2015–16 Indiana Pacers season
The 2015–16 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 49th season as a franchise and 40th season in the NBA.
2015–16 Indiana Pacers season | |
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Head coach | Frank Vogel |
General manager | Kevin Pritchard |
Owners | Herb Simon |
Arena | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
Results | |
Record | 45–37 (.549) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Raptors 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Indiana |
Radio | 1070 The Fan |
With a healthy Paul George returning to form, the Pacers clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Brooklyn Nets on April 10. The victory eliminated the Chicago Bulls from playoff contention. The Pacers finished the regular season with a record of 45–37, which would earn them the seventh seed in the East. They would be matched up against the second seeded Toronto Raptors in the first round but in the end would be eliminated in a decisive seven-game series.
2015 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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1 | 11 | Myles Turner | Center | United States | Texas |
2 | 43 | Joe Young | Point guard | United States | Oregon |
Roster
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Standing
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 10–6 | 82 |
Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 10–6 | 82 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 23–18 | 10–31 | 4–12 | 82 |
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Game log
Preseason
Regular season game log
2015–16 game log Total: 45–37 (home: 26–15; road: 19–22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1)
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November
: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
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December
: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
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January
: 7–8 (home: 4–2; road: 3–6)
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February
: 6–7 (home: 4–4; road: 2–3)
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March
: 8–7 (home: 5–4; road: 3–3)
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April
: 6–1 (home: 3–0; road: 3–1)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
2016 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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2016 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
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 |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Paul George | 81 | 81 | 34.8 | .418 | .371 | .860 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 23.1 |
Monta Ellis | 81 | 81 | 33.8 | .427 | .309 | .786 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 13.8 |
George Hill | 74 | 73 | 34.1 | .441 | .408 | .760 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
C.J. Miles | 64 | 24 | 22.9 | .409 | .367 | .750 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.8 |
Myles Turner | 60 | 30 | 22.8 | .498 | .214 | .727 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
Ian Mahinmi | 71 | 71 | 25.6 | .589 | .587 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 9.3 | |
Rodney Stuckey | 58 | 1 | 22.0 | .413 | .241 | .829 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
Jordan Hill | 73 | 11 | 20.7 | .506 | .000 | .712 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
Lavoy Allen | 79 | 28 | 20.2 | .516 | .630 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 | |
Ty Lawson | 13 | 1 | 18.1 | .418 | .357 | .500 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Chase Budinger | 49 | 2 | 14.9 | .418 | .290 | .708 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
Solomon Hill | 59 | 3 | 14.7 | .447 | .324 | .857 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Rakeem Christmas | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ||
Glenn Robinson III | 45 | 4 | 11.3 | .430 | .378 | .692 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Joe Young | 41 | 0 | 9.4 | .367 | .217 | .800 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
Shayne Whittington | 7 | 0 | 5.9 | .455 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Paul George | 7 | 7 | 39.3 | .455 | .419 | .953 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
George Hill | 7 | 7 | 33.6 | .561 | .481 | .818 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
Monta Ellis | 7 | 7 | 32.1 | .434 | .333 | .800 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 11.6 |
Myles Turner | 7 | 4 | 28.1 | .465 | .000 | .667 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
Ian Mahinmi | 7 | 7 | 24.6 | .500 | .600 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 8.1 | |
Solomon Hill | 7 | 0 | 28.3 | .452 | .579 | .938 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
Rodney Stuckey | 7 | 0 | 17.9 | .395 | .500 | .556 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
C.J. Miles | 7 | 0 | 13.1 | .263 | .100 | .667 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
Ty Lawson | 7 | 0 | 10.6 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Joe Young | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | .375 | .250 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Glenn Robinson III | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | .750 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
Lavoy Allen | 6 | 3 | 8.5 | .300 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ||
Jordan Hill | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player Statistics Citation:[1]
Transactions
Trades
July 9, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers[2] 2019 Second Round Draft Pick |
To Los Angeles Lakers Roy Hibbert |
July 12, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers[3] Chase Budinger |
To Minnesota Timberwolves Damjan Rudež |
July 23, 2015 | To Indiana Pacers[4] Rakeem Christmas |
To Cleveland Cavaliers 2019 Second Round Draft Pick |
Re-signed
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Rodney Stuckey[5] | Signed 3-year contract worth $21 million | Indiana Pacers |
Shayne Whittington[6] | Signed 2-year contract worth $1.8 million | Indiana Pacers |
Additions
Player | Signed | Former Team |
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Monta Ellis[7] | Signed 4-year contract worth $44 million | Dallas Mavericks |
Jordan Hill[8] | Signed 1-year contract worth $4 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
Glenn Robinson III[6] | Signed 3-year contract worth $3.2 million | Philadelphia 76ers |
Ty Lawson | Houston Rockets |
Subtractions
Player | Reason Left | New Team |
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David West[9] | Signed 2-year contract worth $3 million | San Antonio Spurs |
Luis Scola[10] | Signed 1-year contract worth $2.9 million | Toronto Raptors |
C.J. Watson[11] | Signed 3-year contract worth $15 million | Orlando Magic |
Chris Copeland[12] | Signed 1-year contract worth $1.1 million | Milwaukee Bucks |
References
- "2015-16 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- "Pacers Trade Hibbert to Lakers; Acquire Future Draft Pick". nba.com/pacers. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- "Pacers Acquire Budinger From Minnesota in Exchange For Rudez". nba.com/pacers. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- "Pacers Acquire Rakeem Christmas From Cleveland in Exchange for Draft Pick". nba.com/pacers. July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- "Pacers Re-Sign Veteran Free Agent Rodney Stuckey". nba.com/pacers. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Pacers Re-Sign Whittington and Sign Christmas and Robinson". nba.com/pacers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- "Pacers Sign Veteran Free Agent Monta Ellis". nba.com/pacers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- "Pacers Sign Free Agent Jordan Hill". nba.com/pacers. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- "Spurs Sign David West". nba.com/spurs. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- "Raptors Sign Luis Scola". nba.com/raptors. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- "Magic Sign C.J. Watson". nba.com/magic. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- "BUCKS SIGN CHRIS COPELAND". nba.com/bucks. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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