Chapter 20: The Walker II
Larry? Brown's magic continued at Indiana: the 1994 playoffs Pacers were just one step away from the NBA Finals. The Pacers have been around 50 percent win rate for most of the season. But as the playoffs approached in April, the Pacers burst out. They won all eight games and finished the regular season with a 47-35 record. Entering the playoffs, they swept the Orlando Magic in the first round, and in the Eastern Conference semifinals, they unexpectedly eliminated the Atlanta Hawks, who ranked first in the regular season, with an overall score of 4-2. The Pacers met the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Knicks won both home games, but the Pacers returned home to tie the total at City Square Arena. In Game 5 of the finals at the Madison Square Square Arena in New York, Miller single-handedly scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Pacers to a crucial road victory. However, New York won the last two games and won the Eastern Conference championship 4-3 overall. The 1994-95 season, despite the introduction of Mark? Jackson strengthened his point guard position, but lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The only difference is that the opponent in '94 was the New York Knicks, and in '95 it was the Orlando Magic. The Pacers won the division championship for the first time since joining the NBA and won more than 50 regular season games for the first time (52-30). Miller of the 1995-96 Pacers suffered a fractured eye bone when he collided with an opponent during the April 13 game. The backbone was sidelined due to injury, and the Pacers were eliminated by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. Prior to Miller's injury, he and the Pacers had won eight of their first ten games, with a 52-30 regular season record. In the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks, the Pacers tied 2-2 with their opponents in the first four games in Miller's absence. The crucial Game 5 tiebreaker was played at City Plaza Coliseum, home of the Pacers. Despite Miller's comeback and 29 points of his own, the Pacers still finished the playoffs with two points. The Pacers were sidelined from the playoffs in 1996-97. After reaching the playoffs for seven consecutive years, the Pacers are 39-43 and completely out of the playoffs. Foot injuries have long plagued the Pacers' two-fifths starting lineup: Rick? Schmitz missed 30 games due to foot surgery; Forward Derek. McGee fractured his left foot. The Pacers have recalled, the hero of the '94-95 season, Mark ? Jackson. But his performance wasn't enough to help the team make the playoffs, and the Pacers snapped a three-game losing streak.
In the 1997-98 season, Big Bird Bird took over the reins. He led the Pacers to a franchise-best 58-24 record in the regular season and was once again just one win away from the NBA Finals. The Big Bird Army basically kept Larry? Brown's entire team made only one major change -- the introduction of Big Birdies' 1992 Dream Team teammate Chris Brown. Mullin. Defeated the Knicks 99-88 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks. After knocking out the Cavaliers and Knicks in quick succession. In the regular season, the Pacers are tied in four games with the defending champion Bulls, who won the two-time championship. The Pacers lost two on the road. With Miller's help, the team won the third and fourth games of the final, and the next two games were won by both sides with one game each, and the overall score was 3-3. Game 7 of the tiebreaker, the Bulls won the Eastern Conference 88-83. The Pacers reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth time in six years, knocking out Milwaukee and Philadelphia in the Indiana playoffs to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. They played six games against the New York Knicks in the finals, and in the tiebreaker, the Knicks eliminated the Pacers 90-82. The Pacers went 33-17 in the regular season. After twenty-five years of ups and downs at City Square Arena, the Pacers will move into the newly built Conseco Arena the following season. The start of the season wasn't very smooth for the Pacers. After playing pre-season at City Square Arena, the team officially opened the Comsec Arena on November 6, 1999. In the first round of the playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated after five games. In the second round, they used six games to eliminate the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs for the second year in a row. The Eastern Conference Finals opponent is the New York Knicks. They drew 2-2 in their first four games. The Pacers won Game 5 at home, then beat Miller by 34 points at Madison Square Square to win the Eastern Conference and advance to the Finals for the first time in their history. In the Finals, the Pacers lost to the Lakers by a total score of 2-4. The Pacers are on a 25-game winning streak at their new home court, another all-time record for the team, and are winning the Central Division for the second year in a row with a 56-26 regular season record.
Head coach Bird Big Bird has announced his retirement after three exceptionally successful seasons in charge. And another NBA all-time legend, Isaiah? Thomas, taking the whip from Big Bird Bird. The Pacers played the Celtics for a playoff spot on March 30, and they trailed the Celtics by one game before that. The Pacers won 92-87 and have won nine of their remaining 11 games, including a seven-game winning streak. In the end, the Pacers made the playoffs for the 11th time in 12 seasons. In the first road game of the playoffs, Miller's moment was repeated: 2.9 seconds before the end of the game, Miller made a killer move, and made three points to win 79-78 over the 76ers by one point. Miller averaged 36.0 points per game in the next three games, but was eliminated by the 76ers by a 3-1 winning streak in a three-game losing streak. The Pacers have become younger in the middle of the team change. Prior to the trade, the Pacers had a poor record and were on the verge of missing the playoffs with a 26-27 record. Team with Jalen. Rose, Travis? Best and a second-round pick in exchange for Brad from the Chicago Bulls? Miller, Ron? Artest, Kevin? Ollie and Ron? Mosser. After the trade, the Pacers went 16-13, including winning all five games, and finished eighth in 13 years to make the playoffs for the 12th time in 13 years. The first round of the playoffs was against the New Jersey Nets, who eliminated their opponents and eventually won the Eastern Conference championship. After their best start to the franchise's history (13-2), the Pacers have been unable to keep the momentum going for a variety of reasons. Although the final 48-34 regular season record was even better than last season, it was eliminated by the Celtics. Before the All-Star break, the Pacers had the best record (34-15) in the East. After winning three league games after the All-Star break, the Pacers' record improved to 37-15. But since then, they have won 11 and lost 19 of their 30 games. A series of big moves compared to the previous one made the team usher in the most fruitful season in history. Big Bird Bird returns as club president. Big Bird sacks coach Isaiah. Thomas, Rick. Carlisle took over. The backbone of the team, O'Neill Jr. and Reggie? Miller continued to make an appointment. The Pacers finished the regular season with a best 61-21 record in the NBA, also setting a new record for winning percentage in franchise history. In the first round of the playoffs, the Pacers swept the Boston Celtics. Then they eliminated the Miami Heat 4-2 on aggregate and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth time in 11 years. In the finals, they lost 4-2 to the Detroit Pistons. In the 2004-05 season, the Pacers, who basically maintained their original lineup, had hoped to win the championship again, but on November 19, 2004, the infamous "Auburn Hills Palace Mass Assault" occurred. A total of nine players received a total of 143 game bans in this incident, with Artest, the main figure of the incident, being disqualified for the rest of the season. The incident devastated the team, which finished the regular season in sixth place in the East with a 44-38 record. After eliminating the Celtics in seven games in the first playoff game, the Pacers met the Pistons again in the Eastern Conference semifinals and also lost 2-4. At the end of the season, the team's decorated player, Reggie Miller, announced his retirement. With Miller's retirement, the Pacers continued to have O'Neal Jr. as the core, but a group of fierce generals led by Artest left the team one after another. The injury then became the main factor, forcing Rick? Carlisle uses 31 different line-ups, with 14 players. O'Neill Jr. missed 31 games. Gemmeyer? Tinsley missed 40 games with foot and ankle problems. But the Pacers made it to the playoffs, the ninth year in a row, losing 4-2 to the Nets in the first round. In the 2006-2007 offseason, the Pacers sent Anthony? Johnson, Pollard, Crohill, Jonathan? Bender, Stojakovic and Fred? Jones, Daniels, who has a certain level of offensive and defensive ability, has found Harrington, who once played the role of sixth man with the Pacers. But those changes didn't bring the team victory, and the team slipped to 11 straight losses and ended up missing the playoffs 35-47 for the first time in 10 years without making the playoffs.
At the start of the 2007-2008 season, former coach Carlisle was also laid off due to poor coaching results. New coach Jim? O'Brien continues to lead the team, but the team still has old problems, O'Neal Jr., Jamal? Tinsley missed 40 and 42 games due to injury, and the team didn't improve much, going 36-46 and still missing the playoffs this season. Walsh confirmed his departure from the Pacers after the season. In the 2008-2009 season, Bird pulled two major trades to bring veteran defenders T.J. Ford and Galler? Tejek and Brandon? Rush and Roy? Hibbert, and at the same time traded O'Neal Jr. to the Raptors. Completely rebuild. After two months of November and December, the season ended dramatically, and while they finished 10th in the East with a 36-46 record and failed to make the playoffs, they won all 21 games by three-pointers or more subtle means, including last-second wins over the Lakers and Cavaliers and a 104-113 win over the Celtics. In the 2009-2010 season, Bird continued to change the Pacers when the team brought in Dunday? Jones, Earl? Watson et al. The season culminated in an early five-game winning streak, including a win over the Celtics, but things quickly turned grim for them to go 11-16, their worst record since the 1988-89 season. Injuries have affected the team again, Jeff? Foster missed the final 57 games, Danny? Granger missed 20 games. The season ended the season with a 32-50 record.
In the 2010-2011 season, the team re-entered the playoffs with a 37-45 record and a record of eighth place in the East. The Chicago Bulls, an upstart in the East led by Rose, finally lost 1:4. In the 2011-2012 season, the Indiana Pacers will replace former acting coach Frank Frank? Vogel was appointed as the official head coach and hired former Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Vogel as the official manager. Pritchard serves as the successor to "Big Bird" Bird, hiring former Lakers assistant coach Brian? Shaw became the team's assistant coach. This season, the Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 89-88 at home to become eighth in the East, followed by a 103-98 home win over the Thunder to make it four straight wins, and the Indiana Pacers lost 2-4 to the Miami Heat in the playoffs. In the 2012-2013 regular season, the Pacers had a 56-26 record, but in the playoff finals against the Heat, the Pacers made 21 turnovers in the final round and lost 99-76 to the Heat in the final tiebreaker.
Pacers might be more appropriately translated as a horse squad, or a shoe. Because according to Richard, one of the eight investors at the time, a lawyer? According to Tinkham, the name comes from two reasons: first, because the light carriage race has a long history in Indiana, and one of the investors, Chuck? Barnes was an avid horse racing fan in his own right; Another reason is that the leading car used in the Indy 500 American car race is called the pacecar. Tinkham also said that the name pacers were quickly decided, and the debate instead focused on whether they should be called Indianapolispacers or Indianapacers. Finally, because the original idea was that the team would play throughout the state, although based in the city of Indianapolis, the team was officially named Indianapacers.
Boomer is a somewhat neurotic cat who is loved by Pacers fans and has climbed to become one of the best mascots in the nation with cat speed. Boomer's athletic and comedic flair can make anyone laugh, even opponents and referees. Boomer has become a bright spot in the NBA market, and it was named one of the top 10 mascots in Europe in an overseas publication. The contractual relationship between Boomer and Pacer is considered a model in professional sports circles. Bowser is Boomer's canine buddy as another mascot for the Pacers, and even though Bowser is just a puppy, he has already chosen a name for himself. It often holds in its hand a can of ribbon spray for tricks.
That's the history of the Pacers, so let's take a look at our current players! After speaking, he took the Oriental basket to the player's locker room. (.)