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NBA professional basketball team season
The
2021β22
Indiana Pacers season was the 55th season of the franchise and the 46th season in the
National Basketball Association (NBA). After the Pacers failed to make the
NBA playoffs for the first time since
2015 ,
Nate Bjorkgren was fired on June 9, 2021.
[1]
[2] The Pacers would later re-hire
Rick Carlisle back as the new head coach, reuniting him with the Pacers for their second stint after coaching the team from
2003 to
2007 after coaching 13 seasons with the
Dallas Mavericks .
[3] The Pacers missed the
playoffs for the second consecutive season which would be the first time since 2007β10 that they missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
During the trade deadline, the Pacers acquired
Tyrese Haliburton and
Buddy Hield in a deal surrounding
Domantas Sabonis . The team also acquired the services of
Jalen Smith . Standout rookie
Chris Duarte was selected to the 2022
NBA All-Rookie Second Team. This season also welcomed back fanβfavorite and former Pacer
Lance Stephenson for a third stint with the franchise.
NBA draft
Entering the draft, the Pacers had one first-round pick and two second-round picks.
[4]
Roster
2021β22 Indiana Pacers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F/C
88
Bitadze, Goga
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1999-07-20
Georgia
G/F
12
Brissett, Oshae
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1998-06-20
Syracuse
G
7
Brogdon, Malcolm
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
1992-12-11
Virginia
G/F
3
Duarte, Chris
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1997-06-13
Oregon
G
0
Haliburton, Tyrese
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
2000-02-29
Iowa State
G
24
Hield, Buddy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1992-12-17
Oklahoma
G
14
Hinton, Nate (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1999-06-08
Houston
F/C
23
Jackson, Isaiah
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2002-01-10
Kentucky
G
9
McConnell, T. J.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1992-03-25
Arizona
G
99
Rubio, Ricky
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1990-10-21
Spain
F
25
Smith, Jalen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2000-03-16
Maryland
G/F
6
Stephenson, Lance
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1990-09-05
Cincinnati
F
32
Taylor, Terry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1999-09-23
Austin Peay
F/C
33
Turner, Myles
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1996-03-24
Texas
F
1
Warren, T. J.
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1993-09-05
NC State
G
4
Washington, Duane
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
2000-03-24
Ohio State
G
8
York, Gabe (TW)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1993-08-02
Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On
assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 7, 2022
Standings
Division
Conference
Record vs. opponents
2021-22 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BKN
CHH
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MEM
MIA
MIL
MIN
NOP
NYK
OKC
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
TOR
UTA
WAS
Game log
Preseason
2021 preseason game log Total: 2β2 (Home: 1β1; Road: 1β1)
Preseason: 2β2 (home: 1β1; road: 1β1)
2021β22 season schedule
Regular season
2021β22 game log Total: 25β57 (Home: 16β25; Road: 9β32)
October: 1β6 (home: 1β2; road: 0β4)
November: 8β8 (home: 5β2; road: 3β6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
San Antonio
W 131β118
Domantas Sabonis (24)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
T. J. McConnell (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10,227
2β6
9
November 3
New York
W 111β98
Myles Turner (25)
Myles Turner (13)
Malcolm Brogdon (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 11,607
3β6
10
November 5
@
Portland
L 106β110
T. J. McConnell (19)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
LeVert ,
Wanamaker 6
Moda Center 16,841
3β7
11
November 7
@
Sacramento
W 94β91
Caris LeVert (22)
Myles Turner (15)
T. J. McConnell (4)
Golden 1 Center 12,993
4β7
12
November 10
@
Denver
L 98β101
Malcolm Brogdon (25)
Domantas Sabonis (19)
T. J. McConnell (9)
Ball Arena 15,232
4β8
13
November 11
@
Utah
W 111β100
Malcolm Brogdon (30)
Brogdon ,
Turner (9)
McConnell ,
Sabonis (9)
Vivint Arena 18,306
5β8
14
November 13
Philadelphia
W 118β113
Justin Holiday (27)
Malcolm Brogdon (10)
Malcolm Brogdon (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,483
6β8
15
November 15
@
New York
L 84β92
Malcolm Brogdon (22)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Malcolm Brogdon (7)
Madison Square Garden 16,792
6β9
16
November 17
@
Detroit
L 89β97
Malcolm Brogdon (20)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Brogdon ,
McConnell (4)
Little Caesars Arena 11,457
6β10
17
November 19
@
Charlotte
L 118β121
Malcolm Brogdon (16)
Torrey Craig (7)
Jeremy Lamb (5)
Spectrum Center 16,787
6β11
18
November 20
New Orleans
W 111β94
Domantas Sabonis (20)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Domantas Sabonis (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,081
7β11
19
November 22
@
Chicago
W 109β77
Domantas Sabonis (21)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Malcolm Brogdon (7)
United Center 21,586
8β11
20
November 24
L.A. Lakers
L 116β124 (OT)
Malcolm Brogdon (28)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
T. J. McConnell (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,572
8β12
21
November 26
Toronto
W 114β97
Domantas Sabonis (23)
Domantas Sabonis (18)
Malcolm Brogdon (12)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,579
9β12
22
November 28
Milwaukee
L 100β118
Caris LeVert (23)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Domantas Sabonis (5)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,130
9β13
23
November 29
@
Minnesota
L 98β100
Malcolm Brogdon (25)
Domantas Sabonis (25)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Target Center 14,191
9β14
December: 5β8 (home: 5β5; road: 0β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
24
December 1
Atlanta
L 111β114
Malcolm Brogdon (27)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Malcolm Brogdon (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,656
9β15
25
December 3
Miami
L 104β113
Caris LeVert (27)
Domantas Sabonis (16)
Malcolm Brogdon (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,854
9β16
26
December 6
Washington
W 116β110
Domantas Sabonis (30)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Malcolm Brogdon (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,581
10β16
27
December 8
New York
W 122β102
Chris Duarte (23)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Duarte ,
LeVert (60)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,167
11β16
28
December 10
Dallas
W 106β93
Caris LeVert (26)
Sabonis ,
Turner (10)
Malcolm Brogdon (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12,618
12β16
29
December 13
Golden State
L 100β102
Domantas Sabonis (30)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Malcolm Brogdon (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,018
12β17
30
December 15
@
Milwaukee
L 99β114
LeVert ,
Sabonis (16)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Brogdon ,
Sabonis ,
Wanamaker (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
12β18
31
December 16
Detroit
W 122β113
Caris LeVert (31)
Duarte ,
Sabonis (9)
Lamb ,
Sabonis (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,596
13β18
32
December 21
@
Miami
L 96β125
Duarte ,
LeVert (17)
Myles Turner (7)
Brad Wanamaker (5)
FTX Arena 19,600
13β19
33
December 23
Houston
W 118β106
Myles Turner (32)
Myles Turner (10)
Caris LeVert (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,089
14β19
34
December 26
@
Chicago
L 105β113
Caris LeVert (27)
Domantas Sabonis (16)
Caris LeVert (9)
United Center 20,475
14β20
35
December 29
Charlotte
L 108β116
Caris LeVert (27)
Domantas Sabonis (18)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,608
14β21
36
December 31
Chicago
L 106β108
Caris LeVert (27)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
LeVert ,
Sabonis (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,515
14β22
January: 5β11 (home: 2β4; road: 3β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2
@
Cleveland
L 104β108
Domantas Sabonis (32)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,808
14β23
38
January 4
@
New York
L 94β104
Keifer Sykes (22)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
Keifer Sykes (6)
Madison Square Garden 18,449
14β24
39
January 5
Brooklyn
L 121β129
Domantas Sabonis (32)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,176
14β25
40
January 8
Utah
W 125β113
Domantas Sabonis (42)
Sabonis ,
Turner (6)
Lance Stephenson (14)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,160
15β25
41
January 10
@
Boston
L 98β101 (OT)
Torrey Craig (19)
Domantas Sabonis (23)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
TD Garden 19,156
15β26
42
January 12
Boston
L 100β119
Myles Turner (18)
Oshae Brissett (9)
Sabonis ,
Stephenson (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,560
15β27
43
January 14
Phoenix
L 94β112
Justin Holiday (25)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Caris LeVert (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,019
15β28
44
January 17
@
L.A. Clippers
L 133β139
Caris LeVert (27)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Crypto.com Arena 15,080
15β29
45
January 19
@
L.A. Lakers
W 111β104
Caris LeVert (30)
Torrey Craig (13)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Crypto.com Arena 17,818
16β29
46
January 20
@
Golden State
W 121β117 (OT)
Chris Duarte (27)
Goga Bitadze (9)
Goga Bitadze (5)
Chase Center 18,064
17β29
47
January 22
@
Phoenix
L 103β113
Duarte ,
Stephenson (17)
Goga Bitadze (11)
Chris Duarte (4)
Footprint Center 17,071
17β30
48
January 24
@
New Orleans
L 113β117
Duane Washington Jr. (21)
Oshae Brissett (9)
Caris LeVert (8)
Smoothie King Center 15,581
17β31
49
January 26
Charlotte
L 126β158
Bitadze ,
Jackson (17)
Bitadze ,
Brissett ,
Stephenson (6)
Lance Stephenson (10)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,116
17β32
50
January 28
@
Oklahoma City
W 113β110 (OT)
Domantas Sabonis (24)
Domantas Sabonis (18)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Paycom Center 15,106
18β32
51
January 29
@
Dallas
L 105β132
Duane Washington Jr. (22)
Domantas Sabonis (15)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
American Airlines Center 19,831
18β33
52
January 31
L.A. Clippers
W 122β116
Isaiah Jackson (26)
Isaiah Jackson (10)
Caris LeVert (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,629
19β33
February: 2β9 (home: 2β5; road: 0β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
53
February 2
Orlando
L 118β119
Caris LeVert (26)
Terry Taylor (16)
Lance Stephenson (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,528
19β34
54
February 4
Chicago
L 115β122
Caris LeVert (42)
Terry Taylor (14)
Caris LeVert (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,355
19β35
55
February 6
@
Cleveland
L 85β98
Chris Duarte (22)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Domantas Sabonis (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
19β36
56
February 8
@
Atlanta
L 112β133
Chris Duarte (25)
Terry Taylor (10)
Lance Stephenson (8)
State Farm Arena 14,265
19β37
57
February 11
Cleveland
L 113β120
Tyrese Haliburton (23)
Oshae Brissett (11)
Buddy Hield (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,075
19β38
58
February 13
Minnesota
L 120β129
Brissett ,
Haliburton (22)
Oshae Brissett (13)
Tyrese Haliburton (16)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,532
19β39
59
February 15
@
Milwaukee
L 119β128
Buddy Hield (36)
Terry Taylor (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
19β40
60
February 16
Washington
W 113β108
Tyrese Haliburton (21)
Terry Taylor (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (14)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,540
20β40
61
February 25
Oklahoma City
L 125β129 (OT)
Buddy Hield (29)
Oshae Brissett (15)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,182
20β41
62
February 27
Boston
W 128β107
Oshae Brissett (27)
Jalen Smith (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (9)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,872
21β41
63
February 28
@
Orlando
L 103β119
Tyrese Haliburton (23)
Jalen Smith (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (7)
Amway Center 13,014
21β42
March: 4β10 (home: 1β5; road: 3β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
64
March 2
@
Orlando
W 122β114 (OT)
Malcolm Brogdon (31)
Jalen Smith (15)
Malcolm Brogdon (8)
Amway Center 11,221
22β42
65
March 4
@
Detroit
L 106β111
Malcolm Brogdon (26)
Jalen Smith (11)
Buddy Hield (9)
Little Caesars Arena 17,244
22β43
66
March 6
@
Washington
L 123β133
Malcolm Brogdon (27)
Buddy Hield (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (11)
Capital One Arena 13,937
22β44
67
March 8
Cleveland
L 124β127
Tyrese Haliburton (25)
Goga Bitadze (9)
Malcolm Brogdon (12)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,066
22β45
68
March 12
@
San Antonio
W 119β108
Haliburton ,
Washington Jr. (19)
Jalen Smith (11)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
AT&T Center 14,605
23β45
69
March 13
@
Atlanta
L 128β131
Haliburton ,
Hield (25)
Isaiah Jackson (15)
Tyrese Haliburton (10)
State Farm Arena 17,038
23β46
70
March 15
Memphis
L 102β135
Jalen Smith (15)
Smith ,
Taylor (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,027
23β47
71
March 18
@
Houston
W 121β118
Malcolm Brogdon (25)
Jalen Smith (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (7)
Toyota Center 13,748
24β47
72
March 20
Portland
W 129β98
Oshae Brissett (24)
Oshae Brissett (9)
Lance Stephenson (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,067
25β47
73
March 23
Sacramento
L 109β110
Buddy Hield (25)
Oshae Brissett (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (15)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,227
25β48
74
March 24
@
Memphis
L 103β133
Lance Stephenson (25)
Justin Anderson (9)
Tyrese Haliburton (8)
FedEx Forum 16,205
25β49
75
March 26
@
Toronto
L 91β131
Oshae Brissett (21)
Oshae Brissett (8)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800 (0 when game resumed after speaker fire)
25β50
76
March 28
Atlanta
L 123β132
Buddy Hield (26)
Jalen Smith (6)
Tyrese Haliburton (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,212
25β51
77
March 30
Denver
L 118β125
Buddy Hield (20)
Goga Bitadze (10)
Tyrese Haliburton (12)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,036
25β52
April: 0β5 (home: 0β2; road: 0β3)
2021β22 season schedule
Transactions
Trades
References
^
"Pacers Announce Nate Bjorkgren Will Not Return as Coach" . NBA.com . June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021 .
^
"Nate Bjorkgren fired as Indiana Pacers coach after playoff streak ends, sources say" . ESPN.com . June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021 .
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"Pacers Reach Agreement with Rick Carlisle to Become Head Coach" . NBA.com . June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021 .
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"2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round" . espn.com . June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021 .
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"Milwaukee Bucks Acquire Draft Rights to Two Players in Trade with Indiana Pacers" . NBA.com . August 8, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021 .
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"Pacers Acquire Isaiah Jackson" . NBA.com . August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
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"Pacers Complete Trade with Spurs" . NBA.com . August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .
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"Pacers Trade Edmond Sumner to Brooklyn; Sign Brad Wanamaker to Training Camp Deal" . NBA.com . October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
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"Pacers Acquire Rubio, Future First-Round Pick, and Multiple Second-Round Picks from Cavaliers" . NBA.com . February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022 .
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"Pacers Acquire Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson from Kings" . NBA.com . February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022 .
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"Pacers Acquire Jalen Smith and 2022 Second-Round Pick from Suns" . NBA.com . February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
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