The topic of 2015–16 Indiana Pacers season is one that has been the subject of debate and discussion over the years. With different points of view and conflicting opinions, 2015–16 Indiana Pacers season has captured the attention of many, generating interest and curiosity around its implications and repercussions. From its origins to its relevance in contemporary society, 2015–16 Indiana Pacers season represents a topic that leaves no one indifferent. In this article, we will explore the different aspects and perspectives related to 2015–16 Indiana Pacers season, with the aim of offering a comprehensive and detailed view on its importance and scope.
2015–16 Indiana Pacers season | |
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Head coach | Frank Vogel |
General manager | Kevin Pritchard |
Owners | Herb Simon |
Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
Results | |
Record | 45–37 (.549) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Raptors 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
Radio | 1070 The Fan |
The 2015–16 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 49th season as a franchise and 40th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the team's sixth and final season under head coach, Frank Vogel.
With a healthy Paul George returning to form, the Pacers clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Brooklyn Nets on April 10. The victory eliminated the Chicago Bulls from playoff contention. The Pacers finished the regular season with a record of 45–37, which would earn them the seventh seed in the East. They would be matched up against the second seeded Toronto Raptors in the first round, but in the end would be eliminated in a decisive seven-game series.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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1 | 11 | Myles Turner | Center | United States | Texas |
2 | 43 | Joe Young | Point guard | United States | Oregon |
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Roster |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–6 | 82 |
Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 10–6 | 82 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 23–18 | 10–31 | 4–12 | 82 |
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
2015–16 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 26–15; road: 19–22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
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November
: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
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December
: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
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January
: 7–8 (home: 4–2; road: 3–6)
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February
: 6–7 (home: 4–4; road: 2–3)
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March
: 8–7 (home: 5–4; road: 3–3)
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April
: 6–1 (home: 3–0; road: 3–1)
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2015–16 season schedule |
2016 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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2016 playoff schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Paul George | 81 | 81 | 34.8 | .418 | .371 | .860 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 23.1 |
Monta Ellis | 81 | 81 | 33.8 | .427 | .309 | .786 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
George Hill | 74 | 73 | 34.1 | .441 | .408 | .760 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
C.J. Miles | 64 | 24 | 22.9 | .409 | .367 | .750 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
Myles Turner | 60 | 30 | 22.8 | .498 | .214 | .727 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
Ian Mahinmi | 71 | 71 | 25.6 | .589 | .587 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 9.3 | |
Rodney Stuckey | 58 | 1 | 22.0 | .413 | .241 | .829 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
Jordan Hill | 73 | 11 | 20.7 | .506 | .000 | .712 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
Lavoy Allen | 79 | 28 | 20.2 | .516 | .630 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 | |
Ty Lawson | 13 | 1 | 18.1 | .418 | .357 | .500 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Chase Budinger | 49 | 2 | 14.9 | .418 | .290 | .708 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
Solomon Hill | 59 | 3 | 14.7 | .447 | .324 | .857 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Rakeem Christmas | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
Glenn Robinson III | 45 | 4 | 11.3 | .430 | .378 | .692 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Joe Young | 41 | 0 | 9.4 | .367 | .217 | .800 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
Shayne Whittington | 7 | 0 | 5.9 | .455 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Paul George | 7 | 7 | 39.3 | .455 | .419 | .953 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
George Hill | 7 | 7 | 33.6 | .561 | .481 | .818 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
Monta Ellis | 7 | 7 | 32.1 | .434 | .333 | .800 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
Myles Turner | 7 | 4 | 28.1 | .465 | .000 | .667 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
Ian Mahinmi | 7 | 7 | 24.6 | .500 | .600 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 8.1 | |
Solomon Hill | 7 | 0 | 28.3 | .452 | .579 | .938 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
Rodney Stuckey | 7 | 0 | 17.9 | .395 | .500 | .556 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
C.J. Miles | 7 | 0 | 13.1 | .263 | .100 | .667 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
Ty Lawson | 7 | 0 | 10.6 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Joe Young | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Glenn Robinson III | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | .750 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
Lavoy Allen | 6 | 3 | 8.5 | .300 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||
Jordan Hill | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
July 9, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers 2019 Second Round Draft Pick |
To Los Angeles Lakers Roy Hibbert |
July 12, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers Chase Budinger |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Damjan Rudež |
July 23, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers Rakeem Christmas |
To Cleveland Cavaliers 2019 Second Round Draft Pick |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Rodney Stuckey | Signed 3-year contract worth $21 million | Indiana Pacers |
Shayne Whittington | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.8 million | Indiana Pacers |
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Monta Ellis | Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million | Dallas Mavericks |
Jordan Hill | Signed 1-year contract worth $4 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
Glenn Robinson III | Signed 3-year contract worth $3.2 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
Ty Lawson | Houston Rockets |
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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David West | Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million | San Antonio Spurs |
Luis Scola | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.9 million | Toronto Raptors |
C.J. Watson | Signed 3-year contract worth $15 million | Orlando Magic |
Chris Copeland | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.1 million | Milwaukee Bucks |