2023–24 Indiana Pacers season

The 2023–24 Indiana Pacers season was the 57th season of the franchise and the 47th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rick Carlisle returned for his 7th season as head coach while the franchise hired former Pacers Jim Boylen and Shayne Whittington as assistants. The season was highlighted by making the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game, the acquisition of Pascal Siakam, and making the Eastern Conference Finals.

2023–24 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Rick Carlisle
General manager	Chad Buchanan
President	Kevin Pritchard
Owner(s)	Herbert Simon
Arena	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Eastern Conference Finals (lost to Celtics 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Bally Sports Indiana
Radio	1070 The Fan
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

During the 2023 NBA draft, the franchise most notably acquired Jarace Walker with the 8th overall selection. On July 1, 2023, Tyrese Haliburton agreed to a max contract extension with the Pacers worth up to $260 million over five years.^[1] During the offseason, the team acquired the services of Obi Toppin and Bruce Brown. On January 17, 2024, the Pacers acquired All-NBA Forward Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, Kira Lewis Jr., and three first–round draft picks.^[2] On February 8, 2024, after failing to reach a contract extension, Buddy Hield was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three–team deal involving the San Antonio Spurs, in which the Pacers re–acquired Doug McDermott and draft compensation.^[3]

On November 4, 2023, Haliburton tied a career–high 43 points and added 12 assists, becoming the first player in Pacers franchise history to record at least 40+ points and 10+ assists in a game.^[4] On November 6, 2023, head coach Rick Carlisle earned his 900th career win, in a 152–111 win over rookie Victor Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, and the San Antonio Spurs.^[5]

After defeating the Atlanta Hawks in the season finale, the Pacers clinched their first playoff berth since 2020. The Pacers faced the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and won in six games, securing their first series win since their 2014 season. Despite going down 0–2 in the second round against the New York Knicks, the Pacers would respond with back-to-back blowout wins in Games 6 and 7, advancing to their first Eastern Conference finals since the aforementioned 2014 postseason, where they would go on to be swept by the eventual champion Boston Celtics.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
1	7	Bilal Coulibaly	SF	France	Metropolitans 92 (France)
1	26	Ben Sheppard	SG	United States	Belmont (Sr.)
1	29	Julian Strawther	SF	Puerto Rico  United States	Gonzaga (Jr.)
2	32	Jalen Pickett	PG	United States	Penn State
2	55	Isaiah Wong	PG/SG	United States	Miami (FL) (Sr.)

The Pacers entered the draft with three first-round picks and two second-round picks, acquired in deals surrounding Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert.^[6] Following several trades during the 2023 NBA draft, the Pacers walked away with the 8th pick Jarace Walker, the 26th pick Ben Sheppard, the 47th pick Mojave King, and the 55th pick Isaiah Wong.

Roster

2023–24 Indiana Pacers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 10 Brown, Kendall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-05-11 Baylor G 0 Haliburton, Tyrese  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-29 Iowa State F 22 Jackson, Isaiah 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-01-10 Kentucky G 29 Jackson, Quenton (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1998-09-15 Texas A&M F 16 Johnson, James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987-02-20 Wake Forest G/F 00 Mathurin, Bennedict  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-06-19 Arizona 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 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992-01-03 Creighton G 2 Nembhard, Andrew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-16 Gonzaga G/F 23 Nesmith, Aaron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-10-16 Vanderbilt G 26 Sheppard, Ben 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-16 Belmont F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State F/C 25 Smith, Jalen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-03-16 Maryland F 1 Toppin, Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1998-03-04 Dayton C 44 Tshiebwe, Oscar (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1999-11-27 Kentucky C 33 Turner, Myles (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-03-24 Texas F 5 Walker, Jarace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2003-09-04 Houston G 21 Wong, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-28 Miami (FL)

Head coach Rick Carlisle Assistant coach(es) Maurice Baker Jenny Boucek Jim Boylen Jannero Pargo Lloyd Pierce Mike Weinar Shayne Whittington 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: April 3, 2024

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	–	31‍–‍11	18‍–‍22	10‍–‍7	82
x – Cleveland Cavaliers	48	34	.585	1.0	26‍–‍15	22‍–‍19	11‍–‍5	82
x – Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	2.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	11‍–‍6	82
pi – Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	10.0	20‍–‍21	19‍–‍22	7‍–‍9	82
Detroit Pistons	14	68	.171	35.0	7‍–‍33	7‍–‍35	2‍–‍14	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Boston Celtics *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	x – New York Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0	82
3	y – Milwaukee Bucks *	49	33	.598	15.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0	82
5	y – Orlando Magic *	47	35	.573	17.0	82
6	x – Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
7	x – Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
8	x – Miami Heat	46	36	.561	18.0	82
9	pi – Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	25.0	82
10	pi – Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	28.0	82
11	Brooklyn Nets	32	50	.390	32.0	82
12	Toronto Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0	82
13	Charlotte Hornets	21	61	.256	43.0	82
14	Washington Wizards	15	67	.183	49.0	82
15	Detroit Pistons	14	68	.171	50.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 @ Memphis L 122–127 (OT) Jarace Walker (19) Jarace Walker (9) T. J. McConnell (8) FedExForum 14,403 0–1 2 October 10 @ Houston L 103–122 Aaron Nesmith (18) Smith, Toppin (6) Buddy Hield (9) Toyota Center 12,680 0–2 3 October 16 Atlanta W 116–112 Haliburton, Nesmith (15) Jalen Smith (7) T. J. McConnell (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 8,976 1–2 4 October 20 Cleveland W 109–104 Buddy Hield (20) Toppin, Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 10,470 2–2
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[7][8]

2023–24 game log Total: 47–35 (Home: 26–15; Road: 21–20)
October: 2–1 (home: 1–1; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 Washington W 143–120 Bruce Brown (24) Smith, Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,004 1–0 2 October 28 @ Cleveland W 125–113 Aaron Nesmith (26) Myles Turner (12) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 2–0 3 October 30 Chicago L 105–112 Myles Turner (20) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,021 2–1
November: 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 @ Boston L 104–155 T. J. McConnell (18) T. J. McConnell (7) Hield, McConnell (5) TD Garden 19,156 2–2 5 November 3 Cleveland W 121–116 Myles Turner (27) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,744 3–2 6 November 4 Charlotte L 124–125 Tyrese Haliburton (43) Jalen Smith (9) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,945 3–3 7 November 6 San Antonio W 152–111 Tyrese Haliburton (23) Myles Turner (11) Haliburton, Nembhard (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,129 4–3 8 November 8 Utah W 134–118 Aaron Nesmith (24) Jalen Smith (11) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,509 5–3 9 November 9 Milwaukee W 126–124 Tyrese Haliburton (29) Bennedict Mathurin (11) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,648 6–3 10 November 12 @ Philadelphia L 126–137 Tyrese Haliburton (25) Jalen Smith (6) Tyrese Haliburton (17) Wells Fargo Center 19,758 6–4 11 November 14 @ Philadelphia W 132–126 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Isaiah Jackson (9) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Wells Fargo Center 19,774 7–4 12 November 19 Orlando L 116–128 Jordan Nwora (19) Bennedict Mathurin (6) T.J. McConnell (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,276 7–5 13 November 21 @ Atlanta W 157–152 Tyrese Haliburton (37) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (16) State Farm Arena 17,162 8–5 14 November 22 Toronto L 131–132 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Myles Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (16) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,091 8–6 15 November 24 Detroit W 136–113 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 9–6 16 November 27 Portland L 110–114 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Myles Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,508 9–7 17 November 30 @ Miami L 132–142 Tyrese Haliburton (44) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Kaseya Center 19,604 9–8
December: 8–6 (home: 3–2; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 2 @ Miami W 144–129 Bruce Brown (30) Myles Turner (10) McConnell, Nembhard (11) Kaseya Center 19,650 10–8 19 December 4 Boston W 122–112 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Turner, Haliburton (10) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693 11–8 20 December 7 @ Milwaukee W 128–119 Tyrese Haliburton (27) Buddy Hield (11) Tyrese Haliburton (15) T-Mobile Arena 16,837 12–8 December 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 109–123 Haliburton, Mathurin (20) Myles Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (11) T-Mobile Arena 19,021 21 December 11 @ Detroit W 131–123 Bennedict Mathurin (30) Bruce Brown (9) Tyrese Haliburton (16) Little Caesars Arena 14,988 13–8 22 December 13 @ Milwaukee L 126–140 Haliburton, Turner (22) Myles Turner (9) Bruce Brown (9) Fiserv Forum 17,431 13–9 23 December 15 @ Washington L 123–137 Isaiah Jackson (20) Isaiah Jackson (13) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Capital One Arena 15,208 13–10 24 December 16 @ Minnesota L 109–127 B. Brown, Nesmith (17) B. Brown, Nesmith, Turner (5) T. J. McConnell (6) Target Center 18,024 13–11 25 December 18 L.A. Clippers L 127–151 Bennedict Mathurin (34) Mathurin, Nesmith (6) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,665 13–12 26 December 20 Charlotte W 144–113 Buddy Hield (25) Myles Turner (6) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,761 14–12 27 December 21 @ Memphis L 103–116 Obi Toppin (22) Hield, Turner (6) Tyrese Haliburton (14) FedExForum 18,160 14–13 28 December 23 Orlando L 110–117 Tyrese Haliburton (29) Hield, Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 14–14 29 December 26 @ Houston W 123–117 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Jackson, Smith (8) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Toyota Center 18,055 15–14 30 December 28 @ Chicago W 120–104 Myles Turner (24) Obi Toppin (12) Tyrese Haliburton (20) United Center 21,568 16–14 31 December 30 New York W 140–126 Myles Turner (28) Toppin, Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (23) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 17–14
January: 10–7 (home: 7–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 1 @ Milwaukee W 122–113 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Bennedict Mathurin (13) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Fiserv Forum 17,922 18–14 33 January 3 Milwaukee W 142–130 Tyrese Haliburton (31) Obi Toppin (8) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 19–14 34 January 5 Atlanta W 150–116 Myles Turner (27) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Tyrese Haliburton (18) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 20–14 35 January 6 Boston L 101–118 Bennedict Mathurin (20) Smith, Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 20–15 36 January 8 Boston W 133–131 Bennedict Mathurin (26) Jalen Smith (9) T. J. McConnell (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,009 21–15 37 January 10 Washington W 112–104 Myles Turner (18) Myles Turner (13) T. J. McConnell (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,721 22–15 38 January 12 @ Atlanta W 126–108 Hield, Toppin (18) Smith, Toppin, Turner (7) T. J. McConnell (14) State Farm Arena 15,596 23–15 39 January 14 @ Denver L 109–117 Bruce Brown (18) Bruce Brown (10) Andrew Nembhard (7) Ball Arena 19,631 23–16 40 January 15 @ Utah L 105–132 Hield, Nembhard (14) Jalen Smith (6) T. J. McConnell (5) Delta Center 18,206 23–17 41 January 18 @ Sacramento W 126–121 Bennedict Mathurin (25) Jalen Smith (13) T. J. McConnell (10) Golden 1 Center 17,832 24–17 42 January 19 @ Portland L 115–118 Myles Turner (29) Myles Turner (12) Tyrese Haliburton (17) Moda Center 18,595 24–18 43 January 21 @ Phoenix L 110–117 Buddy Hield (18) Jarace Walker (9) Pascal Siakam (7) Footprint Center 17,071 24–19 44 January 23 Denver L 109–114 Myles Turner (22) Pascal Siakam (10) McConnell, Nembhard (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,004 24–20 45 January 25 Philadelphia W 134–122 Pascal Siakam (26) Pascal Siakam (13) Pascal Siakam (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,699 25–20 46 January 26 Phoenix W 133–131 Pascal Siakam (31) Obi Toppin (11) McConnell, Nembhard (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 26–20 47 January 28 Memphis W 116–110 Bennedict Mathurin (24) Jalen Smith (10) Andrew Nembhard (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,519 27–20 48 January 30 @ Boston L 124–129 Aaron Nesmith (26) Aaron Nesmith (12) Tyrese Haliburton (10) TD Garden 19,156 27–21
February: 7–5 (home: 4–3; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 @ New York L 105–109 Jalen Smith (20) Jalen Smith (9) Andrew Nembhard (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 27–22 50 February 2 Sacramento L 122–133 Bennedict Mathurin (31) Isaiah Jackson (8) T. J. McConnell (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 27–23 51 February 4 @ Charlotte W 115–99 Pascal Siakam (25) Myles Turner (10) Pascal Siakam (9) Spectrum Center 15,687 28–23 52 February 6 Houston W 132–129 Pascal Siakam (29) Toppin, Siakam (4) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,571 29–23 53 February 8 Golden State L 109–131 Pascal Siakam (16) Pascal Siakam (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 29–24 54 February 10 @ New York W 125–111 Myles Turner (23) Jackson, Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Madison Square Garden 19,812 30–24 55 February 12 @ Charlotte L 102–111 Myles Turner (22) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Spectrum Center 12,112 30–25 56 February 14 @ Toronto W 127–125 Pascal Siakam (23) Isaiah Jackson (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 31–25 All-Star Game 57 February 22 Detroit W 129–115 Tyrese Haliburton (25) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,506 32–25 58 February 25 Dallas W 133–111 Myles Turner (33) Bennedict Mathurin (11) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 33–25 59 February 26 Toronto L 122–130 Bennedict Mathurin (34) Myles Turner (11) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,026 33–26 60 February 28 New Orleans W 123–114 Pascal Siakam (24) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,010 34–26
March: 8–7 (home: 2–3; road: 6–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 @ New Orleans L 102–129 Jackson, Mathurin (13) Isaiah Jackson (11) Jarace Walker (6) Smoothie King Center 17,898 34–27 62 March 3 @ San Antonio L 105–117 T. J. McConnell (26) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Frost Bank Center 18,027 34–28 63 March 5 @ Dallas W 137–120 Myles Turner (20) Pascal Siakam (13) Tyrese Haliburton (11) American Airlines Center 20,200 35–28 64 March 7 Minnesota L 111–113 Pascal Siakam (24) Myles Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,580 35–29 65 March 10 @ Orlando W 111–97 Haliburton, Siakam (20) Toppin, Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Kia Center 19,481 36–29 66 March 12 @ Oklahoma City W 121–111 Myles Turner (24) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Paycom Center 17,118 37–29 67 March 13 Chicago L 129–132 (OT) Myles Turner (27) Pascal Siakam (9) Tyrese Haliburton (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 37–30 68 March 16 Brooklyn W 121–100 Pascal Siakam (28) Pascal Siakam (11) Haliburton, Siakam (4) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,009 38–30 69 March 18 Cleveland L 103–108 Pascal Siakam (19) Pascal Siakam (12) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 38–31 70 March 20 @ Detroit W 122–103 Pascal Siakam (25) Isaiah Jackson (11) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Little Caesars Arena 19,897 39–31 71 March 22 @ Golden State W 123–111 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Pascal Siakam (16) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Chase Center 18,064 40–31 72 March 24 @ L.A. Lakers L 145–150 Pascal Siakam (36) Pascal Siakam (12) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 40–32 73 March 25 @ L.A. Clippers W 133–116 Pascal Siakam (31) Myles Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 41–32 74 March 27 @ Chicago L 99–125 Andrew Nembhard (18) Pascal Siakam (8) Haliburton, Siakam (5) United Center 22,018 41–33 75 March 29 L.A. Lakers W 109–90 Pascal Siakam (22) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 42–33
April: 5–2 (home: 4–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 1 Brooklyn W 133–111 Tyrese Haliburton (27) Jalen Smith (10) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,522 43–33 77 April 3 @ Brooklyn L 111–115 Pascal Siakam (26) Siakam, Smith (9) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Barclays Center 17,732 43–34 78 April 5 Oklahoma City W 126–112 Pascal Siakam (21) Obi Toppin (8) Tyrese Haliburton (11) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 44–34 79 April 7 Miami W 117–115 Turner, McConnell (22) Myles Turner (13) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 45–34 80 April 9 @ Toronto W 140–123 Tyrese Haliburton (30) Pascal Siakam (9) Andrew Nembhard (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,325 46–34 81 April 12 @ Cleveland L 120–129 Haliburton, Siakam (19) five players (6) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 46–35 82 April 14 Atlanta W 157–115 Myles Turner (31) Myles Turner (12) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 47–35
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2024 NBA playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 8–9 (home: 6–2; road: 2–7)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 21 @ Milwaukee L 94–109 Pascal Siakam (36) Pascal Siakam (13) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Fiserv Forum 17,341 0–1 2 April 23 @ Milwaukee W 125–108 Pascal Siakam (37) Pascal Siakam (11) Tyrese Haliburton (12) Fiserv Forum 17,683 1–1 3 April 26 Milwaukee W 121–118 (OT) Myles Turner (29) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Tyrese Haliburton (16) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 2–1 4 April 28 Milwaukee W 126–113 Myles Turner (29) Siakam, Turner (9) Andrew Nembhard (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 3–1 5 April 30 @ Milwaukee L 92–115 Tyrese Haliburton (16) Obi Toppin (6) Tyrese Haliburton (6) Fiserv Forum 17,341 3–2 6 May 2 Milwaukee W 120–98 Obi Toppin (21) Obi Toppin (8) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 6 @ New York L 117–121 Myles Turner (23) Nesmith, Siakam, Toppin (6) Tyrese Haliburton (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 0–1 2 May 8 @ New York L 121–130 Tyrese Haliburton (34) Pascal Siakam (9) T. J. McConnell (12) Madison Square Garden 19,812 0–2 3 May 10 New York W 111–106 Tyrese Haliburton (35) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 1–2 4 May 12 New York W 121–89 Tyrese Haliburton (20) Aaron Nesmith (12) T.J. McConnell (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 2–2 5 May 14 @ New York L 91–121 Pascal Siakam (22) Pascal Siakam (8) Haliburton, McConnell (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–3 6 May 17 New York W 116–103 Pascal Siakam (25) Myles Turner (8) Tyrese Haliburton (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 3–3 7 May 19 @ New York W 130–109 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Nembhard, Sheppard, Turner (5) T.J. McConnell (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–3
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 21 @ Boston L 128–133 (OT) Tyrese Haliburton (25) Pascal Siakam (12) Tyrese Haliburton (10) TD Garden 19,156 0–1 2 May 23 @ Boston L 110–126 Pascal Siakam (28) Jackson, McConnell, Siakam (5) Tyrese Haliburton (8) TD Garden 19,156 0–2 3 May 25 Boston L 111–114 Andrew Nembhard (32) Myles Turner (10) Andrew Nembhard (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 0–3 4 May 27 Boston L 102–105 Andrew Nembhard (24) Pascal Siakam (10) Andrew Nembhard (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 0–4
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting, due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[9][10] During the in-season tournament period, the Pacers competed in Group A of the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons. Following high-scoring wins against the Cavaliers, 76ers, and Hawks, the Pacers were automatic winners of Group A in the Eastern Conference before they even played their final in-season tournament game in November against the Pistons. With a 4–0 record, the Pacers qualified for the knockout elimination rounds of the In-Season Tournament. They lost to the Lakers in the final, 123–109.^[11]

East group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		IND	CLE	PHI	ATL	DET
1	Indiana Pacers	4	4	0	546	507	+39	Advance to knockout stage		—	121–116	132–126	157–152	136–113
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	3	1	474	445	+29			116–121	—	122–119 (OT)	128–105	108–100
3	Philadelphia 76ers	4	2	2	485	476	+9			126–132	119–122 (OT)	—	126–116	114–106
4	Atlanta Hawks	4	1	3	499	531	−32			152–157	105–128	116–126	—	126–120
5	Detroit Pistons	4	0	4	439	484	−45			113–136	100–108	106–114	120–126	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2023–24 game log Total: 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
In-Season Tournament: 6–1 (home: 3–0; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 3 Cleveland W 121–116 Myles Turner (27) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,744 1–0 2 November 14 @ Philadelphia W 132–126 Tyrese Haliburton (33) Isaiah Jackson (9) Tyrese Haliburton (15) Wells Fargo Center 19,774 2–0 3 November 21 @ Atlanta W 157–152 Tyrese Haliburton (37) Myles Turner (9) Tyrese Haliburton (16) State Farm Arena 17,162 3–0 4 November 24 Detroit W 136–113 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Myles Turner (10) Tyrese Haliburton (10) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 4–0 5 December 4 Boston W 122–112 Tyrese Haliburton (26) Turner, Haliburton (10) Tyrese Haliburton (13) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693 5–0 6 December 7 @ Milwaukee W 128–119 Tyrese Haliburton (27) Buddy Hield (11) Tyrese Haliburton (15) T-Mobile Arena 16,837 6–0 7 December 9 L.A. Lakers L 109–123 Haliburton, Mathurin (20) Myles Turner (7) Tyrese Haliburton (11) T-Mobile Arena 19,021 6–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Obi Toppin	PF	82	28	1,730	320	128	47	43	843	21.1	3.9	1.6	.6	.5	10.3
Myles Turner	C	77	77	2,076	533	100	39	144	1,313	27.0	6.9	1.3	.5	1.9	17.1
Aaron Nesmith	SF	72	47	1,995	275	108	65	49	877	27.7	3.8	1.5	.9	.7	12.2
T. J. McConnell	PG	71	4	1,291	191	390	72	8	727	18.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	.1	10.2
Tyrese Haliburton	PG	69	68	2,224	271	752	83	48	1,389	32.2	3.9	10.9	1.2	.7	20.1
Andrew Nembhard	PG	68	47	1,697	141	280	63	6	626	25.0	2.1	4.1	.9	.1	9.2
Jalen Smith	C	61	14	1,047	337	63	17	38	601	17.2	5.5	1.0	.3	.6	9.9
Bennedict Mathurin	SF	59	19	1,538	234	119	35	14	856	26.1	4.0	2.0	.6	.2	14.5
Isaiah Jackson	C	59	3	771	238	50	34	61	383	13.1	4.0	.8	.6	1.0	6.5
Ben Sheppard	SG	57	1	814	89	53	33	2	252	14.3	1.6	.9	.6	.0	4.4
Buddy Hield†	SF	52	28	1,336	167	139	43	31	623	25.7	3.2	2.7	.8	.6	12.0
Pascal Siakam†	PF	41	41	1,303	319	152	31	15	872	31.8	7.8	3.7	.8	.4	21.3
Bruce Brown†	SG	33	33	981	154	100	35	8	398	29.7	4.7	3.0	1.1	.2	12.1
Jarace Walker	PF	33	0	340	63	40	15	11	120	10.3	1.9	1.2	.5	.3	3.6
Doug McDermott†	SF	18	0	204	11	13	5	0	75	11.3	.6	.7	.3	.0	4.2
Jordan Nwora†	SF	18	0	183	33	18	6	1	94	10.2	1.8	1.0	.3	.1	5.2
Kendall Brown	SG	15	0	63	5	5	0	0	21	4.2	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.4
James Johnson	PF	9	0	47	4	8	5	1	8	5.2	.4	.9	.6	.1	.9
Oscar Tshiebwe	PF	8	0	42	16	2	2	1	26	5.3	2.0	.3	.3	.1	3.3
Quenton Jackson	PG	3	0	11	4	2	1	0	2	3.7	1.3	.7	.3	.0	.7
Daniel Theis†	C	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	2	8.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Isaiah Wong	SG	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	4.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Pascal Siakam	PF	17	17	603	128	64	13	7	367	35.5	7.5	3.8	.8	.4	21.6
Aaron Nesmith	SF	17	17	559	84	37	11	9	178	32.9	4.9	2.2	.6	.5	10.5
Andrew Nembhard	PG	17	17	554	56	94	6	4	253	32.6	3.3	5.5	.4	.2	14.9
Myles Turner	C	17	17	550	113	36	8	25	289	32.4	6.6	2.1	.5	1.5	17.0
Ben Sheppard	SG	17	2	335	51	17	8	1	88	19.7	3.0	1.0	.5	.1	5.2
T. J. McConnell	PG	17	0	348	52	86	15	2	200	20.5	3.1	5.1	.9	.1	11.8
Obi Toppin	PF	17	0	343	75	29	6	6	185	20.2	4.4	1.7	.4	.4	10.9
Tyrese Haliburton	PG	15	15	522	72	123	19	10	280	34.8	4.8	8.2	1.3	.7	18.7
Isaiah Jackson	C	15	0	154	48	7	3	13	57	10.3	3.2	.5	.2	.9	3.8
Doug McDermott	SF	10	0	64	3	7	0	2	13	6.4	.3	.7	.0	.2	1.3
Jarace Walker	PF	9	0	31	4	4	2	1	8	3.4	.4	.4	.2	.1	.9
Jalen Smith	C	7	0	42	14	2	2	1	13	6.0	2.0	.3	.3	.1	1.9
Kendall Brown	SG	7	0	25	3	2	0	1	4	3.6	.4	.3	.0	.1	.6
James Johnson	PF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2023[12][13][14] (Four-team trade)	To Indiana Pacers Mojave King (No. 47) (from Los Angeles) 2024 OKC first-round pick (from Oklahoma City) (Isaiah Collier) Cash considerations (from Los Angeles)	To Denver Nuggets Julian Strawther (No. 29) (from Indiana) Jalen Pickett (No. 32) (from Indiana) Hunter Tyson (No. 37) (from Oklahoma City) 2024 MIN second-round pick (from Oklahoma City) (Kevin McCullar Jr.)
	To L.A. Lakers Maxwell Lewis (No. 40) (from Denver)	To Oklahoma City Thunder 2029 DEN protected first-round pick (from Denver)
June 24, 2023[15]	To Indiana Pacers Draft rights to Jarace Walker (No. 8) (from Washington) 2028 second-round pick (from Phoenix) 2029 second-round pick (from Washington)	To Phoenix Suns Bradley Beal (from Washington) Jordan Goodwin (from Washington) Isaiah Todd (from Washington)
	To Washington Wizards Chris Paul (from Phoenix) Landry Shamet (from Phoenix) Draft rights to Bilal Coulibaly (No. 7) (from Indiana) Right to swap 2024 first round pick with Phoenix Right to swap 2026 first round pick with Phoenix Right to swap 2028 first round pick with Phoenix Right to swap 2030 first round pick with Phoenix 2024 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2025 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2026 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2027 second round pick (from Phoenix) 2030 second round pick (from Phoenix) Cash considerations (from Phoenix)
July 6, 2023[16]	To Indiana Pacers 2028 DAL second round pick 2030 SAC second round pick	To Sacramento Kings Chris Duarte
July 7, 2023[17]	To Indiana Pacers Obi Toppin	To New York Knicks 2028 IND or PHX second-round pick 2029 IND or WAS second-round pick
January 17, 2024[18]	To Indiana Pacers Kira Lewis Jr. 2024 NOP second-round pick (Enrique Freeman)	To New Orleans Pelicans Cash considerations
January 17, 2024[19]	To Indiana Pacers Pascal Siakam	To Toronto Raptors Bruce Brown Kira Lewis Jr. Jordan Nwora 2024 IND first-round pick (Ja'Kobe Walter) 2024 OKC first-round pick (Isaiah Collier) 2026 IND conditional first-round pick
February 8, 2024	To Indiana Pacers Marcus Morris Furkan Korkmaz 2024 TOR second-round pick (Juan Núñez) 2029 POR second-round pick 2029 LAC second-round pick	To Philadelphia 76ers Buddy Hield
February 8, 2024	To Indiana Pacers Doug McDermott	To San Antonio Spurs Marcus Morris 2029 LAC second-round pick
February 8, 2024	To Indiana Pacers Cory Joseph 2025 CHA second-round pick Cash considerations	To Golden State Warriors 2024 MIL second-round pick (Quinten Post)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.
James Johnson	December 15	[20]

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team	Ref.
Oscar Tshiebwe	July 3 (Two-way contract)	Kentucky Wildcats	[21]
Bruce Brown	July 6	Denver Nuggets	[22]

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
Oshae Brissett	Free agency	Boston Celtics	[23]
Daniel Theis	Waived	Los Angeles Clippers	[24]
James Johnson	Waived	Indiana Pacers	[25]
Cory Joseph	Waived	Orlando Magic
Furkan Korkmaz	Waived	AS Monaco

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