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FM and 0 AM) *OVERTIME PERIOD Recent Transactions 1/ Signed Ben Moore to a two-way contract Recalled Ike Anigbogu from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League 1/ Waived Damien Wilkins 1/ Assigned Ike Anigbogu to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League / Two-way player Edmond Sumner joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Signed Alex Poythress to an NBA contract / Recalled Ike Anigbogu and TJ Leaf from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League Two-way player Edmond Sumner rejoined the Indiana Pacers /1 Assigned Ike Anigbogu and TJ Leaf to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League Two-way player Edmond Sumner joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants Two-way player Alex Poythress rejoined the Indiana Pacers / Recalled Ike Anigbogu from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League / Assigned Ike Anigbogu to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League Two-way player Alex Poythress joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Recalled Ike Anigbogu from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League / Assigned Ike Anigbogu to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League / Waived Jarrod Uthoff / Waived DeQuan Jones, Trey McKinney-Jones and Ben Moore / Signed Jarrod Uthoff P R O B A B L E S T A R T E R S position no. player ht wt notes Forward Forward Center Guard Guard Bojan Bogdanovic Thaddeus Young Domantas Sabonis Victor Oladipo Darren Collison INDIANA PACERS (-) at SAN ANTONIO SPURS (-1) Sunday, January, :00 p.m. (ET) AT&T Center San Antonio, TX Game # Road Game # - - 1 - - -0 1- Regular Season Record: Home: Road: Overall (Current Streak): - (Lost ) - (Won 1) - (Lost ) Atlantic - - 1- Central - -1 - Southeast - 1-1 -1 Eastern 1- (Won 1) - (Won 1) - (Lost ) Northwest - 1- - Pacific -1 1-0 1-1 Southwest - 1-1-1 Western - (Lost ) - (Lost ) - (Lost ) Overtime -0 (Won ) -0 (Won ) 0-0 1-:. ppg,. rpg, 1. apg,. FG%,. FG%,. FT% Last Game: points (- FG, 1- FG), six rebounds, one assist, two steals Has scored in double figures times this season (second-most on the team), including a season high with points in back-to-back wins at Miami and Orlando, Nov. -...Currently shooting. percent from threepoint range, and needs threes to set a new career high for threes made in a season ( in -1). 1-:. ppg,.0 rpg,.0 apg, 1. spg,. FG%,. FG%,. FT% Last Game: points (- FG, 0- FG), four rebounds, one steal Has scored in double figures in games this season with three games of or more...posted his highestscoring game as a Pacer with points, including in the fourth quarter, in Indiana s win at Cleveland, /1... Currently ranks nd in the NBA while averaging 1.1 steals per game. 1-:. ppg,. rpg,.1 apg,. FG%,. FG%,. FT% Last Game: points (- FG, 0-1 FG, - FT), rebounds, one assist, two blocks Scored a career-high points in Indiana s loss at Milwaukee, 1/, and followed that with points in the win over Chicago, 1/, to post + points in consecutive games for the first time in his career...has recorded at least rebounds in games this season with a team-high double-doubles. 1-:. ppg,. rpg,.0 apg, 1. spg,. FG%,.0 FG%,. FT% Last Game: points (- FG, 1- FG, - FT), five rebounds, four assists, one steal Has earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors twice this season...scored a career-high points, tied for the fifth-most in Pacers NBA history, in Indiana s come-from-behind overtime win over Denver, /... Has scored or more points in of 1 appearances, including seven games with +, the most in his NBA career...currently ranks th in the NBA in scoring, th in three-point percentage and seventh in steals while averaging career highs in each category. 1-:. ppg,. rpg,. apg, 1. spg,. FG%,. FG%,. FT% Last Game: Five points (1- FG, 0- FG, - FT), two rebounds, four assists, three steals, one block Has led the Pacers in assists in games this season and ranks th in the NBA with. assists per game... Ranks fourth in the league with a.0 assists-per-turnover ratio...also ranks seventh in the NBA this season in three-point percentage, th in free throw percentage and th in field goal percentage while posting career highs in all three...he recorded points and 1 assists, most in his Pacers career, at Minnesota, /. Injury Report Glenn Robinson III...Left ankle surgery rehabilitation... Out Myles Turner...Right elbow injury... Out Pronunciation Guide Ike Anigbogu...EE-kay ah-nee-boh-goo Bojan Bogdanovic... BOY-on bog-don-oh-vich Victor Oladipo... oh-lah-dee-poh Domantas Sabonis...doh-MON-tas suh-boh-nis
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES The Lede: After winning five of its last previous six games, including the first two games of the current road trip, Indiana has lost its last two games. The Pacers will wrap up their longest road trip of the season (five games) Sunday at San Antonio. The Pacers have shot under 0 percent from the field only four times this season, including both of the last two games. Over the last two games, the Pacers have posted just points in both outings while shooting a combined. percent form the field, 1. percent from three-point range and being outscored by. points per game. Entering Thursday s game, Indiana shot 0 percent or better from the field in four of the previous six games, while holding its opponents to under 0 points in five of the six contests. Indiana still ranks fourth the NBA in team field goal percentage (.), and th with an average of. points per game. With Indiana s 1- road win at Phoenix Sunday, the Pacers are now -0 this season when they score 1 or more points. The Pacers matched their largest comeback victory of the season after they trailed by as many as points before rallying to earn a - home victory over Cleveland last Friday night. Indiana has now come back to win six games this season after trailing by or more points, including four wins after trailing by or more. Indiana is - this season when making or more three-pointers in a game, and ranks fourth in NBA in three-point percentage at. on the season. Indiana is shooting. percent from three-point range in its wins, and. percent over its losses this season. Darren Collison has led the Pacers in scoring in three of the past five games. He finished with points and tied his career high with five three-pointers Thursday in Portland. Collison is now seventh in the NBA while shooting a team-high and career-best. percent from three-point range. Over his appearances since Dec. 1, Collison is shooting 0. percent from three-point range. Collison also ranks th in total field goal percentage (.) and th in free throw percentage (.) while posting career highs across all three shooting categories. Collison is now th in the NBA in assists (.), and fourth in assists-per-turnover ratio (.0). He is averaging a career high in assists and a career-low 1. turnovers per game over.0 minutes per game this season. Domantas Sabonis led Indiana with a career-high points off the bench in last Wednesday s loss at Milwaukee. He followed that with points on -for- shooting Saturday against Chicago, the first time in his NBA career he finished with + points in consecutive games. Sabonis has pulled down eight or more rebounds in of the past games, including or more boards in four of the past five games and five of the past seven. The Pacers are - this season when Sabonis records a double-double. Sabonis is averaging. points and. rebounds per game over his starts this season. Victor Oladipo returned to the court against Chicago, 1/, to post points, six rebounds, a season-high nine assists and five steals. That outing marked his second game this season with + points, + rebounds, + assists and + steals ( points, nine rebounds, five assists and seven steals at Orlando Nov. ). Oladipo missed the previous four games with a sore right knee. The Pacers are 0- this season without Oladipo in the lineup. Oladipo is averaging. points per game this season, which would place him third in Pacers NBA franchise history in scoring average for one season. He is looking to become the first Pacers player since Danny Granger (.) in 0-0 to average or more points in a season. Thaddeus Young has scored in double figures in seven straight games after a stretch of only one double-figure scoring outing over the previous eight games. Young posted his third double-double of the season with points and a season-high rebounds (tied for the most in his Pacers career) Thursday at Portland. Cory Joseph has shot 0 percent or better from the field in three of the four games of the Pacers current road trip. he is averaging. points and.0 assists on. percent shooting over that span. Joseph has scored in double figures in seven of the past games overall. Al Jefferson has played in each of the past six games after not appearing in of the team s previous outings. He is averaging. points and. rebounds over 1.0 minutes per game while shooting 1. percent from the field over that span. Jefferson pulled down a season-high rebounds in 1 minutes off the bench at Utah Monday, matching his highest rebounding total of his two-year Pacers career. Recent Games: Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana January, STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA For the second straight night, the Pacers simply could not get shots to fall as they shot percent from the field, including -for- ( percent) from three-point range in an - road loss to the Lakers. After trailing - at halftime and trailing by as many as points in the third quarter, the Pacers cut the Lakers lead to two points, -0, with under six minutes to play in the fourth quarter; but the Lakers heated up late to go on a - run to extend their lead to with under two minutes to play. Victor Oladipo led the Pacers with points. Domantas Sabonis finished with points and rebounds. Jordan Clarkson led all scorers with points off the bench for the Lakers. FG% FG% FT% OR DR REB A PF ST TO BLK 1Q Q Q Q OT OT FINAL PACERS..00. -- -- Lakers.0.. 1 1 -- -- Portland 0, Indiana January, Moda Center, Portland, OR After winning five of their previous six games, the Pacers struggled in the fourth quarter as they fell -0 at Portland. Indiana entered the game shooting better than percent over its previous six games, but the Pacers offense did not carry into the Pacific Northwest. Still, the Pacers managed to lead for much of the first three quarters. But as Indiana led -1, Shabazz Napier stole an outlet pass and sank a three from the left corner to beat the third-quarter buzzer, Portland scored the first points of the fourth quarter in a - run that flipped a three-point deficit into a -point lead. Indiana missed its first nine shots from the field in the fourth quarter and the Blazers earned a - scoring advantage in thew fourth quarter over Indiana, which dropped its first contest at the midpoint of its five-game Western Conference road swing. Darren Collison led Indiana with points on -for- shooting and -of- from long distance. Victor Oladipo added points, but shot just -for- from the field. Thaddeus Young tallied points and a season-high rebounds. FG% FG% FT% OR DR REB A PF ST TO BLK 1Q Q Q Q OT OT FINAL PACERS... 1 1 -- -- Trail Blazers.. 1.000 1 -- -- 0 Indiana, Utah January, Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UT The Pacers earned their second win in as many nights to tip off their five-game road trip as Indiana shot percent from the field and cruised to a - win at Utah. Indiana jumped out to an early advantage and boosted its lead to as Cory Joseph sank a three near midcourt to beat the first-quarter buzzer and boost Indiana lead to -. The Jazz scored unanswered points in the second quarter to cut Indiana s lead to one point midway through the period, but the Pacers answered with a - run to push their lead back to. Utah did not close the gap to under points in the second half as the Pacers shot percent from the field after halftime. Victor Oladipo led Indiana with points on -for-1 shooting to go with six rebounds and six assists. Thaddeus Young finished with 1 points. Joseph finished with off the bench and Domantas Sabonis continued his role in the starting lineup without the injured Myles Turner, adding points and eight boards. Rookie guard Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with points. Derrick Favors finished with 1 points and a team-high seven rebounds. FG% FG% FT% OR DR REB A PF ST TO BLK 1Q Q Q Q OT OT FINAL PACERS... -- -- Jazz... -- --
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Tonight s Opponent: San Antonio Spurs 1- Record Home Road Current Streak Standings -1 - - Lost 1 nd in Southwest, rd in West Series History Overall... - at Indiana...- at San Antonio...- Current Streaks Overall... Won 1 at Indiana... Won 1 at San Antonio...Lost 1- Series Schedule /... at Indiana... W, - 1/... at San Antonio... :00 p.m. 1-1 Series Results /... at Indiana...L, -1 /... at San Antonio...L, -0 1- TEAM STATS COMPARISON PACERS RANK CATEGORY RANK SPURS. th POINTS th 0.. th OPPONENTS POINTS 1st.. th FIELD GOAL PCT. 1th.. th -PT PCT. th.. th FREE THROW PCT. th.. th OPPONENT FG PCT. th.. th OPPONENT -PT PCT. th..1 th REBOUNDS th.. th OPPONENTS REBOUNDS th.. th ASSISTS th.0. 1th STEALS th.. th TURNOVERS th.. th OPPONENTS TURNOVERS st.1 Series Notes If the Pacers defeat the Spurs Sunday, it would mark Indiana s first season sweep over San Antonio since the - season. Indiana has lost of its last regular season road games at San Antonio dating back to the 0-0 season. Since the - season, Gregg Popovich s first as head coach of the Spurs, the Pacers are - against San Antonio. 1- SEASON SERIES (1-0) INDIANA vs. SAN ANTONIO FIELD GOALS -POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS PLAYER G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG AST PF-DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI Oladipo, V 1-1 -.00 -. -. 0.0-0 0 0.0 Sabonis, D 1-1 - 1.000 1-1 1.000 -.0.0-0 1 1 1.0 Bogdanovic, B 1-1 -.00 -.00 -.00 1.0-0 1 0.0 Young, T 1-1 -.1 -.00 0-0.000 1.0-0 1 0 0.0 Collison, D 1-1 -.00 0-.000 0-0.000 0.0-0 0.0 Jefferson, A 1-0 -. 0-0.000 0-0.000.0 1-0 1.0 Joseph, C 1-0 1-.0 0-.000-1.000 0.0 1-0 1 0.0 Stephenson, L 1-0 1 1-.0 1-.00 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0-0 1 1 0.0 Young, J 1-0 1-. 1-.00 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 0.0 Leaf, T 1-0 0-1.000 0-0.000 1-.00 0.0 0-0 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 INDIANA 1-0 -. -. -.0.0-0.0 FIELD GOALS -POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS PLAYER G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG AST PF-DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI Aldridge, L 1-1 -. 1-.00 -..0 0-0 0 1 1.0 Gasol, P 1-1 -.00 1-.00 -. 0.0-0 0 0 1 1.0 1 Green, D 1-1 -.00 -.00 0-0.000 1.0 1 1-0 1.0 Mills, P 1-0 -. -. 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 1 1 0.0 Gay, R 1-0 -. 1-.00 -.0 1.0 1-0 0.0 Anderson, K 1-1 -.1 0-1.000 0-0.000.0 0-0 1 1.0 Paul, B 1-0 -.00 -.00 0-0.000 0.0 0-0 0.0 Murray, D 1-1 -.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 1.0 1 0-0 0 1 0.0 Ginobili, M 1-0 0-.000 0-.000 -.0 0.0 1-0 0 0.0 Forbes, B 1-0 0-1.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Bertans, D 1-0 0-1.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 SAN ANTONIO 1-0 -0.00 -. -. 1 1.0-0 1.0. nd BLOCKS rd. Next Opponent: Phoenix Suns 1- Record Home Road Current Streak Standings 1- -1 - Won 1 rd in Pacific, th in West Series History Overall...- at Indiana...- at Phoenix...-1 Current Streaks Overall... Won at Indiana...Lost 1 at Phoenix...Won 1- Series Schedule 1/... at Phoenix... W, 1-1/... at Indiana... :00 p.m. 1-1 Series Results /... at Indiana... L, - /... at Phoenix... W, - 1- TEAM STATS COMPARISON PACERS RANK CATEGORY RANK SUNS. th POINTS th.. th OPPONENTS POINTS th 1.. th FIELD GOAL PCT. th.. th -PT PCT. th.. th FREE THROW PCT. th.0. th OPPONENT FG PCT. st.. th OPPONENT -PT PCT. th..1 th REBOUNDS th.. th OPPONENTS REBOUNDS th.1. th ASSISTS th.0. 1th STEALS th.. th TURNOVERS th.. th OPPONENTS TURNOVERS th.. nd BLOCKS th. Series Notes The Pacers have won four of the last five matchups over Phoenix after losing four straight in the series. Indiana has won its last three road games over the Suns after losing eight of the previous road contests at Phoenix. 1- SEASON SERIES (1-0) INDIANA vs. PHOENIX FIELD GOALS -POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS PLAYER G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG AST PF-DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI Collison, D 1-1 -.1 1-.0-1.000 1.0 0-0 1 1 0.0 Oladipo, V 1-1 -. -.00 -.0 0.0 1-0 0 1 1.0 1 Joseph, C 1-0 -. -. 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 1-0 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 Bogdanovic, B 1-1 -.00 -.00-1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 1-0 0 1 0.0 Young, T 1-1 -.1 -. 0-0.000 1.0-0 0 0 0.0 Jefferson, A 1-0 -. 0-0.000 0-0.000 1.0 1 1-0 0 0.0 Young, J 1-0 -.1 0-1.000-1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1-0 0 0 0.0 Leaf, T 1-0 -. 1-1 1.000 0-0.000 0.0 1-0 0 1 0.0 Stephenson, L 1-0 -.00 1-.00-1.000 0.0-0 1 0 0.0 Sabonis, D 1-1 -.00 0-0.000 0-0.000.0 1-0 0 1 0.0 Anigbogu, I 1-0 1-1 1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0-0 0 0 1.0 Poythress, A 1-0 0-1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 INDIANA 1-0 -. -. -..0-0 1 1 1.0 1 FIELD GOALS -POINT FG FREE THROWS REBOUNDS PLAYER G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG AST PF-DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG HI Jackson, J 1-1 -1. -. - 1.000.0 1-0 0 0.0 Booker, D 1-1 -1. 1-.1-1.000 0.0-0 0 0.0 Canaan, I 1-0 -.00 -.00 -. 0.0 1-0 0 0.0 Daniels, T 1-0 -. -.00 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 1 0.0 Len, A 1-0 -. 0-0.000 0-.000.0 0-0 0 1 1.0 Ulis, T 1-1 -. 0-.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0 Chandler, T 1-1 -.00 0-0.000 -.0.0 0 1-0 0 0 0.0 Peters, A 1-0 1 1-.0 1-.0 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0-0 0 0 0.0 House, D 1-0 0-.000 0-.000 1-.00 0 1 1 1.0 0 1-0 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 Bender, D 1-1 0-.000 0-.000 0-0.000 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Reed, D 1-0 0-.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Monroe, G 1-0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Dudley, J 1-0 0-1.000 0-1.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 /0.0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 PHOENIX 1-0 -. -. -.0.0 1-0 1.0
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES SETTING THE PACE The Pacers currently rank th in the league this season in scoring with an average of. points per contest, which is 1. points more per game than their scoring average a season ago (.1). Indiana has scored 1 or more points nine times this season, and is -0 in those contests. Last season, Indiana averaged more than points per game for the first full season since they scored.1 points per game during the 0-0 season. The Pacers NBA franchise record for scoring average in a season was set in 1- as Indiana averaged 1. points per game. Including a season high of 0 points in the season opener against Brooklyn, /, the Pacers have scored at least 0 points twice this season in regulation games for the first time since the - season (the Pacers scored 0 points twice in overtime games last season). The last time the Pacers recorded three games with 0 or more points in one season was the - season in which Indiana recorded four games with 0+. Indiana tipped off the 1- regular season with a 0-1 home win over the Brooklyn Nets, /, its highest scoring total in a season opener in franchise history. The Pacers scored 0 or more points for the first time since Nov.,, when Indiana earned a -1 win over the Denver Nuggets. Darren Collison started that game as well for the Pacers and finished with points and six assists. Indiana also reached the 0+ point mark for only the th time in the team s NBA franchise history. The Pacers have now scored 0 or more points only five times since the beginning of the 1- season. PERCENTAGE POINTS Indiana ranks fourth in the NBA in team field goal percentage while shooting. percent on the season. The Pacers are -0 this season when shooting 0 percent or better from the field. The Pacers set a new franchise record for field goal percentage in a game as they shot. percent (-) from the floor in their 0- road win at Minnesota on Oct.. The previous record was set on Jan.,, when the Pacers shot. percent in a road win over the Dallas Mavericks. The. percent mark is also the highest by any team in the NBA this season. Indiana finished the second half of the win over Minnesota shooting. percent (-) from the field as the Pacers outscored the Timberwolves - after halftime. The Pacers shot 0.0 percent from the field (1-) to post their largest win of the season in their 1- road win at Miami on Nov.. This is the first season in which the Pacers have shot 0 percent or better from the field in two games since Indiana did it twice during the - season. DIALING DISTANCE The Pacers rank fourth in the NBA this season in three-point field goal percentage as they are shooting. percent from long distance. The Pacers are - this season when they make or more three-pointers in a game, including a - record at home. The franchise record for the best three-point percentage in a season is. percent set during the -00 season. Darren Collison leads the Pacers and is shooting a career-best.0 percent from three-point range. PROTECT THE ROCK Indiana is currently ranked 1th in the NBA in assists, averaging. per game. The Pacers are - this season when they record at least assists in a game, including a -0 mark when they record or more. Indiana also ranks fourth in the league in turnovers while averaging. mistakes per game. That average extended over the entire season would be a new franchise record for fewest turnovers in a season (. in 1-1). Darren Collison leads the Pacers and ranks th in the NBA with a career-high. assists per game. He is also second in the NBA in assists-per-turnover ratio (.0). Collison has committed only turnovers over.1 minutes per game. The Pacers are sixth in the NBA in team assists-per-turnover ratio (1.) this season. BALANCING ACT Led by Victor Oladipo with. points per game, the Pacers currently have six players who are averaging. or more points per game this season. Six or more Pacers have finished in double figures in games this season, which is currently third in the NBA this season. The Pacers have placed at least seven players in double figures five times this season, including eight players in Indiana s 0-1 Opening Night home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Oct.. Five Indiana players scored points or more in the home win over Orlando Nov., the first time five players have scored at least that many since the 0-0 season. ROAD TESTED The Pacers faced a road-heavy schedule to begin the season, playing of their first games of the season away from Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana responded by posting a - record in those games. By comparison, the Pacers did not earn their sixth road victory last season until Jan., 1. Despite finishing -0 on the year, Indiana posted a - road record last season, which was tied for the fourthworst road record in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers have not posted a winning season on the road since the - season (-) and have only finished above.00 on the road five times in NBA franchise history. ON THE BREAK The Pacers are averaging. fastbreak points per game this season, which is currently third in the NBA. Indiana finished with a season-high fastbreak points and outscored the Knicks by in transition in their win over New York Dec.. Indiana is also seventh in the league while averaging 1. points per game off turnovers. The Pacers forced turnovers and scored a season-best points off mistakes in the win over Denver, /. GET OFF MY LINE The Pacers are committing the seventh-fewest personal fouls per game (.) and their opponents are shooting an average of.1 free throw attempts per game, fourth in the NBA this season. COMEBACK KIDS The Pacers have come back to win after trailing by at least points six times this season, including four wins after trailing by or more. Against the Detroit Pistons on Nov., the Pacers trailed by points, -, with : remaining in the third quarter. The Pacers outscored the Pistons 1- over the final 1: of game action to earn a -0 victory. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the comeback marked Indiana s largest come-from-behind victory in the second half since the Pacers trailed by points, -, at halftime before earning a - victory at Sacramento on Nov.,. Indiana matched that comeback effort against Cleveland on Jan., as the Pacers trailed - at the end of the first quarter before rallying to earn a - home win over the Cavaliers. The Pacers erased a 1-point deficit in the fourth quarter to earn a - home win over Chicago on Dec.. Indiana trailed the entire game before ending the game on a - run to comeplete the comeback. Two games later, the Pacers overcame a -point deficit in the first half to earn a 1- overtime win over Denver, /. Indiana trailed by as many as points in the second quarter and faced a 1-point halftime deficit before earning a -1 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets Dec.. VICTOR-IOUS Pacers guard Victor Oladipo leads Indiana in scoring and ranks th in the NBA with an average of. points per game. That average would currently place him third in Pacers NBA franchise history in scoring average over a season. He is looking to become the first Pacers player since Danny Granger (.) in 0-0 to average or more points per game. Oladipo has scored or more points in of 1 appearances this season, including seven games with or more. He has posted more games with or more points than any season in his five-year NBA career. He has missed five games due to injury, and the Pacers are 0- in his absence. Oladipo set a new career high with points, tied for the fifth-most in Pacers NBA history, in Indiana s overtime win over Denver, /. He finished with points in the second half and overtime to help Indiana come back from points down in the first half. Against San Antonio on Oct., he capped a -point fourth quarter with the go-ahead three-pointer with.1 seconds remaining in Indiana s win. He later sank the go-ahead three-pointer with.1 seconds remaining to help Indiana complete its comeback win over Chicago Dec.. He scored points and grabbed a career-high rebounds in Indiana s -point comeback win against Detroit, /1. Two games later, he finished with points, nine rebounds, five assists and a career-high seven steals in the win at Orlando, /. Oladipo is currently averaging career highs in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocks, while posting career-best shooting percentages from the field and three-point line. TURNER S BLOCK PARTY Third-year center Myles Turner has recorded at least one block in all but three appearances this season and at least three blocks in games. He tied his career high with six blocks in the win over Brooklyn, /. Despite missing games this season due to injury, Turner ranks second in the NBA with an average of. rejections per game. He is also th in the NBA in field goal percentage (.0). SA-BONUS Domantas Sabonis has recorded + rebounds in games this season with double-doubles. He pulled down or more rebounds in six straight games with five double-doubles from Oct. -Nov. 1. Despite primarily coming off the bench, Sabonis leads the team and ranks th in the NBA with. rebounds per game this season. Sabonis finished with points, set a new career high with 1 rebounds and tied his previous career high with five assists in the win over the Kings, /. He had tied his previous career highs with rebounds and five assists to go with points by halftime. Sabonis shot a perfect -for- from the field in wins earlier this season against Brooklyn (/) and at Minnesota (/). He later passed those marks as he shot -for- from the field and scored a career-high points to go with with rebounds in the win over the Spurs, /. His -for- mark tied Dale Davis () and Vern Fleming (0) for the most field goal attempts without a miss in NBA franchise history. Sabonis ranks 1th in the NBA this season while shooting a team-best. percent from the field. DIMES FROM DARREN Darren Collison has already posted five double-doubles this season, more than any season since his rookie year () with New Orleans in 0-. He has led the Pacers in assists in games and is averaging a career-high. assists and a career-low 1. turnovers per game. Collison recorded points and a season-high 1 assists in Indiana s road win at Minnesota Oct.. His 1 assists was the third-highest total in his NBA career and the most in his three-year Pacers career. He led the Pacers with a season-high points and set a career best as he shot -for- from the free throw line in Indiana s road win at Memphis, /. He recorded eight assists and one turnover in minutes. His points also tied his highest scoring total in a Pacers uniform. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Collison is the first player in Pacers franchise history to score points, make or more free throws, dish at least eight assists and record no more than one turnover. Collison is also posting career highs in all three shooting categories. BOGEY FOR After shooting just percent (-) from three-point range over the first five games this season, Bojan Bogdanovic has shot. percent from long range while averaging. points over his last games. He has scored in double figures times over that span. Bogdanovic set a season-high with points in back-to-back wins at Miami and Orlando Nov. -. He is currently averaging a career-high. points per game and shooting. percent this season. LANCE, MAKE EM DANCE Lance Stephenson scored all of his points in the fourth quarter to help the Pacers complete their comeback win over the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 1. One week later, he finished with points and six rebounds in the fourth quarter of Indiana s home win over the Toronto Raptors on Nov.. He has scored or more points in the fourth quarter four times this season. Stephenson struggled to begin the season, averaging.0 points on.0 percent shooting over the first eight games of the season. Since, he is averaging. points and. rebounds per game on.0 percent shooting from the field.
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES McMILESTONES Now in his th season as an NBA head coach, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan has amassed career coaching victories, which is now th all time in NBA history. With Indiana s home win over San Antonio on Oct., McMillan passed K.C. Jones for th place on the list. He later passed Rudy Tomjanovich for th place as the Pacers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies on Nov.. McMillan needs wins to pass Indiana native Del Harris () for th place on the list. McMillan is currently fourth among all active head coaches in career victories behind San Antonio s Gregg Popovich, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers, and Dallas Rick Carlisle. HOME COURT HEROES The Pacers have secured a winning record on their home court in each of the last seasons -- the longest active streak in the NBA. The NBA record for the most consecutive seasons with a winning record at home is held by the Phoenix Suns, who posted straight winning seasons at home from -0. The Pacers held a six-game home stand this season from Dec. -, the team s longest since they hosted six straight games (Feb. -, 0) during the 0-0 season. Indiana posted a - record over those games. Indiana finished the 1-1 regular season with a - record at home, the fourth-best home record in the Eastern Conference. In 1 home games last season, Indiana limited opponents to 1. points per game (th in the NBA) on. percent shooting from the field (th) and. percent from three-point range (th). of Indiana s home wins came by margins of or more points. Since the building s opening in, the Pacers have recorded a 00- (.) record at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. In Indiana s NBA history, the Pacers hold a 1,0- (.) record at home, the th best winning percentage at home amongst active NBA franchises. ROSTER TURNOVER Of the 1 players (including the two players under a two-way contract) on Indiana s Opening Night roster, the Pacers feature only five players who were on the 1-1 Opening Night roster, including two returning starters (Myles Turner, Thaddeus Young). -year old center Myles Turner is currently the longest-tenured player on Indiana s roster as he enters his third NBA season. Indiana also features two players who have played previous stints with the Pacers. Signed as a free agent on July, Darren Collison played two seasons with Indiana from -. Lance Stephenson enters his sixth overall season with the Pacers, most of any current player. Stephenson was drafted in the second round in and played four seasons with Indiana (-) before signing as a free agent last season on March, 1. The average age of the Pacers roster as of Opening Night was., the 1th youngest roster in the NBA. As of the start of the regular season, Indiana features the youngest player in the NBA this season, Ike Anigbogu, and the fifth-oldest player in the league, Damien Wilkins (behind Vince Carter, Manu Ginobili, Jason Terry and Dirk Nowitzki). Anigbogu, the th overall pick in the second round of the 1 NBA Draft out of UCLA, turned years old on Oct.. Wilkins, who will turn in January, is the son of former NBA guard Gerald Wilkins and the nephew of Naismith Hall of Fame forward Dominique Wilkins. He enters his th NBA season and his th overall season of professional basketball. Wilkins finished with two points, one assist and one steal on Opening Night against Brooklyn, /, while playing in his first NBA game since April 1,, when he was a member of the Philadelphia ers. Below is a list of how the Pacers roster has been constructed: Player How acquired Date acquired Myles Turner NBA Draft (th overall) June, Joe Young NBA Draft (rd overall) June, Glenn Robinson III Signed as a free agent July, Thaddeus Young Trade (from Brooklyn) July, 1 Al Jefferson Signed as a free agent July, 1 Lance Stephenson Signed as a free agent March, 1 TJ Leaf 1 NBA Draft (th overall) June, 1 Ike Anigbogu 1 NBA Draft (th overall) June, 1 Edmond Sumner * 1 NBA Draft-night trade (from New Orleans) June, 1 Victor Oladipo Trade (from Oklahoma City) July, 1 Domantas Sabonis Trade (from Oklahoma City) July, 1 Darren Collison Signed as a free agent July, 1 Bojan Bogdanovic Signed as a free agent July, 1 Cory Joseph Trade (from Toronto) July, 1 Alex Poythress Signed as a free agent August, 1 Ben Moore Signed to a two-way contract January, * Players under a two-way contract MILE MARKER The following milestones are within reach during the 1- season: Bojan Bogdanovic rebounds 1,000 NBA rebounds Victor Oladipo free throws 1,000 NBA free throws Darren Collison 1 points,000 NBA points assists,000 NBA assists Glenn Robinson III points 1,000 NBA points Domantas Sabonis points 1,000 NBA points Myles Turner 1 rebounds,000 NBA rebounds field goals 1,000 field goals made Lance Stephenson points,000 NBA points Cory Joseph points,000 NBA points Thaddeus Young points,000 NBA points 1 rebounds 1,000 NBA rebounds rebounds 1,000 rebounds as a Pacer OPENING NIGHT HISTORY Tipping off their 1st season (ABA & NBA), the Indiana Pacers opened the 1- regular season with a 0-1 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets, their highest scoring total in a season opener in franchise history. Indiana is now - on Opening Night in franchise history. The Pacers have now won two straight and six of the last seven games on Opening Night. Additionally, the Pacers have now won seven of the last eight home openers and nine of the past dating back to the 0-0 season. Indiana is -1 (.) in home openers in franchise history. Nate McMillan is now in his second season as Pacers head coach, and his th season overall. He holds an - overall record on Opening night. Including his final three seasons as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, McMillan has earned five straight Opening Night victories as head coach. BACK-TO-BACKS The Pacers will play games on consecutive nights times during the 1- regular season, with no occasions with four games in five nights. Only three NBA teams will play fewer back-to-back games during the regular season. Below is a complete list of Indiana s back-to-backs for the 1- season: Date 1st Half nd Half Oct. - vs. Portland (L, -1) at Miami (L, -1) Oct. - at Minnesota (W, 0-) at Oklahoma City (L, -1) Oct. -Nov. 1 vs. Sacramento (W, 1-) at Cleveland (W, 1-) Nov. - vs. New Orleans (L, 1-) at Detroit (L, -1) Nov. - at Miami (W, 1-) at Orlando (W, -) Nov. - vs. Toronto (W, -) vs. Boston (L, -) Dec. 1- at Brooklyn (W, -) vs. Boston (L, 1-1) Dec. - at Detroit (L, -) vs. Dallas (L, -) Record: 1st Game Jan. - at Phoenix (W, 1-) at Utah (W, -) Jan. - at Portland (L, -0) at L.A. Lakers (L, -) Jan. - at Cleveland (: p.m.) vs. Orlando (:00 p.m.) Feb. - at Charlotte (:00 p.m.) vs. Philadelphia (:00 p.m.) March - at Washington (:00 p.m.) vs. Milwaukee (:00 p.m.) April - vs. Golden State (:00 p.m.) at Toronto (: p.m.) Record: nd Game 1st Game at Home 1st Game on the Road nd Game at Home nd Game on the Road - - - - 0- -
THE FORT REPORT The Mad Ants erupted for points in the second half as they came back from points down to earn a 1-0 home win Friday night. Edmond Sumner made his professional debut after rehabilitating from surgery on his left knee, and finished with nine points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in minutes. Ben Moore posted a double-double with points and rebounds. After dropping the season opener, Fort Wayne put together the G League s longest winning streak this season with eight straight wins. Mad Ants guard Walter Lemon Jr. was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for November after averaging. points per game and leading Fort Wayne to an -1 record. Last season, the Mad Ants finished second in their division and earned their third playoff appearance in the last four seasons. Forward Alex Poythress was selected the 1 NBADL All-Star Game. He was signed a two-way contract with the Pacers on Aug., 1, and has his contract converted into a full-time NBA contract on Dec.. Fort Wayne won the NBA G League championship, and followed that with a trip to the G League Finals in. The Mad Ants are now in their third season operating as the Pacers NBA Gatorade League affiliate under Pacers Sports and Entertainment. Record Home Away Streak Division Conference Next Game MAD ANTS 1- - - Won 1 1st nd at Raptors 0, Mon., Jan. PACERS IN FT. WAYNE G GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG FG% FG% FT% Ike Anigbogu.. 1. 0. 1....000. TJ Leaf.. 0. 0. 0..... Ben Moore.. 1. 0. 0..... Alex Poythress.0.0. 0. 1.0..0.1. HICKORY NIGHTS 1- Continuing a first-of-its-kind partnership, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and the Indiana Pacers will bring one of the all-time great underdog stories, Hoosiers, to the NBA hardwood. For the third season, the Pacers will wear Hickory uniforms inspired by the movie, and Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be transformed for four games this season to reflect the elements that helped make Hoosiers one of the most popular sports movies of all time. The Pacers will wear new white Nike Hickory jerseys on the four Hickory Nights at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, as well as during road games against the Los Angeles Lakers (Jan. ), Boston Celtics (March ), Philadelphia ers (March ) and the Los Angeles Clippers (April 1). The white Hickory uniform, the Nike Classic Edition, is a modern take on the white uniforms of Hickory High as worn in the classic. The Hickory Nights, opponents and those to be honored are as follows: ST. VINCENT CENTER 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Date Opponent Honoree Nov. 1 vs. Detroit The Indiana Basketball Hallf of Fame and the City of New Castle As home to the Hall of Fame and Chrysler Fieldhouse, the world s largest high school gymnasium (,), and the annual holiday Hall of Fame Classic, New Castle occupies a special place in Hoosier basketball history. New Castle also produced NCAA All-Americans Vern Huffman, Kent Benson and Steve Alford. Jan. vs. Milwaukee John Wooden Wooden first excelled as a player at Martinsville High School and Purdue University, where he was a three-time All-American. His coaching career began in South Bend, moved to Indiana State University and then to UCLA, where the Wizard of Westwood guided the Bruins to NCAA national championships in years. Feb. vs. New York Paul D. Tony Hinkle A native of Logansport, Ind., the revered Hinkle, a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, coached basketball, football and baseball at Butler for nearly a half century while also serving as athletic director. The Hinkle coaching tree of former players and assistants remains a presence throughout Indiana and Butler s iconic fieldhouse is named in his honor. April vs. Charlotte 1- IHSAA State Champions The Pacers regular season-ending game will include the recognition of the four girls and four boys IHSAA State Champions, continuing a Hickory Nights tradition. In August 1, Pacers Sports & Entertainment and St. Vincent unveiled the new St. Vincent Center, the Pacers training facility and medical office building that will provide local residents and workers improved access to high-quality care. Groundbreaking took place in December of. The 0,000 square-foot St. Vincent Center was privately financed by PS&E and is located on Delaware Street immediately east of Bankers Life Fieldhouse and adjacent to the Virginia Avenue Parking Garage. It is connected to Bankers Life Fieldhouse via a tunnel on the event level. The St. Vincent Center houses two NBA-regulation practice courts named in honor of franchise icons Bobby Slick Leonard and Donnie Walsh, as well as the most modern training and medical facilities required by professional sports teams. Pacers basketball staff and scouting offices also moved to the Center. The St. Vincent Center is the th stand-alone training facility built by an NBA team since. Many of those facilities have partnered with local health organizations. Most practices and select shootarounds on the morning of home games will be held at the St. Vincent Center. For more information, please contact the Pacers Media Relations department. NBA ALL-STAR INDIANAPOLIS The NBA announced Dec., 1, that Indiana will host NBA All-Star. The 0th annual game will take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, home of the Pacers, on Sunday, Feb.,. This will mark the second NBA All-Star in Indianapolis. The NBA midseason classic was held at the Hoosier Dome in downtown Indianapolis. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement during a press conference at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. He was joined by Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett as well as Pacers Sports & Entertainment owner Herb Simon, President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Fuson and President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard. For more information, please visit Pacers.com/AllStar. WE GROW BASKETBALL HERE In August, the Pacers officially unveiled the first phase of a brand refresh, built around the slogan We Grow Basketball Here highlighted by the unveiling of new uniforms, a new playing court, and two new logos a state icon and seal for basketball in Indiana. To view photos of the Pacers new home court and Nike uniforms, and for the full description of the design elements implemented into each, please visit WeGrowBasketballHere.com. ASSOCIATION ICON STATEMENT CLASSIC CITY
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES 1- GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS vs. OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT FG FGA PCT P PA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF ST TO BS 1Q Q Q Q 1H H OT OT OT FINAL Oct. INDIANA...1 1 0 vs. Brooklyn..00.0 1 Oct. INDIANA vs. Portland.... 1.. 0 1 1 1 1 Oct. INDIANA at Miami..1....1 0 1 Oct. INDIANA... 1 1 0 at Minnesota... 1 1 Oct. INDIANA at Oklahoma City...... 1 1 0 1 Oct. INDIANA vs. San Antonio 0..00...0. 1 1 Oct. INDIANA vs. Sacramento.... 1..00 1 1 1 Nov. 1 INDIANA at Cleveland 0..00 1....00 1 1 1 1 1 Nov. INDIANA at Philadelphia..00..00.. 0 0 1 1 Nov. INDIANA at New York.`.00.0.1` 1.. 1 1 1 Nov. INDIANA vs. New Orleans..0..00.. 1 1 1 Nov. INDIANA at Detroit.... 1..0 0 1 Nov. INDIANA at Chicago...... 1 1 1 0 Nov. INDIANA vs. Houston 0.. 1.... 1 1 1 Nov. INDIANA at Memphis.0..00.0 1.00. 1 0 1 Nov. 1 INDIANA vs. Detroit......00 1 0 0 Nov. INDIANA 1.00.. 1 at Miami..1. 1 0 Nov. INDIANA.1.00. 0 1 1 0 at Orlando.1..0 0 1 Nov. INDIANA vs. Toronto 0 1....0.1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Nov. INDIANA vs. Boston 0....00 1.000. 1 Nov. INDIANA... 1 1 vs. Orlando 0. 1 1. 1. 0 Nov. INDIANA at Houston.. 0.0.0 1 1.000. 1 1 0 1 Dec. 1 INDIANA at Toronto.1... 1.. 1 1 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. New York 0 1..0..1 1.00. 1 0 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Chicago..0.. 1.00.00 1 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Cleveland.... 1.. 0 1 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Denver.. 1.00.0 1.. 0 1 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Oklahoma City 0..0.... 1 1 0 Dec. INDIANA vs. Detroit.0..0.0 1.0. 1 Dec. 1 INDIANA at Brooklyn 1.... 1.. 1 0 Dec. INDIANA vs. Boston.. 1....1 1 0 1 1 Dec. INDIANA at Atlanta 0 1.... 1..0 1 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Brooklyn 0.. 1....0 1 1 1 0 1 Dec. INDIANA at Detroit 1..00.. 1.. 1 1 0 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Dallas 0.1..00..00. 1 1 0 Dec. INDIANA at Chicago..0...00 1.000 0 1 Dec. INDIANA vs. Minnesota 1...00.1..0 1 1 0 Jan. INDIANA at Milwaukee 1.. 1.0. 1.. 1 0 1 1 Jan. INDIANA vs. Chicago 0.... 1..00 1 1 1 Jan. INDIANA vs. Milwaukee.....00. 0 1 1 Jan. INDIANA vs. Miami 1.. 1.0... 1 1
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES 1- GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS vs. OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT FG FGA PCT P PA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF ST TO BS 1Q Q Q Q 1H H OT OT OT FINAL Jan. INDIANA...0 1 vs. Cleveland... 1 Jan. INDIANA at Phoenix......0 1 1 1 1 1 Jan. INDIANA at Utah 1 1.... 1.. 1 Jan. INDIANA at Portland 1.... 1 1. 1.000 1 1 1 0 Jan. INDIANA at L.A. Lakers 0..0.00... 1 1 1- MISCELLANEOUS SCORING Date Opponent W/L Points in the Paint nd Chance Points Fast Break Points Bench Points Points Off Turnovers / BROOKLYN W - - - - - / PORTLAND L 0- - - - - / at Miami L - - - - -1 / at Minnesota W - - - -0 - / at Oklahoma City L - - - - - / SAN ANTONIO W -0 - - 1- - / SACRAMENTO W 0-1- - 0- - /1 at Cleveland W - - 1- - - / at Philadelphia L -0 1-1 - - 1- / at New York L - - - - -1 / NEW ORLEANS L - - - - 1- / at Detroit L - - - - - / at Chicago W - - - - - / HOUSTON L - - 1-1 0-1- / at Memphis W - - -1 - - /1 DETROIT W - - - - - / at Miami W -0 - - -1 - / at Orlando W 0- - - - - / TORONTO W - - 1- - - / BOSTON L 0- - - -1 - / ORLANDO W - - - - - / at Houston L 0- - - - - /1 at Toronto L -0 - - -0 - / NEW YORK W - - - - -1 / CHICAGO W - - - - - / CLEVELAND W -0 - - - - / DENVER W -0-1- - - / OKLAHOMA CITY L - - - - 1-1 / DETROIT L 0-0 1- - - - /1 at Brooklyn W - - - -1 - / BOSTON L 0- -1 - - - / at Atlanta W - - - - - / BROOKLYN W -0 - - -1 - / at Detroit L - - - - 1- / DALLAS L - - - - - / at Chicago L -0 - - - - / MINNESOTA L - 1-1 - - - 1/ at Milwaukee L - - - - - 1/ CHICAGO W - - 1- - - 1/ MILWAUKEE W 0- - -1 - -1 1/ MIAMI L -0 - - - - 1/ CLEVELAND W - - - - -1 1/ at Phoenix W - - 1- - - 1/ at Utah W - - - - - 1/ at Portland L -0 - - - - 1/ at L.A. Lakers L -0 - - - 1- Total - - - - - -1
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES CATEGORY INDIANA HIGHS INDIANA LOWS OPPOSING TEAM HIGHS OPPOSING TEAM LOWS PACERS INDIVIDUAL HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS POINTS (GAME) 0, vs. BKN, /, at DET, / 1, vs. BKN, /, vs. SAC, /, Oladipo, vs. DEN, / 0, K. Porzingis, at NY, / 1ST QUARTER POINTS, vs. NO, / vs. MIL, 1/, vs. CLE, 1/ 0, at DET, /, vs. SAC, /, Oladipo, at OKC, /, T. Harris, at DET, / ND QUARTER POINTS, vs. NO, /, at LAL, 1/ 1, at MIN, /, vs. CHI, 1/, D. Collison, at MEM, / Sabonis, at MIL, 1/, E. Turner, vs. POR, / FIRST HALF POINTS, vs. NO, /, vs. MIN, /, vs. DEN, /, vs. SAC, /, Oladipo, at OKC, /, T. Harris, at DET, / RD QUARTER POINTS 1, vs. BKN, /, vs. SAC, /, vs. MIN, /, at MIA, /, Oladipo, vs. CLE, /, CJ McCollum, vs. POR, / D. Cousins, vs. NO, / TH QUARTER POINTS, vs. DET, /1 vs. ORL, /, at POR, 1/, at NY, /, vs. CHI, /, Oladipo, vs. BOS, / 1, K. Porzingis, at NY, / SECOND HALF POINTS, vs. BKN, /, vs. NO, /, vs. BKN, /, vs. CLE, 1/, Oladipo, vs. BOS, /, K. Porzingis, at NY, / FIELD GOALS MADE, at MIN, / ^, at OKC, /, at TOR, /1, vs. CHI, 1/, Oladipo, vs. DEN, /, Four times Last: K. Irving, vs. BOS, / FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, vs. BKN, /, at BKN, /1, vs. BKN, / (OT), at TOR, /1, vs. MIL, 1/, Oladipo, vs. DEN, /, K. Irving, vs. BOS, / FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE. (-), at MIN, / ** ^. (-), at OKC, /. (-), at MIL, 1/. (-0), vs. CHI, 1/ 1.000 (-), Sabonis, vs. SA, / # 1.000 (-), J. Poeltl, at TOR, /1 -PT MADE 1, at CLE, /1 1, vs. MIA, 1/, Three times & Last: at CHI, /, vs. SAC, /, Four times Last: Oladipo, vs. DEN, /, J.J. Redick, at PHI, / N. Mirotic, at CHI, / -PT ATTEMPTS, vs. CLE, /, at MIL, 1/, vs. HOU, /, vs. SAC, /, Oladipo, vs. CLE, /, Four times -PT PERCENTAGE. (), vs. ORL, /.0 (1-), vs. MIA, 1/. (1-), vs. BOS, /. (-), vs. SAC, /. (-), Joseph, at MIN, /. (-), T. Harris, at DET, / FREE THROWS MADE, at OKC, / vs. BOS, /, vs. OKC, /, vs. BKN, /, at LAL, 1/, Collison, at MEM, / Oladipo, at ORL, /, J. Butler, vs. MIN, / FREE THROW ATTEMPTS, vs. BOS, /, at HOU, / vs. OKC, /, vs. BKN, /, at CHI, /, Oladipo, at ORL, /, J. Butler, vs. MIN, / FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (-), vs. BOS, /. (-), at CHI, / 1.000 (1-1), at POR, 1/. (-), at LAL, 1/ 1.000 (-), Oladipo, vs. BKN, / 1.000 (-), Hollis-Jefferson, vs. BKN, / OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS, at TOR, /1 vs. DET, /, at NY, /, vs. DEN, /, vs. BOS, / vs. DAL, /, Sabonis, at OKC, /, S. Adams, vs. OKC, / DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 0, at ORL, /, at DET, /, at POR, 1/, at MIN, /, Sabonis, vs. SAC, / 1, A. Drummond, at DET, / TOTAL REBOUNDS, vs. SAC, /, at DET, /, at POR, 1/, at MIN, / 1, Sabonis, vs. SAC, /, A. Drummond, at DET, / REBOUNDS (QUARTER) 1, Five times Last: 1st, at LAL, 1/, rd, vs. BOS, /, nd, at POR, 1/, Four times Last: th, at BKN, /1 (1st), Sabonis, vs. SAC, /, Five times Last: (nd) J. Nurkic, at POR, 1/ REBOUNDS (HALF), nd, vs. CLE, /, nd, at DET, /, nd vs. POR, /, nd at MIN, / (1st), Sabonis, vs. SAC, / (nd), A. Drummond, at DET, / REBOUNDING MARGIN + (-), at MIN, / - (-), at DET, / ASSISTS, at CLE, /1, at OKC, / vs. MIA, 1/, at PHI, /, at UTA, 1/ 1, D. Collison, at MIN, / 1, R. Westbrook, at OKC, / ASSISTS (QUARTER), rd, vs. BKN, / 0, 1st, vs. BOS, /, Four times Last: 1st, at CHI, / ASSISTS (HALF), 1st, at MEM, /, 1st, vs. BOS, /, 1st, at DET, /, nd, vs. CHI, / 1st, at UTA, 1/ STEALS 1, at ORL, / ^ 1, vs. POR, /, vs. CLE, 1/, vs. BKN, / at PHO, 1/ 1, th, at CLE, /1 nd, at UTA, 1/ (rd), Collison, at MIN, / (1st), J. Harden, vs. HOU, / (1st/nd), Collison, at MIN, / 1st, Collison, vs. NY, / (1st), J. Harden, vs. HOU, /, 1st, R. Jackson, at DET, /, Oladipo, at ORL, / ^ T. Young, vs. OKC, / ^, D. Green, vs. SA, / TURNOVERS, vs. BOS, /, at PHO, 1/, at ORL, /, vs. MIN, /, Oladipo, vs. SA, /, L. James, at CLE, /1 BLOCKS, vs. BKN, / vs. BKN, / 1, at CLE, /1, at MIA, / 0, at HOU, /, Turner, vs. BKN, /, K. Porzingis, at NY, / K. Towns, vs. MIN, / BENCH POINTS, vs. CHI, 1/, at POR, 1/, vs. NY, /, at PHI, / at HOU, /, Sabonis, at MIL, 1/, J. Clarkson, at LAL, 1/ POINTS IN THE PAINT, vs. MIA, 1/, vs. DET, /1 vs. CHI, / 0, at TOR, /1, at ORL, / SECOND CHANCE POINTS, vs. BKN, /, vs. BOS, /, vs. DEN, / 1, vs. BOS, / FAST BREAK POINTS, vs. NY, /, vs. DAL, /, vs. CLE, 1/, at BKN, /1 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS, vs. DEN, /, vs. MIN, /, vs. SA, /, vs. CLE, / LARGEST LEAD/DEFICIT +1, (-, : th Quarter) vs. CHI, 1/ -, (-, 0:0 rd Quarter) vs. MIN, / LEAD AFTER 1ST QUARTER + (-1), vs. MIL, 1/ - (-), vs. CLE, 1/ LEAD AFTER 1ST HALF + (-), vs. CHI, 1/ -1 (-), vs. CHI, / (1-), vs. BKN, / LEAD AFTER RD QUARTER + (1-), vs. CHI, 1/ - (-), vs. MIN, / FINAL MARGIN + (1-), vs. CHI, 1/ - (-), at DET, / ** Franchise Record # Ties franchise Record & Ties franchise record by an opponent ^ NBA Season High
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES 1- REGULAR SEASON BY THE NUMBERS On Monday...-1 In October... - Scoring points or less...0-0 Opponent scores points or less...0-0 On Tuesday...- In November...- Scoring 0- points...0- Opponent scores 0- points...-0 On Wednesday... - In December...- Scoring 0- points... - Opponent scores 0- points...- On Thursday...0-1 In January... - Scoring 0- points... - Opponent scores 0- points...- On Friday... - In February...0-0 Scoring 1-1 points... - Opponent scores 1-1 points... - On Saturday...- In March...0-0 Scoring 1- points...-0 Opponent scores 1- points...0- On Sunday...- In April...0-0 Scoring 0+ points... -0 Opponent scores 0+ points...1-0 BY QUARTER Leading after 1st Quarter... 1- Trailing after 1st Quarter...- Tied after 1st Quarter... 0-0 Leading at Halftime...- Trailing at Halftime...-1 Tied at Halftime...1-0 Leading after rd Quarter...- Trailing after rd Quarter...- Tied after rd Quarter...0-1 GAMES IN OVERTIME At home...-0 On the road... 0-0 TURNOVERS Fewer tunovers than opponent... 1- More tunovers than opponent... - Tied in turnovers...1- When Pacers record + turnovers...0-1 When Pacers record or fewer turnovers... - When opponent records + turnovers...-1 When opponent records or fewer turnovers...- BENCH SCORING SHOOTING PERCENTAGES Shooting 0+% FGs...-0 Shooting 0-% FGs...- Shooting under 0% FGs... 0- Shooting 0+% -pt FGs... - Shooting under 0% -pt FGs...- Shooting 0+% FTs...- Shooting 0-% FTs...- Shooting under 0% FTs...- REBOUNDS Outrebounding opponents...- Outrebounded by opponents...- Tied in rebounds...1- When Pacers record 0+ rebounds...-1 When Pacers record 0+ rebounds... - When Pacers record or more offensive rebounds... 0- When Pacers record or fewer offensive rebounds... - When Pacers allow or more offensive rebounds...-1 When Pacers allow or fewer offensive rebounds... - SECOND-CHANCE POINTS More second-chance points than opponent...- Fewer second-chance points than opponent...- Tied in second-chance points... - When Pacers score + second-chance points...- When Pacers allow + second-chance points...- OPPONENTS SHOOTING PERCENTAGES Opponent shoots 0+% FGs...- Opponent shoots 0-% FGs... - Opponent shoots under 0% FGs...-1 Opponent shoots 0+% -pt FGs...- Opponent shoots under 0% -pt FGs...- Opponent shoots 0+% FTs...- Opponent shoots 0-% FTs...- Opponent shoots under 0% FTs...- POINTS IN THE PAINT More points in the paint...- Fewer points in the paint...- Tied in points in the paint...1- When Pacers score 0+ points in the paint...- When Pacers score 0+ points in the paint... 1- When opponents score 0+ points in the paint...- When opponents score 0+ points in the paint... - POINTS OFF TURNOVERS More points off turnovers than opponent... - Fewer points off turnovers than opponent... - Tied in points off turnovers... 0- When Pacers score + points off turnovers...- When Pacers allow + points off turnovers... - -pt FIELD GOAL SHOOTING When Pacers bench totals 0+ points...-1 When Pacers make more -pt field goals than the opponent...- When Pacers bench totals 0+ points... - When Pacers make fewer -pt field goals than the opponent...- When Pacers bench totals + points... - When Pacers attempt more -pt field goals than the opponent... - When Pacers bench outscores opponents bench...- When Pacers attempt fewer -pt field goals than the opponent... - When opponents bench outscores Pacers bench... 1- When Pacers shoot a higher -pt percentage than the opponent... - When benches are tied in scoring...0-1 When Pacers shoot a lower -pt percentage than the opponent...- FIELD GOAL SHOOTING FREE-THROW SHOOTING When Pacers make more field goals than the opponent...-1 When Pacers make more free throws than the opponent... - When Pacers make fewer field goals than the opponent... -1 When Pacers make fewer free throws than the opponent... - When Pacers attempt more field goals than the opponent...- When Pacers attempt more free throws than the opponent...- When Pacers attempt fewer field goals than the opponent... - When Pacers attempt fewer free throws than the opponent...1- When Pacers shoot a higher field goal percentage than the opponent...- When Pacers shoot a higher free throw percentage than the opponent... 1- When Pacers shoot a lower field goal percentage than the opponent... - When Pacers shoot a lower free throw percentage than the opponent...- MISCELLANEOUS NUMBERS When the Pacers have + assists... -0 When Pacers have + steals... - When the Pacers have + assists...- When opponent has + steals... - When the Pacers record more assists than their opponent...1-1 When Pacers have + blocked shots...0-0 When the Pacers record more steals than their opponent...- When opponent has + blocked shots...1- When the Pacers record more blocks than their opponent...- When Pacers make + free throws... 0- When the Pacers make + -pt field goals... -0 When Pacers attempt + free throws... 1- When the Pacers make + -pt field goals...- When opponent makes + free throws...0-0 When opponent makes + -pt field goals... - When opponent attempts + free throws... 1-0 When opponent makes + -pt field goals... -1 INDIVIDUAL BY THE NUMBERS When Victor Oladipo scores + points... - When Darren Collison scores + points...1-1 When Victor Oladipo scores + points... - When Darren Collison scores + points... - When Victor Oladipo records a double-double... 1-0 When Darren Collison records + assists...-1 When Victor Oladipo records + steals...-1 When Darren Collison records a double-double...-1 When Myles Turner scores + points... - When Domantas Sabonis scores + points...-1 When Myles Turner records a double-double...1- When Domantas Sabonis records + rebounds...- When Myles Turner records + blocks...-1 When Domtantas Sabonis records a double-double... - When Thaddeus Young scores + points...-1 When Lance Stephenson scores + points... - When Thaddeus Young records a double-double...1- When Lance Stephenson records a double-double...1-1 When Cory Joseph scores + points... 1-0 When Lance Stephenson leads team in assists... - When Cory Joseph scores + points...- When Bojan Bogdanovic scores + points...-1 When TJ Leaf scores + points...-1 When Bojan Bogdanovic makes + three-point field goals...- When Al Jefferson scores + points...1- When Joe Young scores + points...-1 MULTIPLE PLAYER SCORING/REBOUNDING When three or more players score + points...0-0 When all five starters score + points...0-0 When two or more players score + points...0-0 When six or more Pacers score + points...0-0 When two or more players record + rebounds...0-0 When seven or more Pacers score + points...0-0 When two or more players record double-doubles...0-0 When eight or more Pacers score + points...0-0
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Points Rebounds Assists Double-Doubles Name + + + + + + + Pts- Reb. Pts.- Assists Reb- Assists Triple- Doubles Pts.- Reb- Assists Miscellaneous Fouled Out Technical Fouls Led Team (Including Ties) In: Points Reb. Assists Steals Blocks Anigbogu 1 Bogdanovic 1 Collison 1 Jefferson 1 1 Joseph 1 1 1 Leaf 1 Oladipo 1 1 1 1 1 1 Poythress Robinson Sabonis 1 Stephenson 1 1 1 1 Sumner Turner 1 1 Wilkins 1 1 J. Young 1 1 T. Young 1 1- SCORING BY QUARTERS Pacers 1st Quarter nd Quarter 1st Half rd Quarter th Quarter nd Half Overtime Total Total 1 1 1 00 Average.......0. NBA Ranking (Avg.) 1 1 High 1 0 Low Opponents 1st Quarter nd Quarter 1st Half rd Quarter th Quarter nd Half Overtime Total Total 1 1 Average.1.... 1..0. NBA Ranking (Avg.) 1 1 High 0 1 1 Low 1 1 1 + WON BY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LOST BY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES STARTING LINEUPS Forward Forward Center Guard Guard Games Started Wins Losses Winning Pct. Date(s) Used Bogdanovic T. Young Turner Oladipo Collison.00 /; /-; /-/; /-; 1/ Bogdanovic T. Young Sabonis Oladipo Collison.00 /-/; 1/- Bogdanovic T. Young Turner Stephenson Collison 0.000 /; /-1/ Wilkins T. Young Turner Oladipo Collison 1 1 0 1.000 1/ Bogdanovic T. Young Turner Oladipo Joseph 1 1 0 1.000 / INJURY REPORT Player Date(s) Injured/Ill/ Games Missed Injury/Illness Team Record Ike Anigbogu / 1 Sore Throat 1-0 Darren Collison / 1 Sore left knee 1-0 TJ Leaf / 1 Sprained left ankle 0-1 Victor Oladipo / /-1/ Total 1 Bruised right knee Sore right knee Glenn Robinson III /-1/ Left ankle surgery rehabilitation - Domantas Sabonis /- Right calf contusion 0- Edmond Sumner /-1/ Left knee surgery rehabilitation - Myles Turner /-/1 1/- Total Concussion/sore neck Right elbow injury Damien Wilkins / 1 Personal Reasons 0-1 TOTAL 1-0-1 0-0- - - -
Indiana Pacers Head Coach NATE McMILLAN th Season as an NBA Head Coach Second Season with Indiana Overall Record: - (.) Record with Indiana: - (.1) Playoff Record: - (.) Playoff Record with Indiana: 0- (.000) Nate McMillan enters his second season as the Pacers head coach after three years as the team s Associate Head Coach under Frank Vogel. His background, former player, head coach and assistant coach in the NBA, as well as an assistant with USA Basketball, makes him very well qualified for this job. The -year-old (//) McMillan has a vast basketball background as a player and a coach. After playing collegiately at North Carolina State, McMillan was drafted by Seattle (th overall) in the NBA Draft. He played his entire -year career with the Sonics and had his number () retired. He is second in franchise history in assists and steals and ranks in the top in eight other categories. He was named to the NBA s All-Defensive team twice ( and ) and led the league in steals in the - season with. per game. In his seasons with the Sonics, they reached the playoffs times. After his playing days, McMillan was a Seattle assistant coach for two years and became the interim coach in 00. He remained the Sonics coach until 0 and then became Portland s head coach until he was let go in March. In 0-0, he led the Trail Blazers to - record, sixth-best record in franchise history and helped the Trail Blazers reach the playoffs in three of his six seasons. McMillan compiled a - (.1) record as a head coach for both teams. He also served as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team where he won gold medals in the 0 FIBA World Championships, the 0 Beijing Olympics and the London Olympics. While many believe McMillan s strength as a player, defense, carried over to his coaching, McMillan says, I ve been labeled a defensive guy. Yeah, I played defense, but you have to be able to play both sides of the ball, and if you expect your players to be two-way guys, you better be able to coach both ways. I coach both ways. And since his first time around as a coach, McMillan has done what all good coaches have done: go to school. I ve learned a lot, he said. My approach is a little different than it was in 0. Things have changed. The players have changed. How you coach these players has changed. The biggest thing is being able to adapt. There s a lot of old school in me. I won t lose all of that, but I understand you have to adapt to this generation of players as far as how you communicate with them, prepare them. McMillan was also inducted into the National Junior College Basketball Hall of Fame in 01 after playing at Chowan College before transferring to North Carolina State. He and his wife, Michelle, have two children, Jamelle and Brittany. Jamelle is now an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans. Assistant Coach Bill Bayno Bill Bayno is in his second season with the Pacers with a long coaching career at all levels in his background. The -year-old (//) Bayno is no stranger to head coach Nate McMillan, having been an assistant to McMillan two different times when he was the head coach at Portland. After that, Bayno was an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Toronto Raptors. He has been the director for the Adidas Nations Camp in Long Beach, Cal., and the Adidas Euro Camp in Treviso, Italy, since. Originally from Goshen, NY, Bayno played collegiately at UMass for two seasons before transferring to Sacred Heart where he was a Division II All-American. From there, he worked in the college ranks at Seton Hall, Kansas, Baptist College, UMass and UNLV (where he was head coach from -00 and is the third-winningest coach in school history). At UNLV, the Rebels reached the NCAA tournament twice and the NIT tourney twice in Bayno s five years. In 00, UNLV won the Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament championships and Bayno was co-coach of the year. After UNLV, Bayno coached professionally in two pro basketball minor leagues (ABA, CBA), in the Philippine Basketball Association and in Puerto Rico before joining McMillan s staff in 0. In 0-0, he returned to the college ranks as head coach at Loyola Marymount, then re-joined McMillan in Portland in 0. 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Assistant Coach Dan Burke Dan Burke is in his th year in professional basketball and his st season with the Pacers, currently making him the longest tenured assistant coach with the same team in the NBA. During his first eight seasons with the Pacers the -year-old (//) had served as assistant coach and scouting director. Prior to joining the Pacers, Burke spent eight years with the Portland Trail Blazers (-) as video coordinator and scout. At one point during his NBA career, Burke was fortunate enough to be with teams that made the NBA playoffs for 1 straight years. While in Portland the Trail Blazers competed in two NBA Finals (0 and ) and three consecutive Western Conference finals. With Indiana, Burke enjoyed being part of teams that advanced to five Eastern Conference Finals and an appearance in the 00 NBA Finals. Burke has been fortunate to work with a variety of coaches including Larry Bird, Rick Carlisle, Rick Adelman, Mike Brown, PJ Carlesimo, Isiah Thomas, Jim O Brien and Frank Vogel. Born in Lynwood, Calif., Burke calls Sherwood, Ore., home. He graduated from Portland State with a bachelor s degree in history and in social science. He enjoys time with his family, various outdoor activities, fishing, traveling, & reading. Burke is married to Peggy and they have two daughters, Melissa and Lindsey. Assistant Coach Popeye Jones Popeye Jones is in his fifth season as a Pacers assistant coach after having spent his post-nba career the three previous years with the Brooklyn/ New Jersey Nets (one season in player development, two as an assistant coach) and the Dallas Mavericks in player development. The -year-old Jones (/1/0) played collegiately at Murray State, where he ranks fourth on the school s all-time scoring list, first in rebounding, led the nation in rebounding in 0-1 and had his number () retired. He was a second-round pick of the Houston Rockets, who traded his rights to Dallas. He played one season in Italy before joining the Mavericks in and ended up playing with Toronto, Boston, Denver, Washington and Golden State before retiring in 0. Jones was inducted in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in May,. He has three sons, Justin, Seth and Caleb. Seth plays with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League and made his first NHL All-Star team in 1. Caleb also plays hockey and was a fourthround draft choice of Edmonton. He currently plays in the Oilers minor league system. Jones was married last summer to Kelsey. Assistant Coach/Player Development David McClure David McClure is in his second season with the Pacers as Player Development Coach. The -yearold McClure played collegiately at Duke from 0-0. He played professionally in the D-League for one season and four years in Lithuania. He has spent the last two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs in player development. The son of Jim and Betty McClure, David was born in Danbury, Conn. He grew up in Ridgefield, Conn., and went to high school at Trinity Catholic. The youngest of two children, he has an older sister, Laura.
# IKE ANIGBOGU 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Center - // UCLA Rookie Career Highs PTS, vs. MIN, / FGM, vs. MIN, / FGA, vs. MIN, / FGM FGA FTM, vs. MIN, / FTA, vs. MIN, / OR, vs. MIN, / DR 1(x), at PHO, 1/ TR, vs. MIN, / A 0 STL 1, at OKC, / TO 1, at MIN, / BLK 1(x), at PHO, 1/ MIN (x), at PHO, 1/ 1/ at lal DNP - Coach s Decision 1/ at por 0: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at uta 1:0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at pho :0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1/ CLE Inactive - G League Assignment 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0 1. 0. 0.0 0.1 0. 0.... 1- G LEAGUE AVERAGES (FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS).. 1. 0. 0. 1....000. DNP-CD - 1 (Last: at CHI, /) Inactive-G League Assignment - (/-; /-/; /1-; 1/-) Inactive-Coach s Decision - (Last: 1/) Turning years old on Oct., Anigbogu () is the youngest player in the NBA during the 1- season. Played the final four minutes and posted his best outing of the season with seven points, four rebounds and a block against Minnesota, /. Made his NBA debut against Portland, /...Scored his first NBA points as he finished with four (1- FG, - FT) in the win over the Kings, /. Played two preseason games and averaged.0 points in. minute sper game...finished with eight points on -for- shooting from the field and -for- from the free throw line to go with two assists and two blocks at Detroit, /. Indiana selected Anigbogu with the th overall pick in the second round of the 1 NBA Draft. Appeared in games off the bench during his only season at UCLA and averaged. points,.0 rebounds and 1. blocks per game. Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and missed UCLA s first five games of the season Missed two more games later in the season. His full name is Christopher Ike Anigbogu He prefers Ike, and his name is pronounced EE-kay ah-nee-boh-goo + points - (, vs. ORL, /) + points - (, at LAL, 1/) Led team in scoring - (, at MIA, /) Led team in rebounding - 1 (, at DET, /) Inactive - Sprained left ankle - 1 (1/) Scored a season-best points as he shot -for- from the field and -for- from three-point range in the road win at Miami, /. Shot -for- from the field and -for- from three-point range for points in the road win at Chicago, /. Signed as a free agent on July, 1. Appeared in 1 combined games ( starts) with Brooklyn and Washington, averaging. points,. rebounds and 1. assists. Played in games ( starts) with Brooklyn, averaging. points,. rebounds and 1. assists After being acquired from Brooklyn on Feb., he appeared in games off the bench for Washington, averaging. points and.1 rebounds. Forward - // Croatia Years NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, vs. PHI, //1, at MIA, / FGM 1, vs. PHI, //1 (x), at ORL, / FGA, vs. PHI, //1 1, vs. TOR, / FGM, vs. ORL, //1 (x), at MIA, / FGA, vs. ORL, //1, at MIA, / FTM 1, at PHO, //1, vs. ORL, / FTA 1, at PHI, //1, vs. ORL, / OR (x), vs. BOS, 1//1, at LAL, 1/ DR (x), vs. BOS, //1 (x), at ORL, / TR, vs. BOS, 1//1, vs. SA, / A, vs. MIL, //1 (x), vs. MIL, 1/ STL, vs. NY, //1 (x), at LAL, 1/ TO, vs. MIL, //1, at OKC, / BLK (x), vs. BOS, 1//1 1(x), vs. BKN, / MIN, vs. MIL, //, vs. TOR, / # BOJAN BOGDANOVIC 1/ at lal : - 1-0-0 1 0 1/ at por : - 1-1- 1 0 1 0 0 0 1/ at uta : - - - 0 1 1 1 0 1/ at pho : - - - 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1/ CLE :0 - - 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1- SEASON AVERAGES.. 1. 0. 1. 0.0....
# DARREN COLLISON 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Guard - // UCLA Years NBA Career Highs Pacers Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, at DAL, // (x), at CHI, //1 (x), at CHI, / FGM, at DAL, // (x), at CHI, //1, at CHI, / FGA, vs. UTA, /1/ (x), vs. CHI, // 1, at CHI, / FGM (x), at POR, 1//, at POR, 1//, at POR, 1/ FGA, vs. OKC, 1// (x), at POR, 1//, at POR, 1/ FTM, at MEM, //1, at MEM, //1, at MEM, / FTA (x), at MEM, //1, at MEM, //1, at MEM, / OR, vs. SAC, // (x), at HOU, //1, at HOU, / DR, vs. IND, // (x), vs. NO, //, at ORL, / TR, vs. IND, // (x), vs. NO, // (x), at HOU, / A, vs. GS, // 1, at MIN, //1 1, at MIN, / STL (x), vs. GS, //, vs. MIL, 1//, vs. BOS, / TO, vs. BOS, //, at MIA, // (x), vs. DET, / BLK, vs. HOU, // (x), vs. NY, //1, vs. NY, / MIN, at LAC, // 1(x), at MEM, //1 1, at MEM, / 1/ at lal :0 1-0- - 0 1 1/ at por : - - 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1/ at uta : - 0-0-0 0 1 0 1/ at pho : - 1- - 1 0 1 1 0 1/ CLE :0-1-1-1 1 0 1- SEASON AVERAGES... 1. 1. 0..0... + points - (, at CHI, /) + points - (, at POR, 1/) + points - (, at POR, 1/) + assists - (, vs. NY, /) Double-Doubles - ( points, assists, vs. NY, /) Led team in scoring - (, at POR, 1/) Led team in assists - (, at LAL, 1/) DND-Sore left knee - 1 (/) Led the Pacers with a season-high points and set a career best as he shot -for- from the free throw line in the road win at Memphis, /...Matched that with points at Chicago, /...His points also tied his highest scoring total in a Pacers uniform. Led the Pacers with points and tied his career high with five three-pointers at Portland, 1/. Posted his second double-double of the season with points to go with 1 assists, his highest total in a Pacers uniform, in Indiana s win at Minnesota, /...His 1 assists is tied for the most in the NBA this season and was his third-highest total in his NBA career. Signed as a free agent on July, 1. Now in his second tour of duty with the Pacers, he averaged. points,.0 rebounds,.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game over games and starts from -. + points - (, at PHO, 1/) + rebounds - 1 (, at UTA, 1/) Led team in rebounding - 1 (, at UTA, 1/) DNP-CD - (Last: vs. MIL, 1/) Finished with a season-high points on -for- shooting from the field and -for- from the free throw line to go with six rebounds in minutes off the bench at Detroit, /. Scored points, grabbed seven rebounds and recorded two steals in minutes off the bench at Phoenix, 1/. Added six points and a season-high rebounds in 1 minutes off the bench at Utah, 1/. Appeared in games off the bench and made one start during his first season in Indiana in 1-1, averaging.1 points and. rebounds over.1 minutes per game Posted his lone double-double of the season in his first game against his former team at Charlotte, /, finishing with points and a season-high rebounds in minutes off the bench Finished with points as he shot -for- from the field in Indiana s comeback victory at Sacramento, 1/ In the next outing, Jefferson scored points in the first half on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers, 1/. Jefferson entered the 1- season ranked nd among active players in scoring, and eighth among active leaders in career rebounds. He is one of six active players in the NBA with at least,000 points and,00 rebounds in his career. Center - 0 1// Prentiss HS (MS) Years NBA Career Highs Pacers Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS 0(x), at LAL, 1// (x), at LAL, 1//1, at DET, / FGM, vs. MIN, // (x), at SAC, 1//1, at DET, / FGA, at LAL, 1// 1, vs. LAC, //1 (x), at DET, / FGM 1(x), at ORL, /1/ 0 0 FGA, at UTA, // 1(x), at MIA, //1 1, at MIA, / FTM, vs. NJ, 1//0 (x), at LAL, 1//1, at DET, / FTA 1, vs. NJ, 1//0, at PHO, //1, at DET, / OR, vs. PHO, //0 (x), vs. SAC, //1, vs. SAC, / DR, at HOU, 1//, at UTA, 1//, at UTA, 1/ TR (x), /1/ (x), at UTA, 1//, at UTA, 1/ A (x), at DET, // (x), at CLE, //1 (x), at POR, 1/ STL (x), at ORL, // (x), at PHO, 1// (x), at PHO, 1/ TO (x), vs. NY, 1// (x), at OKC, //1, at OKC, / BLK (x), vs. NY, 1//, vs. SAC, //1, vs. SAC, / MIN, vs. DAL, /1/ (x), at DET, //1, at DET, / # AL JEFFERSON 1/ at lal : - 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1/ at por : - 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 1 1 1/ at uta 1:01-0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1/ at pho : - 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1/ CLE : - 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 1 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0.. 0. 0. 0. 0....000.
# CORY JOSEPH 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Guard - 0 //1 Texas/Canada Years NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, at BKN, 1/1/1, at MIN, / FGM, at BKN, 1/1/1, at MIN, / FGA, at BKN, 1/1/1 (x), at PHO, 1/ FGM, at MIN, //1, at MIN, / FGA (x), at CHI, //1 (x), at CHI, / FTM, vs. LAL, //, vs. POR, / FTA, vs. LAL, //, vs. POR, / OR, at ATL, 1//, at MIL, 1/ DR, vs. CHI, 1//, vs. CHI, 1/ TR, vs. CHI, 1//, vs. CHI, 1/ A, vs. ORL, //1, at CHI, / STL (x), at ATL, //1 (x), vs. CHI, / TO, vs. ORL, //1, vs. MIN, / BLK, vs. MIA, //1 (x), vs. BOS, / MIN (x), vs. CHI, //1, at MIL, 1/ 1/ at lal :1-0- 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1/ at por :0 1-0-1 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 1/ at uta : - - - 0 0 1/ at pho : - - 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1/ CLE 1:1 1-0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1- SEASON AVERAGES 1.0..1 0. 1.0 0...0.. + points - 1 (, at MIN, /) + points - (, at UTA, 1/) Led team in rebounding - 1 (, vs. CHI, 1/) Led team in assists - (, at PHO, 1/) Finished with season highs of points and five rebounds in minutes off the bench at Minnesota, /...He shot -for- from the field and set a new career high with five three-point field goals on six attempts. Scored seven points and set a new career high with rebounds in minutes off the bench against the Bulls, 1/. Recorded his 1,000th career assist against Dallas, /. Acquired from the Toronto Raptors on July, 1, in exchange for the rights to Emir Preldzic. Averaged career highs with. points,. rebounds and. assists per game during the 1-1 season for Toronto. Averaged. points,.1 rebounds and.1 assists per game over games (two starts) as Toronto reached the Eastern Conference Semifinals last season He scored in double figures in four games, including the first two + point games of his postseason career in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Cleveland. Has been on the playoff roster in each of his first six seasons with the San Antonio Spurs (-) and Toronto Raptors (-1), and is currently the only player on the Pacers roster who has won an NBA championship. + points - (, vs. CHI, 1/) DNP-CD - (Last: at CHI, /) Inactive-Sore left ankle - 1 (/) Inactive-G League Assignment - (/1- Led team in scoring - 1 (1, vs. POR, /) Tied for the team-high with 1 points as he shot -for- from the field against Portland, /. Shot -for- from the field and -for- from three-point range for points and grabbed six rebounds against Chicago, 1/. Indiana selected Leaf with the th overall pick in the first round of the 1 NBA Draft. He appeared in three games for the Pacers during Orlando Summer League play and averaged. points,. rebounds and 1.0 assists over. minutes per game. Led UCLA in scoring with an average of 1. points to go with. rebounds,. assist and 1.1 blocks per game Earned First Team All-Pac honors and ranked seventh in the conference in scoring, ninth in rebounding and second in field goal percentage at 1. percent on the year Was one of five national finalists for the Karl Malone Award honoring the nation s best power forward Scored in double figures in of his starts with games of or more points and double-doubles. Leaf s father, Brad, starred at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis and the University of Evansville. He was selected by the Pacers with the th overall pick in the seventh round of the NBA Draft before he played professionally for 1 years in Israel. Forward - // UCLA Rookie Career Highs PTS 1, vs. POR, / FGM, vs. POR, / FGA, vs. POR, / FGM, vs. CHI, 1/ FGA (x), vs. CHI, 1/ FTM 1(x), vs. HOU, / FTA, vs. HOU, / OR, vs. TOR, / DR (x), vs. CHI, 1/ TR, vs. CHI, 1/ A, vs. SAC, / STL 1(x), vs. CLE, / TO 1(x), at PHO, 1/ BLK 1(x), at LAL, 1/ MIN, vs. SAC, / # TJ LEAF 1/ at lal :0 1-0-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/ at por : 1-0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1/ at uta : 1-1- 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at pho : - 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 1/ CLE : 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0. 1. 0. 0.1 0. 0.1....00 1- G LEAGUE AVERAGES (FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS).. 0. 0. 1. 0.....
# BEN MOORE 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Forward - /1/ SMU Rookie 1- Season Highs PTS FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR TR A STL TO BLK MIN 1/ at lal Inactive - Two-Way/G League Assignment 1/ at por Inactive - Two-Way/G League Assignment 1/ at uta Inactive - Two-Way/G League Assignment 1/ at pho Inactive - Two-Way/G League Assignment 1/ CLE Inactive - Two-Way/G League Assignment 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0 0-1- G LEAGUE AVERAGES (FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS).. 1. 0. 1. 0..... Inactive-Two-Way/G League Assignment - (1/-) Signed to a two-way contract on January,...Signed with the Pacers before training camp on Aug. before being waived on Oct.. Made two appearances off the bench for the Pacers during the preseason and averaged.0 points,. rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. Played five games and made one start for the Pacers Summer League team in Orlando and averaged. points and.0 rebounds per game over. minutes per game... Shot. percent from the field, 1-for-1 from three-point range and -for- from the free throw line. Over his four seasons at SMU (-1), he averaged.0 points,. rebounds and 1. assists over career games and starts. Started all games and averaged. points,. rebounds and 1.1 blocks while shooting.0 percent from the field as a senior in 1-1. Ended his college career ranked th in school history in points (1,), ninth in rebounds (0), eighth in blocks (1) and seventh in career field goal percentage (.). Led the Mustangs to conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances as a senior (1-1) and sophomore (-), while helping SMU reach the finals of the NIT as a freshman (-). + points - (, vs. BKN, /) + points - (, at LAL, 1/) + points - 1 (, at LAL, 1/) Double-doubles - 1 ( points, rebounds, vs. DET, /1) Led team in scoring - (, at LAL, 1/) Led team in rebounding - (, vs. DET, /) Led team in assists - (, at LAL, 1/) Inactive-Sore right knee - (/; /-1/) Set a new career high with points, including in the second half and overtime, as he shot -for- from the field and tied his career high with six threes in the win over Denver, /. Finished with points and sank the go-ahead three with.1 seconds remaining to help the Pacers come back from 1 points down in the fourth to beat Chicago, /. Capped a -point fourth quarter with the go-ahead three-pointer with.1 seconds remaining in Indiana s win against San Antonio, /. Finished with points, nine rebounds, five assists and a career-high seven steals in the win at Orlando, /. Scored points and grabbed a career-high rebounds in Indiana s -point comeback win against Detroit, /1. The No. overall pick in the NBA Draft out of Indiana University, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in -. An All-American and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year his junior season, Oladipo is the first Indiana University product to appear in a regular season game for the Pacers since Randy Wittman in 1-. Guard - // Indiana Years NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, vs. DEN, //1, vs. DEN, / FGM 1, vs. CLE, //1, vs. DEN, //1 FGA, vs. DEN, //1, vs. DEN, / FGM (x), vs. DEN, //1 (x), vs. DEN, / FGA, vs. CLE, //1, vs. CLE, / FTM, vs. NY, //, at ORL, / FTA, vs. NY, //, at ORL, / OR, vs. POR, // (x), vs. CHI, 1/ DR (x), vs. DET, /1/1, vs. DET, /1 TR, vs. DET, /1/1, vs. DET, /1 A, vs. NY, //, vs. CHI, 1/ STL, at ORL, //1, at ORL, / TO, vs. DAL, 1//1/, vs. SA, / BLK (x), vs. ORL, //1, vs. ORL, / MIN, vs. CHI, 1//, vs. DEN, / # VICTOR OLADIPO 1/ at lal : - 1- - 1 1 0 1/ at por : - 1- - 1 1 0 1/ at uta : -1 - - 0 1 0 1/ at pho : - - - 0 1 0 1 1/ CLE 0:0 - - 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 1- SEASON AVERAGES 1 1...0 1.. 0..1..0.
#0 ALEX POYTHRESS 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Forward - // Kentucky 1 Year NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, at NY, //1, vs. SAC, / FGM, at NY, //1 (x), at MIL, 1/ FGA, at NY, //1 (x), at MIL, 1/ FGM, vs. IND, //1, vs. SAC, / FGA, vs. IND, //1 (x), at DET, / FTM, at TOR, //1 FTA (x), vs. BKN, //1 OR, vs. BKN, //1, at CHI, / DR, vs. MIL, //1 1(x), vs. CHI, 1/ TR, vs. MIL, //1 (x), at CHI, / A, vs. BKN, //1 1, at DET, / STL 1 (x), at CHI, //1 1(x), at MIL, 1/ TO, vs. MIL, //1 1(x), vs. DAL, / BLK 1 (x), at BKN, /1/1 1, at BKN, /1 MIN, at NY, //1, at DET, / 1/ at lal 0: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at por 0: 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at uta 1:0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/ at pho :0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/ CLE DNP - Coach s Decision 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0 0. 0. 0.1 0. 0.1 0.1.1.. 1- G LEAGUE AVERAGES (FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS).0.0. 0.. 1.0..0.1. DNP-CD - (Last: vs. CLE, 1/) Inactive-Two-Way - (/; /-; /-/; /) Scored his first points as a Pacer as he sank a pair of threes in the win over Sacramento, /. Signed to a two-way contract on August, 1...Signed to a full-time contract for the remainder of the season on Dec.. After signing a -day contract with Philadelphia last season on April 1, Poythress appeared in six games and made one start for the ers while averaging. points and. rebounds over. minutes per game He shot. percent from the field,. percent from three-point range and 0.0 percent from the free throw line over his six appearances Scored in double figures in four of his six games with the Sixers, including a high of points in the regular season finale at New York, / Finished with points as he shot -for- from three-point range against the Pacers, /. Earned All-NBA G League Second Team and All-NBA G League Rookie Team honors last season. He played games for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers affiliate in the NBA G League, and averaged. points,.1 rebounds and 1. assists per game. Named a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars for the NBA G League All-Star Game in New Orleans. Over four seasons at the University of Kentucky (-1), he finished his career with points, rebounds and blocks, he became just the th player in program history with at least 00 points, at least 00 rebounds and at least 0 blocks. Inactive-Left ankle surgery rehabilitation - (/-1/) Robinson underwent successful surgery for a repair of medial and lateral ligaments in his left ankle on Oct.. He is expected to return in approximately three to four months. His evaluation will be updated as warranted throughout his rehabilitation process. Appeared in games and made starts in his second season with the Pacers, averaging.1 points and. rebounds over. minutes per game. Shot a career-best. percent from the field and. percent from three-point range, while finishing 1.1 percent from the free throw line Finished the season with games with or more points and three double-doubles The Pacers recorded a - record when Robinson scored in double figures and a -0 mark when he posted a double-double. Became the third Pacers player in franchise history to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest last season, and shot 0.0 percent from the field and. percent from three-point range after the All-Star break for an average of. points and.1 rebounds per game Capped an -point performance with the game-winning three-pointer with 0. seconds remaining to beat the Hawks at Atlanta, /. Guard/Forward - 1// Michigan Years NBA Career Highs Pacers Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, vs. BKN, //1, vs. BKN, //1 FGM (x), at CLE, //1 (x), at CLE, //1 FGA (x), vs. GS, //1 (x), vs. GS, //1 FGM (x), vs. BKN, //1 (x), vs. BKN, //1 FGA, vs. BKN, //1, vs. BKN, //1 FTM (x), vs. ORL, 1/1/1 (x), vs. ORL, 1/1/1 FTA, vs. BKN, //1, vs. BKN, //1 OR (x), at DEN, 1//1, at DEN, 1//1 DR (x), at DET, /1/1 (x), at DET, /1/1 TR, at DET, /1/1, at DET, /1/1 A, vs. MIA, // (x), at CHA, / STL, at SA, /1/1, at SA, /1/1 TO (x), vs. BOS, //1 (x), vs. BOS, //1 BLK, vs. CHA, //1, vs. CHA, //1 MIN, at OKC, //1, at OKC, //1 #0 GLENN ROBINSON III 1/ at lal NWT - Left Ankle Surgery Rehabilitation 1/ at por NWT - Left Ankle Surgery Rehabilitation 1/ CHI NWT - Left Ankle Surgery Rehabilitation 1/ at pho NWT - Left Ankle Surgery Rehabilitation 1/ CLE NWT - Left Ankle Surgery Rehabilitation 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0 0 1-1 SEASON AVERAGES.1. 0. 0. 0. 0.....
# DOMANTAS SABONIS 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Forward - // Gonzaga/Lithuania 1 Year NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, at MIL, 1//, at MIL, 1/ FGM, at MIL, 1//, at MIL, 1/ FGA (x), vs. MIA, 1// (x), vs. MIA, 1/ FGM (x), at BOS, //1 1(x), vs. MIL, 1/ FGA, vs. MIA, //1 (x), vs. CHI, 1/ FTM, vs. TOR, //1, vs. TOR, / FTA, vs. TOR, //1, vs. TOR, / OR, at OKC, //1, at OKC, / DR, vs. SAC, //1, vs. SAC, / TR 1, vs. SAC, //1 1, vs. SAC, / A, at CLE, /1/1, at CLE, /1 STL, vs. BKN, //1, vs. BKN, / TO, at SA, 1//1, vs. NY, / BLK (x), at CHI, //1 (x), at CHI, / MIN (x), at LAL, 1//, at LAL, 1/ 1/ at lal : - 0-1 - 1 0 0 1/ at por : - 0-0 1-1 1 1 1/ at uta : - 0-0 - 0 0 1/ at pho : - 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1/ CLE : - 0-0 - 0 1 1- SEASON AVERAGES...1 0..0 0..... + points - (, vs. CHI, 1/) + points - (, at LAL, 1/) + rebounds - (, at LAL, 1/) Double-doubles - ( points, rebounds, at LAL, 1/) Led team in scoring - (1, vs. MIL, 1/) Led team in rebounding - (, at LAL, 1/) Led team in assists - (, at POR, 1/) Inactive-Right calf contusion - (/-) Set a new career high with points on -for- shooting and -for- from the free throw line at MIlwaukee, 1/... Posted consecutive games with + points as he finished with points on -for- shooting in the win over Chicago, 1/. Scored points as he shot a perfect -for- from the field, and matched his career best with rebounds in the win over the Spurs, /...His -for- mark tied the Pacers NBA franchise record for most field goal attempts without a miss. Posted his fifth straight game with or more rebounds, and set a new career high as he finished with 1 rebounds to go with points in the win over Sacramento, /. Finished with points, rebounds and a career-high six assists in the road win over the Cavaliers, /1. Acquired from Oklahoma City along with Victor Oladipo in exchange for Paul George on July, 1. The son of Naismith Hall of Fame and former Portland Trail Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis, he averaged. points,. rebounds and 1. assists per game over two seasons at Gonzaga (-1). + points - 1 (Last: 1, vs. CLE, 1/) + rebounds - (, vs. CLE, 1/) Double-doubles - (1 points, rebounds, vs. CLE, 1/) Led team in scoring - 1 (1, vs. DAL, /) Led team in rebounding - (, at MIL, 1/) Led team in assists - (, vs. CLE, 1/) Started in place of the injured Victor Oladipo and finished with 1 points and a career-high rebounds against Dallas, /. Posted his second double-double with 1 points and rebounds in minutes off the bench in Indiana s comeback win over Cleveland, 1/. Set a new season high with points as he shot -for- from the field and -for- from the three-point line in the win over Toronto, /...He finished with points in the fourth quarter, while his -for- mark from long range marked his most attempts without a miss in his NBA career. Reached,000 points for his Pacers career with his first bucket of the game at New York, /...Reached 1,000 rebounds in an Indiana uniform against Houston, /. Scored all of his points in the fourth quarter to help Indiana complete its -point comeback victory over Detroit, /1. Appeared in total games for three teams during the 1-1 regular season while averaging. points,. rebounds and. assists over.1 minutes per game. Guard - //0 Cincinnati Years NBA Career Highs Pacers Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, vs. NO, //1, vs. NY, 1/1/ (x), at CHI, / FGM, vs. NO, //1 (x), at DEN, 1//, at CHI, / FGA, at MIL, /1/1 (x), at CHI, //1 (x), at CHI, / FGM, vs. CLE, //, vs. CLE, //, vs. TOR, / FGA (x), vs. BKN, //1 (x), vs. BKN, //1, vs. BKN, / FTM (x), vs. MIN, /1/1 (x), vs. PHI, /1/ (x), vs. BOS, / FTA, vs. NO, //1, at MIL, //, vs. HOU, / OR (x), at SAC, 1// (x), at SAC, 1// (x), vs. DET, /1 DR (x), at POR, //, at LAL, 1//, vs. DAL, / TR, vs. DAL, //1, vs. DAL, //1, vs. DAL, / A, at DEN, 1//, vs. MEM, // (x), at ATL, / STL, vs. BOS, //, vs. BOS, // (x), vs. MIL, 1/ TO, vs. WAS, //, vs. WAS, // (x), vs. DAL, / BLK (x), vs. SAC, //1 (x), vs. SAC, /, vs. SAC, / #1 LANCE STEPHENSON MIN, vs. ATL, //, at SAC, 1// (x), vs. DAL, / 1/ at lal 1:0 1-0- 1-1 1 0 1 0 0 1/ at por : 0-0- 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at uta :1-0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1/ at pho : - 1- - 0 1 0 0 1/ CLE : - - 1-0 1 1 1 1- SEASON AVERAGES... 0. 1. 0..1...
# EDMOND SUMNER 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Guard - // Xavier Rookie Career Highs PTS FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR TR A STL TO BLK MIN 1/ at lal Inactive - Two-way/G League Assignment 1/ at por Inactive - Left knee rehabilitation 1/ at uta Inactive - Left knee rehabilitation 1/ at pho Inactive - Left knee rehabilitation 1/ CLE Inactive - Left knee rehabilitation 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0 0 1- G LEAGUE AVERAGES (FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS) 1 1.0.0.0.0 1.0 0.0...000.0 Inactive-Left Knee Surgery Rehabilitation - (/-1/) After rehabilitating from a torn ACL in his left knee, Sumner made his professional debut for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Jan. against the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He finished with nine points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in mintues of action. Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the nd overall pick in the 1 NBA Draft, the Pacers acquired Sumner in a draft night trade in exchange for cash considerations. Sumner was signed to a two-way contract on July. Over two-plus seasons at Xavier from -1, Sumner averaged.1 points,. rebounds,. assists and 1.1 steals over 0 games and starts Shot. percent form the field,. percent from three-point range and.0 percent from three-point range over his career. He averaged. points,.0 rebounds and. assists per game over games and starts in 1-1. Shot. percent from the field and. percent from the free throw line and scored in double figures in of his games played, including four outings of or more points, before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Jan., 1. + points - (, vs. BKN, /) + points - (, vs. MIL, 1/) + rebounds - (, at HOU, /) Double-doubles - ( points, rebounds, at HOU, /) Led team in scoring - (1, vs. DAL, /) Led team in rebounding - (, vs. BKN, /) Led team in assists - (, at DET, /) Inactive-Concussion/sore neck - (/-/1) Inactive-Right elbow injury - (1/-) Leads the NBA in blocks this season and has recorded three or more blocks in a game times this season. Scored points, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and tied his career high with six blocks in Indiana s comeback win over Brooklyn, /. Finished with points and seven rebounds, tied his career high with six assists and blocked four shots in Indiana s comeback win over Chicago, /. Now the longest-tenured player on the Pacers roster, Turner is the team s returning leader in scoring, rebounding and blocks as he averaged. points,. rebounds and.1 blocks in his second NBA season last year. Forward/Center - // Texas Years NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, at GS, 1//1, at MIA, / FGM, vs. DAL, //1, at MIA, / FGA, vs. NYK, //1 1, vs. NO, / FGM, vs. CHA, //1 (x), vs. BKN, / FGA, vs. CHA, //1, vs. ORL, / FTM, at OKC, //1, vs. NO, / FTA (x), vs. SA, //1, vs. NO, / OR (x), at NY, //1, vs. NO, / DR, vs. NO, //1, vs. BKN, / TR 1(x), vs. PHI, //1, vs. BKN, / A (x), vs. CHI, //1, vs. CHI, / STL, vs. BOS, //1 (x), vs. MIL, 1/ TO, at LAL, 1//1 (x), at BKN, /1 BLK (x), vs. BKN, //1, vs. BKN, / MIN, at CLE, //1 1, vs. DEN, / # MYLES TURNER 1/ at lal Inactive - Right elbow injury 1/ at por Inactive - Right elbow injury 1/ at uta Inactive - Right elbow injury 1/ at MIL Inactive - Right elbow injury 1/ CLE Inactive - Right elbow injury 1- SEASON AVERAGES.. 1. 0. 1....0..
# JOE YOUNG 1- INDIANA PACERS GAME NOTES Guard - // Oregon Years NBA Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, vs. MIN, //1, vs. MIN, / FGM (x), vs. MIN, //1, vs. MIN, / FGA, at MIL, //1, vs. MIN, / FGM, vs. MIN, //1, vs. MIN, / FGA (x), at MIL, //1, vs. MIN, / FTM (x), vs. MIN, //1, vs. MIN, / FTA (x), at GS, 1//1, vs. MIN, / OR 1(x), at LAL, 1// 1(x), at LAL, 1/ DR, at MIA, 1//1, vs. MIN, / TR, at MIA, 1//1, vs. MIN, / A, at GS, 1//1, vs. BOS, / STL, at GS, //1, vs. CHI, 1/ TO, vs. LAC, 1//1 (x), vs. CHI, 1/ BLK 1, at CHI, //1 1, at CHI, / MIN, at GS, 1//1, vs. MIN, / 1/ at lal : 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1/ at por : 1-0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1/ at uta : - 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/ at pho 1: - 0-1 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1/ CLE DNP - Coach s Decision 1- SEASON AVERAGES 0.1 1.1 0. 0.1 0. 0.0.1...0 + points - 1 (, vs. MIN, /) + points - (, at PHO, 1/) Led team in scoring - 1 (, vs. MIN, /) DNP-CD - 1 (Last: vs. CLE, 1/) Scored in double figures for the first time this season and set a new career high as he scored a team-best points on -for- shooting and -for- from three-point range against Minnesota, /. Shot -for- from the field and -for- from the foul line for points against Chicago, 1/. Finished with six points as he tied his previous career high with two threes in minutes off the bench against Dallas, /. Appeared in games off the bench during the 1-1 regular season while averaging.1 points over.1 minutes per game. Selected with the rd overall pick in the second round of the NBA Draft, he has averaged.0 points per game while shooting. percent from the field,. percent from three-point range and. percent from the free throw line over games during his first two NBA seasons with the Pacers. The son of former NBA and University of Houston guard Michael Young, he earned Pac- Player of the Year and Third Team All-America honors after averaging. points,. rebounds and. assists per game as a senior at Oregon in -. + points - (, vs. NY, /) + points - (, at LAL, 1/) + rebounds - (, at POR, 1/) Double-doubles - ( points, rebounds, at POR, 1/) Led team in scoring - (, vs. NY, /) Led team in rebounding - (, at POR, 1/) Led team in assists - (, at POR, 1/) Posted his highest-scoring game as a Pacer with points, including in the fourth quarter, as he shot -for- from the field in the road win at Cleveland, /1. Scored points and pulled down a season-high rebounds for his third double-double of the season at Portland, 1/. Finished with a team-high points and shot -for- from three-point range at New York, /, tying the most threepointers he has attempted without a miss in his NBA career (at Milwaukee, Dec., ). Reached 1,000 points as a Pacer as he finished with points in the comeback win over Detroit, /1. Acquired from Brooklyn before the 1-1 season, Young started games and averaged.0 points,.1 rebounds, 1. assists and 1. steals per game in his first season with the Pacers. Forward - // Georgia Tech Years NBA Career Highs Pacers Career Highs 1- Season Highs PTS, at TOR, //, at CLE, /1/1, at CLE, /1 FGM (x), vs. DAL, //, at CLE, /1/1, at CLE, /1 FGA, vs. IND, // (x), at CLE, /1/1, at CLE, /1 FGM, vs. POR, //1, vs. POR, //1, at NY, / FGA, vs. NY, //, vs. POR, //1, at OKC, / FTM, vs. MIN, //0, vs. BOS, //1, vs. BOS, / FTA, vs. MIN, //0 (x), vs. BOS, //1, vs. BOS, / OR (x), vs. NO, // (x), vs. TOR, //1 (x), vs. OKC, / DR, vs. SAC, //1, vs. BOS, //1, at POR, 1/ TR 1, vs. PHI, //1 (x), at POR, 1//, at POR, 1/ A, vs. IND, //, vs. ORL, //1, vs. ORL, / STL, vs. OKC, 1//, vs. OKC, //1, vs. OKC, / TO (x), vs. CHA, //1 (x), vs. MIL, 1//, vs. MIL, 1/ BLK (x), at MEM, // (x), vs. OKC, //1, vs. OKC, / MIN, vs. MIL, // 1, vs. ATL, //1 0, vs. DEN, / # THADDEUS YOUNG 1/ at lal : - 0-0-0 0 1 0 1/ at por :0-0- 0-0 1 0 1/ at uta : - - 0-0 1 0 0 1 1/ at pho :1 - - 0-0 1 0 0 0 1/ CLE : -1-0-0 1 0 1- SEASON AVERAGES..0.0 1. 1. 0.....