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The Pacers had a memorable series against the highly favored Boston Celtics that they managed to extend to five games before losing Game 5, 124–121, with Larry Bird hosting one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. During that season the Pacers changed logos for the first time, and also unveiled new uniforms designed by Olympic gold ...
The Pacers only made it to the NBA playoffs three times in their first 13 seasons. [1] The Pacers would not win their first playoff series until the 1993–94 season, which came against the Orlando Magic. It was during this time that the Pacers were led by 1987 draft pick, Reggie Miller, who entered the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. [2]
The first Pacers basketball game ever held in the arena was a preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks; attendance was 16,929. The first regular-season ABA game in the arena was held on October 18, 1974, against the San Antonio Spurs ; the Pacers lost in double overtime, 129–121 in front of 7,473 fans.
George McGinnis (Indiana Pacers) attempting a shot against the Kentucky Colonels, 1972–73. In 1965, Dennis Murphy, a marketing executive and sports fan, had came up with wanting to make a football team in Anaheim, California, which led to a group sponsoring a doubleheader game in the city with the American Football League.
Pacers vs. Knicks playoff history. 1993 Eastern Conference first round: Knicks win 3-1 (best-of-5) 1994 Eastern Conference finals: Knicks win 4-3. 1995 Eastern Conference semifinals: Pacers win 4-3.
Steve Simon, who is on the board of directors of the Pacers Basketball Corporation, speaks Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, during a press conference for a NBA All-Star 2024 announcement at Gainbridge ...
The American Basketball Association (ABA) Finals were the championship series of the ABA, a professional basketball league, in which two teams played each other for the title. The ABA was formed in the fall of 1967, and the first ABA Finals were played at the end of the league's first season in the spring of 1968.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Pacers owner Herb Simon: 'Few people have influenced the NBA’s growth as much as Herb over these past 41 years.'