The 2023–24

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

season was the 57th season of the franchise and the 48th season in the

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(NBA).

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returned for his 7th season as head coach while the franchise hired former Pacers

Jim Boylen James Francis Boylen (born April 18, 1965) is an American basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boylen served as head coach for the University of Utah, c ...

and Shayne Whittington as assistants. The season was highlighted by making the

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, the acquisition of

Pascal Siakam Pascal Siakam ( ; born 2 April 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team, All-NBA selection, he won an NBA champ ...

, and making the Eastern Conference Finals. During the

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, the franchise most notably acquired Jarace Walker with the 8th overall selection. On July 1, 2023,

Tyrese Haliburton Tyrese John Haliburton (born February 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Haliban", he is a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Th ...

agreed to a max contract extension with the Pacers worth up to $260 million over five years. During the offseason, the team acquired the services of

Obi Toppin Obadiah Richard Toppin Jr. ( ; born March 4, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, he played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers men's bask ...

and Bruce Brown. On January 17, 2024, the Pacers acquired All-NBA Forward

from the

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in exchange for Bruce Brown,

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, and three first–round draft picks. On February 8, 2024, after failing to reach a contract extension,

Buddy Hield Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield ( ; born December 17, 1992) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and was name ...

was traded to the

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in a three–team deal involving the

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, in which the Pacers re–acquired

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and draft compensation. On November 4, 2023, Haliburton tied a career–high 43 points and added 12 assists, becoming the first player in Pacers franchise history to record at least 40+ points and 10+ assists in a game. On November 6, 2023, head coach

earned his 900th career win, in a 152–111 win over rookie

Victor Wembanyama Victor Wembanyama ( ; ; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "The Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered one of the best basketball prospec ...

Gregg Popovich Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball executive and former coach who is the president for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the List of current NBA head co ...

, and the

. After defeating the

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in the season finale, the Pacers clinched their first playoff berth since

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. The Pacers faced the

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in the first round and won in six games, securing their first series win since their 2014 season. Despite going down 0–2 in the second round against the

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the Na ...

, the Pacers would respond with back-to-back blowout wins in Games 6 and 7, advancing to their first Eastern Conference finals since the aforementioned 2014 postseason, where they would go on to be swept by the eventual champion

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. The Indiana Pacers drew an average home attendance of 16,525 in 41 home games in the 2023–24 NBA season.

Draft

The Pacers entered the draft with three first-round picks and two second-round picks, acquired in deals surrounding

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and Caris LeVert. Following several trades during the

, the Pacers walked away with the 8th pick Jarace Walker, the 26th pick Ben Sheppard, the 47th pick Mojave King, and the 55th pick Isaiah Wong.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

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Aaron Nesmith Aaron Joshua Nesmith ( ; born October 16, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores before being drafted 14t ...

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Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

12,680 , 0–2 , -style="background:#cfc , 3 , October 16 ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , Haliburton, Nesmith (15) , Jalen Smith (7) , T. J. McConnell (9) ,

Gainbridge Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

8,976 , 1–2 , -style="background:#cfc , 4 , October 20 ,

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, , Buddy Hield (20) , Toppin,

Turner Turner may refer to: People and fictional characters * Turner (surname), a common surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Turner (given name), a list of people with the given name *One who uses a lathe for tur ...

(9) , Tyrese Haliburton (9) ,

10,470 , 2–2

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the

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Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

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Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

19,432 , 2–0 , - style="background:#fcc" , 3 , October 30 ,

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, , Myles Turner (20) , Myles Turner (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

15,021 , 2–1 , - style="background:#fcc" , 4 , November 1 , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , T. J. McConnell (18) , T. J. McConnell (7) , Hield, McConnell (5) ,

TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

19,156 , 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc" , 5 , November 3 ,

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Myles Turner Myles Christian Turner (born March 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the Pacers wit ...

(27) , Myles Turner (9) ,

(13) ,

16,744 , 3–2 , - style="background:#fcc" , 6 , November 4 , Charlotte , , Tyrese Haliburton (43) , Jalen Smith (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

15,945 , 3–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 7 , November 6 ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (23) , Myles Turner (11) , Haliburton, Nembhard (8) ,

15,129 , 4–3 , - style="background:#cfc" , 8 , November 8 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, ,

(24) , Jalen Smith (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

14,509 , 5–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , November 9 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (29) , Bennedict Mathurin (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

14,648 , 6–3 , - style="background:#fcc" , 10 , November 12 , @

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (25) , Jalen Smith (6) , Tyrese Haliburton (17) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

19,758 , 6–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 14 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (33) , Isaiah Jackson (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (15) ,

19,774 , 7–4 , - style="background:#fcc" , 12 , November 19 ,

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

, ,

(19) , Bennedict Mathurin (6) , T.J. McConnell (5) ,

17,276 , 7–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , November 21 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (37) , Myles Turner (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (16) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

17,162 , 8–5 , - style="background:#fcc" , 14 , November 22 ,

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (33) , Myles Turner (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (16) ,

17,091 , 8–6 , - style="background:#cfc" , 15 , November 24 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (26) , Myles Turner (10) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

17,274 , 9–6 , - style="background:#fcc" , 16 , November 27 ,

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (33) , Myles Turner (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (9) ,

14,508 , 9–7 , - style="background:#fcc" , 17 , November 30 , @

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, , Tyrese Haliburton (44) , Myles Turner (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

Kaseya Center Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

19,604 , 9–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , December 2 , @

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19,650 , 10–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , December 4 ,

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16,693 , 11–8 , - style="background:#cfc" , 20 , December 7 , @

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(11) , Tyrese Haliburton (15) ,

T-Mobile Arena T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International ...

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December 9 Events Pre-1600 * 536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital. * 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, ...

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Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

14,988 , 13–8 , - style="background:#fcc" , 22 , December 13 , @

, , Haliburton, Turner (22) , Myles Turner (9) , Bruce Brown (9) ,

Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum (; stylized as fiserv.forum) is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ...

17,431 , 13–9 , - style="background:#fcc" , 23 , December 15 , @

, , Isaiah Jackson (20) , Isaiah Jackson (13) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

15,208 , 13–10 , - style="background:#fcc" , 24 , December 16 , @

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

18,024 , 13–11 , - style="background:#fcc" , 25 , December 18 , L.A. Clippers , , Bennedict Mathurin (34) , Mathurin, Nesmith (6) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

16,665 , 13–12 , - style="background:#cfc" , 26 , December 20 , Charlotte , , Buddy Hield (25) , Myles Turner (6) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

16,761 , 14–12 , - style="background:#fcc" , 27 , December 21 , @

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(22) , Hield, Turner (6) , Tyrese Haliburton (14) ,

18,160 , 14–13 , - style="background:#fcc" , 28 , December 23 ,

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17,274 , 14–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 29 , December 26 , @

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(8) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

18,055 , 15–14 , - style="background:#cfc" , 30 , December 28 , @

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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

21,568 , 16–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , December 30 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

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17,274 , 17–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , January 1 , @

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17,922 , 18–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , January 3 ,

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17,274 , 19–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , January 5 ,

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17,274 , 20–14 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , January 6 ,

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, Turner (7) , Tyrese Haliburton (7) ,

17,274 , 20–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , January 8 ,

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16,009 , 21–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 37 , January 10 ,

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15,721 , 22–15 , - style="background:#cfc" , 38 , January 12 , @

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15,596 , 23–15 , - style="background:#fcc" , 39 , January 14 , @

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, , Bruce Brown (18) , Bruce Brown (10) , Andrew Nembhard (7) ,

Ball Arena Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Inter ...

19,631 , 23–16 , - style="background:#fcc" , 40 , January 15 , @

, , Hield, Nembhard (14) , Jalen Smith (6) , T. J. McConnell (5) ,

Delta Center The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacity ...

18,206 , 23–17 , - style="background:#cfc" , 41 , January 18 , @

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

, , Bennedict Mathurin (25) , Jalen Smith (13) , T. J. McConnell (10) ,

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district called ...

17,832 , 24–17 , - style="background:#fcc" , 42 , January 19 , @

, , Myles Turner (29) , Myles Turner (12) , Tyrese Haliburton (17) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

18,595 , 24–18 , - style="background:#fcc" , 43 , January 21 , @ Phoenix , , Buddy Hield (18) , Jarace Walker (9) ,

(7) ,

Footprint Center The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

17,071 , 24–19 , - style="background:#fcc" , 44 , January 23 ,

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16,004 , 24–20 , - style="background:#cfc" , 45 , January 25 ,

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15,699 , 25–20 , - style="background:#cfc" , 46 , January 26 , Phoenix , , Pascal Siakam (31) , Obi Toppin (11) , McConnell, Nembhard (8) ,

17,274 , 26–20 , - style="background:#cfc" , 47 , January 28 ,

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16,519 , 27–20 , - style="background:#fcc" , 48 , January 30 , @

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19,156 , 27–21 , - style="background:#fcc" , 49 , February 1 , @

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

19,812 , 27–22 , - style="background:#fcc" , 50 , February 2 ,

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17,274 , 27–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 51 , February 4 , @ Charlotte , ,

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Spectrum Center The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown Charlotte, Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

15,687 , 28–23 , - style="background:#cfc" , 52 , February 6 ,

, , Pascal Siakam (29) , Toppin, Siakam (4) ,

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15,571 , 29–23 , - style="background:#fcc" , 53 , February 8 , Golden State , , Pascal Siakam (16) , Pascal Siakam (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

17,274 , 29–24 , - style="background:#cfc" , 54 , February 10 , @

, , Myles Turner (23) , Jackson, Turner (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

19,812 , 30–24 , - style="background:#fcc" , 55 , February 12 , @ Charlotte , , Myles Turner (22) , Tyrese Haliburton (6) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

12,112 , 30–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 56 , February 14 , @

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Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

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All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that showcases the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, bu ...

, - style="background:#cfc" , 57 , February 22 ,

, , Tyrese Haliburton (25) , Myles Turner (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

16,506 , 32–25 , - style="background:#cfc" , 58 , February 25 ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , Myles Turner (33) , Bennedict Mathurin (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

17,274 , 33–25 , - style="background:#fcc" , 59 , February 26 ,

, , Bennedict Mathurin (34) , Myles Turner (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (7) ,

16,026 , 33–26 , - style="background:#cfc" , 60 , February 28 ,

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

, , Pascal Siakam (24) , Pascal Siakam (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

16,010 , 34–26 , - style="background:#fcc" , 61 , March 1 , @

, ,

Jackson Jackson may refer to: Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson South, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region * Jackson oil field in Durham, ...

, Mathurin (13) , Isaiah Jackson (11) , Jarace Walker (6) ,

Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars ...

17,898 , 34–27 , - style="background:#fcc" , 62 , March 3 , @

, , T. J. McConnell (26) ,

(10) ,

(8) ,

Frost Bank Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ...

18,027 , 34–28 , - style="background:#cfc" , 63 , March 5 , @

, , Myles Turner (20) ,

(13) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

20,200 , 35–28 , - style="background:#fcc" , 64 , March 7 ,

, , Pascal Siakam (24) , Myles Turner (7) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

16,580 , 35–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 65 , March 10 , @

, , Haliburton, Siakam (20) , Toppin, Turner (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (8) ,

Kia Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Pr ...

19,481 , 36–29 , - style="background:#cfc" , 66 , March 12 , @

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Myles Turner (24) , Pascal Siakam (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

Paycom Center Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

17,118 , 37–29 , - style="background:#fcc" , 67 , March 13 ,

, , Myles Turner (27) , Pascal Siakam (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (14) ,

17,274 , 37–30 , - style="background:#cfc" , 68 , March 16 ,

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, , Pascal Siakam (28) , Pascal Siakam (11) , Haliburton, Siakam (4) ,

17,009 , 38–30 , - style="background:#fcc" , 69 , March 18 ,

, , Pascal Siakam (19) , Pascal Siakam (12) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

17,274 , 38–31 , - style="background:#cfc" , 70 , March 20 , @

, , Pascal Siakam (25) , Isaiah Jackson (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (9) ,

19,897 , 39–31 , - style="background:#cfc" , 71 , March 22 , @ Golden State , , Tyrese Haliburton (26) , Pascal Siakam (16) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

18,064 , 40–31 , - style="background:#fcc" , 72 , March 24 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Pascal Siakam (36) , Pascal Siakam (12) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) , Crypto.com Arena
18,997 , 40–32 , - style="background:#cfc" , 73 , March 25 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Pascal Siakam (31) , Myles Turner (7) , Tyrese Haliburton (9) , Crypto.com Arena
19,370 , 41–32 , - style="background:#fcc" , 74 , March 27 , @

, , Andrew Nembhard (18) , Pascal Siakam (8) , Haliburton, Siakam (5) ,

22,018 , 41–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 75 , March 29 , L.A. Lakers , , Pascal Siakam (22) , Pascal Siakam (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (8) ,

17,274 , 42–33 , - style="background:#cfc" , 76 , April 1 ,

, ,

(27) , Jalen Smith (10) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

16,522 , 43–33 , - style="background:#fcc" , 77 , April 3 , @

, ,

(26) , Siakam, Smith (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (8) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

17,732 , 43–34 , - style="background:#cfc" , 78 , April 5 ,

, , Pascal Siakam (21) ,

(8) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

17,274 , 44–34 , - style="background:#cfc" , 79 , April 7 ,

, ,

, McConnell (22) , Myles Turner (13) , Tyrese Haliburton (8) ,

17,274 , 45–34 , - style="background:#cfc" , 80 , April 9 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (30) , Pascal Siakam (9) , Andrew Nembhard (8) ,

19,325 , 46–34 , - style="background:#fcc" , 81 , April 12 , @

, , Haliburton, Siakam (19) , ''five players'' (6) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

19,432 , 46–35 , - style="background:#cfc" , 82 , April 14 ,

, , Myles Turner (31) , Myles Turner (12) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

17,274 , 47–35

Playoffs

, -style="background:#fcc" , 1 , April 21 , @

, ,

(36) , Pascal Siakam (13) ,

(8) ,

17,341 , 0–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 2 , April 23 , @

, , Pascal Siakam (37) , Pascal Siakam (11) , Tyrese Haliburton (12) ,

17,683 , 1–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , April 26 ,

, ,

(29) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) , Tyrese Haliburton (16) ,

17,274 , 2–1 , -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , April 28 ,

, , Myles Turner (29) , Siakam, Turner (9) , Andrew Nembhard (9) ,

17,274 , 3–1 , -style="background:#fcc" , 5 , April 30 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (16) ,

(6) , Tyrese Haliburton (6) ,

17,341 , 3–2 , -style="background:#cfc" , 6 , May 2 ,

, , Obi Toppin (21) , Obi Toppin (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

17,274 , 4–2 , -style="background:#fcc" , 1 , May 6 , @

, ,

(23) , Nesmith, Siakam, Toppin (6) ,

(8) ,

19,812 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc" , 2 , May 8 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (34) , Pascal Siakam (9) , T. J. McConnell (12) ,

19,812 , 0–2 , -style="background:#cfc" , 3 , May 10 ,

, , Tyrese Haliburton (35) , Myles Turner (10) , Tyrese Haliburton (7) ,

17,274 , 1–2 , -style="background:#cfc" , 4 , May 12 ,

, , Tyrese Haliburton (20) , Aaron Nesmith (12) , T.J. McConnell (10) ,

17,274 , 2–2 , -style="background:#fcc" , 5 , May 14 , @

, , Pascal Siakam (22) , Pascal Siakam (8) , Haliburton, McConnell (5) ,

19,812 , 2–3 , -style="background:#cfc" , 6 , May 17 ,

, , Pascal Siakam (25) , Myles Turner (8) , Tyrese Haliburton (9) ,

17,274 , 3–3 , -style="background:#cfc" , 7 , May 19 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (26) , Nembhard,

Sheppard Sheppard can refer to: Places * Sheppard, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community, United States * Sheppard Avenue in Toronto, Canada named for Joseph Shepard (1765-1837). Hence: ** Sheppard subway line ** Sheppard West (TTC), formerly Downsvie ...

, Turner (5) , T.J. McConnell (7) ,

19,812 , 4–3 , -style="background:#fcc" , 1 , May 21 , @

, ,

(25) ,

(12) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

19,156 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc" , 2 , May 23 , @

, , Pascal Siakam (28) ,

, McConnell, Siakam (5) , Tyrese Haliburton (8) ,

19,156 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc" , 3 , May 25 ,

, , Andrew Nembhard (32) ,

(10) , Andrew Nembhard (9) ,

17,274 , 0–3 , -style="background:#fcc" , 4 , May 27 ,

, , Andrew Nembhard (24) , Pascal Siakam (10) , Andrew Nembhard (10) ,

17,274 , 0–4

In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the

. During the in-season tournament period, the Pacers competed in Group A of the Eastern Conference with the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

, and

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

. Following high-scoring wins against the Cavaliers, 76ers, and Hawks, the Pacers were automatic winners of Group A in the Eastern Conference before they even played their final in-season tournament game in November against the Pistons. With a 4–0 record, the Pacers qualified for the knockout elimination rounds of the In-Season Tournament. They lost to the Lakers in the final, 123–109.

East group A

, -style="background:#cfc , 1 , November 3 ,

, ,

(27) , Myles Turner (9) ,

(13) ,

16,744 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 2 , November 14 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (33) , Isaiah Jackson (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (15) ,

19,774 , 2–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 3 , November 21 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (37) , Myles Turner (9) , Tyrese Haliburton (16) ,

17,162 , 3–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 4 , November 24 ,

, , Tyrese Haliburton (26) , Myles Turner (10) , Tyrese Haliburton (10) ,

17,274 , 4–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 5 , December 4 ,

, , Tyrese Haliburton (26) , Turner, Haliburton (10) , Tyrese Haliburton (13) ,

16,693 , 5–0 , -style="background:#cfc , 6 , December 7 , @

, , Tyrese Haliburton (27) ,

(11) , Tyrese Haliburton (15) ,

16,837 , 6–0 , -style="background:#fcc , 7 , December 9 , L.A. Lakers , , Haliburton, Mathurin (20) , Myles Turner (7) , Tyrese Haliburton (11) ,

Draft

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

In-Season Tournament

East group A

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

References