2015–16 Indiana Pacers season
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 | ||
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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, earning them the seventh seed in the East. They were matched up against the second seeded Toronto Raptors in the first round, but were eliminated in a decisive seven-game series at the end.
2015 NBA draft
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 |
Roster
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Standing
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 |
Game log
Preseason
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Pre-season: 5–2 (home: 3–1; road: 2–1)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Regular season game log
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 |
Playoffs
Game log
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 |
Player statistics
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 |
Regular season
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 |
Playoffs
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 |
Player Statistics Citation:[1]
Transactions
Trades
July 9, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers[2] 2019 Second Round Draft Pick | To Los Angeles Lakers Roy Hibbert |
July 12, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers[3] Chase Budinger | To Minnesota Timberwolves Damjan Rudež |
July 23, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers[4] Rakeem Christmas | To Cleveland Cavaliers 2019 Second Round Draft Pick |
Free agents
Re-signed
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Rodney Stuckey[5] | Signed 3-year contract worth $21 million | Indiana Pacers |
Shayne Whittington[6] | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.8 million | Indiana Pacers |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Monta Ellis[7] | Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million | Dallas Mavericks |
Jordan Hill[8] | Signed 1-year contract worth $4 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
Glenn Robinson III[6] | Signed 3-year contract worth $3.2 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
Ty Lawson | Houston Rockets |
Subtractions
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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David West[9] | Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million | San Antonio Spurs |
Luis Scola[10] | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.9 million | Toronto Raptors |
C.J. Watson[11] | Signed 3-year contract worth $15 million | Orlando Magic |
Chris Copeland[12] | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.1 million | Milwaukee Bucks |
References
- ^ "2015-16 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Pacers Trade Hibbert to Lakers; Acquire Future Draft Pick". nba.com/pacers. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Budinger From Minnesota in Exchange For Rudez". nba.com/pacers. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Pacers Acquire Rakeem Christmas From Cleveland in Exchange for Draft Pick". nba.com/pacers. July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ "Pacers Re-Sign Veteran Free Agent Rodney Stuckey". nba.com/pacers. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "Pacers Re-Sign Whittington and Sign Christmas and Robinson". nba.com/pacers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Veteran Free Agent Monta Ellis". nba.com/pacers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Pacers Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill". nba.com/pacers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Spurs Sign David West". nba.com/spurs. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Raptors Sign Luis Scola". nba.com/raptors. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Magic Sign C.J. Watson". nba.com/magic. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ "BUCKS SIGN CHRIS COPELAND". nba.com/bucks. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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- Founded in 1967
- Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Owner(s)
- Herb Simon
- President
- Kevin Pritchard
- General manager
- Chad Buchanan
- Head coach
- Rick Carlisle