2013–14 Indiana Pacers season

The 2013–14 Indiana Pacers season was 47th season of the franchise and 38th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers marked their best start in franchise history, 16–1.

2013–14 Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coachFrank Vogel
General managerLarry Bird
OwnersHerb Simon
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(lost to Heat 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Indiana
RadioWFNI
< 2012–13 2014–15 >

The Pacers finished the regular season with a win-loss record of 56–26, their best since 2004. It consisted of a home record of 36–5, their best since 2000, and a road record of 21–20. At the end of the season, they were in first place of the division for the second consecutive season and the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2004.

In the playoffs, the Pacers defeated the Atlanta Hawks in seven games in the First Round in a rematch of last season's First Round in which Indiana won in six games, and the Washington Wizards in six games in the Semi-finals to advance to the conference finals for the second straight year, only again to be stopped by the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat in six games, making it the third straight year that the Pacers had their playoff run ended by the Heat. Miami would go on to lose to a rejuvenated San Antonio Spurs team in a five-game NBA Finals series, ending their chances to three-peat.

Key dates

2013 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
123Solomon HillSmall/Power Forward  United StatesArizona (Sr.)
253Colton Iverson*Center  United StatesColorado State (Sr.)

* The Pacers traded the draft rights of Iverson to the Boston Celtics for cash.[11]

Roster

2013–14 Indiana Pacers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C5Allen, Lavoy6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg)1989–02–04Temple
G/F8Butler, Rasual6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1979–05–23La Salle
C17Bynum, Andrew7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)285 lb (129 kg)1987–10–27St. Joseph HS (NJ)
F22Copeland, Chris6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)1984–03–17Colorado
G/F24George, Paul6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1990–05–02Fresno State
C55Hibbert, Roy7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)290 lb (132 kg)1986–12–11Georgetown
G3Hill, George6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg)1986–05–04IUPUI
F9Hill, Solomon6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)1991–03–18Arizona
C28Mahinmi, Ian6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1986–11–05France
F4Scola, Luis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1980–04–30Argentina
G15Sloan, Donald6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)1988–01–15Texas A&M
G1Stephenson, Lance6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg)1990–09–05Cincinnati
G/F12Turner, Evan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1988–10–27Ohio State
G32Watson, C. J.6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1984–04–17Tennessee
F21West, David6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)1980–08–29Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2014–02–20

Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 3–5 (home: 0–3; road: 3–2)
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 0–3; road: 3–2)
2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2013–14 game log
Total: 56–26 (home: 35–6; road: 21–20)
October: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 29OrlandoW 97–87 Paul George (24)Roy Hibbert (16)George, Stephenson (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,1651–0
2October 30@ New OrleansW 95–90 Paul George (32)Lance Stephenson (8)George, West (5)New Orleans Arena – 17,8032–0
November: 13–1 (home: 8–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
3November 2ClevelandW 89–74 Lance Stephenson (22)Paul George (13)C. J. Watson (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,2423–0
4November 5@ DetroitW 99–91 Paul George (31)George, Hibbert (10)Lance Stephenson (7)Palace of Auburn Hills – 13,4014–0
5November 6ChicagoW 97–80 Paul George (21)David West (13)Stephenson, Watson, Sloan (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,1655–0
6November 8TorontoW 91–84 Paul George (23)Paul George (8)Paul George (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 13,3166–0
7November 9@ BrooklynW 96–91 Paul George (24)Roy Hibbert (11)Stephenson, Hill (7)Barclays Center – 17,7327–0
8November 11MemphisW 95–79 Paul George (23)Lance Stephenson (11)Lance Stephenson (12)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 13,1308–0
9November 15MilwaukeeW 104–77 Roy Hibbert (24)Roy Hibbert (10)George Hill (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,2029–0
10November 16@ ChicagoL 94–110 Roy Hibbert (14)Roy Hibbert (10)George Hill (5)United Center – 22,1589–1
11November 20@ New YorkW 103–96 (OT)Paul George (35)David West (10)Lance Stephenson (5)Madison Square Garden – 19,81210–1
12November 22@ BostonW 97–82 Paul George (27)Lance Stephenson (11)Lance Stephenson (10)TD Garden – 18,62411–1
13November 23PhiladelphiaW 106–98 Roy Hibbert (27)Roy Hibbert (13)David West (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16512–1
14November 25MinnesotaW 98–84 George, Hill (26)George, Stephenson, Scola (8)George Hill (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,42613–1
15November 27@ CharlotteW 99–74 C. J. Watson (18)Hibbert, Stephenson (10)George, Hill (4)Time Warner Cable Arena – 15,17014–1
16November 29WashingtonW 93–73 Paul George (23)Lance Stephenson (11)Lance Stephenson (10)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16515–1
December: 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17December 1@ L.A. ClippersW 105–100 Paul George (27)David West (12)Hill, Stephenson (6)Staples Center – 19,06016–1
18December 2@ PortlandL 102–106 Paul George (43)Roy Hibbert (14)George Hill (11)Moda Center – 19,02316–2
19December 4@ UtahW 95–86 Paul George (19)Roy Hibbert (9)David West (8)EnergySolutions Arena – 15,51917–2
20December 7@ San AntonioW 111–100 Paul George (28)Hibbert, Scola (10)Paul George (6)AT&T Center – 18,58118–2
21December 8@ Oklahoma CityL 94–118 Paul George (32)Roy Hibbert (9)West, Stephenson (3)Chesapeake Energy Arena – 18,20318–3
22December 10MiamiW 90–84 Roy Hibbert (24)David West (9)George Hill (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16519–3
23December 13CharlotteW 99–94 Lance Stephenson (20)Hibbert, Stephenson (11)Lance Stephenson (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16520–3
24December 16DetroitL 96–101 Lance Stephenson (23)Paul George (9)Lance Stephenson (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 15,44320–4
25December 18@ MiamiL 94–97 Paul George (25)Lance Stephenson (9)Paul George (6)American Airlines Arena – 19,89820–5
26December 20HoustonW 114–81 Paul George (24)Paul George (9)Lance Stephenson (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16521–5
27December 22BostonW 106–79 Paul George (24)Roy Hibbert (12)Lance Stephenson (10)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16522–5
28December 23@ BrooklynW 103–86 George, Stephenson (26)Hibbert, Scola (9)George, Stephenson (5)Barclays Center – 17,73223–5
29December 28BrooklynW 105–91 Paul George (24)Lance Stephenson (9)Lance Stephenson (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16524–5
30December 31ClevelandW 91–76 Paul George (21)Luis Scola (9)Lance Stephenson (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16525–5
January: 10–5 (home: 6–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
31January 1@ TorontoL 82–95 Roy Hibbert (16)Paul George (8)Lance Stephenson (4)Air Canada Centre – 18,27125–6
32January 4New OrleansW 99–82 Paul George (24)Paul George (10)West, George (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16526–6
33January 5@ ClevelandW 82–78 Paul George (16)Luis Scola (8)Paul George (6)Quicken Loans Arena – 17,50227–6
34January 7TorontoW 86–79 Roy Hibbert (22)David West (12)Lance Stephenson (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,14728–6
35January 8@ AtlantaL 87–97 Paul George (28)Paul George (12)six players (3)Philips Arena – 15,16928–7
36January 10WashingtonW 93–66 David West (20)Paul George (14)Paul George (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16529–7
37January 14SacramentoW 116–92 Paul George (31)David West (8)Lance Stephenson (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 17,53030–7
38January 16New YorkW 117–89 Lance Stephenson (28)Paul George, Luis Scola (7)George Hill (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16531–7
39January 18L.A. ClippersW 106–92 Paul George (36)Lance Stephenson (12)Lance Stephenson (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16532–7
40January 20@ Golden StateW 102–94 Paul George (23)Roy Hibbert (13)Lance Stephenson (7)Oracle Arena – 19,59633–7
41January 22@ PhoenixL 100–124 Paul George (26)Paul George (7)Lance Stephenson (4)US Airways Center – 16,46533–8
42January 24@ SacramentoW 116–111 (OT)Paul George (36)Roy Hibbert (11)George Hill (8)Sleep Train Arena – 17,31734–8
43January 25@ DenverL 96–109 Lance Stephenson (23)Paul George (11)Lance Stephenson (7)Pepsi Center – 19,15534–9
44January 28@ L.A. LakersW 104–92 David West (19)Lance Stephenson (14)Lance Stephenson, Paul George (6)Staples Center – 18,99735–9
45January 30PhoenixL 94–102 Roy Hibbert (26)Paul George (12)Lance Stephenson (10)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,54135–10
February: 9–3 (home: 7–1; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
46February 1BrooklynW 97–96 Paul George, Roy Hibbert (20)Paul George (8)David West (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16536–10
47February 3OrlandoW 98–79 Danny Granger (16)Lance Stephenson (12)Lance Stephenson (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,26637–10
48February 4@ AtlantaW 89–85 David West (22)David West (10)George Hill (7)Philips Arena – 15,37438–10
49February 7PortlandW 118–113 (OT)George Hill (37)David West (10)George Hill (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16539–10
50February 9@ OrlandoL 92–93 Paul George (27)Lance Stephenson (9)George Hill (7)Amway Center – 16,36639–11
51February 10DenverW 119–80 David West (25)Roy Hibbert (12)George Hill (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 16,12440–11
52February 12DallasL 73–81 George Hill (14)Lance Stephenson (10)David West (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 17,66340–12
All-Star Break
53February 18AtlantaW 108–98 Paul George (26)David West (6)Lance Stephenson, George Hill (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16541–12
54February 19@ MinnesotaL 91–104 Paul George (35)Paul George (11)Lance Stephenson (4)Target Center – 15,10941–13
55February 22@ MilwaukeeW 110–100 Paul George (32)Lance Stephenson (9)Lance Stephenson (8)BMO Harris Bradley Center – 17,16542–13
56February 25L.A. LakersW 118–98 Paul George (20)David West (12)Paul George (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 18,16543–13
57February 27MilwaukeeW 101–96 Roy Hibbert (24)Roy Hibbert (12)Paul George (6)Bankers Life Fieldhouse – 17,89244–13
March: 8–10 (home: 5–2; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
58March 1@ BostonW 102–97 Paul George (25)Lance Stephenson (9)Lance Stephenson (6)TD Garden
18,624
45–13
59March 2UtahW 94–91 David West (25)Lance Stephenson (8)Stephenson & Watson (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
46–13
60March 4Golden StateL 96–98 David West (27)Paul George (12)Paul George (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
46–14
61March 5@ CharlotteL 87–109 Evan Turner (22)Lance Stephenson (8)Evan Turner (5)Time Warner Cable Arena
15,372
46–15
62March 7@ HoustonL 86–112 David West (15)David West (10)Lance Stephenson (6)Toyota Center
18,332
46–16
63March 9@ DallasL 94–105 Paul George (27)Paul George (11)West, Stephenson, Hill & Turner (3)American Airlines Center
20,361
46–17
64March 11BostonW 94–83 David West (24)Andrew Bynum (10)George, Hill & Sloan (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
47–17
65March 14@ PhiladelphiaW 101–94 Paul George (25)Lance Stephenson (12)George Hill (9)Wells Fargo Center
14,754
48–17
66March 15@ DetroitW 112–104 (OT)Paul George (30)Bynum & Stephenson (9)Paul George (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
17,440
49–17
67March 17PhiladelphiaW 99–90 Lance Stephenson (25)David West (12)David West, George Hill (3)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
50–17
68March 19@ New YorkL 86–92 Lance Stephenson (21)Lance Stephenson (9)George Hill (4)Madison Square Garden
19,812
50–18
69March 21ChicagoW 91–79 Luis Scola (19)Paul George (12)Paul George (10)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
51–18
70March 22@ MemphisL 71–82 Lance Stephenson (15)Lance Stephenson (8)George Hill (5)FedExForum
18,119
51–19
71March 24@ ChicagoL 77–89 Paul George (21)Lance Stephenson (10)Hill & West (4)United Center
21,803
51–20
72March 26MiamiW 84–83 Paul George (23)David West (9)David West (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
52–20
73March 28@ WashingtonL 78–91 Paul George (19)Lance Stephenson (14)George Hill (5)Verizon Center
19,708
52-21
74March 30@ ClevelandL 76–90 Paul George (15)George, Stephenson & Hill (7)George Hill (6)Quicken Loans Arena
17,147
52-22
75March 31San AntonioL 77–103 Paul George (16)David West (8)Paul George (5)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165
52-23
April: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
2013–14 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2014 playoff game log
Total: 10–9 (home: 5–5; road: 5–4)
First Round: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
2014 playoff schedule

Standings

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Indiana Pacers5626.68335‍–‍621‍–‍2012–482
x-Chicago Bulls4834.5858.027‍–‍1421‍–‍2011–582
Cleveland Cavaliers3349.40223.019‍–‍2214‍–‍277–982
Detroit Pistons2953.35427.017‍–‍2412‍–‍296–1082
Milwaukee Bucks1567.18341.010‍–‍315‍–‍364–1282
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Indiana Pacers *5626.68382
2y-Miami Heat *5428.6592.082
3y-Toronto Raptors *4834.5858.082
4x-Chicago Bulls4834.5858.082
5x-Washington Wizards4438.53712.082
6x-Brooklyn Nets4438.53712.082
7x-Charlotte Bobcats4339.52413.082
8x-Atlanta Hawks3844.46318.082
9New York Knicks3745.45119.082
10Cleveland Cavaliers3349.40223.082
11Detroit Pistons2953.35427.082
12Boston Celtics2557.30531.082
13Orlando Magic2359.28033.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1963.23237.082
15Milwaukee Bucks1567.18341.082

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Paul George808036.2.424.364.8646.83.51.90.321.7
David West808030.9.488.267.7896.82.80.80.914.0
Lance Stephenson787835.3.491.352.7117.24.60.70.113.8
Andrew Bynum2018.0.409.7149.51.00.00.511.5
Roy Hibbert818129.7.439.400.7706.61.10.42.210.8
George Hill767632.0.442.365.8073.73.51.00.310.3
Danny Granger29222.5.359.330.9623.61.10.30.48.3
Luis Scola82217.1.470.143.7284.81.00.30.27.6
Evan Turner27221.1.411.500.7063.22.40.40.17.1
C.J. Watson63518.9.437.366.7841.61.71.00.16.6
Chris Copeland4106.5.470.418.7140.80.40.10.23.7
Ian Mahinmi77116.2.481.000.6213.30.30.50.93.5
Lavoy Allen1408.0.500.6002.40.40.10.42.9
Rasual Butler5027.6.464.419.5710.80.30.10.22.7
Orlando Johnson3809.0.344.195.7731.30.40.20.02.4
Donald Sloan4818.2.376.238.6000.91.00.20.02.3
Solomon Hill2808.1.425.304.8571.50.40.20.11.7

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Paul George191941.1.438.403.7897.63.82.20.422.6
David West191936.2.494.200.7056.73.90.70.815.1
Lance Stephenson191937.1.455.358.7146.94.20.80.213.6
George Hill191936.2.444.364.7213.73.01.20.212.1
Roy Hibbert191928.5.449.000.7725.50.90.21.49.3
Luis Scola18013.5.457.333.5912.30.50.30.26.1
C.J. Watson19018.0.411.400.6072.10.90.80.15.6
Evan Turner12012.4.429.5711.0002.21.60.30.03.3
Chris Copeland1206.8.429.375.6670.40.10.30.33.0
Ian Mahinmi19012.7.481.6112.40.20.30.81.9
Donald Sloan403.8.286.250.5000.30.80.30.01.8
Rasual Butler1106.4.400.4171.0000.50.10.10.11.7
Lavoy Allen403.8.5001.30.30.00.01.0
Solomon Hill101.00.00.00.00.00.0

Player Statistics Citation:[12]

See also

References