Indiana Pacers Team Stats 2021 Pacers Team Stats

30-35, 3rd in East Central

As one of the original members of the ABA, Indiana was one of the fledgling league's most successful franchises. The Pacers made the ABA playoffs every season during its existence, appearing in half the ABA Finals, and winning three titles. When the ABA merged with the NBA ahead of the 1976-77 season, Hoosier State basketball enthusiasts expected the Pacers' success to follow them. It simply did not. During their first 13 NBA seasons, Indiana made only three playoff appearances, winning only a single game. With their third appearance at the end of the 1989-90 season, Indiana began one of the more successful runs in the NBA. The Pacers would continue to get bumped from the playoff bracket in the first round for the following three seasons.

Home Record: 3-1 Away Record: 1-0 Conference Record: 4-1 Division Record: 2-0

Head Coach: Nate Bjorkgren Assitant Coach: Greg Foster Assitant Coach: Kaleb Canales Assitant Coach: Bill Bayno

Assitant Coach: Calbert Cheaney Assitant Coach: Tyler Marsh General Manager: Kevin Pritchard Arena:

Pacers Team Stats

Team Ratings				Offense Stats											Defense Stats
Overall	OFF RTG	DEF RTG	PPG	ORB	AST	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3-PM	FG%	3PT%	FT%	Pace	PPG Allow	DRB	AST Allow	STL	BLK	FG% Allow	3P% Allow	FORCE TO
89	111.9	112.2	114.6	589	1749	888	2786	5911	2215	804	47.1	36.3	79	101.4	115	2182	1700	551	419	46.9	36.8	976

Pacers Team Rankings

Team Rankings				Offense Rankings											Defense Rankings
Overall	OFF RTG	DEF RTG	PPG	ORB	AST	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3-PM	FG%	3PT%	FT%	Pace	PPG Allow	DRB	AST Allow	STL	BLK	FG% Allow	3P% Allow	FORCE TO
8	15	14	8	26	5	11	9	6	18	18	12	16	11	5	25	25	24	5	1	18	17	8

Pacers Team Offensive Stats

Opponent		Vegas			Points Scored					Shooting						Rebounding			Assists	TO
Date	Team	Spread	ML	O/U	TOT PTS	Q1 PTS	Q2 PTS	Q3 PTS	Q4 PTS	FGA	FGM	3PTA	3PTM	3PT%	FG%	DREB	OREB	TOT REB	TOT ASS	TO
5/5/21	SAC	-6	-250	240	93	26	21	21	25	83	36	25	9	36	43.4	38	10	48	26	22
5/3/21	WAS	-4	-170	246.5	141	31	35	36	39	107	53	27	14	51.9	49.5	31	14	45	28	17
5/1/21	OKC	+8.5	+300	233	152	42	40	44	26	87	57	33	21	63.6	65.5	50	3	53	41	17
4/29/21	BKN	+5	+175	241.5	113	28	24	41	20	96	41	39	11	28.2	42.7	31	7	38	23	10
4/27/21	POR	+5.5	+198	241.5	112	35	27	16	34	86	40	30	10	33.3	46.5	31	7	38	25	13
4/24/21	DET	-2.5	-178	226.5	115	35	23	26	31	96	40	32	10	31.3	41.7	30	9	39	28	4
4/21/21	OKC	-8.5	-560	230.5	122	34	33	26	29	101	46	40	14	35	45.5	33	14	47	30	11
4/19/21	SAS	+4	+150	229.5	94	21	23	22	28	104	34	34	8	23.5	32.7	40	14	54	20	7
4/18/21	ATL	-2	-135	231.5	117	23	34	33	27	92	45	32	10	31.3	48.9	33	8	41	33	12
4/16/21	UTA	-10	-460	234	111	32	37	20	22	105	41	39	13	33.3	39	29	14	43	23	10
4/14/21	HOU	+5	+180	234	132	33	42	31	26	94	50	36	15	41.7	53.2	37	11	48	28	18
4/11/21	MEM	-3.5	-148	233	132	45	29	32	26	99	52	37	13	35.1	52.5	38	15	53	35	12
4/9/21	ORL	+2.5	+165	223	111	33	31	19	28	92	38	33	11	33.3	41.3	38	11	49	26	14
4/7/21	MIN	-0.5	-142	233.5	141	35	42	32	32	93	55	28	14	50	59.1	28	7	35	32	13
4/6/21	CHI	+1	+110	227	97	28	21	25	23	88	38	30	9	30	43.2	27	6	33	20	14
4/3/21	SAS	-3.5	-245	222	139	32	35	31	28	94	52	29	12	41.4	55.3	33	11	44	27	13
4/2/21	CHA	-4	-165	222.5	97	24	25	27	21	82	38	33	10	30.3	46.3	39	9	48	29	20
3/29/21	WAS	+5	+168	232.5	124	28	30	34	32	93	44	30	12	40	47.3	30	7	37	32	14
3/26/21	DAL	-1.5	-118	226	109	31	30	21	27	87	38	47	20	42.6	43.7	36	13	49	26	10
3/24/21	DET	0	0	0	116	21	36	29	30	97	45	34	15	44.1	46.4	26	11	37	25	10
3/22/21	MIL	0	-230	231	113	26	34	34	19	111	45	50	12	24	40.5	29	11	40	27	6
3/21/21	MIA	-5	0	217.5	109	32	25	22	19	98	38	45	15	33.3	38.8	37	13	50	27	14
3/19/21	MIA	-4	-176	216	137	32	36	31	38	89	52	36	20	55.6	58.4	38	9	47	38	16
3/17/21	BKN	-2	-130	230.5	115	40	21	30	24	84	43	32	9	28.1	51.2	30	4	34	29	16
3/13/21	PHX	-7	-290	224	122	29	33	35	25	87	46	28	13	46.4	52.9	36	9	45	25	15
3/12/21	LAL	-2.5	-196	216.5	100	28	26	25	21	88	37	36	8	22.2	42	34	10	44	22	16
3/4/21	DEN	+4.5	+150	227.5	103	29	23	22	29	90	41	39	14	35.9	45.6	23	11	34	27	14
3/3/21	CLE	+6.5	+220	219	114	28	23	31	32	83	47	25	8	32	56.6	23	4	27	27	11
3/1/21	PHI	-3.5	-165	223.5	114	32	23	22	37	91	44	29	8	27.6	48.4	26	8	34	27	19
2/27/21	NYK	-1.5	-110	216.5	107	32	20	26	29	84	38	28	11	39.3	45.2	29	6	35	27	16
2/26/21	BOS	-2.5	-134	219	112	31	29	24	28	89	35	46	15	32.6	39.3	32	8	40	26	8
2/26/21	BOS	-2.5	-134	219	112	31	29	24	28	89	35	46	15	32.6	39.3	32	8	40	26	8
2/17/21	MIN	+5.5	+185	224.5	134	39	30	17	35	97	49	26	13	50	50.5	41	10	51	31	14
2/15/21	CHI	-4.5	-190	224	112	21	23	26	35	92	39	33	9	27.3	42.4	39	8	47	18	19
2/13/21	ATL	+1.5	+105	223.5	125	27	35	22	41	89	45	31	12	38.7	50.6	36	7	43	34	9
2/11/21	DET	+3.5	+140	215	111	28	24	30	29	86	44	31	14	45.2	51.2	31	10	41	26	7
2/10/21	BKN	-1	-110	235	94	18	12	32	32	92	36	38	15	39.5	39.1	33	10	43	26	8
2/7/21	UTA	+5	+180	225	95	20	27	21	27	93	37	29	8	27.6	39.8	37	8	45	23	9
2/5/21	NOP	-1.5	-125	228.5	113	30	18	27	38	93	41	42	20	47.6	44.1	27	10	37	31	10
2/3/21	MIL	-8.5	-400	232.5	110	21	30	21	38	95	43	34	11	32.4	45.3	38	8	46	28	14
2/2/21	MEM	-4.5	-185	221.5	134	37	34	33	30	82	49	29	16	55.2	59.8	33	9	42	30	18
1/31/21	PHI	-3	-150	221.5	110	28	35	32	15	84	41	28	10	35.7	48.8	32	9	41	21	17
1/31/21	PHI	-3	-150	221.5	110	28	35	32	15	84	41	28	10	35.7	48.8	32	9	41	21	17
1/29/21	CHA	+3.5	+145	221.5	105	28	32	20	25	87	42	35	11	31.4	48.3	30	9	39	30	16
1/27/21	CHA	+3	+130	221.5	116	36	23	25	32	88	45	40	16	40	51.1	36	11	47	34	12
1/25/21	TOR	-3	-134	217.5	129	33	37	28	31	78	40	29	12	41.4	51.3	38	7	45	26	13
1/24/21	TOR	0	0	0	102	24	23	28	27	87	35	39	13	33.3	40.2	35	12	47	23	18
1/24/21	TOR	0	0	0	102	24	23	28	27	87	35	39	13	33.3	40.2	35	12	47	23	18
1/22/21	ORL	0	0	0	120	37	25	26	20	93	46	34	12	35.3	49.5	36	8	44	28	10
1/20/21	DAL	+2.5	+120	221	112	28	35	29	20	92	41	39	16	41	44.6	30	8	38	21	10
1/17/21	LAC	-8	-360	219	96	26	29	20	21	89	37	38	11	28.9	41.6	27	6	33	28	16
1/14/21	POR	-3	-150	228.5	111	26	33	25	27	92	44	30	9	30	47.8	37	13	50	29	12
1/12/21	GSW	-3.5	-160	227	104	19	31	23	31	88	39	28	9	32.1	44.3	40	10	50	26	14
1/11/21	SAC	+4.5	+164	229	122	30	34	29	29	97	47	39	13	33.3	48.5	27	10	37	26	12
1/9/21	PHX	-1.5	-164	216	117	32	21	34	30	92	44	29	12	41.4	47.8	39	13	52	23	10
1/6/21	HOU	-2.5	-140	225	114	35	27	28	24	89	42	23	9	39.1	47.2	31	7	38	21	9
1/4/21	NOP	-1.5	-122	216	118	26	27	26	27	93	45	45	19	42.2	48.4	37	5	42	32	14
1/2/21	NYK	-9	-420	215.5	102	28	23	31	20	84	34	50	19	38	40.5	27	5	32	22	8
12/31/20	CLE	-8	-370	220.5	119	32	25	31	31	87	42	35	16	45.7	48.3	34	9	43	28	14
12/29/20	BOS	-1.5	-110	219	111	26	31	37	17	84	43	33	12	36.4	51.2	32	4	36	27	14
12/27/20	BOS	+1.5	+102	222	108	19	30	39	20	88	45	26	7	26.9	51.1	29	8	37	23	16
12/26/20	CHI	+5.5	+190	223.5	125	27	39	33	26	93	52	26	9	34.6	55.9	40	9	49	34	16
12/23/20	NYK	-7.5	-320	215	121	35	26	27	33	94	46	34	8	23.5	48.9	40	10	50	28	13

Pacers Team Defensive Stats

Opponent		Vegas			Points Allowed					Shooting (Allowed)						Rebounding (Allowed)			AST Allow	Defensive
Date	Team	Spread	ML	O/U	TOT PTS	Q1 PTS	Q2 PTS	Q3 PTS	Q4 PTS	FGA	FGM	3PTA	3PTM	3PT%	FG%	DREB	OREB	TOT REB	TOT ASS	BLK	STL
5/5/21	SAC	-6	+210	240	104	30	26	29	19	95	43	32	8	25	45.3	36	12	48	21	6	8
5/3/21	WAS	-4	+150	246.5	154	36	46	40	32	103	63	22	9	40.9	61.2	35	9	44	50	6	8
5/1/21	OKC	+8.5	-360	233	95	29	17	24	25	111	38	38	8	21.1	34.2	27	21	48	23	11	7
4/29/21	BKN	+5	-200	241.5	130	35	31	45	19	89	47	35	12	34.3	52.8	42	8	50	35	6	8
4/27/21	POR	+5.5	-240	241.5	133	34	39	40	20	106	50	35	20	57.1	47.2	37	20	57	26	12	6
4/24/21	DET	-2.5	+150	226.5	109	25	36	21	27	96	39	34	10	29.4	40.6	47	15	62	26	9	10
4/21/21	OKC	-8.5	+300	230.5	116	28	29	29	30	104	48	29	9	31	46.2	38	18	56	26	7	13
4/19/21	SAS	+4	-170	229.5	109	36	19	27	27	84	36	28	8	28.6	42.9	48	9	57	27	7	4
4/18/21	ATL	-2	+115	231.5	129	35	31	28	35	92	45	32	13	40.6	48.9	37	14	51	20	5	7
4/16/21	UTA	-10	+360	234	119	24	32	33	30	87	42	42	16	38.1	48.3	46	10	56	22	3	13
4/14/21	HOU	+5	-200	234	124	24	31	39	30	104	48	34	10	29.4	46.2	31	16	47	22	6	10
4/11/21	MEM	-3.5	+126	233	125	31	32	34	28	115	53	20	6	30	46.1	26	24	50	27	10	5
4/9/21	ORL	+2.5	-185	223	106	30	21	27	28	90	38	24	6	25	42.2	38	12	50	23	10	8
4/7/21	MIN	-0.5	+120	233.5	137	31	25	38	43	91	48	28	10	35.7	52.7	29	13	42	30	7	6
4/6/21	CHI	+1	-130	227	113	30	32	35	16	94	44	33	14	42.4	46.8	43	14	57	28	12	15
4/3/21	SAS	-3.5	+200	222	133	33	26	38	29	99	48	29	10	34.5	48.5	28	18	46	22	6	10
4/2/21	CHA	-4	+138	222.5	114	28	32	24	30	95	43	31	8	25.8	45.3	33	11	44	27	6	7
3/29/21	WAS	+5	-200	232.5	132	24	33	38	37	99	55	19	10	52.6	55.6	43	12	55	30	6	11
3/26/21	DAL	-1.5	+100	226	94	29	19	27	19	95	39	35	8	22.9	41.1	36	15	51	17	10	9
3/24/21	DET	0	0	0	111	24	27	28	32	83	44	28	11	39.3	53	36	5	41	29	8	7
3/22/21	MIL	0	+190	231	140	48	35	27	30	94	53	39	24	61.5	56.4	47	8	55	35	3	8
3/21/21	MIA	-5	0	217.5	106	26	23	21	28	97	39	37	9	24.3	40.2	38	13	51	27	10	8
3/19/21	MIA	-4	+148	216	110	30	28	24	28	92	41	34	9	26.5	44.6	26	10	36	22	9	7
3/17/21	BKN	-2	+110	230.5	124	25	33	31	35	87	42	27	9	33.3	48.3	35	15	50	22	3	10
3/13/21	PHX	-7	+245	224	111	33	24	20	34	91	43	31	12	38.7	47.3	30	10	40	28	6	9
3/12/21	LAL	-2.5	+164	216.5	105	20	26	25	34	76	34	22	7	31.8	44.7	38	6	44	20	4	7
3/4/21	DEN	+4.5	-170	227.5	113	28	33	21	31	77	45	28	12	42.9	58.4	35	6	41	27	3	12
3/3/21	CLE	+6.5	-260	219	111	28	33	29	21	83	43	28	11	39.3	51.8	32	11	43	29	8	18
3/1/21	PHI	-3.5	+145	223.5	130	33	39	33	25	88	50	35	15	42.9	56.8	33	6	39	27	1	8
2/27/21	NYK	-1.5	-110	216.5	110	23	31	27	29	81	40	24	12	50	49.4	34	4	38	26	7	5
2/26/21	BOS	-2.5	+114	219	118	32	29	31	26	82	42	22	9	40.9	51.2	38	7	45	24	6	8
2/26/21	BOS	-2.5	+114	219	118	32	29	31	26	82	42	22	9	40.9	51.2	38	7	45	24	6	8
2/17/21	MIN	+5.5	-198	224.5	128	33	40	19	29	107	45	40	15	37.5	42.1	33	11	44	37	7	5
2/15/21	CHI	-4.5	+170	224	120	24	25	30	26	102	44	33	13	39.4	43.1	47	13	60	25	14	9
2/13/21	ATL	+1.5	-125	223.5	113	26	32	29	26	90	43	31	9	29	47.8	31	7	38	35	6	8
2/11/21	DET	+3.5	-160	215	95	19	33	18	25	85	38	28	5	17.9	44.7	28	15	43	21	5	10
2/10/21	BKN	-1	-110	235	104	27	35	20	22	76	32	31	9	29	42.1	37	9	46	20	5	4
2/7/21	UTA	+5	-210	225	103	25	22	28	28	93	38	42	13	31	40.9	44	17	61	22	7	9
2/5/21	NOP	-1.5	+105	228.5	114	27	30	29	28	76	41	25	13	52	53.9	39	11	50	23	7	9
2/3/21	MIL	-8.5	+320	232.5	130	29	39	38	24	102	48	48	21	43.8	47.1	42	11	53	33	6	7
2/2/21	MEM	-4.5	+165	221.5	116	27	23	35	31	93	42	25	9	36	45.2	26	10	36	27	8	8
1/31/21	PHI	-3	+130	221.5	119	18	36	28	37	92	45	26	8	30.8	48.9	30	14	44	20	7	6
1/31/21	PHI	-3	+130	221.5	119	18	36	28	37	92	45	26	8	30.8	48.9	30	14	44	20	7	6
1/29/21	CHA	+3.5	-165	221.5	108	32	32	25	19	85	43	37	16	43.2	50.6	33	9	42	35	4	7
1/27/21	CHA	+3	-150	221.5	106	19	36	25	26	90	37	38	13	34.2	41.1	28	11	39	28	9	1
1/25/21	TOR	-3	+114	217.5	114	30	30	37	17	93	38	38	14	36.8	40.9	26	13	39	24	8	5
1/24/21	TOR	0	0	0	107	24	34	19	30	90	37	35	15	42.9	41.1	33	12	45	24	8	10
1/24/21	TOR	0	0	0	107	24	34	19	30	90	37	35	15	42.9	41.1	33	12	45	24	8	10
1/22/21	ORL	0	0	0	118	28	32	27	21	94	43	37	17	45.9	45.7	36	13	49	29	5	9
1/20/21	DAL	+2.5	-140	221	124	37	28	28	31	97	51	27	8	29.6	52.6	40	9	49	32	3	6
1/17/21	LAC	-8	+300	219	129	36	25	39	29	87	48	39	19	48.7	55.2	43	9	52	27	2	13
1/14/21	POR	-3	+130	228.5	87	26	10	35	16	87	32	43	13	30.2	36.8	29	14	43	16	5	11
1/12/21	GSW	-3.5	+140	227	95	28	29	18	20	88	34	38	13	34.2	38.6	36	10	46	25	8	9
1/11/21	SAC	+4.5	-175	229	127	30	35	32	30	84	47	32	15	46.9	56	37	7	44	29	3	14
1/9/21	PHX	-1.5	+130	216	125	30	26	34	35	94	46	41	16	39	48.9	36	4	40	33	4	2
1/6/21	HOU	-2.5	+120	225	107	30	26	31	20	81	39	30	8	26.7	48.1	34	5	39	19	9	10
1/4/21	NOP	-1.5	+104	216	116	24	27	26	29	101	44	27	9	33.3	43.6	41	16	57	26	8	10
1/2/21	NYK	-9	+340	215.5	106	26	24	32	24	83	42	27	12	44.4	50.6	41	10	51	23	4	6
12/31/20	CLE	-8	+295	220.5	99	21	30	17	31	82	37	23	12	52.2	45.1	32	12	44	22	1	13
12/29/20	BOS	-1.5	-110	219	116	31	27	25	33	80	40	22	9	40.9	50	31	12	43	21	5	9
12/27/20	BOS	+1.5	-120	222	107	23	32	28	24	79	40	23	9	39.1	50.6	34	6	40	21	7	11
12/26/20	CHI	+5.5	-220	223.5	106	28	28	15	35	91	34	39	16	41	37.4	28	13	41	23	4	15
12/23/20	NYK	-7.5	+260	215	107	33	33	16	25	85	39	28	12	42.9	45.9	35	5	40	25	9	6

Pacers Team Leaders

Points Per Game

M. Brogdon: 21.2

D. Sabonis: 20.1

T. Warren: 15.5

D. McDermott: 13.3

M. Turner: 12.6

Assists Per Game

T. McConnell: 6.6

D. Sabonis: 6.2

M. Brogdon: 5.9

V. Oladipo: 3.5

A. Holiday: 1.8

Rebounds Per Game

D. Sabonis: 11.9

M. Turner: 6.5

O. Brissett: 5.6

M. Brogdon: 5.2

J. Lamb: 3.6

Steals Per Game

T. McConnell: 1.8

V. Oladipo: 1.8

D. Sabonis: 1.2

J. Holiday: 1.1

M. Brogdon: 0.9

Blocks per Game

M. Turner: 3.4

G. Bitadze: 1.3

O. Brissett: 1.2

J. Lamb: 0.6

D. Sabonis: 0.5

Pacers Player Stats

NAME	RTG	MINS	PTS	AST	REB	STL	Blk	TO	FG%	FGM	3PTM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
Domantas Sabonis	84	2002	1128	350	666	66	29	193	53	428	45	146	30.8 0	227	310	73.2
Justin Holiday	72	1970	670	107	230	73	34	50	40.5	229	154	411	37.5 0	58	74	78.4
Malcolm Brogdon	80	1930	1186	329	294	49	15	115	45.3	444	145	374	38.8 0	153	177	86.4
T.J. McConnell	75	1579	506	407	222	112	20	119	55.2	233	14	41	34.1 0	26	40	65
Myles Turner	80	1455	592	48	306	40	159	67	47.7	206	69	206	33.5 0	111	142	78.2
Doug McDermott	79	1433	786	76	207	18	5	48	53.2	308	96	249	38.6 0	74	90	82.2
Aaron Holiday	76	1105	453	112	82	42	13	64	39	162	66	175	37.7 0	63	77	81.8
Edmond Sumner	70	818	384	47	90	31	10	46	52.8	142	35	87	40.2 0	65	80	81.3
Jeremy Lamb	76	765	363	53	131	34	23	22	43.5	120	52	128	40.6 0	71	75	94.7
Goga Bitadze	70	440	194	28	125	8	48	16	45.9	72	16	58	27.6 0	34	45	75.6
Oshae Brissett	67	326	142	10	78	10	17	7	47.9	45	22	50	44 0	30	40	75
JaKarr Sampson	71	261	98	3	66	2	13	14	47.1	40	3	12	25 0	15	25	60
Kelan Martin	69	182	77	12	45	6	5	10	41.1	30	10	31	32.3 0	7	8	87.5
T.J. Warren	88	117	62	5	14	2	0	4	52.9	27	0	7	0 0	8	10	80
Victor Oladipo	83	111	48	14	14	7	2	14	37.2	16	4	17	23.5 0	12	18	66.7
Cassius Stanley	66	78	33	1	19	1	2	1	32.4	12	2	10	20 0	7	9	77.8
Brian Bowen	65	15	3	0	3	0	0	0	25	1	0	1	0 0	1	1	100
Jalen Lecque	65	12	5	2	5	0	0	0	11.1	1	0	1	0 0	3	3	100

Contents

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Pacers Team Leaders
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However, in 1993-94, Indiana would make their first appearance in a conference final in almost 20 years. Indiana would make it back to the Eastern Conference Finals the following season, but again fall one game short of the NBA Finals. After missing the playoffs the next season, Indiana would make it to the conference finals three consecutive years. They lost the first shots at the finals but finally made it to an NBA Final during the 1999-2000 season. Indiana has consistently been a playoff-caliber team but has appeared in only two more Eastern Conference Finals, losing both of those. The Pacers have never won an NBA Title, a sore spot in a state that adores their basketball. The Pacers have been a competitive team each of the last five seasons, both statistically and in the standings. They are on another consecutive playoff appearance streak during this period. However, Indiana is adding another series of bitter playoff disappointments.

The Pacers have excellent odds for stretching that playoff streak to six seasons. They made minimal roster adjustments ahead of the 2020-21 season, but have improved their scoring tremendously. Indiana has pushed the ball up the court at a faster pace than in previous seasons, turning a bottom-10 scoring team into a top-10 threat to produce points. The Pacers have brought back their original 2016 first-round draft pick Caris LeVert. LeVert recently had surgery to remove a mass from his left kidney. The prognosis is for a full recovery. He will be counted on to further improve the Pacers scoring potential. Indiana doesn't boast a roster full of headline stars, other than Domantas Sabonis, but they have depth at all positions. The Pacers will have a difficult time pushing the Milwaukee Bucks for the Central Division top spot, but they have the talent to be a problem in the playoffs. It will prove very important if Indiana can earn the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. That would allow the Pacers to host a first-round series.