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2008–09 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachJim O'Brien
General managerLarry Bird
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Indiana
RadioWFNI
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 42nd season as a franchise and 33rd season in the NBA.

Key dates

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Offseason

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On July 9 the Pacers officially announced they had made two trades, the most notable being the trade of former All Star forward Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for Toronto Raptors players T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert who was the 17th pick on the 2008 NBA draft. The Raptors also received Nathan Jawai who was the 41st pick in the draft. Also in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Pacers acquired Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush who was the 13th pick in the draft. The Pacers traded away Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless who was the 11th pick in the draft.[1] With the Pacers missing the playoffs for the last two seasons and reaching just the first round before that, a change was needed in Indianapolis. Having been with the Pacers for the past eight years, O'Neal's tenure was marred by numerous injuries which saw him miss 40 games last season and 31 during the 2005–06 season.[2]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2008 NBA draft
  • The 6-foot-10 Nathan Jawai is the first indigenous player from Australia to be drafted by an NBA team.[3]
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Jerryd Bayless (Traded to Portland)[4] Point guard  United States Arizona
2 41 Nathan Jawai (Traded to Toronto)[5] Power forward  Australia Cairns Taipans

Roster

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Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 9 Baston, Maceo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
SG 6 Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
PG 12 Diener, Travis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marquette
SF 17 Dunleavy Jr., Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
PG 5 Ford, T. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Texas
C 10 Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas State
SG 23 Graham, Stephen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma State
SF 33 Granger, Danny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) New Mexico
C 55 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Georgetown
PG 1 Jack, Jarrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 32 McRoberts, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
PF 3 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia
SG 25 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kansas
PG 11 Tinsley, Jamaal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Iowa State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2008-10-11

Regular season

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Standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805 — 39–2 27–14 13–3 82
x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25 28–13 13–28 9–7 82
x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27 21–20 18–23 7–9 82
Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30 25–16 11–30 7–9 82
Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32 22–19 12–29 4–12 82
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805 —
2 y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 4
3 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 19
5 x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25
8 x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 31
11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32
13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 33
14 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 34
15 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 47

Game log

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2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ Detroit L 94–100 Danny Granger (33) Troy Murphy (15) T. J. Ford (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–1
November: 6–9 (home: 4–4; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 Boston W 95–79 Danny Granger (20) Marquis Daniels (10) Troy Murphy (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165 		1–1
3 November 5 Phoenix L 103–113 T. J. Ford, Danny Granger (23) Troy Murphy (10) Troy Murphy (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,660 		1–2
4 November 7 @ Cleveland L 107–111 Danny Granger (33) Marquis Daniels (11) Marquis Daniels (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–3
5 November 8 New Jersey W 98–80 Danny Granger (23) Jeff Foster (13) T. J. Ford (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,355 		2–3
6 November 10 Oklahoma City W 107–99 T. J. Ford (24) T. J. Ford, Danny Granger (7) T. J. Ford (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,165 		3–3
7 November 12 @ New Jersey W 98–87 T. J. Ford (18) T. J. Ford (8) T. J. Ford (9) Izod Center
13,551 		4–3
8 November 14 Philadelphia L 92–94 Danny Granger (18) Jeff Foster (11) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,742 		4–4
9 November 15 @ Chicago L 91–104 T. J. Ford (16) Troy Murphy (13) Troy Murphy (5) United Center
21,759 		4–5
10 November 18 Atlanta W 113–96 Danny Granger (34) Troy Murphy (19) Radoslav Nesterović, Jarrett Jack (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,379 		5–5
11 November 21 Orlando L 98–100 (OT) Marquis Daniels (25) Troy Murphy (10) Radoslav Nesterović (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,699 		5–6
12 November 22 @ Miami L 100–109 Marquis Daniels (25) Troy Murphy (11) Danny Granger, Troy Murphy (6) American Airlines Arena
18,685 		5–7
13 November 25 @ Dallas L 106–109 Danny Granger (22) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (7) American Airlines Center
19,996 		5–8
14 November 26 @ Houston W 91–90 Troy Murphy (21) Troy Murphy (14) Danny Granger (5) Toyota Center
18,194 		6–8
15 November 28 Charlotte L 108–115 (OT) Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (12) T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,160 		6–9
16 November 29 @ Orlando L 96–110 Danny Granger (27) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford, Jarrett Jack (5) Amway Arena
17,172 		6–10
December: 4–11 (home: 2–5; road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 2 L.A. Lakers W 118–117 Danny Granger (32) Troy Murphy (17) T. J. Ford (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,412 		7–10
18 December 3 @ Boston L 96–114 Danny Granger (20) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (8) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		7–11
19 December 5 @ Cleveland L 73–97 Troy Murphy (15) Jeff Foster (7) Danny Granger (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		7–12
20 December 7 Boston L 117–122 (OT) Marquis Daniels (26) Marquis Daniels, Jeff Foster (7) Danny Granger (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,102 		7–13
21 December 10 @ Toronto L 88–101 Danny Granger (22) Troy Murphy (20) Troy Murphy (6) Air Canada Centre
17,877 		7–14
22 December 12 @ Detroit L 110–114 Danny Granger (42) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		7–15
23 December 13 @ Milwaukee L 103–121 T. J. Ford (27) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford (6) Bradley Center
14,921 		7–16
24 December 15 @ Washington W 118–98 Danny Granger (27) Troy Murphy (12) Marquis Daniels (7) Verizon Center
14,502 		8–16
25 December 17 Golden State W 127–120 Danny Granger (41) Danny Granger, Brandon Rush, Jeff Foster (11) Danny Granger (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,151 		9–16
26 December 19 L.A. Clippers L 109–117 (2OT) Jarrett Jack (27) Jeff Foster (11) Jarrett Jack (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,653 		9–17
27 December 20 @ Philadelphia W 95–94 T. J. Ford (25) Jeff Foster (10) Jarrett Jack (8) Wachovia Center
14,599 		10–17
28 December 23 New Jersey L 107–108 Danny Granger (26) Jeff Foster (14) Jarrett Jack (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,272 		10–18
29 December 26 @ Memphis L 105–108 Marquis Daniels (28) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack, Danny Granger (5) FedExForum
12,346 		10–19
30 December 28 New Orleans L 103–105 Danny Granger (34) Troy Murphy (16) Jarrett Jack, Marquis Daniels (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,374 		10–20
31 December 30 Atlanta L 104–110 Danny Granger (25) Troy Murphy (14) Danny Granger (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,762 		10–21
January: 9–8 (home: 7–1; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
32 January 2 @ New York W 105–103 Jarrett Jack (29) Troy Murphy (18) Danny Granger (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		11–21
33 January 3 Sacramento W 122–117 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,765 		12–21
34 January 5 @ Denver L 115–135 Danny Granger (36) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack (7) Pepsi Center
14,255 		12–22
35 January 7 @ Phoenix W 113–110 Danny Granger (37) Jeff Foster (9) Danny Granger (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		13–22
36 January 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 119–121 Danny Granger (28) Troy Murphy (6) Jarrett Jack (8) Staples Center
18,997 		13–23
37 January 11 @ Golden State L 117–120 Danny Granger (42) Jeff Foster (12) Jarrett Jack, T. J. Ford (6) Oracle Arena
18,262 		13–24
38 January 12 @ Utah L 113–120 Danny Granger (30) Troy Murphy (10) Travis Diener (8) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		13–25
39 January 14 Detroit W 110–106 (OT) Danny Granger (24) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,964 		14–25
40 January 16 Toronto W 111–104 Danny Granger (23) Troy Murphy (15) Jarrett Jack (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,234 		15–25
41 January 19 @ New Orleans L 100–103 Danny Granger (30) Troy Murphy (11) Troy Murphy (5) New Orleans Arena
17,237 		15–26
42 January 20 @ San Antonio L 81–99 Danny Granger (17) Troy Murphy (10) Radoslav Nesterović (4) AT&T Center
18,181 		15–27
43 January 23 Houston W 107–102 Danny Granger (25) Troy Murphy (16) T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,486 		16–27
44 January 25 Charlotte W 98–93 Danny Granger (27) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,936 		17–27
45 January 27 @ Orlando L 111–135 T. J. Ford (23) Troy Murphy (7) Travis Diener, Jarrett Jack, Mike Dunleavy Jr. (4) Amway Arena
17,461 		17–28
46 January 28 Milwaukee W 107–99 T. J. Ford (34) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,143 		18–28
47 January 30 Miami W 114–103 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (30) Troy Murphy (12) Mike Dunleavy Jr. (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
14,031 		19–28
48 January 31 New York L 113–122 T. J. Ford (36) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
15,067 		19–29
February: 6–7 (home: 5–1; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 3 Minnesota L 111–116 Danny Granger (28) Troy Murphy (12) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,015 		19–30
50 February 5 @ Philadelphia L 94–99 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (21) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (7) Wachovia Center
10,699 		19–31
51 February 6 Orlando W 107–102 Danny Granger (33) Jarrett Jack, Troy Murphy (8) T. J. Ford (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,559 		20–31
52 February 8 @ Washington L 117–119 Danny Granger (29) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (7) Verizon Center
13,708 		20–32
53 February 10 Cleveland W 96–95 Troy Murphy (18) Troy Murphy (15) T. J. Ford (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165 		21–32
54 February 11 @ Milwaukee L 110–122 Danny Granger (26) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (13) Bradley Center
13,486 		21–33
55 February 17 Philadelphia W 100–91 Danny Granger (20) Danny Granger (10) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,259 		22–33
56 February 18 @ Charlotte L 94–103 Jarrett Jack, Troy Murphy (18) Troy Murphy (16) Travis Diener (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,374 		22–34
57 February 20 @ Minnesota W 112–105 Marquis Daniels (24) Troy Murphy (14) Travis Diener (6) Target Center
13,777 		23–34
58 February 22 Chicago W 98–91 Troy Murphy (27) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford, Jarrett Jack (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,083 		24–34
59 February 23 @ New York L 119–123 Jarrett Jack (33) Troy Murphy (21) Troy Murphy (4) Madison Square Garden
17,283 		24–35
60 February 25 Memphis W 104–99 T. J. Ford, Jarrett Jack (20) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,211 		25–35
61 February 27 @ Boston L 99–104 T. J. Ford (23) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford, Marquis Daniels (4) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		25–36
March: 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 1 Denver W 100–94 Jarrett Jack (28) Troy Murphy (18) Jarrett Jack (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,458 		26–36
63 March 3 @ Sacramento W 117–109 Jarrett Jack (26) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (9) ARCO Arena
10,748 		27–36
64 March 4 @ Portland L 105–107 Marquis Daniels (28) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford (5) Rose Garden
20,020 		27–37
65 March 7 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–105 Jarrett Jack (25) Troy Murphy (15) T. J. Ford (8) Staples Center
16,518 		28–37
66 March 10 Utah L 100–112 Troy Murphy (23) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,705 		28–38
67 March 13 @ Atlanta L 87–101 T. J. Ford (29) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (5) Philips Arena
14,079 		28–39
68 March 15 @ Toronto L 87–110 Troy Murphy (16) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (6) Air Canada Centre
18,169 		28–40
69 March 18 Portland L 85–95 Danny Granger (35) Jeff Foster (11) T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,072 		28–41
70 March 20 Dallas L 92–94 Danny Granger (18) Danny Granger, Troy Murphy (11) Danny Granger, Travis Diener (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,232 		28–42
71 March 21 @ Charlotte W 108–83 Jarrett Jack (31) Jarrett Jack (6) T. J. Ford (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,721 		29–42
72 March 25 Miami W 90–88 Danny Granger (28) Jeff Foster (16) Jarrett Jack (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,117 		30–42
73 March 28 @ Chicago L 106–112 Danny Granger (32) Jeff Foster (18) Jarrett Jack (9) United Center
20,756 		30–43
74 March 29 Washington W 124–115 Danny Granger (31) Brandon Rush (10) T. J. Ford (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,729 		31–43
75 March 31 Chicago W 107–105 Danny Granger (31) Troy Murphy (12) T. J. Ford (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
15,687 		32–43
April: 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 3 San Antonio L 121–126 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack, T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
16,414 		32–44
77 April 5 @ Oklahoma City W 117–99 Danny Granger (24) Troy Murphy (9) T. J. Ford (5) Ford Center
19,136 		33–44
78 April 8 Toronto W 130–101 Danny Granger (29) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (11) Conseco Fieldhouse
13,647 		34–44
79 April 10 @ Atlanta L 118–122 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (10) Jarrett Jack (7) Philips Arena
17,222 		34–45
80 April 11 Detroit W 106–102 Danny Granger (24) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,116 		35–45
81 April 13 Cleveland L 109–117 Danny Granger (38) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (5) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165 		35–46
82 April 15 Milwaukee W 115–108 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165 		36–46
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jarrett Jack SG 82 53 2,716 276 338 88 17 1,074 33.1 3.4 4.1 1.1 .2 13.1
Brandon Rush SG 75 19 1,803 233 66 38 37 610 24.0 3.1 .9 .5 .5 8.1
T. J. Ford PG 74 49 2,258 259 392 89 16 1,106 30.5 3.5 5.3 1.2 .2 14.9
Jeff Foster C 74 26 1,828 508 130 53 49 452 24.7 6.9 1.8 .7 .7 6.1
Troy Murphy PF 73 73 2,482 861 172 58 34 1,041 34.0 11.8 2.4 .8 .5 14.3
Roy Hibbert C 70 42 1,009 243 49 20 76 494 14.4 3.5 .7 .3 1.1 7.1
Rasho Nesterović C 70 19 1,214 240 109 30 38 473 17.3 3.4 1.6 .4 .5 6.8
Danny Granger SF 67 66 2,424 341 183 69 97 1,728 36.2 5.1 2.7 1.0 1.4 25.8
Travis Diener PG 55 0 719 86 122 26 5 206 13.1 1.6 2.2 .5 .1 3.7
Marquis Daniels SF 54 43 1,700 248 114 62 26 733 31.5 4.6 2.1 1.1 .5 13.6
Stephen Graham SG 52 6 684 96 33 10 4 282 13.2 1.8 .6 .2 .1 5.4
Josh McRoberts PF 33 0 279 74 16 12 16 80 8.5 2.2 .5 .4 .5 2.4
Maceo Baston PF 27 0 217 52 7 6 10 67 8.0 1.9 .3 .2 .4 2.5
Mike Dunleavy Jr. SG 18 14 495 68 44 12 9 271 27.5 3.8 2.4 .7 .5 15.1

Season Transactions

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Trades

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July 9, 2008[6] To Indiana Pacers
T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovič, Maceo Baston and the rights to Roy Hibbert 		To Toronto Raptors
Jermaine O'Neal and the rights to Nathan Jawai

Free agents

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References

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  1. ^ Pacers announce two trades; acquire seven players
  2. ^ Raptors formally announce acquisition of Jermaine O'Neal, re-sign Calderon[dead link]
  3. ^ "SLAM! Sports - Basketball". Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Pacers trade Bayless to Portland". Indianapolis Star. June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on June 30, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  5. ^ Monteverde, Marco (June 27, 2008). "Nathan Jawai set for Toronto after NBA draft deal". Courier-Mail. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "Jermaine O'Neal confirms trade to Raptors". CBC Sports. June 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
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