List of Indiana Pacers seasons

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Gainbridge Fieldhouse has been home to the Pacers since 1999. ConsecoFieldhouse.jpg
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.

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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 nine in the ABA). The Pacers have appeared in the NBA Eastern Conference finals nine times (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2014, and 2024). [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. Reggie Miller crop.png
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
FinishFinal position in league or division standings
GBGames behind first-place team in division [lower-alpha 1]
LossesNumber 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
WinsNumber of regular season wins
Win% Winning percentage

Seasons

ABA champions NBA champions Conference championsDivision championsPlayoff berthPlay-in berth
SeasonLeague Conference Finish [lower-alpha 2] Division Finish [lower-alpha 2] W [lower-alpha 3] L [lower-alpha 3] Win% GB Playoffs Awards Head Coach
1967–68 ABA ——Eastern3rd3840.48716Lost Division semifinals (Pipers) 3–0 [5] Larry Staverman
1968–69 ABA——Eastern1st4434.564—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——Eastern1st5925.702—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——Western1st5826.690—Won Division semifinals (Pros) 4–0
Lost Division finals (Stars) 4–3 [10] 		Mel Daniels (MVP, ASG MVP) [7] [11]
1971–72 ABA——Western2nd4737.56013Won 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——Western2nd5133.6074Won 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——Western2nd4638.5485Won Division semifinals (Spurs) 4–3
Lost Division finals (Stars) 4–3 [16]
1974–75 ABA——Western3rd4539.53620Won 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] 5th3945.46421Lost First round (Colonels) 2–1 [18]
1976–77 [lower-alpha 5] NBA Western 9th Midwest 5th3646.43914—
1977–78 NBAWestern10thMidwest5th3151.37817—
1978–79 NBAWestern8thMidwest3rd3844.46310—
1979–80 NBA Eastern 8th Central 4th3745.45113—
1980–81 NBAEastern6thCentral3rd4438.53716Lost First round (76ers) 2–0 [19] Jack McKinney (COY) [20] Jack McKinney
1981–82 NBAEastern8thCentral4th3547.42720—
1982–83 NBAEastern11thCentral6th2062.24431—
1983–84 NBAEastern11thCentral6th2656.31724—
1984–85 NBAEastern11thCentral6th2260.26837— George Irvine
1985–86 NBAEastern10thCentral6th2656.31731—
1986–87 NBAEastern7thCentral4th4141.50016Lost First round (Hawks) 3–1 [21] Chuck Person (ROY) [22] Jack Ramsay
1987–88 NBAEastern9thCentral6th3844.46316—
1988–89 NBAEastern10thCentral6th2854.34135—Jack Ramsay
Mel Daniels
George Irvine
Dick Versace
1989–90 NBAEastern8thCentral4th4240.51217Lost First round (Pistons) 3–0 [23] Dick Versace
1990–91 NBAEastern7thCentral5th4141.50020Lost First round (Celtics) 3–2 [24] Detlef Schrempf (SIX) [25] Dick Versace
Bob Hill
1991–92 NBAEastern7thCentral4th4042.48827Lost First round (Celtics) 3–0 [26] Detlef Schrempf (SIX) [25] Bob Hill
1992–93 NBAEastern8thCentral5th4141.50016Lost First round (Knicks) 3–1 [27]
1993–94 NBAEastern5thCentral3rd4735.57310Won First round (Magic) 3–0
Won conference semifinals (Hawks) 4–2
Lost conference finals (Knicks) 4–3 [28] 		Larry Brown
1994–95 NBAEastern2ndCentral1st5230.634—Won First round (Hawks) 3–0
Won conference semifinals (Knicks) 4–3
Lost conference finals (Magic) 4–3 [29]
1995–96 NBAEastern3rdCentral2nd5230.63420Lost First round (Hawks) 3–2 [30]
1996–97 NBAEastern10thCentral6th3943.47630—
1997–98 NBAEastern3rdCentral2nd5824.7074Won 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 [lower-alpha 6] NBAEastern2ndCentral1st3317.660—Won First round (Bucks) 3–0
Won conference semifinals (76ers) 4–0
Lost conference finals (Knicks) 4–2 [32]
1999–00 NBAEastern1stCentral1st5626.683—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 NBAEastern8thCentral4th4141.50011Lost First round (76ers) 3–1 [35] Isiah Thomas
2001–02 NBAEastern8thCentral4th4240.5128Lost First round (Nets) 3–2 [36] Jermaine O'Neal (MIP) [37]
2002–03 NBAEastern3rdCentral2nd4834.5852Lost First round (Celtics) 4–2 [38]
2003–04 NBAEastern1stCentral1st6121.744—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 NBAEastern6thCentral3rd4438.53710Won First round (Celtics) 4–3
Lost conference semifinals (Pistons) 4–2 [42]
2005–06 NBAEastern6thCentral3rd4141.50023Lost First round (Nets) 4–2 [43]
2006–07 NBAEastern10thCentral4th3547.42718—
2007–08 NBAEastern9thCentral3rd3646.43923— Jim O'Brien
2008–09 NBAEastern9thCentral4th3646.43930— Danny Granger (MIP) [44]
2009–10 NBAEastern10thCentral4th3250.39029—
2010–11 NBAEastern8thCentral2nd3745.45125Lost First round (Bulls) 4–1 [45] Jim O'Brien
Frank Vogel
2011–12 [lower-alpha 7] NBAEastern3rdCentral2nd4224.6368Won First round (Magic) 4–1
Lost conference semifinals (Heat) 4–2 [46] 		Larry Bird (EOY) [47] Frank Vogel
2012–13 NBAEastern3rdCentral1st4932.605—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 NBAEastern1stCentral1st5626.683—Won First round (Hawks) 4–3
Won conference semifinals (Wizards) 4–2
Lost conference finals (Heat) 4–2 [50]
2014–15 NBAEastern9thCentral4th3844.46315—
2015–16 NBAEastern7thCentral2nd4537.54912Lost First round (Raptors) 4–3 [51]
2016–17 NBAEastern7thCentral3rd4240.5129Lost First round (Cavaliers) 4–0 [52] Nate McMillan
2017–18 NBAEastern5thCentral2nd4834.5852Lost First round (Cavaliers) 4–3 [53] Victor Oladipo (MIP) [54]
2018–19 NBAEastern5thCentral2nd4834.58512Lost First round (Celtics) 4–0 [55]
2019–20 NBAEastern4thCentral2nd4528.61611Lost First round (Heat) 4–0 [56] Malcolm Brogdon (JWKC) [57]
2020–21 NBAEastern9thCentral2nd3438.47212— Nate Bjorkgren
2021–22 NBAEastern13thCentral4th2557.30528.5—Rick Carlisle
2022–23 NBAEastern11thCentral4th3547.42723—
2023–24 NBAEastern6thCentral3rd4735.5732Won First round (Bucks) 4–2
Won conference semifinals (Knicks) 4–3
Lost conference finals (Celtics) 4–0 [58]

All-time records

StatisticWinsLossesWin%
Indiana Pacers ABA regular season record (1967–1976)427317.574
Indiana Pacers NBA regular season record (1976–present)1,9301,938.499
Indiana Pacers regular season record2,3572,255.511
Indiana Pacers ABA post-season record (1967–1976)6950.580
Indiana Pacers NBA post-season record (1976–present)123135.477
Indiana Pacers post-season record192185.509
All-time regular and post-season record2,5492,440.511

Notes

  1. ↑ The formula is as follows:
  2. 1 2 The Finish column lists regular season results and excludes postseason play.
  3. 1 2 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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