Indiana Pacers
Value$4.76BHeartbreak#2128.3Founded: 1968 · Metro Area: Indianapolis · Eastern · Central · Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
All-Star selections: 55player-seasons across history
The Heartbreak Index28.3 · #21
The Tortured · ABA, 1973
The Heartbreak Index28.3 · #21
The Tortured · ABA, 1973
28.3
Heartbreak
#21
of 1,139 clubs
#6
in NBA
27.6
agony · 0.8 despair
The clocks
- ABA since 197312.6
Priced pangs
- The Malice · 2004 · 0.70 pangsThe brawl that destroyed the franchise's best title team
Heaviest wounds
lost the final, 2025 · lost the final, 2000 · lost the final, 1975 · playoff run died early, 2021
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0
Championships
7 Finals Appearances
7
Finals Appearances
17 Conf. Finals
39
Playoff Appearances
Postseason 208-194
0.508
All-time Win%
59
Seasons
since 1968
Championships
ABA cups in slate (1968-76, rival league merged into NBA in 1976), BAA + NBA titles in gold.
1969-70ABA1971-72ABA1972-73ABA
Finals Appearances
Solid chip = won the championship; outlined chip = lost the Finals.
1968-691969-701971-721972-731974-751999-002024-25
Conference Finals
Every season the franchise reached the conference finals (1971+ in NBA, applicable years in ABA).
1968-69↑1969-70↑1970-711971-72↑1972-73↑1973-741974-75↑1993-941994-951997-981998-991999-00↑2003-042012-132013-142023-242024-25↑
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L | 2426-2350 |
| Win pct | 0.508 |
| Playoff record | 208-194 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Finals appearances | 7 |
| Conference Finals appearances | 17 |
| Division titles | 9 |
| Total seasons | 59 |
| .500 or better seasons | 34 |
| Most recent championship | 1972-73 |
| All-Star selections | 55 |
Arena history
Reverse-chronological. Naming-rights eras nested under each canonical building.
Conseco Fieldhouse2000-2011
Indianapolis, INnow: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Bankers Life Fieldhouse2012-2022
Indianapolis, INnow: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Gainbridge Fieldhouse2023-present
Indianapolis, IN
Market Square Arena1975-1999
Indianapolis, IN
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum1968-1974
Indianapolis, INnow: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Season-by-season1968 to 2026 · 59 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Season-by-season
1968 to 2026 · 59 seasons · click to expand
2024-25Lost Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
50-32
Win%
.610
PF/G
117.4
PA/G
115.1
Place
2nd
2023-24Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
47-35
Win%
.573
PF/G
123.3
PA/G
120.2
Place
3rd
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2013-14Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
56-26
Win%
.683
PF/G
96.7
PA/G
92.3
Place
1st
2012-13Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
49-32
Win%
.605
PF/G
94.7
PA/G
90.7
Place
1st
2003-04Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
61-21
Win%
.744
PF/G
91.4
PA/G
85.6
Place
1st
1998-99Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
33-17
Win%
.660
PF/G
94.7
PA/G
90.9
Place
1st
1997-98Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
58-24
Win%
.707
PF/G
96.0
PA/G
89.9
Place
2nd
1994-95Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
52-30
Win%
.634
PF/G
99.2
PA/G
95.5
Place
1st
1993-94Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
Eastern
Division
Central
W-L
47-35
Win%
.573
PF/G
101.0
PA/G
97.5
Place
T-3rd
1974-75Lost Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Western
Division
ABA Western
W-L
45-39
Win%
.536
PF/G
112.8
PA/G
111.7
Place
3rd
1973-74Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Western
Division
ABA Western
W-L
46-38
Win%
.548
PF/G
105.8
PA/G
105.0
Place
2nd
1972-73ABA Champion
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Western
Division
ABA Western
W-L
51-33
Win%
.607
PF/G
114.7
PA/G
112.5
Place
2nd
1971-72ABA Champion
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Western
Division
ABA Western
W-L
47-37
Win%
.559
PF/G
112.9
PA/G
110.3
Place
2nd
1970-71Lost Conf. Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Western
Division
ABA Western
W-L
58-26
Win%
.691
PF/G
119.1
PA/G
113.1
Place
1st
1969-70ABA Champion
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Eastern
Division
ABA Eastern
W-L
59-25
Win%
.702
PF/G
113.2
PA/G
109.8
Place
1st
1968-69Lost Finals
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Eastern
Division
ABA Eastern
W-L
44-34
Win%
.564
PF/G
119.6
PA/G
115.5
Place
1st
1967-68Playoffs
Indiana Pacers
Conf
ABA Eastern
Division
ABA Eastern
W-L
38-40
Win%
.487
PF/G
109.6
PA/G
109.4
Place
3rd
| Season | Team | Conf | Division | W | L | Win% | PF/G | PA/G | Place | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 19 | 63 | .232 | 112.4 | 120.4 | 5th | |
| 2024-25 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 50 | 32 | .610 | 117.4 | 115.1 | 2nd | Lost Finals |
| 2023-24 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 47 | 35 | .573 | 123.3 | 120.2 | 3rd | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 2022-23 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 35 | 47 | .427 | 116.3 | 119.5 | 4th | |
| 2021-22 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 25 | 57 | .305 | 111.5 | 114.9 | 4th | |
| 2020-21 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 34 | 38 | .472 | 115.3 | 115.3 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2019-20 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 45 | 28 | .616 | 109.4 | 107.5 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2018-19 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 48 | 34 | .585 | 108.0 | 104.7 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2017-18 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 48 | 34 | .585 | 105.6 | 104.2 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2016-17 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 42 | 40 | .512 | 105.1 | 105.3 | 3rd | Playoffs |
| 2015-16 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 45 | 37 | .549 | 102.2 | 100.5 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2014-15 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 38 | 44 | .463 | 97.3 | 97.0 | 4th | |
| 2013-14 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 56 | 26 | .683 | 96.7 | 92.3 | 1st | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 2012-13 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 49 | 32 | .605 | 94.7 | 90.7 | 1st | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 2011-12 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 42 | 24 | .636 | 97.7 | 94.4 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2010-11 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 37 | 45 | .451 | 99.8 | 100.9 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2009-10 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 32 | 50 | .390 | 100.8 | 103.8 | 4th | |
| 2008-09 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 36 | 46 | .439 | 105.1 | 106.2 | 4th | |
| 2007-08 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 36 | 46 | .439 | 104.0 | 105.4 | 3rd | |
| 2006-07 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 35 | 47 | .427 | 95.6 | 98.0 | 4th | |
| 2005-06 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 41 | 41 | .500 | 93.9 | 92.0 | 3rd | Playoffs |
| 2004-05 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 44 | 38 | .537 | 93.0 | 92.2 | 3rd | Playoffs |
| 2003-04 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 61 | 21 | .744 | 91.4 | 85.6 | 1st | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 2002-03 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 48 | 34 | .585 | 96.8 | 93.3 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 42 | 40 | .512 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 4th | Playoffs |
| 2000-01 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 41 | 41 | .500 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 4th | Playoffs |
| 1999-00 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 56 | 26 | .683 | 101.3 | 96.7 | 1st | Lost Finals |
| 1998-99 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 33 | 17 | .660 | 94.7 | 90.9 | 1st | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 1997-98 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 58 | 24 | .707 | 96.0 | 89.9 | 2nd | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 1996-97 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 39 | 43 | .476 | 95.3 | 94.4 | 6th | |
| 1995-96 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 52 | 30 | .634 | 99.3 | 96.1 | 2nd | Playoffs |
| 1994-95 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 52 | 30 | .634 | 99.2 | 95.5 | 1st | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 1993-94 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 47 | 35 | .573 | 101.0 | 97.5 | T-3rd | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 1992-93 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 41 | 41 | .500 | 107.8 | 106.1 | 5th | Playoffs |
| 1991-92 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 40 | 42 | .488 | 112.2 | 110.3 | 4th | Playoffs |
| 1990-91 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 41 | 41 | .500 | 111.7 | 112.1 | 5th | Playoffs |
| 1989-90 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 42 | 40 | .512 | 109.3 | 109.1 | T-4th | Playoffs |
| 1988-89 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 28 | 54 | .342 | 106.9 | 111.1 | 6th | |
| 1987-88 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 38 | 44 | .463 | 104.7 | 105.4 | 6th | |
| 1986-87 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 41 | 41 | .500 | 106.1 | 106.7 | 4th | Playoffs |
| 1985-86 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 26 | 56 | .317 | 103.9 | 107.2 | 6th | |
| 1984-85 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 22 | 60 | .268 | 108.3 | 114.5 | 6th | |
| 1983-84 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 26 | 56 | .317 | 104.5 | 109.3 | 6th | |
| 1982-83 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 20 | 62 | .244 | 108.7 | 114.5 | 6th | |
| 1981-82 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 35 | 47 | .427 | 102.2 | 104.0 | 4th | |
| 1980-81 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 44 | 38 | .537 | 107.7 | 106.2 | 3rd | Playoffs |
| 1979-80 | Indiana Pacers | Eastern | Central | 37 | 45 | .451 | 111.2 | 111.9 | T-4th | |
| 1978-79 | Indiana Pacers | Western | Midwest | 38 | 44 | .463 | 108.7 | 110.2 | T-3rd | |
| 1977-78 | Indiana Pacers | Western | Midwest | 31 | 51 | .378 | 108.6 | 111.1 | T-5th | |
| 1976-77 | Indiana Pacers | Western | Midwest | 36 | 46 | .439 | 106.8 | 108.6 | 5th | |
| 1975-76 | Indiana Pacers | ABA | ABA | 39 | 45 | .464 | 112.6 | 112.9 | 5th | Playoffs |
| 1974-75 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Western | ABA Western | 45 | 39 | .536 | 112.8 | 111.7 | 3rd | Lost Finals |
| 1973-74 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Western | ABA Western | 46 | 38 | .548 | 105.8 | 105.0 | 2nd | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 1972-73 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Western | ABA Western | 51 | 33 | .607 | 114.7 | 112.5 | 2nd | ABA Champion |
| 1971-72 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Western | ABA Western | 47 | 37 | .559 | 112.9 | 110.3 | 2nd | ABA Champion |
| 1970-71 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Western | ABA Western | 58 | 26 | .691 | 119.1 | 113.1 | 1st | Lost Conf. Finals |
| 1969-70 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Eastern | ABA Eastern | 59 | 25 | .702 | 113.2 | 109.8 | 1st | ABA Champion |
| 1968-69 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Eastern | ABA Eastern | 44 | 34 | .564 | 119.6 | 115.5 | 1st | Lost Finals |
| 1967-68 | Indiana Pacers | ABA Eastern | ABA Eastern | 38 | 40 | .487 | 109.6 | 109.4 | 3rd | Playoffs |
Award winners
Headline player and coach honors held by franchise members. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, and Clutch Player of the Year.
DPOY · 1Defensive Player of the Year
- 2003-04Ron Artest
ROY · 1Rookie of the Year
- 1986-87Chuck Person
COY · 2Coach of the Year
- 1997-98Larry Bird
- 1980-81Jack McKinney
MIP · 5Most Improved Player
- 2017-18Victor Oladipo
- 2012-13Paul George
- 2008-09Danny Granger
- 2001-02Jermaine O'Neal
- 1999-00Jalen Rose
6MOY · 2Sixth Man of the Year
- 1991-92Detlef Schrempf
- 1990-91Detlef Schrempf
All-NBA Selections
Every All-NBA 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team selection by a player wearing this franchise's jersey.
2024-25
3rdTyrese Haliburton
2023-24
3rdTyrese Haliburton
2017-18
3rdVictor Oladipo
2015-16
3rdPaul George
2013-14
3rdPaul George
2012-13
3rdPaul George
2003-04
2ndJermaine O'Neal3rdRon Artest
2002-03
3rdJermaine O'Neal
2001-02
3rdJermaine O'Neal
1997-98
3rdReggie Miller
1995-96
3rdReggie Miller
1994-95
3rdReggie Miller
Top games
The franchise's top 10 games ranked by Game Score: a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.
1999-00
NBA Finals G6
Game Score
2.125
L111-116
2000-06-19 · Staples Center · Los Angeles, California
2024-25
NBA Finals G1
Game Score
2.078
W111-110
2025-06-05 · Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1997-98
Conf. Finals G6
Game Score
1.974
W92-89
1998-05-29 · Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, Indiana
1999-00
NBA Finals G4
Game Score
1.957
L118-120
vs Los Angeles LakersOT
2000-06-14 · Conseco Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana
1997-98
Conf. Finals G7
Game Score
1.947
L83-88
1998-05-31 · United Center · Chicago, Illinois
1993-94
Conf. Finals G7
Game Score
1.904
L90-94
1994-06-05 · Madison Square Garden IV · New York, New York
2024-25
NBA Finals G7
Game Score
1.886
L91-103
2025-06-22 · Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1994-95
Conf. Semifinals G7
Game Score
1.795
W97-95
1995-05-21 · Madison Square Garden IV · New York, New York
2023-24
Conf. Finals G4
Game Score
1.788
L102-105
2024-05-27 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana
2024-25
NBA Finals G4
Game Score
1.761
L104-111
2025-06-13 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana
1993-94
Conf. Finals G6
Game Score
1.748
L91-98
1994-06-03 · Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, Indiana
2003-04
Conf. Finals G6
Game Score
1.696
L65-69
2004-06-01 · Palace of Auburn Hills · Detroit, Michigan
| Season | Date | Round | Result | Score | Arena | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 2000-06-19 | NBA Finals G6 | L | 111-116vs Los Angeles Lakers | Staples Center · Los Angeles, California | game score 2.125 |
| 2024-25 | 2025-06-05 | NBA Finals G1 | W | 111-110vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | game score 2.078 |
| 1997-98 | 1998-05-29 | Conf. Finals G6 | W | 92-89vs Chicago Bulls | Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, Indiana | game score 1.974 |
| 1999-00 | 2000-06-14 | NBA Finals G4 | L | 118-120vs Los Angeles LakersOT | Conseco Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana | game score 1.957 |
| 1997-98 | 1998-05-31 | Conf. Finals G7 | L | 83-88vs Chicago Bulls | United Center · Chicago, Illinois | game score 1.947 |
| 1993-94 | 1994-06-05 | Conf. Finals G7 | L | 90-94vs New York Knicks | Madison Square Garden IV · New York, New York | game score 1.904 |
| 2024-25 | 2025-06-22 | NBA Finals G7 | L | 91-103vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Paycom Center · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | game score 1.886 |
| 1994-95 | 1995-05-21 | Conf. Semifinals G7 | W | 97-95vs New York Knicks | Madison Square Garden IV · New York, New York | game score 1.795 |
| 2023-24 | 2024-05-27 | Conf. Finals G4 | L | 102-105vs Boston Celtics | Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana | game score 1.788 |
| 2024-25 | 2025-06-13 | NBA Finals G4 | L | 104-111vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, Indiana | game score 1.761 |
| 1993-94 | 1994-06-03 | Conf. Finals G6 | L | 91-98vs New York Knicks | Market Square Arena · Indianapolis, Indiana | game score 1.748 |
| 2003-04 | 2004-06-01 | Conf. Finals G6 | L | 65-69vs Detroit Pistons | Palace of Auburn Hills · Detroit, Michigan | game score 1.696 |