2012–13 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2012–13 Indiana Pacers season was 46th season of the franchise and 37th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season ended with a 49–32 win–loss record; the team only played 81 games due to a game versus the Boston Celtics being cancelled following the Boston Marathon bombing. The cancelled matchup would have no effect on the already final Eastern Conference seeding anyway. The Pacers advanced to their first Conference finals in nine years after defeating the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks, each in six games. In the conference finals, they fell to the defending champion Miami Heat in seven games. The Heat would go on to win its third NBA championship and second straight overall after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in a seven-game NBA Finals series.
| 2012–13 Indiana Pacers season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Frank Vogel |
| President | Donnie Walsh |
| General manager | Kevin Pritchard |
| Owner | Herb Simon |
| Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Results | |
| Record | 49–32 (.605) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Heat 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
| Radio | WFNI |
The season was the first since 1998–99 without Jeff Foster, who retired after 2011–12 season. This season also featured brothers Ben and Tyler Hansbrough.
Key dates
- June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
2012 NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 26 | Miles Plumlee | C |  United States |
Duke |
| 2 | 36 | Orlando Johnson | SG | United States |
UC Santa Barbara |
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Pre-season
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Pre-season: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
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Regular season
Game log
Note: the Indiana Pacers only played 81 games due to the cancellation of the April 16, 2013 game vs the Boston Celtics.
Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP | |
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| y-Indiana Pacers | 49 | 32 | .605 | – | 30–11 | 19–21 | 13–3 | 81† |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 4.5 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 11.5 | 21–20 | 17–24 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 20.5 | 18–23 | 11–30 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 25.5 | 14–27 | 10–31 | 3–13 | 82 |
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Miami Heat * | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-New York Knicks * | 54 | 28 | .659 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y-Indiana Pacers * | 49 | 32 | .605 | 16.5 | 81 |
| 4 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Chicago Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 24.5 | 81 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Charlotte Bobcats | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46.0 | 82 |
Playoffs
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First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
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Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics
Ragular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 81 | 8 | 1,366 | 373 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 568 | 16.9 | 4.6 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 7.0 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 80 | 2 | 1,322 | 311 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 402 | 16.5 | 3.9 | .3 | .5 | .8 | 5.0 |
| Paul George | SF | 79 | 79 | 2,972 | 603 | 327 | 143 | 51 | 1,377 | 37.6 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .6 | 17.4 |
| Roy Hibbert | C | 79 | 79 | 2,269 | 656 | 113 | 39 | 206 | 937 | 28.7 | 8.3 | 1.4 | .5 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 78 | 72 | 2,278 | 304 | 223 | 81 | 16 | 687 | 29.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.8 |
| George Hill | PG | 76 | 76 | 2,620 | 284 | 355 | 81 | 26 | 1,076 | 34.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 14.2 |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 76 | 5 | 1,226 | 91 | 170 | 34 | 3 | 356 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .4 | .0 | 4.7 |
| David West | PF | 73 | 73 | 2,435 | 563 | 213 | 74 | 69 | 1,250 | 33.4 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .9 | 17.1 |
| Gerald Green | SF | 60 | 7 | 1,080 | 141 | 50 | 19 | 23 | 421 | 18.0 | 2.4 | .8 | .3 | .4 | 7.0 |
| Sam Young | SG | 56 | 3 | 693 | 123 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 155 | 12.4 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 2.8 |
| Orlando Johnson | SG | 51 | 0 | 619 | 110 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 203 | 12.1 | 2.2 | .9 | .2 | .2 | 4.0 |
| Jeff Ayres | PF | 37 | 0 | 369 | 104 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 145 | 10.0 | 2.8 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Ben Hansbrough | PG | 28 | 0 | 200 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 7.1 | .6 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Miles Plumlee | C | 14 | 0 | 55 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .1 | .0 | .2 | .9 |
| Danny Granger | SF | 5 | 0 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 5.4 |
| Dominic McGuire† | SF | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Paul George | SF | 19 | 19 | 780 | 141 | 96 | 25 | 9 | 365 | 41.1 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .5 | 19.2 |
| Roy Hibbert | C | 19 | 19 | 694 | 188 | 26 | 3 | 37 | 323 | 36.5 | 9.9 | 1.4 | .2 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| David West | PF | 19 | 19 | 689 | 144 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 302 | 36.3 | 7.6 | 2.1 | .7 | .8 | 15.9 |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | 19 | 19 | 673 | 144 | 63 | 23 | 2 | 179 | 35.4 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.4 |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 19 | 1 | 316 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 16.6 | .8 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 5.2 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 19 | 0 | 241 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 12.7 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 4.1 |
| George Hill | PG | 18 | 18 | 685 | 67 | 77 | 22 | 4 | 263 | 38.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .2 | 14.6 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 18 | 0 | 150 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 8.3 | 2.3 | .1 | .0 | .7 | 1.6 |
| Sam Young | SG | 15 | 0 | 130 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8.7 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Orlando Johnson | SG | 12 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
| Gerald Green | SF | 9 | 0 | 105 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 11.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 6.1 |
| Jeff Ayres | PF | 9 | 0 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7.9 | 2.0 | .1 | .0 | .2 | 1.8 |
| Ben Hansbrough | PG | 6 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .2 | .0 |
Transactions
Overview
| Players added Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency |
Trades
| June 28, 2012 (Draft day) |
To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Orlando Johnson |
To Sacramento Kings Cash considerations |
| July 12, 2012 | To Indiana Pacers Ian Mahinmi (sign and trade) |
To Dallas Mavericks Dahntay Jones Darren Collison |
Free agents
| Additions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| D. J. Augustin | July 13 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Gerald Green | July 13 | Brooklyn Nets |
| Roy Hibbert | July 13 | Indiana Pacers (Re-signed) |
| George Hill | July 13 | Indiana Pacers (Re-signed) |
| Sam Young | September 6 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Sundiata Gaines | September 6 | Brooklyn Nets |
| Blake Ahearn | September 6 | Utah Jazz |
| Luke Nevill | September 18 | Perth Wildcats (Australia) |
| Ben Hansbrough | September 18 | BC Krka (Slovenia) |
| Subtractions | ||
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| Player | Reason left | New team |
| A. J. Price | Free agency | Washington Wizards |
| Louis Amundson | Free agency | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | Free agency | Chicago Bulls |
| Leandro Barbosa | Free agency | Boston Celtics |
