1993–94 Indiana Pacers season

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1993–94 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerDonnie Walsh
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Knicks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • WTTV
  • Prime Sports Midwest
RadioWNDE
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Pacers' 18th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers would undergo several changes as the club hired Larry Brown as head coach,[2] acquired Derrick McKey from the Seattle SuperSonics,[3] and signed free agent Haywoode Workman in the off-season.[4] In December, the team signed free agent Byron Scott, who won championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s.[5] The Pacers got off to a rough start losing six of their first seven games, then later lost five straight in December leading to a 10–16 start. However, the team posted a 7-game winning streak between January and February holding a 23–23 record at the All-Star break, and would play .500 ball until April. By winning their final eight games of the season, the Pacers were able to grab the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference and close out the season with a 47–35 record, fourth in the Central Division.[6]

Reggie Miller led the team in scoring with 19.9 points per game, while Rik Smits provided the team with 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, and McKey averaged 12.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. In addition, Dale Davis provided with 11.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, while Scott contributed 10.4 points per game off the bench as the team's sixth man, Workman provided with 7.7 points and 6.2 assists per game, and rookie forward Antonio Davis averaged 7.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game off the bench.[7] Pooh Richardson contributed 10.0 points and 6.4 assists per game, but only played just 37 games due to a shoulder injury.[8]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pacers swept the 4th-seeded Orlando Magic in three straight games for their first ever playoff series win since joining the NBA.[9] The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and upset the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in six games to reach the Eastern Conference Finals.[10] The Pacers were challenging the heavily favored New York Knicks. The Pacers dropped the first two games in New York. Upon arriving in Indiana, the Pacers were able to win the next two games.[11] In Game 5, Miller scored 25 points in the 4th quarter. In the process, Miller mocked Knicks fan and film director Spike Lee.[12][4] The Pacers returned to Indiana for Game 6 with the opportunity to win the Eastern Conference Title. The Pacers would end up losing Game 6 and were forced to return to Madison Square Garden for Game 7. With the home court advantage, the Knicks would eliminate the Pacers.[13]

Following the season, Richardson and second-year guard Malik Sealy, who both did not play in the postseason due to injuries, were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.[14]

Offseason[]

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1993 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Scott Haskin C  United States Oregon St.
2 39 Thomas Hill SG/SF  United States Duke
2 51 Spencer Dunkley C  England Delaware

Roster[]

1993–94 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 12 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959–09–17 Oregon State
F 33 Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–31 UTEP
F 32 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson
G 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–04 Georgia
C 43 Haskin, Scott 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–09–19 Oregon State
F 9 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama
G 31 Miller, Reggie (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
F 5 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer
F 23 Paddio, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1965–04–21 UNLV
G 24 Richardson, Pooh Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–05–14 UCLA
G 4 Scott, Byron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1961–03–28 Arizona State
G 21 Sealy, Malik Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–02–01 St. John's
C 45 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist
C 41 Thompson, LaSalle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1961–06–23 Texas
F 44 Williams, Kenny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1969–06–09 Elizabeth City State
G 3 Workman, Haywoode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–01–23 Oral Roberts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result Pacers points Opponents Record Streak Notes
1 Fri, Nov 5, 1993 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 110 116 0-1 Loss 1
2 Sat, Nov 6, 1993 Detroit Pistons Loss 107 113 0-2 Loss 2

[15]

Season standings[]

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 – 36–5 21–20 21–7
x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2 31–10 24–17 21–7
x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10 29–12 18–23 15–13
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10 31–10 16–25 16–12
Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 16 28–13 13–28 12–16
Detroit Pistons 20 62 .244 37 10–31 10–31 4–24
Milwaukee Bucks 20 62 .244 37 11–30 9–32 9–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Atlanta Hawks 57 25 .695 –
2 y-New York Knicks 57 25 .695 –
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Orlando Magic 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Indiana Pacers 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 10
7 x-New Jersey Nets 45 37 .549 12
8 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 15
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 16
10 Boston Celtics 32 50 .390 25
11 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 32
12 Washington Bullets 24 58 .293 33
13t Milwaukee Bucks 20 62 .244 37
13t Detroit Pistons 20 62 .244 37

Record vs. opponents[]

1993–94 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 4–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Boston 0–4 — 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–4 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Charlotte 1–4 4–0 — 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Chicago 3–2 2–2 4–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 4–1 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–5 0–4 0–5 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
Detroit 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 — 0–4 1–1 4–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 4–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 2–0
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Indiana 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 2–3 3–2 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–3 2–0 3–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 2–2 1–1
Miami 1–3 3–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Milwaukee 0–5 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–4 0–4 1–4 0–2
New Jersey 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 — 4–1 0–5 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 — 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 5–0
Orlando 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–1
Philadelphia 0–4 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–2 4–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–3 — 4–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–4 — 1–3 0–5 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 — 0–4 0–5 2–0
Seattle 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 5–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–0 1–3 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 0–5 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Playoffs[]

1994 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Orlando W 89–88 Reggie Miller (24) McKey, D. Davis (10) Haywoode Workman (11) Orlando Arena
15,291 		1–0
2 April 30 @ Orlando W 103–101 Reggie Miller (32) Dale Davis (9) Haywoode Workman (10) Orlando Arena
15,291 		2–0
3 May 2 Orlando W 99–86 Reggie Miller (31) Dale Davis (14) Derrick McKey (6) Market Square Arena
16,562 		3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 10 @ Atlanta W 96–85 Reggie Miller (18) Dale Davis (15) Haywoode Workman (8) Omni Coliseum
13,190 		1–0
2 May 12 @ Atlanta L 69–92 Reggie Miller (12) Dale Davis (18) Workman, Miller (5) Omni Coliseum
15,854 		1–1
3 May 14 Atlanta W 101–81 Rik Smits (27) Byron Scott (8) Haywoode Workman (7) Market Square Arena
16,545 		2–1
4 May 15 Atlanta W 102–86 Reggie Miller (25) Smits, McKey (8) Haywoode Workman (8) Market Square Arena
16,561 		3–1
5 May 17 @ Atlanta L 76–88 Reggie Miller (22) Derrick McKey (13) Haywoode Workman (9) Omni Coliseum
14,849 		3–2
6 May 19 Atlanta W 98–79 Rik Smits (27) three players tied (10) Haywoode Workman (10) Market Square Arena 4–2
Conference Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 24 @ New York L 89–100 Rik Smits (27) D. Davis, Smits (10) Haywoode Workman (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		0–1
2 May 26 @ New York L 78–89 Reggie Miller (23) Dale Davis (11) McKey, Workman (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		0–2
3 May 28 New York W 88–68 Derrick McKey (15) Antonio Davis (10) Haywoode Workman (7) Market Square Arena
16,530 		1–2
4 May 30 New York W 83–77 Reggie Miller (31) three players tied (7) Haywoode Workman (6) Market Square Arena
16,536 		2–2
5 June 1 @ New York W 93–86 Reggie Miller (39) Antonio Davis (9) Reggie Miller (6) Madison Square Garden 3–2
6 June 3 New York L 91–98 Reggie Miller (27) Antonio Davis (9) McKey, Fleming (5) Market Square Arena
16,529 		3–3
7 June 5 @ New York L 90–94 Reggie Miller (25) Smits, A. Davis (6) McKey, Workman (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		3–4
1994 schedule

Player Statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller 79 79 33.4 50.3 42.1 90.8 2.7 3.1 1.5 0.3 19.9
Rik Smits 78 75 27.1 53.4 0.0 79.3 6.2 2.0 0.6 1.1 15.7
Derrick McKey 76 76 34.4 50.0 29.0 75.6 5.3 4.3 1.5 0.6 12.0
Dale Davis 66 64 34.7 52.9 0.0 52.7 10.9 1.5 0.7 1.6 11.7
Byron Scott 67 2 17.9 46.7 36.5 80.5 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 10.4
Pooh Richardson 37 25 27.6 45.2 25.0 61.0 3.0 6.4 0.9 0.1 10.0
Haywoode Workman 65 52 26.4 42.4 32.1 80.2 3.1 6.2 1.3 0.1 7.7
Antonio Davis 81 4 21.4 50.8 0.0 64.2 6.2 0.7 0.6 1.0 7.7
Malik Sealy 43 5 14.5 40.5 25.0 67.8 2.7 1.1 0.7 0.2 6.6
Vern Fleming 55 5 19.1 46.2 0.0 73.6 2.2 3.1 0.7 0.1 6.5
Kenny Williams 68 1 14.4 48.8 0.0 70.3 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.7 6.3
Sam Mitchell 75 18 14.5 45.8 0.0 74.5 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.1 4.8
Lester Conner 11 0 15.4 36.8 0.0 50.0 2.2 2.8 1.3 0.1 2.8
Gerald Paddio 7 1 7.9 39.1 0.0 50.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 2.7
LaSalle Thompson 30 1 9.4 35.1 0.0 53.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 2.3
Scott Haskin 27 2 6.9 46.7 0.0 68.4 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller 16 16 36.0 44.8 42.2 83.9 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.3 23.2
Rik Smits 16 16 28.1 47.2 0.0 80.6 5.3 1.9 0.6 0.6 16.0
Derrick McKey 16 16 36.7 40.8 33.3 66.0 6.1 4.2 1.6 0.6 9.7
Antonio Davis 16 0 25.1 53.9 100.0 55.9 6.6 0.4 0.7 1.1 8.4
Haywoode Workman 16 15 31.9 34.4 28.6 84.2 3.2 7.0 1.8 0.1 8.0
Byron Scott 16 0 14.9 39.6 47.4 78.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.1 7.8
Dale Davis 16 16 36.1 52.8 0.0 30.6 9.9 0.7 1.1 1.1 7.7
Vern Fleming 16 1 15.4 51.3 0.0 85.0 1.3 2.4 0.6 0.1 5.9
Kenny Williams 12 0 7.6 36.0 0.0 100.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.7
Sam Mitchell 15 0 6.6 34.6 0.0 75.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.4
LaSalle Thompson 7 0 5.6 36.4 0.0 66.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.1 1.4
Lester Conner 6 0 3.7 40.0 0.0 100.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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  8. ^ "NBA -- Richardson Could Be Out Rest Of Season -- Shoulder Shelves Pacer Guard". Seattle Times. April 3, 1994. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Pacers Send Magic on a Long Florida Vacation". New York Times. May 3, 1994. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Indiana Finishes Off Hawks, 98-79". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Can't Shake Cold as Pacers Turn Up Heat". New York Times. May 31, 1994. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "ON PRO BASKETBALL; The N.B.A Finally Finds a New Playoff Hero: Reggie!". New York Times. June 2, 1994. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Go Out of the Frying Pan and Into the N.B.A. Finals". New York Times. June 6, 1994. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  14. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Mark Jackson Acquired by Pacers". New York Times. July 1, 1994. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  15. ^ 1993-94 Indiana Pacers Games - Basketball-Reference.com
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