2009–10 Indiana Pacers season

2009–10 Indiana Pacers season
2009–10 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Jim O'Brien
General manager	Larry Bird
Owners	Herbert Simon
Arena	Conseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 4th (Central); Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Midwest
Radio	WFNI
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 43rd season as a franchise and 34th season in the NBA.

Key dates[edit]

June 25 - The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.

Summary[edit]

NBA Draft 2009[edit]

Free agency[edit]

In July 2009, the Pacers signed nine-year veteran Earl Watson to a one-year contract, and the team also signed three-year veteran Solomon Jones to a two-year contract.

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Tyler Hansbrough	PF	United States	North Carolina
2	52	A. J. Price	PG	United States	Connecticut

Roster[edit]

2009–10 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G/F	17	Dunleavy Jr., Mike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)		Duke
G	5	Ford, T. J.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)		Texas
C	10	Foster, Jeff (IN)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1977-01-16	Texas State
SF	33	Granger, Danny (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1983–04–20	New Mexico
F	50	Hansbrough, Tyler (IN)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1985–11–03	North Carolina
G	13	Head, Luther	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)		Illinois
C	55	Hibbert, Roy	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	1986–12–11	Georgetown
G/F	1	Jones, Dahntay	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Duke
F	44	Jones, Solomon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)		South Florida
F	32	McRoberts, Josh	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)		Duke
F/C	3	Murphy, Troy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)		Notre Dame
G	22	Price, A. J.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)		Connecticut
G	25	Rush, Brandon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)		Kansas
G	2	Watson, Earl	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)		UCLA

Head coach

Jim O'Brien

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–	35–6	26–15	12–4
x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15	28–13	18–23	10–6
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20	24–17	17–24	10–6
Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29	23–18	9–32	6–10
Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34	17–24	10–31	2–14

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	2
3	x-Atlanta Hawks	53	29	.646	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	50	32	.610	11
5	x-Miami Heat	47	35	.573	14
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	46	36	.561	15
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	44	38	.537	17
8	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	20

9	Toronto Raptors	40	42	.488	21
10	Indiana Pacers	32	50	.390	29
11	New York Knicks	29	53	.354	32
12	Detroit Pistons	27	55	.329	34
13	Philadelphia 76ers	27	55	.329	34
14	Washington Wizards	26	56	.317	35
15	New Jersey Nets	12	70	.146	49

Record vs. opponents[edit]

2009-10 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	OKC	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	3–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	0–3	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	4–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–1
Cleveland	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	4–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	0–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–0	0–3	0–2
Houston	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	—	0–2	2–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	—	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	—	2–1	1–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	1–2	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–0
Miami	3–1	0–3	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	2–2
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	0–4	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New Jersey	0–3	1–3	2–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–4
New Orleans	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	—	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–3	0–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	—	0–2	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	3–1
Oklahoma City	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–3
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–2	4–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
Portland	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	–	4–0	3–0	2–0	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	–	0–4	1–1	2–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	4–0	–	1–1	0–4	2–0
Toronto	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	2–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–0	3–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Game log[edit]

2009–10 Game Log

October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)

#	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
1	October 28	@ Atlanta	L 109–120	Philips Arena 17,998	D. Granger (31)	T. Murphy (10)	T. Murphy (7)	0–1
2	October 30	vs. Miami	L 83–96	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	D. Granger (22)	T. Murphy (13)	L. Head (3) D. Granger (3) E. Watson (3)	0–2

November: 6–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 2–3)

#	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
3	November 3	vs. Denver	L 93–111	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,627	D. Jones (20)	R. Hibbert (12)	L. Head (3)	0–3
4	November 4	@ New York	W 101–89	Madison Square Garden 19,273	D. Granger (21)	R. Hibbert (14)	D. Granger (4)	1–3
5	November 6	vs. Washington	W 102–86	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,556	D. Granger (22)	R. Hibbert (11)	D. Jones (5)	2–3
6	November 11	vs. Golden State	W 108–94	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,682	D. Granger (31)	D. Granger (16)	R. Hibbert (4)	3–3
7	November 14	vs. Boston	W 113–104	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	D. Granger (29)	B. Rush (8)	E. Watson (7)	4–3
8	November 17	@ New Jersey	W 91–83	Izod Center 11,332	D. Granger (22)	R. Hibbert (10)	D. Jones (4) T. Ford (4)	5–3
9	November 18	vs. New York	L 103– 110	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,258	D. Granger (33)	R. Hibbert (12)	T. Ford (5)	5–4
10	November 20	vs. Cleveland	L 95–105	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	D. Granger (19)	T. Murphy (10)	D. Granger (5)	5–5
11	November 22	@ Charlotte	L 88–104	TWC Arena 14,730	D. Jones (19)	T. Murphy (8)	E. Watson (5)	5–6
12	November 24	@ Toronto	L 112–123	Air Canada Centre 17,136	D. Granger (36)	D. Granger (9)	D. Granger (5) T. Murphy (5) E. Watson (5)	5–7
13	November 25	vs. L. A. Clippers	W 86–73	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,350	T. Murphy (18) D. Jones (18)	T. Murphy (11) B. Rush (11)	T. Ford (6)	6–7
14	November 27	vs. Dallas	L 92–113	Conseco Fieldhouse 16,613	D. Granger (20)	J. Foster (6)	T. Ford (5)	6–8
15	November 30	@ Golden State	L 107–126	Oracle Arena 16,574	M. Dunleavy (22) D. Granger (22)	T. Murphy (10)	T. Ford (4) J. Foster (4) T. Murphy (4)	6–9

December: 3–13 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–9)

#	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
16	December 2	@ Sacramento	L 105–110	Arco Arena 10,021	D. Granger (33)	J. Foster (18)	T. Murphy (3) J. Foster (3)	6–10
17	December 4	@ Utah	L 87–96	EnergySolutions Arena 19,347	D. Granger (26)	T. Murphy (10)	M. Dunleavy (4) E. Watson (4)	6–11
18	December 5	@ L. A. Clippers	L 72–88	Staples Center 15,305	T. Murphy (13)	T. Murphy (9)	E. Watson (9)	6–12
19	December 9	vs. Portland	L 91–102	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,487	D. Jones (19)	T. Hansbrough (11)	T. Ford (5)	6–13
20	December 11	vs. New Jersey	W 107–91	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,175	T. Hansbrough (21)	T. Murphy (12)	T. Ford (5)	7–13
21	December 12	@ Washington	W 114–113	Verizon Center 13,172	T. Murphy (28)	T. Murphy (12)	E. Watson (10)	8–13
22	December 14	@ Orlando	L 98–106	Amway Arena 17,461	M. Dunleavy (26)	T. Murphy (6) T. Ford (6) T. Hansbrough (6)	T. Ford (7)	8–14
23	December 16	vs. Charlotte	W 101–98	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,888	T. Murphy (26)	T. Murphy (15)	T. Ford (13)	9–14
24	December 18	@ Memphis	L 94–107	FedEx Forum 13,217	M. Dunleavy (16) T. Ford (16)	E. Watson (8) T. Murphy (8)	T. Murphy (8) D. Jones (3)	9–15
25	December 19	@ San Antonio	L 99–100	AT&T Center 17,075	T. Murphy (21)	R. Hibbert (7) T. Murphy (7)	T. Ford (5) E. Watson (5)	9–16
26	December 21	vs. Milwaukee	L 81–84	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,836	R. Hibbert (16)	T. Murphy (13)	T. Ford (5)	9–17
27	December 22	@ Boston	L 94–103	TD Garden 18,624	T. Murphy (24)	T. Murphy (18)	D. Jones (8)	9–18
28	December 26	vs. Atlanta	L 98–110	Conseco Fieldhouse 15,281	L. Head (19) T. Hansbrough (19) T. Murphy (19)	T. Murphy (12)	T. Ford (9)	9–19
29	December 27	@ Miami	L 80–114	American Airlines Arena 19,600	T. Murphy (16)	T. Hansbrough (10)	T. Ford (4)	9–20
30	December 29	@ Chicago	L 95–104	United Center 21,887	R. Hibbert (17)	R. Hibbert (6)	D. Jones (7)	9–21
31	December 30	vs. Memphis	L 110–121	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,741	L. Head (30)	R. Hibbert (13)	E. Watson (6)	9–22

January: 7-10 (Home: 4-4; Road: 3-6)

#	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
32	January 2	vs. Minnesota	W 122–111	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,685	L. Head (21) R. Hibbert (21)	M. Dunleavy (8) J. McRoberts (8)	E. Watson (9)	10–22
33	January 3	@ New York	L 89–132	Madison Square Garden 19,763	L. Head (18)	B. Rush (8)	R. Hibbert (7)	10–23
34	January 5	vs. Orlando	W 97–90	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,119	R. Hibbert (26)	M. Dunleavy (9)	E. Watson (4)	11–23
35	January 8	@ Minnesota	L 109-116	Target Center 13,111	T. Murphy (21)	4 players (6)	E. Watson (7) A.J. Price (7)	11-24
36	January 9	@ Oklahoma City	L 102–108	Ford Center 18,203	D. Granger (25)	T. Murphy (15)	E. Watson (9)	11-25
37	January 11	vs. Toronto	W 105-101	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,039	D. Granger (23)	T. Murphy (16)	E. Watson (8)	12-25
38	January 13	vs. Phoenix	W 122-114	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,858	D. Granger (33)	T. Murphy (14)	E. Watson (9)	13-25
39	January 15	@ New Jersey	W 121-105	Izod Center 13,656	D. Granger (28)	T. Murphy (14)	3 players (5)	14-25
40	January 16	vs. New Orleans	L 96-101	Conseco Fieldhouse 13,376	R. Hibbert (27)	R. Hibbert (10)	E. Watson (7)	14-26
41	January 19	@ Miami	L 83-113	American Airlines Center 14,986	B. Rush (17)	T. Murphy (12)	D. Jones (5)	14-27
42	January 20	@ Orlando	L 98-109	Amway Arena 17,461	D. Granger (25)	T. Murphy (10)	E. Watson (4)	14-28
43	January 22	@ Detroit	W 105-93	The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,388	D. Granger (25)	T. Murphy (11)	E. Watson (6)	15-28
44	January 23	vs. Philadelphia	L 97-107	Conseco Fieldhouse 16,074	D. Granger (22)	T. Murphy (12)	5 players (3)	15-29
45	January 25	@ Philadelphia	W 109-98	Wachovia Center 10,579	D. Granger (26)	T. Murphy (12)	T. Murphy (7)	16-29
46	January 27	vs. L. A. Lakers	L 96-118	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	R. Hibbert (21)	B. Rush (11)	E. Watson (7)	16-30
47	January 29	vs. Cleveland	L 73-94	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	D. Granger (13)	D. Granger (10)	D. Granger (5)	16-31
48	January 31	@ Toronto	L 102-117	Air Canada Centre 16,715	L. Head (15)	T. Murphy (8)	E. Watson (6)	16-32

February: 4-7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 1-4)

#	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
49	February 2	vs. Toronto	W 130-115	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,191	D. Granger (23)	T. Murphy (14)	E. Watson (11)	17-32
50	February 5	vs. Detroit	W 107-83	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,832	D. Granger (25)	R. Hibbert (11)	B. Rush (5) T.J. Ford (5)	18-32
51	February 6	@ Milwaukee	L 81-93	Bradley Center 18,717	T. Ford (20)	T. Murphy (11)	D. Granger (5)	18-33
52	February 9	vs. Chicago	L 101-109	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,945	D. Granger (27)	T. Murphy (16)	E. Watson (6)	18-34
53	February 17	vs. San Antonio	L 87-90	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,947	D. Granger (23)	T. Murphy (16)	E. Watson (8)	18-35
54	February 19	@ New Orleans	L 101-107	New Orleans Arena 15,644	D. Granger (29)	T. Murphy (7)	T. Ford (6)	18-36
55	February 20	@ Houston	W 125-115	Toyota Center 16,550	D. Granger (36)	T. Murphy (12)	D. Granger (4) T. Murphy (4)	19-36
56	February 22	@ Dallas	L 82-91	American Airlines Center 19,585	T. Ford (14)	T. Murphy (11)	5 players (3)	19-37
57	February 24	@ Chicago	L 110-120	United Center 20,363	B. Rush (21)	D. Granger (7) B. Rush (7)	D. Granger (5)	19-38
58	February 25	vs. Milwaukee	L 110-112	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,116	D. Granger (21)	E. Watson (8)	E. Watson (5) T. Ford (5)	19-39
59	February 27	vs. Chicago	W 100-90	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	D. Granger (30)	D. Granger (8)	T. Ford (7)	20-39

March: 8-8 (Home: 7–0; Road: 1–8)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Arena Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
60	March 2	@ L. A. Lakers	L 99-122	Staples Center 18,997	T. Murphy (17)	T. Murphy (13)	E. Watson (10)	20-40
61	March 3	@ Portland	L 79-102	Rose Garden Arena 20,623	D. Granger (30)	B. Rush (8)	T. Ford (5)	20-41
62	March 5	@ Denver	L 114-122	Pepsi Center 19,155	D. Granger (32)	T. Murphy (9)	T. Ford (4) J. McRoberts (4)	20-42
63	March 6	@ Phoenix	L 105-113	US Airways Center 18,180	D. Granger (24)	T. Murphy (16)	T. Ford (5)	20-43
64	March 9	vs. Philadelphia	W 107-96	Conseco Fieldhouse 11,535	D. Jones (25)	R. Hibbert (11)	E. Watson (10)	21-43
65	March 12	@ Boston	L 103-122	TD Garden 18,624	R. Hibbert (23)	T. Murphy (9)	B. Rush (6) E. Watson (6)	21-44
66	March 14	@ Milwaukee	L 94-98	Bradley Center 15,107	D. Granger (29)	T. Murphy (12)	4 players (3)	21-45
67	March 16	vs. Charlotte	W 99-94	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,850	D. Granger (26)	T. Murphy (13)	T. Murphy (5)	22-45
68	March 17	@ Cleveland	L 94-99	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	R. Hibbert (20)	T. Murphy (15)	D. Jones (6) A. Price (6)	22-46
69	March 19	vs. Detroit	W 106-102	Conseco Fieldhouse 13,583	D. Granger (29)	T. Murphy (8)	E. Watson (11)	23-46
70	March 21	vs. Oklahoma City	W 121-101	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,701	D. Granger (32)	T. Murphy (13)	E. Watson (8)	24-46
71	March 23	@ Detroit	W 98-83	The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,109	D. Granger (32)	T. Murphy (12)	E. Watson (13)	25-46
72	March 24	vs. Washington	W 99-82	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,504	D. Granger (31)	T. Murphy (19)	E. Watson (7)	26-46
73	March 26	vs. Utah	W 122-106	Conseco Fieldhouse 15,463	D. Granger (44)	T. Murphy (9)	R. Hibbert (6) E. Watson (6)	27-46
74	March 28	@ Atlanta	L 84-94	Philips Arena 16,646	T. Murphy (21)	T. Murphy (14)	E. Watson (13)	27-47
75	March 30	vs. Sacramento	W 102-95	Conseco Fieldhouse 13,339	D. Granger (33)	T. Murphy (13)	B. Rush (5) E. Watson (5)	28-47

April: 4–3 (Home: 3-2; Road: 1–1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Arena/Attendance	High Points	High Rebounds	High Assists	Record
76	April 2	vs. Miami	L 96-105 (OT)	Conseco Fieldhouse 16,787	T. Murphy (29)	T. Murphy (15)	E. Watson (5)	28-48
77	April 4	vs. Houston	W 133-102	Conseco Fieldhouse 14,201	R. Hibbert (20)	T. Murphy (12) J. McRoberts (12)	R. Hibbert (7)	29-48
78	April 7	vs. New York	W 113-105	Conseco Fieldhouse 15,330	D. Granger (33)	T. Murphy (12)	E. Watson (6)	30-48
79	April 9	@ Cleveland	W 116-113	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	D. Granger (36)	T. Murphy (11)	E. Watson (10)	31-48
80	April 10	vs. New Jersey	W 115-102	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	T. Murphy (25)	T. Murphy (9)	E. Watson (6)	32-48
81	April 12	vs. Orlando	L 98-118	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	A. Price (19)	B. Rush (12)	E. Watson (4) R. Hibbert (4) A. Price (4)	32-49
82	April 14	@ Washington	L 97-98	Verizon Center 16,126	R. Hibbert (29)	T. Murphy (9) D. Granger (9)	J. McRoberts (4)	32-50

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
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[edit]

Indiana Pacers statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mike Dunleavy Jr.	67	15	22.2	.410	.318	.842	3.5	1.5	.6	.2	9.9
T. J. Ford	47	32	25.3	.445	.160	.770	3.2	3.8	.9	.2	10.3
Jeff Foster	16	3	15.9	.478	.000	.556	5.1	1.3	.2	.2	3.1
Danny Granger	62	62	36.7	.428	.361	.848	5.5	2.8	1.5	.8	24.1
Tyler Hansbrough	29	1	17.6	.360	.000	.743	4.8	1.0	.6	.3	8.5
Luther Head	47	10	17.3	.437	.352	.828	1.7	1.5	.4	.2	7.6
Roy Hibbert	81	69	25.1	.495	.500	.754	5.7	2.0	.4	1.6	11.7
Dahntay Jones	76	26	24.9	.461	.125	.770	3.0	2.0	.5	.5	10.2
Solomon Jones	52	2	13.0	.443	.000	.718	2.8	.6	.3	.7	4.0
Josh McRoberts	42	3	12.5	.521	.348	.500	3.0	1.0	.4	.4	4.3
Troy Murphy	72	69	32.6	.472	.384	.798	10.2	2.1	1.0	.5	14.6
A. J. Price	56	2	15.4	.410	.345	.800	1.6	1.9	.6	.0	7.3
Brandon Rush	82	64	30.4	.423	.411	.629	4.2	1.4	.7	.8	9.4
Earl Watson	79	52	29.4	.426	.288	.710	3.0	5.1	1.3	.2	7.8

References[edit]