List of Indiana Pacers seasons
Season League Conference Finish Division Finish W L Win% GB Playoffs
1967-68 ABA - - Eastern 3rd 38 40 .487 16 Lost Division Semifinals ( Pipers ) 3-0
1968-69 ABA - - Eastern 1st 44 34 .564 - Won Division Semifinals ( Colonels ) 4-3 Won Division Finals ( Floridians ) 4-1 Lost ABA Finals ( Oaks ) 4-1
1969-70 ABA - - Eastern 1st 59 25 .702 - Won Division Semifinals ( Cougars ) 4-0 Won Division Finals ( Colonels ) 4-1 Won ABA Finals ( Stars ) 4-2
1970-71 ABA - - Western 1st 58 26 .690 - Won Division Semifinals ( Pros ) 4-0 Lost Division Finals ( Stars ) 4-3
1971-72 ABA - - Western 2nd 47 37 .560 13 Won Division Semifinals ( Rockets ) 4-3 Won Division Finals ( Stars ) 4-3 Won ABA Finals ( Nets ) 4-2
1972-73 ABA - - Western 2nd 51 33 .607 4 Won Division Semifinals ( Rockets ) 4-1 Won Division Finals ( Stars ) 4-2 Won ABA Finals ( Colonels ) 4-3
1973-74 ABA - - Western 2nd 46 38 .548 5 Won Division Semifinals ( Spurs ) 4-3 Lost Division Finals ( Stars ) 4-3
1974-75 ABA - - Western 3rd 45 39 .536 20 Won Division Semifinals ( Spurs ) 4-2 Won Division Finals ( Nuggets ) 4-3 Lost ABA Finals ( Colonels ) 4-1
1975-76 ABA - - - 5th 39 45 .464 21 Lost First Round ( Colonels ) 2-1
1976-77 NBA Western 9th Midwest 5th 36 46 .439 14 -
1977-78 NBA Western 10th Midwest 5th 31 51 .378 17 -
1978-79 NBA Western 8th Midwest 3rd 38 44 .463 10 -
1979-80 NBA Eastern 8th Central 4th 37 45 .451 13 -
1980-81 NBA Eastern 6th Central 3rd 44 38 .537 16 Lost First Round ( 76ers ) 2-0
1981-82 NBA Eastern 8th Central 4th 35 47 .427 20 -
1982-83 NBA Eastern 11th Central 6th 20 62 .244 31 -
1983-84 NBA Eastern 11th Central 6th 26 56 .317 24 -
1984-85 NBA Eastern 11th Central 6th 22 60 .268 37 -
1985-86 NBA Eastern 10th Central 6th 26 56 .317 31 -
1986-87 NBA Eastern 7th Central 4th 41 41 .500 16 Lost First Round ( Hawks ) 3-1
Seasons
League champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers were founded in 1967, originally as members of the American Basketball Association, where they were crowned league champions three times and made the playoffs in all of the nine seasons they participated in the league. The Pacers were led during the ABA days by two-time MVP Mel Daniels and by head coach Bobby Leonard. The 1976-77 season marked the first season of NBA play for the Pacers and the team struggled early, compared to their ABA success. The Pacers only made it to the NBA playoffs three times in their first 13 seasons. The Pacers would not win their first playoff series until the 1993-94 season, which came against the Orlando Magic. It was during this time that the Pacers were led by 1987 draft pick, Reggie Miller, who entered the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Miller would play for the Pacers until the 2005 season and with his help, the Pacers would go on to win one Eastern Conference championship, four Central Division championships, and make 15 playoff appearances. Over the Pacers 49 seasons of play they have made the playoffs 32 times (23 in the NBA and 9 in the ABA). The Pacers have appeared in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals eight times (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013, 2014) and advanced to the NBA Finals in 2000, where they eventually lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-2. The Pacers are one of 11 franchises to have never won an NBA championship and the only Central Division team without at least one title.