Gainbridge Fieldhouse has been home to the Pacers since 1999.

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. They had five appearances in the ABA Finals during those nine years.[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' 53 seasons of play they have made the playoffs 36 times (27 in the NBA and 9 in the ABA). The Pacers have appeared in the NBA Eastern Conference finals eight times (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2014) [4] They played in the 2000 NBA Finals as Eastern Conference Champions, against Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Pacers are one of 10 franchises to have never won an NBA championship and the only Central Division team without at least one championship title.

Table key

Hall of Fame player Reggie Miller was a member of the Pacers from 1987 to 2005.
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[a]
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

ABA champions NBA champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth Play-in berth
Season League Conference Finish[b] Division Finish[b] W[c] L[c] Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head Coach
1967–68 ABA — — Eastern 3rd 38 40 .487 16 Lost Division semifinals (Pipers) 3–0[5] Larry Staverman
1968–69 ABA — — Eastern 1st 44 34 .564 — Won Division semifinals (Colonels) 4–3
Won Division finals (Floridians) 4–1
Lost ABA Finals (Oaks) 4–1[6] 		Mel Daniels (MVP)[7] Larry Staverman
Bobby Leonard
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] Bobby Leonard
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]
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 — — —[d] 5th 39 45 .464 21 Lost First round (Colonels) 2–1[18]
1976–77[e] 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] Jack McKinney
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 — George Irvine
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] Jack Ramsay
1987–88 NBA Eastern 9th Central 6th 38 44 .463 16 —
1988–89 NBA Eastern 10th Central 6th 28 54 .341 35 — Jack Ramsay
Mel Daniels
George Irvine
Dick Versace
1989–90 NBA Eastern 8th Central 4th 42 40 .512 17 Lost First round (Pistons) 3–0[23] Dick Versace
1990–91 NBA Eastern 7th Central 5th 41 41 .500 20 Lost First round (Celtics) 3–2[24] Detlef Schrempf (SIX)[25] Dick Versace
Bob Hill
1991–92 NBA Eastern 7th Central 4th 40 42 .488 27 Lost First round (Celtics) 3–0[26] Detlef Schrempf (SIX)[25] Bob Hill
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] 		Larry Brown
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]
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] Larry Bird
1998–99[f] 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]
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] Isiah Thomas
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] 		Rick Carlisle
2004–05 NBA Eastern 6th Central 3rd 44 38 .537 10 Won First round (Celtics) 4–3
Lost conference semifinals (Pistons) 4–2[42]
2005–06 NBA Eastern 6th Central 3rd 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 — Jim O'Brien
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] Jim O'Brien
Frank Vogel
2011–12[g] 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] Frank Vogel
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[50]
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[51]
2016–17 NBA Eastern 7th Central 3rd 42 40 .512 9 Lost First round (Cavaliers) 4–0[52] Nate McMillan
2017–18 NBA Eastern 5th Central 2nd 48 34 .585 2 Lost First round (Cavaliers) 4–3[53] Victor Oladipo (MIP)[54]
2018–19 NBA Eastern 5th Central 2nd 48 34 .585 12 Lost First round (Celtics) 4–0[55]
2019–20 NBA Eastern 4th Central 2nd 45 28 .616 11 Lost First round (Heat) 4–0[56] Malcolm Brogdon (JWKC)[57]
2020–21 NBA Eastern 9th Central 2nd 34 38 .472 12 — Nate Bjorkgren
2021–22 NBA Eastern 13th Central 4th 25 57 .305 28.5 — Rick Carlisle
2022–23 NBA Eastern 11th Central 4th 35 47 .427 23 —

All-time records

Statistic Wins Losses Win%
Indiana Pacers ABA regular season record (1967–1976) 427 317 .574
Indiana Pacers NBA regular season record (1976–present) 1,883 1,903 .497
Indiana Pacers regular season record 2,310 2,220 .510
Indiana Pacers ABA post-season record (1967–1976) 69 50 .580
Indiana Pacers NBA post-season record (1976–present) 115 126 .477
Indiana Pacers post-season record 184 176 .525
All-time regular and post-season record 2,494 2,396 .510

Notes

  1. ^ The formula is as follows:
  2. ^ a b The Finish column lists regular season results and excludes postseason play.
  3. ^ a b The Wins and Losses columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only below the table.
  4. ^ The league abolished division play during the season.
  5. ^ The franchise joined the National Basketball Association in the ABA–NBA merger.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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