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NBA professional basketball team season
The 2017–18 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 51st season as a franchise and 42nd season in the NBA . For the first time since 2010, Paul George was not on the team's roster as he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the previous off-season. Despite that, the Pacers improved on their previous year's record and clinched a playoff berth for the third straight season. Their season featured the emergence of Victor Oladipo , who the Pacers received as part of the trade for George.
The Pacers finished the regular season with a record of 48–34, which clinched the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference . In the playoffs, the Pacers faced the 4th seeded Cleveland Cavaliers , who had previously swept the Pacers in the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs . The Pacers were once again defeated in the first round, losing to the Cavaliers in seven games.
NBA draft
T. J. Leaf and Ike Anigbogu were both considered first round picks of the draft that were also teammates in their sole seasons at UCLA . Leaf was their starting power forward and that led the team in scoring with 16.3 points per game, while also averaging 8.2 rebounds 2.4 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game as a starting. Leaf was also named a member of the All-Pac-12 First Team and All-Pac-12 Freshman Team.[ 1] Anigbogu was a backup center for UCLA and averaged 4.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 13 minutes of action per game, he was projected as a potential first round pick for his athleticism and defensive capabilities;[ 2] He dropped to the later half of the second round possibly due to a knee injury he sustained during a Pacers pre-draft workout.[ 3] The Pacers selected Edmond Sumner as their final pick of the draft, a point guard who was also rehabilitating himself from a knee injury during the NBA draft process.[ 3] In his junior season, Sumner was then the second leading scorer for Xavier but failed to complete the season after suffering a serious knee injury on a January 29, 2017 in a win against St. John's University .[ 4] He averaged 14.3 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game with the Musketeers in his final year. Edmond became the first ever Pacer in franchise history to sign a two-way contract .[ 5]
Roster
2017–18 Indiana Pacers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
13
Anigbogu, Ike
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
262 lb (119 kg)
1998–10–22
UCLA
F
44
Bogdanović, Bojan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1989–04–18
Croatia
F
20
Booker, Trevor
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1987–11–25
Clemson
G
2
Collison, Darren
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1987–08–23
UCLA
C
25
Jefferson, Al
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1985–01–04
Prentiss HS (MS)
G
6
Joseph, Cory
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1991–08–20
Texas
F
22
Leaf, T. J.
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1997–04–30
UCLA
F
26
Moore, Ben (TW)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1995–05–13
SMU
G
4
Oladipo, Victor
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1992–05–04
Indiana
F
0
Poythress, Alex
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1993–09–06
Kentucky
G/F
40
Robinson, Glenn
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1994–01–08
Michigan
F/C
11
Sabonis, Domantas
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
252 lb (114 kg)
1996–05–03
Gonzaga
G
1
Stephenson, Lance
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1990–09–05
Cincinnati
G
5
Sumner, Edmond (TW)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
1995–12–31
Xavier
C
33
Turner, Myles
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1996–03–24
Texas
G
3
Young, Joe
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1992–06–27
Oregon
F
21
Young, Thaddeus
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1988–06–21
Georgia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(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: 2018–04–04
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2017 pre-season game log Total: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 3–1 (home: 1–0; road: 2–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season
2017–18 game log Total: 48–34 (Home: 27–14; Road: 21–20)
October: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
November
: 8–7 (home: 3–3; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
@ Cleveland
W 124–107
Thaddeus Young (26)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Darren Collison (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
5–3
9
November 3
@ Philadelphia
L 110–121
Victor Oladipo (31)
Myles Turner (9)
Victor Oladipo (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,668
5–4
10
November 5
@ New York
L 101–108
Thaddeus Young (18)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
Darren Collison (10)
Madison Square Garden 17,889
5–5
11
November 7
New Orleans
L 112–117
Myles Turner (21)
Myles Turner (12)
Darren Collison (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,014
5–6
12
November 8
@ Detroit
L 97–114
Victor Oladipo (21)
Bojan Bogdanovic (7)
Cory Joseph (6)
Little Caesars Arena 14,407
5–7
13
November 10
@ Chicago
W 105–87
Victor Oladipo (26)
Sabonis , Turner (9)
Darren Collison (7)
United Center 22,416
6–7
14
November 12
Houston
L 95–118
Victor Oladipo (28)
Lance Stephenson (10)
Joseph , Stephenson (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,581
6–8
15
November 15
@ Memphis
W 116–113
Darren Collison (30)
Lance Stephenson (7)
Darren Collison (8)
FedExForum 16,033
7–8
16
November 17
Detroit
W 107–100
Victor Oladipo (21)
Victor Oladipo (15)
Darren Collison (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,188
8–8
17
November 19
@ Miami
W 120–95
Bojan Bogdanovic (26)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Darren Collison (10)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
9–8
18
November 20
@ Orlando
W 105–97
Victor Oladipo (29)
Lance Stephenson (10)
Darren Collison (8)
Amway Center 17,239
10–8
19
November 24
Toronto
W 107–104
Victor Oladipo (21)
Myles Turner (10)
Darren Collison (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,523
11–8
20
November 25
Boston
L 98–108
Myles Turner (19)
Sabonis , Stephenson (8)
Collison , Stephenson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,303
11–9
21
November 27
Orlando
W 121–109
Victor Oladipo (26)
Sabonis , Stephenson (8)
Oladipo , Sabonis , Stephenson , Young (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,501
12–9
22
November 29
@ Houston
L 97–118
Thaddeus Young (23)
Myles Turner (10)
Collison , Oladipo (5)
Toyota Center 16,760
12–10
December
: 7–8 (home: 5–5; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 1
@ Toronto
L 115–120
Victor Oladipo (36)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
Collison , Oladipo (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
12–11
24
December 4
New York
W 115–97
Thaddeus Young (20)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Darren Collison (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,018
13–11
25
December 6
Chicago
W 98–96
Victor Oladipo (27)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Darren Collison (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,013
14–11
26
December 8
Cleveland
W 106–102
Victor Oladipo (33)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Victor Oladipo (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,032
15–11
27
December 10
Denver
W 126–116 (OT)
Victor Oladipo (47)
Myles Turner (8)
Oladipo , Stephenson (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,587
16–11
28
December 13
Oklahoma City
L 95–100
Victor Oladipo (19)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Victor Oladipo (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
16–12
29
December 15
Detroit
L 98–104
Victor Oladipo (26)
Oladipo , Stephenson , Turner , Young (8)
Lance Stephenson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
16–13
30
December 17
@ Brooklyn
W 109–97
Victor Oladipo (26)
Domantas Sabonis (8)
Darren Collison (7)
Barclays Center 13,934
17–13
31
December 18
Boston
L 111–112
Victor Oladipo (38)
Domantas Sabonis (7)
Joseph , Stephenson (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,055
17–14
32
December 20
@ Atlanta
W 105–95
Victor Oladipo (23)
Stephenson , Young (8)
Lance Stephenson (6)
Philips Arena 14,830
18–14
33
December 23
Brooklyn
W 123–119 (OT)
Victor Oladipo (38)
Sabonis , Turner (9)
Darren Collison (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
19–14
34
December 26
@ Detroit
L 83–107
Victor Oladipo (13)
Lance Stephenson (6)
Oladipo , Sabonis , Stephenson , Turner (3)
Little Caesars Arena 20,451
19–15
35
December 27
Dallas
L 94–98
Collison , Stephenson , Turner (16)
Lance Stephenson (15)
Darren Collison (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
19–16
36
December 29
@ Chicago
L 107–119
Darren Collison (30)
Sabonis , Stephenson (9)
Darren Collison (6)
United Center 21,178
19–17
37
December 31
Minnesota
L 90–107
Joe Young (20)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Cory Joseph (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
19–18
January
: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
January 3
@ Milwaukee
L 101–122
Domantas Sabonis (24)
Joseph , Stephenson (7)
Cory Joseph (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,613
19–19
39
January 6
Chicago
W 125–86
Victor Oladipo (23)
Cory Joseph (10)
Victor Oladipo (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
20–19
40
January 8
Milwaukee
W 109–96
Domantas Sabonis (17)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Darren Collison (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,670
21–19
41
January 10
Miami
L 106–114
Victor Oladipo (26)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Oladipo , Stephenson (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,540
21–20
42
January 12
Cleveland
W 97–95
Darren Collison (22)
Myles Turner (15)
Collison , Stephenson (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
22–20
43
January 14
@ Phoenix
W 120–97
Darren Collison (19)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Cory Joseph (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,091
23–20
44
January 15
@ Utah
W 109–94
Victor Oladipo (28)
Al Jefferson (10)
Collison , Oladipo (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
24–20
45
January 18
@ Portland
L 86–100
Collison , Oladipo (23)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Collison , Oladipo , Sabonis , Young (3)
Moda Center 19,071
24–21
46
January 19
@ LA Lakers
L 86–99
Collison , Oladipo (25)
Domantas Sabonis (14)
Collison , Oladipo (4)
Staples Center 18,997
24–22
47
January 21
@ San Antonio
W 94–86
Victor Oladipo (17)
Lance Stephenson (8)
Collison , Young (4)
AT&T Center 18,418
25–22
48
January 24
Phoenix
W 116–101
Thaddeus Young (22)
Lance Stephenson (9)
Victor Oladipo (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,060
26–22
49
January 26
@ Cleveland
L 108–115
Victor Oladipo (25)
Domantas Sabonis (11)
Collison , Oladipo (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
26–23
50
January 27
Orlando
W 114–112
Victor Oladipo (24)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Darren Collison (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
27–23
51
January 29
Charlotte
W 105–96
Victor Oladipo (25)
Domantas Sabonis (10)
Darren Collison (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,225
28–23
52
January 31
Memphis
W 105–101
Bojan Bogdanovic (21)
Myles Turner (11)
Oladipo , Young (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,093
29–23
February
: 5–4 (home: 3–1; road: 2–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
53
February 2
@ Charlotte
L 126–133
Victor Oladipo (35)
Myles Turner (11)
Darren Collison (4)
Spectrum Center 17,135
29–24
54
February 3
Philadelphia
W 100–92
Bogdanovic , Oladipo (19)
Victor Oladipo (9)
Domantas Sabonis (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
30–24
55
February 5
Washington
L 102–111
Bojan Bogdanovic (29)
Lance Stephenson (9)
Lance Stephenson (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,169
30–25
—
February 7
@ New Orleans
Postponed due to water leak in arena roof (March 21)
Smoothie King Center
56
February 9
@ Boston
W 97–91
Victor Oladipo (35)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Cory Joseph (7)
TD Garden 18,624
31–25
57
February 11
New York
W 121–113
Victor Oladipo (30)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Victor Oladipo (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
32–25
58
February 14
@ Brooklyn
W 108–103
Victor Oladipo (25)
Myles Turner (14)
Victor Oladipo (4)
Barclays Center 13,159
33–25
59
February 23
Atlanta
W 116–93
Domantas Sabonis (21)
Domantas Sabonis (13)
Victor Oladipo (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
34–25
60
February 26
@ Dallas
L 103–109
Myles Turner (24)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Oladipo , Stephenson (4)
American Airlines Center 19,536
34–26
61
February 28
@ Atlanta
L 102–107
Bojan Bogdanovic (26)
Domantas Sabonis (12)
Victor Oladipo (5)
Philips Arena 13,316
34–27
March
: 11–4 (home: 5–2; road: 6–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 2
@ Milwaukee
W 103–96
Victor Oladipo (21)
Myles Turner (9)
Victor Oladipo (6)
Bradley Center 17,217
35–27
63
March 4
@ Washington
W 98–95
Victor Oladipo (33)
Myles Turner (13)
Oladipo , Turner (3)
Capital One Arena 16,646
36–27
64
March 5
Milwaukee
W 92–89
Bojan Bogdanovic (29)
Thaddeus Young (7)
Victor Oladipo (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,874
37–27
65
March 7
Utah
L 84–104
Myles Turner (24)
Domantas Sabonis (9)
Victor Oladipo (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,432
37–28
66
March 9
Atlanta
W 112–87
Bojan Bogdanovic (21)
Myles Turner (12)
Collison , Oladipo (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
38–28
67
March 11
@ Boston
W 99–97
Victor Oladipo (27)
Myles Turner (10)
Darren Collison (10)
TD Garden 18,624
39–28
68
March 13
@ Philadelphia
W 101–98
Myles Turner (25)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Cory Joseph (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,531
40–28
69
March 15
Toronto
L 99–106
Darren Collison (22)
Al Jefferson (12)
Collison , Joseph (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
40–29
70
March 17
@ Washington
L 102–109
Lance Stephenson (25)
Al Jefferson (9)
Darren Collison (6)
Capital One Arena 18,249
40–30
71
March 19
LA Lakers
W 110–100
Myles Turner (21)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Darren Collison (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,603
41–30
72
March 21
@ New Orleans
L 92–96
Victor Oladipo (21)
Young , Turner (10)
Darren Collison (6)
Smoothie King Center 14,148
41–31
73
March 23
LA Clippers
W 109–104
Bojan Bogdanovic (28)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Darren Collison (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
42–31
74
March 25
Miami
W 113–107 (OT)
Victor Oladipo (23)
Cory Joseph (10)
Cory Joseph (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
43–31
75
March 27
@ Golden State
W 92–81
Victor Oladipo (24)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Victor Oladipo (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
44–31
76
March 29
@ Sacramento
W 106–103
Bojan Bogdanovic (25)
Sabonis , Youug (10)
Darren Collison (9)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
45–31
April
: 3–3 (home: 1–1; road: 2–2)
2017–18 season schedule
Playoffs
2018 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
2018 playoff schedule
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ "Lonzo Ball, TJ Leaf, Bryce Alford named first-team All-Pac-12" . insidesocal.com . March 7, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ Wasserman, Jonathan. "Ranking the Best Rim Protectors Likely to Declare for 2017 NBA Draft" . BleacherReport.com . Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ a b "Second-Round Picks Will Need Time to Heal" . NBA.com . June 28, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ "Xavier might have lost starting point guard Edmond Sumner for the season" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ "Edmond Sumner and Two-Way Contracts Explained - Blue HQ Media" . bluehqmedia.com . 6 July 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ "Pacers Acquire Oladipo and Sabonis" . NBA.com . Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^ "Raptors Complete Trade With Indiana" . NBA.com . July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
^ "Pacers Sign Collison" . NBA.com . July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
^ "Pacers Sign Bojan Bogdanovic" . NBA.com . July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017 .
^ "Pacers Sign Alex Poythress" . nba.com . August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ a b "Pacers Sign DeQuan Jones and Trey McKinney-Jones" . NBA.com . September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017 .
^ "Pacers Waive Ellis" . NBA.com . July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017 .
^ "Pacers Waive Rakeem Christmas" . NBA.com . July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
^ "Kevin Seraphin: Waived by Pacers" . cbssports.com . July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
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