1992–93 Indiana Pacers season

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The 1992–93 Indiana Pacers season was the 17th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers had the 14th overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Malik Sealy out of St. John's University.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell from the Minnesota Timberwolves.[5][6][7]

Head coachBob Hill
General managerDonnie Walsh
OwnerHerbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
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1992–93 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachBob Hill
General managerDonnie Walsh
OwnerHerbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Knicks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWNDE
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With the addition of Richardson and Mitchell, the Pacers got off to a 13–10 start to the regular season,[8] but then posted a six-game losing streak between December and January afterwards, falling below .500 in winning percentage. The team posted a seven-game losing streak in February, and held a 23–28 record at the All-Star break.[9] However, the team soon recovered and played above .500 for the remainder of the season. On the final day of the regular season on April 24, 1993, the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat at home, 94–88 at the Market Square Arena,[10][11] finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 41–41 record,[12] and winning a tie-breaker over the Orlando Magic for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.[13][14][15]

Reggie Miller led the Pacers with 21.2 points and 1.5 steals per game, and finished tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, while 2-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf became the team's starting small forward,[16] averaging 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. In addition, Rik Smits provided the team with 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Richardson contributed 10.4 points, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and second-year forward Dale Davis averaged 8.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Off the bench, Vern Fleming provided with 9.5 points and 3.0 assists per game, while Mitchell contributed 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, George McCloud contributed 7.2 points and 2.5 assists per game, and Kenny Williams averaged 6.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.[17]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Schrempf was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance.[18][19][20] Meanwhile, Miller participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the third time.[21][22] Despite a stellar season, Miller was not selected for the NBA All-Star Game.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Pacers faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, who were led by the trio of All-Star center Patrick Ewing, John Starks and Charles Oakley. The Pacers lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, but managed to win Game 3 at home, 116–93 at the Market Square Arena, in which Miller scored 36 points.[23] However, the Pacers lost Game 4 to the Knicks at home in overtime, 109–100, thus losing the series in four games;[24][25][26] it was the fourth consecutive year that the Pacers lost in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

The Pacers finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 530,891 at the Market Square Arena during the regular season, which was the fourth-lowest in the league.[17][27] Following the season, Schrempf was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics after four in a half seasons with the Pacers,[28][29][30] while head coach Bob Hill was fired,[31][32][33] and McCloud was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.[34][35]

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
114Malik SealySG/SF United StatesSt. John's
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Roster

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1992–93 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F/C 32 Dale Davis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson
C 54 Greg Dreiling 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1962–11–07 Kansas
G 10 Vern Fleming 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–04 Georgia
G 23 Sean Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–02–01 Iona
G/F 20 George McCloud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967–05–27 Florida State
G 31 Reggie Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
F 5 Sam Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer
G 24 Pooh Richardson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–05–14 UCLA
F 11 Detlef Schrempf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
F 21 Malik Sealy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–02–01 St. John's
C 45 Rik Smits 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist
F/C 41 LaSalle Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1961–06–23 Texas
F 44 Kenny Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1969–06–09 Elizabeth City State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
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Regular season

Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls5725.695—31–1026–1519–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.659335–619–2222–6
x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5371322–1922–1912–16
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241425–1618–2312–16
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5001627–1414–2711–17
Detroit Pistons4042.4881728–1312–2912–16
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412918–2310–3110–18
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y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2 y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4 x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6 x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9 Orlando Magic4141.50019
10 Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11 Miami Heat3646.43924
12 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13 Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14 Washington Bullets2260.26838
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z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

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1992–93 game log
Total: 41–41 (home: 27–14; road: 14–27)
November: 6–6 (home: 4–3; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 7, 1992 Detroit L 87–89 Market Square Arena 0–1
2 November 9, 1992 @ Chicago L 97–102 Chicago Stadium 0–2
3 November 11, 1992 Philadelphia W 120–114 Market Square Arena 1–2
4 November 13, 1992 Charlotte W 110–109 Market Square Arena 2–2
5 November 14, 1992 @ Detroit W 104–100 The Palace of Auburn Hills 3–2
6 November 17, 1992 Denver W 128–98 Market Square Arena 4–2
7 November 20, 1992 Utah L 95–97 Market Square Arena 4–3
8 November 21, 1992 @ Milwaukee L 95–105 Bradley Center 4–4
9 November 24, 1992 Miami W 114–82 Market Square Arena 5–4
10 November 25, 1992 @ Miami L 93–110 Miami Arena 5–5
11 November 27, 1992 Orlando L 116–130 Market Square Arena 5–6
12 November 28, 1992 @ Charlotte W 134–122 Charlotte Coliseum 6–6
December: 7–9 (home: 3–3; road: 4–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
13 December 1, 1992 @ Atlanta L 107–119 The Omni 6–7
14 December 2, 1992 Portland L 103–112 Market Square Arena 6–8
15 December 4, 1992 Atlanta W 122–106 Market Square Arena 7–8
16 December 5, 1992 @ Washington W 111–109 Capital Centre 8–8
17 December 8, 1992 @ Golden State W 125–115 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 9–8
18 December 10, 1992 @ Sacramento W 106–99 ARCO Arena 10–8
19 December 11, 1992 @ Portland W 134–124 (2OT) Memorial Coliesum 11–8
20 December 13, 1992 @ L.A. Clippers L 101–112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 11–9
21 December 16, 1992 Boston W 114–91 Market Square Arena 12–9
22 December 18, 1992 @ Detroit L 106–122 The Palace of Auburn Hills 12–10
23 December 19, 1992 New Jersey W 124–110 Market Square Arena 13–10
24 December 21, 1992 @ Philadelphia L 101–113 The Spectrum 13–11
25 December 23, 1992 @ Cleveland L 104–118 Richfield Coliseum 13–12
26 December 26, 1992 Chicago L 84–95 Market Square Arena 13–13
27 December 29, 1992 @ New York L 91–97 Madison Square Garden 13–14
28 December 30, 1992 New York L 90–94 Market Square Arena 13–15
January: 9–6 (home: 6–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 January 2, 1993 @ Chicago L 100–109 Chicago Stadium 13–16
30 January 5, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 114–106 Market Square Arena 14–16
31 January 6, 1993 @ Boston L 94–103 Boston Garden 14–17
32 January 9, 1993 @ Orlando W 104–88 Orlando Arena 15–17
33 January 12, 1993 Philadelphia W 112–93 Market Square Arena 16–17
34 January 15, 1993 Cleveland L 120–132 Market Square Arena 16–18
35 January 16, 1993 Golden State W 117–116 Market Square Arena 17–18
36 January 18, 1993 @ New Jersey L 97–100 Brendan Byrne Arena 17–19
37 January 19, 1993 Washington W 116–96 Market Square Arena 18–19
38 January 21, 1993 Milwaukee L 108–110 Market Square Arena 18–20
39 January 23, 1993 Houston L 100–113 Market Square Arena 18–21
40 January 24, 1993 @ Charlotte W 112–105 Charlotte Coliseum 19–21
41 January 27, 1993 @ Philadelphia W 127–125 (OT) The Spectrum 20–21
42 January 28, 1993 L.A. Lakers W 127–110 Market Square Arena 21–21
43 January 30, 1993 Detroit W 110–106 Market Square Arena 22–21
February: 4–8 (home: 4–2; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44 February 2, 1993 @ Houston L 104–115 The Summit 22–22
45 February 4, 1993 @ San Antonio L 115–133 HemisFair Arena 22–23
46 February 5, 1993 @ Dallas L 104–105 Reunion Arena 22–24
47 February 10, 1993 Chicago L 104–115 Market Square Arena 22–25
48 February 12, 1993 Minnesota L 100–102 Market Square Arena 22–26
49 February 13, 1993 @ Milwaukee L 115–117 Bradley Center 22–27
50 February 15, 1993 @ Cleveland L 105–110 Richfield Coliseum 22–28
51 February 17, 1993 Sacramento W 125–99 Market Square Arena 23–28
All-Star Break
52 February 23, 1993 Boston W 113–86 Market Square Arena 24–28
53 February 24, 1993 @ Washington L 101–105 Capital Centre 24–29
54 February 26, 1993 Charlotte W 137–105 Market Square Arena 25–29
55 February 28, 1993 Dallas W 110–96 Market Square Arena 26–29
March: 8–6 (home: 6–0; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
56 March 2, 1993 San Antonio W 109–95 Market Square Arena 27–29
57 March 4, 1993 Atlanta W 136–111 Market Square Arena 28–29
58 March 7, 1993 @ Miami L 99–114 Miami Arena 28–30
59 March 8, 1993 Seattle W 105–99 Market Square Arena 29–30
60 March 10, 1993 @ Orlando L 106–119 Orlando Arena 29–31
61 March 14, 1993 @ New York L 90–121 Madison Square Garden 29–32
62 March 17, 1993 Milwaukee W 114–91 Market Square Arena 30–32
63 March 19, 1993 Charlotte W 112–108 Market Square Arena 31–32
64 March 21, 1993 @ Phoenix W 109–108 America West Arena 32–32
65 March 23, 1993 @ Utah L 101–119 Delta Center 32–33
66 March 25, 1993 @ Seattle W 120–117 Seattle Center Coliseum 33–33
67 March 27, 1993 @ Denver L 106–123 McNichols Sports Arena 33–34
68 March 28, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–92 Great Western Forum 33–35
69 March 31, 1993 Washington W 114–95 Market Square Arena 34–35
April: 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
70 April 2, 1993 Orlando W 118–102 Market Square Arena 35–35
71 April 4, 1993 Phoenix L 100–110 Market Square Arena 35–36
72 April 6, 1993 @ New Jersey W 98–85 Brendan Byrne Arena 36–36
73 April 7, 1993 @ Minnesota W 113–105 Target Center 37–36
74 April 10, 1993 Chicago L 87–92 Market Square Arena 37–37
75 April 13, 1993 @ Boston L 90–96 Boston Garden 37–38
76 April 14, 1993 New Jersey W 109–90 Market Square Arena 38–38
77 April 16, 1993 New York W 100–94 Market Square Arena 39–38
78 April 18, 1993 @ Milwaukee W 108–98 Bradley Center 40–38
79 April 20, 1993 @ Atlanta L 102–111 The Omni 40–39
80 April 21, 1993 Cleveland L 95–111 Market Square Arena 40–40
81 April 23, 1993 @ Detroit L 104–109 The Palace of Auburn Hills 40–41
82 April 24, 1993 Miami W 94–88 Market Square Arena 41–41
1992–93 schedule
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Playoffs

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1993 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 30, 1993 @ New York L 104–107 Reggie Miller (32) LaSalle Thompson (7) George McCloud (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–1
2 May 2, 1993 @ New York L 91–101 Rik Smits (29) Dale Davis (9) Detlef Schrempf (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 May 4, 1993 New York W 116–93 Reggie Miller (36) Rik Smits (8) Pooh Richardson (9) Market Square Arena
11,380		 1–2
4 May 6, 1993 New York L 100–109 (OT) Reggie Miller (33) Smits, Davis (12) Pooh Richardson (8) Market Square Arena
13,059		 1–3
1993 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie MillerSG 82822,954258262120261,73636.03.13.21.5.321.2
Dale DavisPF 82822,264723696314872727.68.8.8.81.88.9
Detlef SchrempfPF 82603,09878049379271,56737.89.56.01.0.319.1
Rik SmitsC 81812,07243212127751,15525.65.31.5.3.914.3
Sam MitchellSF 8111,40224876231058417.33.1.9.3.17.2
George McCloudSF 78211,500205192531156519.22.62.5.7.17.2
Vern FlemingPG 7581,50316922463971020.02.33.0.8.19.5
Pooh RichardsonPG 74732,396267573941276932.43.67.71.3.210.4
LaSalle ThompsonC 63073017834292423711.62.8.5.5.43.8
Malik SealySF 5826721124736733011.61.9.8.6.15.7
Kenny WilliamsSF 57084422838214534814.84.0.7.4.86.1
Greg DreilingC 43023966858465.61.5.2.1.21.1
Sean GreenSG 130819721626.2.7.5.2.14.8
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Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie MillerSG 4417512113012643.83.02.8.8.031.5
Detlef SchrempfPF 441652329127841.35.87.3.3.519.5
Rik SmitsC 44143327549035.88.01.81.31.022.5
Dale DavisPF 44117324441729.38.01.01.01.04.3
Pooh RichardsonPG 41951123201723.82.85.8.5.04.3
George McCloudSF 40791114411919.82.83.51.0.34.8
LaSalle ThompsonC 4073143321518.33.5.8.8.53.8
Sam MitchellSF 40251000126.3.3.0.0.03.0
Vern FlemingPG 338053213026.71.71.0.7.310.0
Malik SealySF 3018200026.0.7.0.0.0.7
Kenny WilliamsSF 2011020225.5.01.0.01.01.0
Greg DreilingC 204100032.0.5.0.0.01.5
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