1992–93 Indiana Pacers season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1992–93 Indiana Pacers season was the 17th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season as a franchise.
Season summary
Off-season
The Pacers had the 14th overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Malik Sealy out of St. John's University. During the off-season, the team acquired Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Regular season
With the addition of Richardson and Mitchell, the Pacers got off to a 13–10 start to the regular season, but then posted a six-game losing streak between December and January afterwards, falling below .500 in winning percentage. The team posted a seven-game losing streak in February, and held a 23–28 record at the All-Star break. However, the team soon recovered and played above .500 for the remainder of the season. On the final day of the regular season on April 24, 1993, the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat at home, 94–88 at the Market Square Arena, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 41–41 record, and winning a tie-breaker over the Orlando Magic for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Reggie Miller led the Pacers with 21.2 points and 1.5 steals per game, and finished tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, while 2-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf became the team's starting small forward, averaging 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. In addition, Rik Smits provided the team with 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Richardson contributed 10.4 points, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and second-year forward Dale Davis averaged 8.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
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