2019–20 Indiana Pacers season

The 2019–20 Indiana Pacers season is Indiana's 53rd season as a franchise and 44th season in the NBA. Following a playoff defeat last season from the Boston Celtics in the first round without Victor Oladipo, the Pacers look to improve from a 48–34 record.

2019–20 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Nate McMillan
General manager	Chad Buchanan
President	Kevin Pritchard
Owners	Herbert Simon
Arena	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Results
Record	45–28 (.616)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Indiana
Radio	1070 The Fan

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

NBA draft

Main article: 2019 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	18	Goga Bitadze	Center	Georgia	Mega Bemax Budućnost VOLI
2	50	Jarrell Brantley	Power Forward	United States	Charleston

Entering draft night, the Pacers held a first and a second-round draft pick. The 50th pick was traded to the Utah Jazz for cash considerations. [3]

Roster

Roster listing

Indiana Pacers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F/C 88 Bitadze, Goga 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1999–07–20 Georgia G/F 10 Bowen, Brian (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998–10–02 La Lumiere (IN) G 7 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992–12–11 Virginia G 3 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996–09–30 UCLA G/F 8 Holiday, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–04–05 Washington F 24 Johnson, Alize 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1996–04–22 Missouri State G/F 26 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut F 22 Leaf, T. J. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1997–04–30 UCLA G 9 McConnell, T. J. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–25 Arizona F 20 McDermott, Doug 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–01–03 Creighton G 15 Mitrou-Long, Naz (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993–08–03 Iowa State G 4 Oladipo, Victor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992–05–04 Indiana F/C 11 Sabonis, Domantas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996–05–03 Gonzaga F 14 Sampson, JaKarr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1993–02–20 St. John's G 5 Sumner, Edmond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1995–12–31 Xavier F/C 33 Turner, Myles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996–03–24 Texas F 1 Warren, T. J. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–09–05 North Carolina State	Head coach Nate McMillan Assistant coach(es) Bill Bayno Dan Burke Popeye Jones Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2019–10–09

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Milwaukee Bucks	56	17	.767	−2.5	30–5	26–12	13–1	73
x – Indiana Pacers	45	28	.616	8.5	25–11	20–17	8–7	73
ø – Chicago Bulls	22	43	.338	27.5	14–20	8–23	7–9	65
ø – Detroit Pistons	20	46	.303	30.0	11–22	9–24	5–10	66
ø – Cleveland Cavaliers	19	46	.292	30.5	11–25	8–21	4–10	65

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Milwaukee Bucks	56	17	.767	–	73
2	y – Toronto Raptors *	53	19	.736	2.5	72
3	x – Boston Celtics	48	24	.667	7.5	72
4	x – Indiana Pacers *	45	28	.616	11.0	73
5	y – Miami Heat	44	29	.603	12.0	73
6	x – Philadelphia 76ers	43	30	.589	13.0	73
7	x – Brooklyn Nets	35	37	.486	20.5	72
8	x – Orlando Magic	33	40	.452	23.0	73
9	ø – Charlotte Hornets	23	42	.354	29.0	65
10	o – Washington Wizards	25	47	.347	30.5	72
11	ø – Chicago Bulls	22	43	.338	30.0	65
12	ø – New York Knicks	21	45	.318	31.5	66
13	ø – Detroit Pistons	20	46	.303	32.5	66
14	ø – Atlanta Hawks	20	47	.299	33.0	67
15	ø – Cleveland Cavaliers	19	46	.292	33.0	65

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

2019–20 game log Total: 45–28 (Home: 25–11; Road: 20–17)
October: 1–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 23 Detroit L 110–119 Domantas Sabonis (27) Domantas Sabonis (13) Malcolm Brogdon (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 0–1 2 October 26 @ Cleveland L 99–110 Malcolm Brogdon (30) Myles Turner (11) Malcolm Brogdon (10) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 0–2 3 October 28 @ Detroit L 94–96 Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malcolm Brogdon (11) Little Caesars Arena 13,565 0–3 4 October 30 @ Brooklyn W 118–108 Domantas Sabonis (29) Domantas Sabonis (8) Malcolm Brogdon (13) Barclays Center 17,083 1–3
November: 11–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 Cleveland W 102–95 Malcolm Brogdon (25) Domantas Sabonis (17) Brogdon, McConnell (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,079 2–3 6 November 3 Chicago W 108–95 T.J. Warren (26) T.J. Leaf (15) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,073 3–3 7 November 5 @ Charlotte L 120–122 (OT) T.J. Warren (33) Goga Bitadze (11) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Spectrum Center 13,341 3–4 8 November 6 Washington W 121–106 T.J. Warren (21) Domantas Sabonis (17) Malcolm Brogdon (13) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,171 4–4 9 November 8 Detroit W 112–106 Warren, Sabonis, McConnell (17) Domantas Sabonis (14) T.J. McConnell (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,544 5–4 10 November 10 @ Orlando W 109–102 Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (16) Brogdon, McConnell (8) Amway Center 17,118 6–4 11 November 12 Oklahoma City W 111–85 T.J. Warren (23) Domantas Sabonis (16) Malcolm Brogdon (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,838 7–4 12 November 15 @ Houston L 102–111 Sabonis, McDermott (18) Domantas Sabonis (13) T. J. McConnell (7) Toyota Center 18,055 7–5 13 November 16 Milwaukee L 83–102 Myles Turner (16) Domantas Sabonis (14) Aaron Holiday (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,024 7–6 14 November 18 @ Brooklyn W 115–86 Aaron Holiday (24) Domantas Sabonis (18) Aaron Holiday (13) Barclays Center 14,140 8–6 15 November 23 Orlando W 111–106 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (9) T. J. McConnell (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,446 9–6 16 November 25 Memphis W 126–114 T.J. Warren (26) Domantas Sabonis (13) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,141 10–6 17 November 27 Utah W 121–102 Sabonis, Warren (23) Domantas Sabonis (12) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,027 11–6 18 November 29 Atlanta W 105–104 (OT) Jeremy Lamb (20) Domantas Sabonis (12) Malcolm Brogdon (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,827 12–6 19 November 30 @ Philadelphia L 116–119 T.J. Warren (29) Domantas Sabonis (10) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,517 12–7
December: 10–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 2 @ Memphis W 117–104 Malcolm Brogdon (19) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malcolm Brogdon (9) FedExForum 11,919 13–7 21 December 4 @ Oklahoma City W 107–100 T.J. Warren (24) Domantas Sabonis (13) T. J. McConnell (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 14–7 22 December 6 @ Detroit L 101–108 T.J. Warren (26) Domantas Sabonis (13) Brogdon, Sabonis (5) Little Caesars Arena 14,894 14–8 23 December 7 @ New York W 104–103 T.J. Warren (25) Domantas Sabonis (15) T. J. McConnell (11) Madison Square Garden 19,110 15–8 24 December 9 LA Clippers L 99–110 Malcolm Brogdon (20) Domantas Sabonis (22) Domantas Sabonis (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,644 15–9 25 December 11 Boston W 122–117 Malcolm Brogdon (29) Domantas Sabonis (14) Brogdon, Sabonis (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,637 16–9 26 December 13 @ Atlanta W 110–100 Malcolm Brogdon (19) Domantas Sabonis (14) Malcolm Brogdon (12) State Farm Arena 15,121 17–9 27 December 15 Charlotte W 107–85 Aaron Holiday (23) Domantas Sabonis (12) T. J. McConnell (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,061 18–9 28 December 17 LA Lakers W 105–102 Domantas Sabonis (26) Domantas Sabonis (10) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 19–9 29 December 20 Sacramento W 119–105 T.J. Warren (23) Domantas Sabonis (9) T. J. McConnell (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,649 20–9 30 December 22 @ Milwaukee L 89–117 Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (18) Malcolm Brogdon (10) Fiserv Forum 18,029 20–10 31 December 23 Toronto W 120–115 (OT) Turner, Warren (24) Domantas Sabonis (17) Aaron Holiday (13) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,164 21–10 32 December 27 @ Miami L 112–113 Aaron Holiday (17) Domantas Sabonis (7) Aaron Holiday (9) American Airlines Arena 19,767 21–11 33 December 28 @ New Orleans L 98–120 Aaron Holiday (25) Domantas Sabonis (16) T. J. McConnell (6) Smoothie King Center 15,391 21–12 34 December 31 Philadelphia W 115–97 Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (10) T. J. McConnell (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 22–12
January: 9–5 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 Denver L 116–124 Jeremy Lamb (30) Domantas Sabonis (9) Aaron Holiday (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,688 22–13 36 January 4 @ Atlanta L 111–116 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (11) Aaron Holiday (6) State Farm Arena 16,420 22–14 37 January 6 @ Charlotte W 115–104 T.J. Warren (36) Domantas Sabonis (12) Sabonis, McConnell (7) Spectrum Center 13,009 23–14 38 January 8 Miami L 108–122 Domantas Sabonis (27) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,040 23–15 39 January 10 @ Chicago W 116–105 Myles Turner (27) Myles Turner (14) Aaron Holiday (8) United Center 20,229 24–15 40 January 13 Philadelphia W 101–95 Warren, Brogdon (21) Domantas Sabonis (16) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,257 25–15 41 January 15 @ Minnesota W 104–99 Domantas Sabonis (29) Domantas Sabonis (13) T. J. McConnell (8) Target Center 12,648 26–15 42 January 17 Minnesota W 116–114 T.J. Warren (28) Doug McDermott (8) Malcolm Brogdon (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,248 27–15 43 January 19 @ Denver W 115–107 Doug McDermott (24) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (10) Pepsi Center 19,520 28–15 44 January 20 @ Utah L 88–118 Turner, Holiday (12) Domantas Sabonis (8) T.J. McConnell (10) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 28–16 45 January 22 @ Phoenix W 112–87 T.J. Warren (25) Domantas Sabonis (13) T.J. McConnell (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,691 29–16 46 January 24 @ Golden State W 129–118 T.J. Warren (33) Domantas Sabonis (10) McConnell, Sabonis (8) Chase Center 18,064 30–16 47 January 26 @ Portland L 129–139 Jeremy Lamb (28) Domantas Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (11) Moda Center 19,663 30–17 48 January 29 Chicago W 115–106 (OT) T.J. Warren (25) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 31–17
February: 5–7 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 New York L 85–92 Domantas Sabonis (25) Domantas Sabonis (8) Malcolm Brogdon (12) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 31–18 50 February 3 Dallas L 103–112 Domantas Sabonis (26) Domantas Sabonis (12) Domantas Sabonis (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,086 31–19 51 February 5 @ Toronto L 118–119 Malcolm Brogdon (24) Domantas Sabonis (11) Domantas Sabonis (10) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 31–20 52 February 7 Toronto L 106–115 Domantas Sabonis (19) Domantas Sabonis (16) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,028 31–21 53 February 8 New Orleans L 117–124 Jeremy Lamb (26) Brogdon, Sabonis, Turner (8) Brogdon, Sabonis (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 31–22 54 February 10 Brooklyn L 105–106 Domantas Sabonis (23) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,761 31–23 55 February 12 Milwaukee W 118–111 T. J. Warren (35) Myles Turner (10) Malcolm Brogdon (13) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,018 32–23 56 February 21 @ New York W 106–98 T. J. Warren (27) Domantas Sabonis (13) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 33–23 57 February 23 @ Toronto L 81–127 Holiday, Sabonis (14) Domantas Sabonis (11) Aaron Holiday (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 33–24 58 February 25 Charlotte W 119–80 Domantas Sabonis (21) Domantas Sabonis (15) Domantas Sabonis (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,088 34–24 59 February 27 Portland W 106–100 Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,872 35–24 60 February 29 @ Cleveland W 113–104 T. J. Warren (30) Domantas Sabonis (13) Domantas Sabonis (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 36–24
March: 3–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 @ San Antonio W 116–111 Malcolm Brogdon (26) Domantas Sabonis (11) Malcolm Brogdon (7) AT&T Center 17,635 37–24 62 March 4 @ Milwaukee L 100–119 T.J. Warren (18) Domantas Sabonis (10) Domantas Sabonis (7) Fiserv Forum 17,695 37–25 63 March 6 @ Chicago W 108–102 Domantas Sabonis (24) Domantas Sabonis (12) Edmond Sumner (5) United Center 20,229 38–25 64 March 8 @ Dallas W 112–109 Domantas Sabonis (20) Domantas Sabonis (17) Victor Oladipo (7) American Airlines Center 20,324 39–25 65 March 10 Boston L 111–114 Domantas Sabonis (28) Domantas Sabonis (9) Domantas Sabonis (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,053 39–26
Seeding games: 6–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 66 August 1 Philadelphia W 127–121 T.J. Warren (53) Victor Oladipo (7) Aaron Holiday (10) Visa Athletic Center No In-Person Attendance 40–26 67 August 3 @ Washington W 111–100 T.J. Warren (34) T.J. Warren (11) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Visa Athletic Center No In-Person Attendance 41–26 68 August 4 Orlando W 120–109 T.J. Warren (32) Myles Turner (6) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Visa Athletic Center No In-Person Attendance 42–26 69 August 6 @ Phoenix L 99–114 Malcolm Brogdon (25) T.J. Warren (11) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Visa Athletic Center No In-Person Attendance 42–27 70 August 8 L.A. Lakers W 116–111 T.J. Warren (39) Oladipo, Sampson (7) Aaron Holiday (7) HP Field House No In-Person Attendance 43–27 71 August 10 @ Miami L 92–114 Victor Oladipo (14) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Visa Athletic Center No In-Person Attendance 43–28 72 August 12 @ Houston W 108–104 Holiday, Turner (18) Myles Turner (12) T. J. McConnell (7) The Arena No In-Person Attendance 44–28 73 August 14 Miami W 109–92 Doug McDermott (23) Alize Johnson (17) T.J. Warren (8) The Arena No In-Person Attendance 45–28
Cancelled games Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 66 March 14 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 67 March 18 Golden State Bankers Life Fieldhouse 68 March 20 Miami Bankers Life Fieldhouse 69 March 21 Cleveland Bankers Life Fieldhouse 70 March 23 Phoenix Bankers Life Fieldhouse 71 March 25 @ Orlando Amway Center 72 March 27 Houston Bankers Life Fieldhouse 73 March 29 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center 74 March 30 @ LA Clippers Staples Center 75 April 1 @ LA Lakers Staples Center 76 April 3 Brooklyn Bankers Life Fieldhouse 77 April 5 Washington Bankers Life Fieldhouse 78 April 7 @ Miami American Airlines Arena 79 April 8 @ Boston TD Garden 80 April 11 Orlando Bankers Life Fieldhouse 81 April 13 San Antonio Bankers Life Fieldhouse 82 April 15 @ Washington Capital One Arena
2019–20 season schedule

Postseason

Transactions

Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team

References

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2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.