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1999–2000 Indiana Pacers Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 24th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 33rd season as a franchise. It was also the team's first season playing at their new arena, the Conseco Fieldhouse. During the off-season, the Pacers acquired small forward, top draft pick and high school basketball star Jonathan Bender from the Toronto Raptors, and acquired center, and first-round draft pick Jeff Foster out of Texas State University from the Golden State Warriors. The Pacers played around .500 basketball with a 7–7 start to the regular season, but then won 15 of their next 17 games, and held a 32–16 record at the All-Star break. The team finished in first place in the Central Division with a 56–26 record, highlighted by a franchise-best 25-game winning streak at home, which was worthy of the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference in the NBA playoffs, and guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs for the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend" Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is the only person in NBA history to be named NBA Rookie of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year, NBA Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, Finals MVP, 1982 NBA All-Star Game, All-Star MVP, NBA Coach of the Year Award, Coach of the Year, and NBA Executive of the Year Award, Executive of the Year. Growing up in French Lick, Indiana, Bird was a local basketball star. Highly college recruiting, recruited, he initially signed to play college basketball for coach Bob Knight of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, Indiana Hoosiers. However, Bird dropped out after one month and returned to French Lick and attended a local colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
