Chapter 19: The Pacers One
Oriental Basket and the staff went to the arena again, Oriental Basket is very yearning for this very luxurious place, this is where he will play in the future, the staff introduced here is the home of the Pacers, the name of this arena is the Conseco Arena, which began to be put into use after 11, Oriental Basket and the staff went inside, and came to the venue of the game Oriental Basket was suddenly sluggish, which is simply the same as the TV inside, and now it is like a dream to see here!
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team affiliated with the NBA Eastern Conference and won the ABA championship in 1970, 1972, and 1973. Since joining the NBA in 1976, the 70s have never made the playoffs, and the 80s have made a series of changes to the roster and improved. Brown and Larry? Under Bird's leadership, he reached the Eastern Conference Finals four times and gradually established himself as a strong team. and reached the Finals in 2000, but unfortunately lost to the Lakers at that time.
The next step is to introduce the history of the Pacers, Indiana has always been a basketball powerhouse, and the local people have always given great support to the basketball teams of high schools and the Indiana University varsity team, the Indiana Guys, especially in the seventies and eighties of the twentieth century, when the Indianas were coached by head coach Bob? After the success of Knight's leadership. Because of this, it is only natural that professional leagues covet this market. So in 1967, eight businessmen each contributed a few thousand dollars to form the Pacers and officially joined the ABA. The first player the Pacers signed was Roger? Brown, he was taken out of the factory floor to sign a contract. Brown went on to become the most legendary star in Pacers history. The Pacers went 5-15 at the start of the 1968-69 season. However, under Leonard, he has a 44-34 record. Won the Eastern Conference and defeated the Kentucky Colonels and Miami Floridaians in the playoffs to advance to the ABA Finals. Lost 4-1 to Oakland Oaks in the finals. In the 1969-70 season, the Pacers went 59-25. In their April 12, 1970 game against Pittsburgh, they scored 177 points, the highest in ABA history. The Pacers finished first in the ABA Eastern Conference and eliminated the Carolina Jaguars and Kentucky in the playoffs to advance to the Finals. In the ABA Finals, the Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Stars 4-2 to win the championship. In 1970-71, the ABA was rezoned, and the Pacers were placed in the Western Division. They went 58-26 that season and won the Western Conference title, but were eliminated by the Utah Stars in the playoffs. They averaged 119.1 points per game this season, the second-highest in the team's history.
In the 1971-72 season, the Pacers went 47-37 in the regular season and still won their second ABA championship. Indiana University sophomore rookie George? With McGinnis' arrival, Daniels grabbed a record 26 defensive rebounds against the Floridans on Dec. 29. In the playoffs, the Pacers eliminated the Denver Rockets and Juta, and then defeated superstar Rick 4-2 in the Finals. Barry's New York Nets took home the championship trophy. In the 1972-73 season, the Pacers won back-to-back ABA championships. Their regular season record is 51-33, including an 11-game winning streak. Indiana finished second only in the Western Division, behind the Euthans. Defeated Kentucky 4-3 in the finals to win the championship. After a few stellar seasons, the Pacers' results began to slip. The 1973-74 regular season was a decent 46-38 record, but was eliminated in the playoffs.
Beginning in the 1974-75 season, the Pacers moved into a new arena, the City Square Coliseum, which had a capacity of 16,530. The team made its debut at the new arena on Oct. 18 and lost 121-129 to the San Antonio Spurs after two overtimes. On Oct. 23, the Pacers won their first win on their new home court with a 122-107 victory over traveling St. Louis. The Pacers are 45-39 that season and third in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, the Pacers reached the Finals for the fifth time in eight years in ABA. But the finals opponent is Dan? Colonel's Kentucky Colonel's team. In the end, the Pacers lost by a total score of 1-4. By the 1975-76 season, the Pacers hit rock bottom and missed the playoffs.
With the Pacers joining the NBA alongside the Denver Nuggets, New York Nets, and San Antonio Spurs, all of their previous glory in the ABA league is in the dust. In the first season of the NBA, the overlord of this ABA team was like a rookie in the NBA, struggling. In the opening game of 1976-77, the Pacers' opponents, the Boston Celtics, taught them a lesson. The Pacers lost 122-129 in overtime. The Pacers started with a three-game losing streak, then a four-game winning streak, then a six-game losing streak, and then a four-game winning streak. On March 19, 1977, they lost to the Golden State Warriors 91-150, the most painful defeat in the team's history. The final 36-46 ended the game. Before the start of the 1977-78 season, the Pacers traded away two All-Stars from last season. Knight left for the Buffalo Warriors in exchange for Adrian? Dantley and Mike? Banton. Buse was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Richie? Szobos. The Pacers' record slipped to 31-51 that season, including a 2-15 record since mid-January. But in December he was with Dave? Robbish was packaged and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for James? Edwards, Earl? Tatton and part of the cash. Then the Pacers used John? Williamson traded Bob from the New Jersey Nets? Carrington, who retired the following season. Among the players who remain on the team, Richie? Szobos is the top scorer. Five other players also scored in double figures. The 1978-79 season saw a slight improvement in the team's record, with 38 wins and 44 losses. Roster changes continued, including Roundfield joining the Atlanta Hawks as a free agent and the addition of Rick? Robbie was swapped back to Billy, who was in Boston at the time? Knight. Johnny, a 6-foot-1" tall defender? Davis was the team's leading scorer at the time, averaging 18.3 points per game. The likes of Szobos, Edwards, Banton and Knight are all averaging more than 14.7 points per game. At the end of the season, California's millionaire Sam . Nashsee bought the Pacers. With a 37-45 record in 1979-80, the Pacers traded players and a first-round pick from Denver for George? McGinnis. McGinnis played just two seasons before retiring. And Alex? Inglish was a rising star who went on to become one of the greatest attackers in Denver. In the 1980-81 season, Indiana began to recover. Jack? McKinney from Bob? Leonard took over the coaching whip and began a six-year coaching career with the Pacers. The Pacers have a 44-38 record, the first time they've been in the NBA for a season. The Pacers got off to a good start with a 7-3 record and maintained their momentum into the end of the season, including a seven-game winning streak in January. Players who have contributed more consistently to the team include James? Edwards, Johnny? Davis, Mike? Banton, Louis? Orr, Dadri? Bradley and Clement? Johnson. In 1981-82, the Pacers went 35-47. 1. 4-15 in February, 6-15 in the final 21 games of the season. The Pacers are averaging a measly 102.2 points per game, the second-lowest in the league. The Pacers started to sit bottom of the Midzone from there. Their 20-62 record in 1982-83 was the worst in the team's history. Indiana has only won two in a row twice all season. The Pacers have a 6-33 record in the final three months of the season, including a 12-game losing streak in February and March. For the Feb. 16 game against the Chicago Bulls, the crowd was a record 2,745.
In 1983-84, the Pacers had a 26-56 record. Kellogg and Williams were eye-catching, but none of the rest of the team were on the table. The only thing worth mentioning is the rookie center Steve who graduated from the University of Missouri? Stepanovic, who averaged 12.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, was named an NBA All-Star rookie for the season. In 1983 the owner of the team, Sam Brown. Nacy sold the Pacers to the Simon brothers, a commercial mogul. Jack? McKinney handed over his handover after the 1983-84 season, and he was replaced by one of his former assistants, George? Irvin, but he didn't make it to the Pacers' savior. In the 1984-85 season, the team went 3-21 in the first two months of the game, and 12 consecutive defeats tied the team's all-time record. The final record was 22-60. In the 1985-86 season, the Pacers selected forward Weman from the University of Oklahoma with the second pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. Tessdale. But this season is only 26-56. 1986-87 season Jack. Ramsey took over the coaching of the Pacers, having spent 10 years in Portland before that. Ramsey helped the Pacers pull off a dramatic comeback to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1981. The team started with 6 wins and 4 losses, and won 10 of its last 16 games. The Pacers met the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, winning their first playoff game since joining the NBA 96-87 after a two-game losing streak. After that, they lost their next match and were eliminated with an aggregate score of 1-3.
In the 1987 NBA Draft, the Pacers picked the scoring machine with the 11th pick in the first round, UCLA graduate guard Reggie? Miller. Reggie? Miller quickly grew into the league's most dangerous scorer with his mastery of shooting. In 1987-88, the Pacers went 38-44 and missed the playoffs. Miller only played occasionally as Lang's bench but still scored 10.0 points per game, which made him even more important. The 1988-89 season started with a seven-game losing streak. Head Coach Jack. Ramsey was forced to step down, and former star Mel Murphy was forced to step down. Daniels and George. Irvin took charge of the coaching whip on an interim basis until the Pacers found Ramsey's official successor: Dick? Versace. At this time, the Pacers' record has slipped to 6-23. The Pacers made two personnel changes in February. The Pacers have a 28-54 record and finish bottom of the Central Division for the sixth time in seven years. The 1989-90 season was off to a good start with a 19-9 record and a 42-40 record for the season. Miller became the first player from the Pacers to be selected to an All-Star game in the NBA's thirteen years ago. In the 1990 playoffs, the Pacers unfortunately met the defending champion Detroit Pistons in the first round. The Pistons won three games in a row to knock Indiana out of the tournament. After 25 rounds of the 1990-91 season, Bob ? Hill replaces Dick? Versace began to take charge of the Pacers. The Pacers went 30-23 in their final four months and finished 41-41 overall. Miller shot a new high in free throws, setting a new team record with 91.8 percent accuracy. The Pacers battled the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs in five games. In the end, the Pacers stopped the first round of the playoffs by three points, 121-124. In 1991-92, the Pacers went 40-42 in the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Pacers met the Boston Celtics again. The Pacers were swept by the Celtics on a three-game losing streak. Before the start of the 1992-93 season, Indiana made another change to the roster. Legendary star Chuck? Person was sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Williams in exchange for point guard Pu? Richardson and striker Sam? Mitchell. The Pacers returned to the playoffs but stopped in the first round once again. This time they lost 3-1 to the New York Knicks. Because of repeated poor playoff performances, Indiana fired Bob? Hill?, appointing the head of the famous Larry? Brown is the manager. Exactly because of Larry? When Brown came, the Pacers started another miracle, and I'll continue to explain it to you. The Oriental Basketball Team also began to concentrate and began to listen to the staff explain the next history, and now the history of the Oriental Basketball Pacers is as wonderful as a movie.
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