Finals (Stars) 4–2[8] |
Roger Brown (PMVP)[9] |
1970–71 | ABA | — | — | Western | 1st | 58 | 26 | .690 | — | Won Division Semifinals (Pros) 4–0 Lost Division Finals (Stars) 4–3[10] |
Mel Daniels (MVP, ASG MVP)[7][11] |
1971–72 | ABA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 47 | 37 | .560 | 13 | Won Division Semifinals (Rockets) 4–3 Won Division Finals (Stars) 4–3 Won ABA Finals (Nets) 4–2[12] |
Freddie Lewis (PMVP)[13] |
1972–73 | ABA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 51 | 33 | .607 | 4 | Won Division Semifinals (Rockets) 4–1 Won Division Finals (Stars) 4–2 Won ABA Finals (Colonels) 4–3[14] |
George McGinnis (PMVP)[15] |
1973–74 | ABA | — | — | Western | 2nd | 46 | 38 | .548 | 5 | Won Division Semifinals (Spurs) 4–3 Lost Division Finals (Stars) 4–3[16] |
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1974–75 | ABA | — | — | Western | 3rd | 45 | 39 | .536 | 20 | Won Division Semifinals (Spurs) 4–2 Won Division Finals (Nuggets) 4–3 Lost ABA Finals (Colonels) 4–1[17] |
George McGinnis (MVP)[7] |
1975–76 | ABA | — | — | —[lower-alpha 4] | 5th | 39 | 45 | .464 | 21 | Lost First Round (Colonels) 2–1[18] | |
1976–77[lower-alpha 5] | NBA | Western | 9th | Midwest | 5th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | — | |
1977–78 | NBA | Western | 10th | Midwest | 5th | 31 | 51 | .378 | 17 | — | |
1978–79 | NBA | Western | 8th | Midwest | 3rd | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | — | |
1979–80 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 4th | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 | — | |
1980–81 | NBA | Eastern | 6th | Central | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16 | Lost First Round (76ers) 2–0[19] | Jack McKinney (COY)[20] |
1981–82 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 4th | 35 | 47 | .427 | 20 | — | |
1982–83 | NBA | Eastern | 11th | Central | 6th | 20 | 62 | .244 | 31 | — | |
1983–84 | NBA | Eastern | 11th | Central | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 24 | — | |
1984–85 | NBA | Eastern | 11th | Central | 6th | 22 | 60 | .268 | 37 | — | |
1985–86 | NBA | Eastern | 10th | Central | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | — | |
1986–87 | NBA | Eastern | 7th | Central | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | Lost First Round (Hawks) 3–1[21] | Chuck Person (ROY)[22] |
1987–88 | NBA | Eastern | 9th | Central | 6th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 16 | — | |
1988–89 | NBA | Eastern | 10th | Central | 6th | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | — | |
1989–90 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 4th | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | Lost First Round (Pistons) 3–0[23] | |
1990–91 | NBA | Eastern | 7th | Central | 5th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | Lost First Round (Celtics) 3–2[24] | Detlef Schrempf (SMOY)[25] |
1991–92 | NBA | Eastern | 7th | Central | 4th | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27 | Lost First Round (Celtics) 3–0[26] | Detlef Schrempf (SMOY)[25] |
1992–93 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 5th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 | Lost First Round (Knicks) 3–1[27] | |
1993–94 | NBA | Eastern | 5th | Central | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10 | Won First Round (Magic) 3–0 Won Conference Semifinals (Hawks) 4–2 Lost Conference Finals (Knicks) 4–3[28] |
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1994–95 | NBA | Eastern | 2nd | Central | 1st | 52 | 30 | .634 | — | Won First Round (Hawks) 3–0 Won Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–3 Lost Conference Finals (Magic) 4–3[29] |
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1995–96 | NBA | Eastern | 3rd | Central | 2nd | 52 | 30 | .634 | 20 | Lost First Round (Hawks) 3–2[30] | |
1996–97 | NBA | Eastern | 10th | Central | 6th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30 | — | |
1997–98 | NBA | Eastern | 3rd | Central | 2nd | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 | Won First Round (Cavaliers) 3–1 Won Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–1 Lost Conference Finals (Bulls) 4–3[31] |
Larry Bird (COY)[20] |
1998–99[lower-alpha 6] | NBA | Eastern | 2nd | Central | 1st | 33 | 17 | .660 | — | Won First Round (Bucks) 3–0 Won Conference Semifinals (76ers) 4–0 Lost Conference Finals (Knicks) 4–2[32] |
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1999–00 | NBA | Eastern | 1st | Central | 1st | 56 | 26 | .683 | — | Won First Round (Bucks) 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals (76ers) 4–2 Won Conference Finals (Knicks) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–2[33] |
Jalen Rose (MIP)[34] |
2000–01 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | Lost First Round (76ers) 3–1[35] | |
2001–02 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 4th | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 | Lost First Round (Nets) 3–2[36] | Jermaine O'Neal (MIP)[37] |
2002–03 | NBA | Eastern | 3rd | Central | 2nd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | Lost First Round (Celtics) 4–2[38] | |
2003–04 | NBA | Eastern | 1st | Central | 1st | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | Won First Round (Celtics) 4–0 Won Conference Semifinals (Heat) 4–2 Lost Conference Finals (Pistons) 4–2[39] |
Ron Artest (DPOY)[40] Reggie Miller (JWKC)[41] |
2004–05 | NBA | Eastern | 6th | Central | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10 | Won First Round (Celtics) 4–3 Lost Conference Semifinals (Pistons) 4–2[42] |
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2005–06 | NBA | Eastern | 6th | Central | 4th | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | Lost First Round (Nets) 4–2[43] | |
2006–07 | NBA | Eastern | 10th | Central | 4th | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18 | — | |
2007–08 | NBA | Eastern | 9th | Central | 3rd | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | — | |
2008–09 | NBA | Eastern | 9th | Central | 4th | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 | — | Danny Granger (MIP)[44] |
2009–10 | NBA | Eastern | 10th | Central | 4th | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 | — | |
2010–11 | NBA | Eastern | 8th | Central | 2nd | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 | Lost First Round (Bulls) 4–1[45] | |
2011–12[lower-alpha 7] | NBA | Eastern | 3rd | Central | 2nd | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8 | Won First Round (Magic) 4–1 Lost Conference Semifinals (Heat) 4–2[46] |
Larry Bird (EOY)[47] |
2012–13 | NBA | Eastern | 3rd | Central | 1st | 49 | 32 | .605 | — | Won First Round (Hawks) 4–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Knicks) 4–2 Lost Conference Finals (Heat) 4–3[48] |
Paul George (MIP)[49] |
2013–14 | NBA | Eastern | 1st | Central | 1st | 56 | 26 | .683 | — | Won First Round (Hawks) 4–3 Won Conference Semifinals (Wizards) 4–2 Lost Conference Finals (Heat) 4–2 |
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2014–15 | NBA | Eastern | 9th | Central | 4th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15 | — | |
2015–16 | NBA | Eastern | 7th | Central | 2nd | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12 | Lost First Round (Raptors) 4–3 |
All-time records
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
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Indiana Pacers ABA regular season record (1967–1976) | 427 | 317 | .574 |
Indiana Pacers NBA regular season record (1976–present) | 1,661 | 1,625 | .490 |
Indiana Pacers regular season record (1967–present) | 2,033 | 1,942 | .511 |
Indiana Pacers ABA post-season record (1967–1976) | 69 | 50 | .580 |
Indiana Pacers NBA post-season record (1976–present) | 112 | 110 | .505 |
Indiana Pacers post-season record (1967–present) | 181 | 160 | .531 |
All-time regular and post-season record | 2,214 | 2,102 | .513 |
Notes
- ↑ The formula is as followed:
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Finish column lists regular season results and excludes postseason play.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only below the table.
- ↑ The league merged its two divisions into one seven-team division.
- ↑ The franchise joined the National Basketball Association in the ABA–NBA merger.
- ↑ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.
- ↑ Due to a lockout, the season did not start until December 25, 2011 and all 30 teams played a shortened 66 game regular season schedule.
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