2014–15 Indiana Pacers season

2014–15 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachFrank Vogel
General managerLarry Bird
OwnersHerb Simon
ArenaBankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 2014–15 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 48th season as a franchise and 39th season in the NBA.[1] The Pacers finished fourth in Central Division and ninth in Eastern Conference. The Pacers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010 after a 56–26 mark from the previous season, following two-straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances. Before the start of the season, storm clouds gathered when superstar forward Paul George seriously injured his leg during a Team USA scrimmage. The injury required immediate surgery. George was originally to be ruled out for the entire season, but as the season progressed, he was talking about returning. He also announced before the season that he would be wearing number 13 and earned the nickname 'PG-13' (his initials and New Jersey number). As the season winded down and after months of rehabilitation, George made his regular-season debut on April 5 in a home game against the Miami Heat. He finished the game with 13 points off the bench and received a standing ovation. George was only able to play the final six games of the season.

This was the last time the Pacers missed the playoffs until the 2020–21 season.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
2 57 Louis Labeyrie PF/C  France Paris-Levallois Basket (France)

Standings

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y-Cleveland Cavaliers5329.646–31‍–‍1022‍–‍1911–582
x-Chicago Bulls5032.6103.027‍–‍1423‍–‍188–882
x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50012.023‍–‍1818‍–‍237–982
Indiana Pacers3844.46315.023‍–‍1815‍–‍268–882
Detroit Pistons3250.39021.018‍–‍2314‍–‍276–1082
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Atlanta Hawks *6022.732–82
2y-Cleveland Cavaliers *5329.6467.082
3x-Chicago Bulls5032.61010.082
4y-Toronto Raptors *4933.59811.082
5x-Washington Wizards4636.56114.082
6x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50019.082
7x-Boston Celtics4042.48820.082
8x-Brooklyn Nets3844.46322.082
9Indiana Pacers3844.46322.082
10Miami Heat3745.45123.082
11Charlotte Hornets3349.40227.082
12Detroit Pistons3250.39028.082
13Orlando Magic2557.30535.082
14Philadelphia 76ers1864.22042.082
15New York Knicks1765.20743.082

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 Minnesota W 103–90 George Hill (17) Lavoy Allen (7) George Hill (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,160 1–0
2 October 10 Orlando L 93–96 Donald Sloan (16) Luis Scola (9) George Hill (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,111 1–1
3 October 12 @ Dallas L 98–106 C. J. Miles (19) Lavoy Allen (8) Damjan Rudež (6) American Airlines Center 17,971 1–2
4 October 15 @ Cleveland L 93–98 Chris Copeland (16) Ian Mahinmi (7) George Hill (5) Cintas Center 10,250 1–3
5 October 18 Dallas W 98–93 Chris Copeland (22) George Hill (9) George Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,748 2–3
6 October 21 @ Minnesota L 89–107 Donald Sloan (19) Roy Hibbert (9) Donald Sloan (5) Target Center 8,660 2–4
7 October 23 @ Charlotte W 88–79 C. J. Miles (23) Luis Scola (12) Donald Sloan (8) Time Warner Cable Arena 8,529 3–4
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log
Total: 38–44 (Home: 23–18; Road: 15–26)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 Philadelphia W 103–91 Roy Hibbert (22) Donald Sloan (10) Donald Sloan (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–0
2 October 31 Memphis L 89–97 Chris Copeland (16) Lavoy Allen (10) Donald Sloan (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,441 		1–1
November : 6–9 (home: 3–4; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 @ Atlanta L 92–102 Chris Copeland (21) Roy Hibbert (12) Donald Sloan (7) Philips Arena
19,118 		1–2
4 November 4 Milwaukee L 81–87 Chris Copeland (19) Lavoy Allen (12) Donald Sloan (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,012 		1–3
5 November 5 @ Washington L 94–96 (OT) Donald Sloan (31) Chris Copeland (12) Donald Sloan (7) Verizon Center
15,268 		1–4
6 November 7 @ Boston L 98–101 Roy Hibbert (22) Roy Hibbert (11) Sloan, Copeland, Price (4) TD Garden
17,122 		1–5
7 November 8 Washington L 90–97 Solomon Hill (28) Luis Scola (8) A. J. Price (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,302 		1–6
8 November 10 Utah W 97–86 Roy Hibbert (29) Lavoy Allen (15) Sloan, Scola, Allen (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
12,513 		2–6
9 November 12 @ Miami W 81–75 Chris Copeland (17) Roy Hibbert (15) Sloan & Scola (3) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,658 		3–6
10 November 14 Denver L 87–108 A. J. Price (14) Ian Mahinmi (10) Sloan & Price (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,286 		3–7
11 November 15 @ Chicago W 99–90 S. Hill, Scola, Price (21) Solomon Hill (12) Donald Sloan (7) United Center
22,248 		4–7
12 November 19 Charlotte W 88–86 Roy Hibbert (18) Roy Hibbert (11) Donald Sloan (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,748 		5–7
13 November 22 Phoenix L 83–106 Rodney Stuckey (14) Mahinmi, Scola (10) Donald Sloan (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,870 		5–8
14 November 24 @ Dallas W 111–100 Donald Sloan (29) Luis Scola (11) Sloan & Stuckey (5) American Airlines Center
19,850 		6–8
15 November 26 @ San Antonio L 100–107 Rodney Stuckey (22) Lavoy Allen (9) Donald Sloan (6) AT&T Center
18,581 		6–9
16 November 28 Orlando W 98–83 Rodney Stuckey (24) Lavoy Allen (14) Donald Sloan (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		7–9
17 November 29 @ Cleveland L 97–109 David West (14) Ian Mahinmi (10) Donald Sloan (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		7–10
December : 5–11 (home: 3–4; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 @ Phoenix L 99–116 C.J. Miles (17) Roy Hibbert (10) C.J. Watson (7) US Airways Center
15,059 		7–11
19 December 4 @ Portland L 82–88 Rodney Stuckey (16) Ian Mahinmi (10) Rodney Stuckey (5) Moda Center
19,191 		7–12
20 December 5 @ Sacramento L 101–102 (OT) David West (16) West & Scola (8) Stuckey, S. Hill & Watson (3) Sleep Train Arena1
5,512 		7–13
21 December 8 Atlanta L 92–108 Stuckey & Miles (15) Luis Scola (9) Solomon Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
14,519 		7–14
22 December 10 L.A. Clippers L 96–103 C.J. Miles (30) Luis Scola (14) C.J. Watson (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,392 		7–15
23 December 12 @ Toronto L 94–106 Solomon Hill (16) David West (7) David West (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		7–16
24 December 13 Portland L 85–95 C.J. Watson (23) Rodney Stuckey (14) David West (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,206 		7–17
25 December 15 L.A. Lakers W 110–91 Stuckey & Miles (20) Rodney Stuckey (10) Rodney Stuckey (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,261 		8–17
26 December 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–102 West & Miles (20) Lavoy Allen (14) Solomon Hill (6) Staples Center
19,060 		8–18
27 December 20 @ Denver L 73–76 David West (19) West & Allen (20) David West (5) Pepsi Center
14,125 		8–19
28 December 21 @ Minnesota W 100–96 C.J. Miles (28) Roy Hibbert (8) Donald Sloan (7) Target Center
12,687 		9–19
29 December 23 New Orleans W 96–84 George Hill (15) West & Allen (7) David West (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,336 		10–19
30 December 26 @ Detroit L 109–119 Roy Hibbert (19) David West (11) C.J. Watson (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
13,408 		10–20
31 December 27 @ Brooklyn W 110–85 Rodney Stuckey (20) C.J. Watson (9) Rodney Stuckey (8) Barclays Center
17,732 		11–20
32 December 29 Chicago L 90–92 Chris Copeland (17) Scola & Allen (8) Lavoy Allen (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		11–21
33 December 31 Miami W 106–95 C.J. Miles (25) Roy Hibbert (10) West, Miles & Watson (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		12–21
January : 5–11 (home: 2–4; road: 3–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 2 @ Milwaukee W 94–91 C.J. Miles (22) West & Sloan (8) Donald Sloan (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center
16,238 		13–21
35 January 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 87–88 C.J. Miles (19) Roy Hibbert (11) Donald Sloan (9) Staples Center
18,997 		13–22
36 January 5 @ Utah W 105–101 Roy Hibbert (22) Roy Hibbert (8) David West (6) EnergySolutions Arena
17,378 		14–22
37 January 7 @ Golden State L 102–117 Solomon Hill (21) Lavoy Allen (9) David West (6) Oracle Arena
19,596 		14–23
38 January 9 Boston W 107–103 (OT) Roy Hibbert (19) Roy Hibbert (11) Stuckey, Sloan & Hibbert (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		15–23
39 January 10 @ Philadelphia L 92–93 David West (28) Roy Hibbert (13) C.J. Watson (4) Wells Fargo Center
17,496 		15–24
40 January 13 Minnesota L 101–110 C.J. Miles (22) Roy Hibbert (8) Sloan & Watson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,781 		15–25
41 January 16 Detroit L 96–98 Roy Hibbert (14) Ian Mahinmi (9) Sloan & Stuckey (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,558 		15–26
42 January 17 @ Charlotte L 71–80 (OT) David West (19) Roy Hibbert (14) Sloan & Stuckey (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,285 		15–27
43 January 19 @ Houston L 98–110 C.J. Miles (23) Ian Mahinmi (14) Donald Sloan (6) Toyota Center
18,266 		15–28
44 January 21 @ Atlanta L 91–110 C.J. Miles (18) David West (11) Donald Sloan (5) Philips Arena
15,045 		15–29
45 January 23 @ Miami L 87–89 Luis Scola (14) David West (9) Rodney Stuckey (3) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,693 		15–30
46 January 25 @ Orlando W 106–99 David West (20) Roy Hibbert (13) C.J. Watson (8) Amway Center
16,704 		16–30
47 January 27 Toronto L 91–104 Rodney Stuckey (22) Roy Hibbert (8) David West (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,204 		16–31
48 January 29 New York W 103–82 Rodney Stuckey (22) Roy Hibbert (8) David West (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,665 		17–31
49 January 31 Sacramento L 94–99 West & Miles (17) Roy Hibbert (7) C.J. Watson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		17–32
February : 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
50 February 4 Detroit W 114–109 George Hill (20) Roy Hibbert (12) George Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,892 		18–32
51 February 6 Cleveland W 103–99 C.J. Miles (26) David West (13) George Hill (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		19–32
52 February 8 @ Charlotte W 103–102 C.J. Watson (22) Luis Scola (14) G. Hill, Scola, S. Hill & Watson (3) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,991 		20–32
53 February 9 San Antonio L 93–95 Rodney Stuckey (18) David West (18) David West (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,691 		20–33
54 February 11 @ New Orleans W 106–93 G. Hill & West (17) Ian Mahinmi (8) George Hill (9) Smoothie King Center
17,074 		21–33
All-Star Break
55 February 20 @ Philadelphia W 106–95 Rodney Stuckey (30) West & Hibbert & Scola (4) G. Hill & West & Stuckey & Miles (4) Wells Fargo Center
16,777 		22–33
56 February 22 Golden State W 104–98 Rodney Stuckey (30) C.J. Miles (9) Stuckey & Miles (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,777 		23–33
57 February 24 @ Oklahoma City L 92–105 C.J. Miles (21) Roy Hibbert (10) George Hill (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		23–34
58 February 27 Cleveland W 93–86 Rodney Stuckey (19) George Hill (10) George Hill (12) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		24–34
March : 8–8 (home: 6–4; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 Philadelphia W 94–74 George Hill (17) Roy Hibbert (15) Stuckey & Hill (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,581 		25–34
60 March 4 New York W 105–82 George Hill (21) Ian Mahinmi (8) George Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,981 		26–34
61 March 6 Chicago W 98–84 Solomon Hill (16) David West (10) George Hill (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		27–34
62 March 7 @ New York W 92–86 Rodney Stuckey (17) West & Hibbert (11) Rodney Stuckey (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		28–34
63 March 10 Orlando W 118–86 Rodney Stuckey (34) Scola & Mahinmi (10) Rodney Stuckey (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,295 		29–34
64 March 12 Milwaukee W 109–103 (OT) Rodney Stuckey (25) Luis Scola (15) Rodney Stuckey (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,729 		30–34
65 March 14 Boston L 89–93 George Hill (30) Hibbert & Mahinmi (7) George Hill (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		30–35
66 March 16 Toronto L 98–117 George Hill (23) David West (9) Stuckey & Hill (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,060 		30–36
67 March 18 @ Chicago L 86–103 Solomon Hill (17) Luis Scola (7) David West (7) United Center
21,753 		30–37
68 March 20 @ Cleveland L 92–95 George Hill (24) Luis Scola (11) Watson & Hill (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		30–38
69 March 21 Brooklyn L 111–123 George Hill (18) Ian Mahinmi (7) George Hill (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,453 		30–39
70 March 23 Houston L 100–110 C.J. Watson (23) Roy Hibbert (10) West & Watson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,201 		30–40
71 March 25 @ Washington W 103–101 George Hill (29) David West (11) George Hill (9) Verizon Center
18,514 		31–40
72 March 26 @ Milwaukee L 107–111 C.J. Miles (26) Luis Scola (9) C.J. Watson (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,366 		31–41
73 March 29 Dallas W 104–99 C.J. Miles (28) Roy Hibbert (7) Solomon Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,358 		32–41
74 March 31 @ Brooklyn L 106–111 George Hill (28) Luis Scola (9) Watson & David West (6) Barclays Center
16,756 		32–42
April : 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 1 @ Boston L 87–100 George Hill (21) David West (8) George Hill (6) TD Garden
18,624 		32–43
76 April 3 Charlotte W 93–74 Rodney Stuckey (15) Luis Scola (11) George Hill (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		33–43
77 April 5 Miami W 112–89 Luis Scola (23) Luis Scola (12) Rodney Stuckey (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		34–43
78 April 8 @ New York W 101–86 George Hill (20) Roy Hibbert (11) Donald Sloan (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		35–43
79 April 10 @ Detroit W 107–103 Stuckey & Miles (24) Roy Hibbert (11) George Hill (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
18,561 		36–43
80 April 12 Oklahoma City W 116–104 C.J. Miles (30) Hibbert & Miles (10) George Hill (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		37–43
81 April 14 Washington W 99–95 (2OT) C.J. Miles (25) Roy Hibbert (12) George Hill (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		38–43
82 April 15 @ Memphis L 83–95 C.J. Miles (26) G. Hill & Mahinmi (5) George Hill (6) FedExForum
17,109 		38–44
2014–15 season schedule

Injuries

Roster

2014–15 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 5 Allen, Lavoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1989–02–04 Temple
F 22 Copeland, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1984–03–17 Colorado
G/F 13 George, Paul 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–05–02 Fresno State
C 55 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1986–12–11 Georgetown
G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986–05–04 IUPUI
F 44 Hill, Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1991–03–18 Arizona
C 28 Mahinmi, Ian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986–11–05 France
G/F 0 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline HS (TX)
F 9 Rudež, Damjan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1986–06–17 Croatia
F 4 Scola, Luis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1980–04–30 Argentina
G 15 Sloan, Donald (waived) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988–01–15 Texas A&M
G 2 Stuckey, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–04–21 Eastern Washington
G 32 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984–04–17 Tennessee
F 21 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–08–29 Xavier
C 42 Whittington, Shayne (DL) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–03–03 Western Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2015–04–08

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Solomon Hill SF 82 78 2,381 314 184 66 18 729 29.0 3.8 2.2 .8 .2 8.9
Luis Scola PF 81 16 1,659 526 105 47 18 763 20.5 6.5 1.3 .6 .2 9.4
Roy Hibbert C 76 76 1,926 540 84 18 125 802 25.3 7.1 1.1 .2 1.6 10.6
Rodney Stuckey PG 71 36 1,874 248 219 56 10 896 26.4 3.5 3.1 .8 .1 12.6
C. J. Miles SG 70 40 1,841 214 75 60 26 942 26.3 3.1 1.1 .9 .4 13.5
Damjan Rudež SF 68 2 1,047 47 53 16 5 323 15.4 .7 .8 .2 .1 4.8
David West PF 66 66 1,895 449 223 48 48 769 28.7 6.8 3.4 .7 .7 11.7
Lavoy Allen C 63 0 1,070 323 73 15 42 315 17.0 5.1 1.2 .2 .7 5.0
Ian Mahinmi C 61 6 1,146 356 33 30 46 265 18.8 5.8 .5 .5 .8 4.3
C. J. Watson PG 57 21 1,422 163 208 57 9 570 24.9 2.9 3.6 1.0 .2 10.0
Donald Sloan PG 53 21 1,107 143 190 23 0 391 20.9 2.7 3.6 .4 .0 7.4
Chris Copeland SF 50 12 828 111 51 11 11 309 16.6 2.2 1.0 .2 .2 6.2
George Hill PG 43 36 1,267 179 220 44 14 692 29.5 4.2 5.1 1.0 .3 16.1
Shayne Whittington PF 20 0 108 29 6 5 2 57 5.4 1.5 .3 .3 .1 2.9
A. J. Price† PG 10 0 193 14 27 4 0 105 19.3 1.4 2.7 .4 .0 10.5
Paul George SF 6 0 91 22 6 5 1 53 15.2 3.7 1.0 .8 .2 8.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New team Ref.

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.

References

  1. ^ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved June 8, 2014.