1995–96 Indiana Pacers season

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1995–96 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerDonnie Walsh
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record52–30 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Pacers' 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Pacers signed free agents Ricky Pierce and Eddie Johnson.[2] The team struggled with a 6–8 start to the season, as Rik Smits missed 19 games with an ankle injury.[3] The Pacers were also involved in a brawl in a 119–95 home loss to the Sacramento Kings on November 10, with a total of 16 players, eight from each team suspended.[4] However, the Pacers posted a 14–2 record in January, and later on won eight of their final nine games of the season. The team finished second in the Central Division with a 52–30 record.[5]

Reggie Miller led the Pacers in scoring averaging 21.1 points per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game,[6] while Smits averaged 18.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. In addition, Derrick McKey provided the team with 11.7 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Dale Davis provided with 10.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Mark Jackson contributed 10.0 points and 7.8 assists per game. Off the bench, Pierce contributed 9.7 points per game, and sixth man Antonio Davis averaged 8.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[7] The Pacers were also the only team in the league to beat the Chicago Bulls twice during their historic 72–10 season.[8][9] However, during the final month of the regular season, Miller suffered an eye socket injury.[10]

Without Miller, the Pacers struggled in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs against the 6th-seeded Atlanta Hawks. Pierce was placed in the lineup at shooting guard in Miller's absence. With the series tied at 2–2, Miller would return to play in Game 5 scoring 29 points, but the Pacers would lose at home, 89–87.[11] Following the season, Jackson and Pierce were both traded to the Denver Nuggets.[12]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 23 Travis Best PG  United States Georgia Tech
2 52 Fred Hoiberg SG  United States Iowa State

Roster[]

1995–96 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 4 Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1972–07–12 Georgia Tech
F 50 Caldwell, Adrian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1966–07–04 Lamar
F/C 33 Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–31 UTEP
F/C 32 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson
F 27 Ferrell, Duane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1965–09–28 Georgia Tech
G 20 Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972–10–15 Iowa State
G 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
F 8 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–05–01 Illinois
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
G 22 Pierce, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1959–08–19 Rice
C 55 Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1968–10–14 Florida
C 45 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist
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[]

Season standings[]

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Chicago Bulls 72 10 .878 0.0 39–2 33–8 24–4 82
x – Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20.0 32–9 20–21 19–9 82
x – Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25.0 26–15 21–20 13–15 82
x – Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26.0 26–15 20–21 15–13 82
x – Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26.0 30–11 16–25 15–13 82
Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31.0 25–16 16–25 13–15 82
Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47.0 14–27 11–30 8–20 82
Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51.0 15–26 6–35 5–23 82


Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Chicago Bulls * 72 10 .878 – 82
2 y – Orlando Magic * 60 22 .732 12.0 82
3 x – Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20.0 82
4 x – Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25.0 82
5 x – New York Knicks 47 35 .573 25.0 82
6 x – Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26.0 82
7 x – Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26.0 82
8 x – Miami Heat 42 40 .512 30.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31.0 82
10 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 33.0 82
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 39.0 82
12 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 42.0 82
13 Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47.0 82
14 Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 54.0 82
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1995-96 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston 0–4 — 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte 1–3 2–2 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–0 3–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 — 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 — 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 — 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 — 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 — 4–0 1–1
Vancouver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 — 0–2
Washington 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

1996 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 25 Atlanta L 80–92 Rik Smits (19) Dale Davis (12) Ricky Pierce (5) Market Square Arena
16,438 		0–1
2 April 27 Atlanta W 102–94 (OT) Rik Smits (29) Dale Davis (12) Mark Jackson (9) Market Square Arena
16,709 		1–1
3 April 29 @ Atlanta L 83–90 McKey, Smits (13) Dale Davis (10) Mark Jackson (6) Omni Coliseum
11,290 		1–2
4 May 2 @ Atlanta W 83–75 Rik Smits (17) D. Davis, Smits (9) Mark Jackson (5) Omni Coliseum
15,482 		2–2
5 May 5 Atlanta L 87–89 Reggie Miller (29) Dale Davis (13) Mark Jackson (8) Market Square Arena
16,731 		2–3
1996 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 76 76 34.5 47.3 41.0 86.3 2.8 3.3 1.0 0.2 21.1
Rik Smits 63 63 30.2 52.1 20.0 78.8 6.9 1.7 0.3 0.7 18.5
Derrick McKey 75 75 32.5 48.6 25.0 76.9 4.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 11.7
Dale Davis 78 77 33.6 55.8 0.0 46.7 9.1 1.0 0.7 1.4 10.3
Mark Jackson 81 81 32.6 47.3 43.0 78.5 3.8 7.8 1.2 0.1 10.0
Ricky Pierce 76 2 18.5 44.7 33.7 84.9 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.1 9.7
Antonio Davis 82 14 25.5 49.0 50.0 71.3 6.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 8.8
Eddie Johnson 62 1 16.2 41.3 35.2 88.6 2.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 7.7
Duane Ferrell 54 6 10.9 48.2 0.0 73.7 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 3.7
Travis Best 59 1 9.7 42.3 32.0 83.3 0.7 1.6 0.3 0.1 3.7
Haywoode Workman 77 4 15.1 39.0 32.4 74.0 1.6 2.8 0.8 0.1 3.6
Dwayne Schintzius 33 8 9.0 44.5 0.0 61.9 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 3.4
Adrian Caldwell 51 1 6.4 55.4 0.0 50.0 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.2
Fred Hoiberg 15 1 5.7 42.1 33.3 83.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 2.1

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller 1 1 31.0 41.2 33.3 86.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 29.0
Rik Smits 5 5 33.2 54.5 0.0 78.6 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.4 19.0
Derrick McKey 5 5 36.0 42.1 41.7 84.6 6.6 2.0 1.4 0.2 12.8
Mark Jackson 5 5 37.2 35.3 22.2 76.5 5.0 6.0 1.2 0.0 10.6
Ricky Pierce 5 4 26.6 34.0 25.0 85.0 0.8 3.0 1.6 0.2 10.2
Antonio Davis 5 0 25.4 52.0 0.0 86.7 6.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 7.8
Dale Davis 5 5 36.8 51.6 0.0 36.4 11.2 0.8 0.6 1.2 7.2
Travis Best 5 0 16.8 50.0 16.7 85.7 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.0 5.8
Haywoode Workman 5 0 10.6 43.8 60.0 100.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 3.8
Duane Ferrell 5 0 13.8 36.8 0.0 50.0 1.8 0.6 0.8 0.0 3.6
Adrian Caldwell 1 0 3.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Eddie Johnson 1 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Overview[]

Players added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via expansion draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Adrian Caldwell October 4, 1995 Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
Eddie Johnson October 3, 1995 Olympiacos (Greece)
Ricky Pierce October 3, 1995 Golden State Warriors
Dwayne Schintzius October 18, 1995 New Jersey Nets
Subtractions
Player Reason Left New team
Vern Fleming Free Agency New Jersey Nets
Greg Kite Free Agency Rapid City Thrillers (CBA)
Sam Mitchell Free Agency Minnesota Timberwolves
Byron Scott Expansion Draft Vancouver Grizzlies
Mark Strickland Free Agency Unknown
LaSalle Thompson Free Agency Philadelphia 76ers

Player Transactions Citation:[13]

References[]

  1. ^ 1995–96 Indiana Pacers
  2. ^ "Eastern Conference : Central Atlantic". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1995. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Pacers' Smits Out 3 Weeks". New York Times. November 1, 1995. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Which Players Weren't Suspended? : Pro basketball: NBA punishes eight Pacers, eight Kings for fighting. Penalties will have to be staggered". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "1995–96 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "1996 NBA All-Star Game: East 129, West 118". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "1995–96 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers Box Score, December 26, 1995". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls Box Score, April 20, 1996". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Miller Out at Least 3 Weeks". New York Times. April 15, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hawks 89, Pacers 87". AP News. May 5, 1996. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Pacers trade Jackson, Pierce to Denver". UPI Archives. June 13, 1996. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "1995–96 Indiana Pacers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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