# 2014–15 Indiana Pacers season

The 2014–15 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 48th season as a franchise and 39th season in the NBA. The Pacers finished fourth in Central Division and ninth in Eastern Conference. The Pacers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010 after a 56–26 mark from the previous season, following two-straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances. Before the start of the season, storm clouds gathered when superstar forward Paul George seriously injured his leg during a Team USA scrimmage. The injury required immediate surgery. George was originally to be ruled out for the entire season, but as the season progressed, he was talking about returning. He also announced before the season that he would be wearing number 13 and earned the nickname 'PG-13' (his initials and New Jersey number). As the season winded down and after months of rehabilitation, George made his regular-season debut on April 5 in a home game against the Miami Heat. He finished the game with 13 points off the bench and received a standing ovation. George was only able to play the final six games of the season.
This was the last time the Pacers missed the playoffs until the 2020–21 season.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
| 2 | 57 | Louis Labeyrie | PF/C | France | Paris-Levallois Basket (France) |

## Standings

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31‍–‍10 | 22‍–‍19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 23‍–‍18 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 18‍–‍23 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 15‍–‍26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 21.0 | 18‍–‍23 | 14‍–‍27 | 6–10 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Atlanta Hawks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3) :
Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 7
Minnesota
W 103–90
George Hill (17)
Lavoy Allen (7)
George Hill (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,160
1–0
2
October 10
Orlando
L 93–96
Donald Sloan (16)
Luis Scola (9)
George Hill (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,111
1–1
3
October 12
@ Dallas
L 98–106
C. J. Miles (19)
Lavoy Allen (8)
Damjan Rudež (6)
American Airlines Center 17,971
1–2
4
October 15
@ Cleveland
L 93–98
Chris Copeland (16)
Ian Mahinmi (7)
George Hill (5)
Cintas Center 10,250
1–3
5
October 18
Dallas
W 98–93
Chris Copeland (22)
George Hill (9)
George Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,748
2–3
6
October 21
@ Minnesota
L 89–107
Donald Sloan (19)
Roy Hibbert (9)
Donald Sloan (5)
Target Center 8,660
2–4
7
October 23
@ Charlotte
W 88–79
C. J. Miles (23)
Luis Scola (12)
Donald Sloan (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 8,529
3–4 :
2014–15 season schedule :

### Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 38–44 (Home: 23–18; Road: 15–26) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29
Philadelphia
W 103–91
Roy Hibbert (22)
Donald Sloan (10)
Donald Sloan (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
1–0
2
October 31
Memphis
L 89–97
Chris Copeland (16)
Lavoy Allen (10)
Donald Sloan (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,441
1–1 :
November
: 6–9 (home: 3–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
@ Atlanta
L 92–102
Chris Copeland (21)
Roy Hibbert (12)
Donald Sloan (7)
Philips Arena 19,118
1–2
4
November 4
Milwaukee
L 81–87
Chris Copeland (19)
Lavoy Allen (12)
Donald Sloan (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,012
1–3
5
November 5
@ Washington
L 94–96 (OT)
Donald Sloan (31)
Chris Copeland (12)
Donald Sloan (7)
Verizon Center 15,268
1–4
6
November 7
@ Boston
L 98–101
Roy Hibbert (22)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Sloan, Copeland, Price (4)
TD Garden 17,122
1–5
7
November 8
Washington
L 90–97
Solomon Hill (28)
Luis Scola (8)
A. J. Price (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,302
1–6
8
November 10
Utah
W 97–86
Roy Hibbert (29)
Lavoy Allen (15)
Sloan, Scola, Allen (3)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,513
2–6
9
November 12
@ Miami
W 81–75
Chris Copeland (17)
Roy Hibbert (15)
Sloan & Scola (3)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,658
3–6
10
November 14
Denver
L 87–108
A. J. Price (14)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
Sloan & Price (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,286
3–7
11
November 15
@ Chicago
W 99–90
S. Hill, Scola, Price (21)
Solomon Hill (12)
Donald Sloan (7)
United Center 22,248
4–7
12
November 19
Charlotte
W 88–86
Roy Hibbert (18)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Donald Sloan (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,748
5–7
13
November 22
Phoenix
L 83–106
Rodney Stuckey (14)
Mahinmi, Scola (10)
Donald Sloan (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,870
5–8
14
November 24
@ Dallas
W 111–100
Donald Sloan (29)
Luis Scola (11)
Sloan & Stuckey (5)
American Airlines Center 19,850
6–8
15
November 26
@ San Antonio
L 100–107
Rodney Stuckey (22)
Lavoy Allen (9)
Donald Sloan (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
6–9
16
November 28
Orlando
W 98–83
Rodney Stuckey (24)
Lavoy Allen (14)
Donald Sloan (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
7–9
17
November 29
@ Cleveland
L 97–109
David West (14)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
Donald Sloan (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
7–10 :
December
: 5–11 (home: 3–4; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 2
@ Phoenix
L 99–116
C.J. Miles (17)
Roy Hibbert (10)
C.J. Watson (7)
US Airways Center 15,059
7–11
19
December 4
@ Portland
L 82–88
Rodney Stuckey (16)
Ian Mahinmi (10)
Rodney Stuckey (5)
Moda Center 19,191
7–12
20
December 5
@ Sacramento
L 101–102 (OT)
David West (16)
West & Scola (8)
Stuckey, S. Hill & Watson (3)
Sleep Train Arena1 5,512
7–13
21
December 8
Atlanta
L 92–108
Stuckey & Miles (15)
Luis Scola (9)
Solomon Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 14,519
7–14
22
December 10
L.A. Clippers
L 96–103
C.J. Miles (30)
Luis Scola (14)
C.J. Watson (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,392
7–15
23
December 12
@ Toronto
L 94–106
Solomon Hill (16)
David West (7)
David West (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
7–16
24
December 13
Portland
L 85–95
C.J. Watson (23)
Rodney Stuckey (14)
David West (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,206
7–17
25
December 15
L.A. Lakers
W 110–91
Stuckey & Miles (20)
Rodney Stuckey (10)
Rodney Stuckey (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,261
8–17
26
December 17
@ L.A. Clippers
L 100–102
West & Miles (20)
Lavoy Allen (14)
Solomon Hill (6)
Staples Center 19,060
8–18
27
December 20
@ Denver
L 73–76
David West (19)
West & Allen (20)
David West (5)
Pepsi Center 14,125
8–19
28
December 21
@ Minnesota
W 100–96
C.J. Miles (28)
Roy Hibbert (8)
Donald Sloan (7)
Target Center 12,687
9–19
29
December 23
New Orleans
W 96–84
George Hill (15)
West & Allen (7)
David West (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,336
10–19
30
December 26
@ Detroit
L 109–119
Roy Hibbert (19)
David West (11)
C.J. Watson (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,408
10–20
31
December 27
@ Brooklyn
W 110–85
Rodney Stuckey (20)
C.J. Watson (9)
Rodney Stuckey (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
11–20
32
December 29
Chicago
L 90–92
Chris Copeland (17)
Scola & Allen (8)
Lavoy Allen (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
11–21
33
December 31
Miami
W 106–95
C.J. Miles (25)
Roy Hibbert (10)
West, Miles & Watson (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
12–21 :
January
: 5–11 (home: 2–4; road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 2
@ Milwaukee
W 94–91
C.J. Miles (22)
West & Sloan (8)
Donald Sloan (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,238
13–21
35
January 4
@ L.A. Lakers
L 87–88
C.J. Miles (19)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Donald Sloan (9)
Staples Center 18,997
13–22
36
January 5
@ Utah
W 105–101
Roy Hibbert (22)
Roy Hibbert (8)
David West (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 17,378
14–22
37
January 7
@ Golden State
L 102–117
Solomon Hill (21)
Lavoy Allen (9)
David West (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
14–23
38
January 9
Boston
W 107–103 (OT)
Roy Hibbert (19)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Stuckey, Sloan & Hibbert (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
15–23
39
January 10
@ Philadelphia
L 92–93
David West (28)
Roy Hibbert (13)
C.J. Watson (4)
Wells Fargo Center 17,496
15–24
40
January 13
Minnesota
L 101–110
C.J. Miles (22)
Roy Hibbert (8)
Sloan & Watson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,781
15–25
41
January 16
Detroit
L 96–98
Roy Hibbert (14)
Ian Mahinmi (9)
Sloan & Stuckey (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,558
15–26
42
January 17
@ Charlotte
L 71–80 (OT)
David West (19)
Roy Hibbert (14)
Sloan & Stuckey (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,285
15–27
43
January 19
@ Houston
L 98–110
C.J. Miles (23)
Ian Mahinmi (14)
Donald Sloan (6)
Toyota Center 18,266
15–28
44
January 21
@ Atlanta
L 91–110
C.J. Miles (18)
David West (11)
Donald Sloan (5)
Philips Arena 15,045
15–29
45
January 23
@ Miami
L 87–89
Luis Scola (14)
David West (9)
Rodney Stuckey (3)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,693
15–30
46
January 25
@ Orlando
W 106–99
David West (20)
Roy Hibbert (13)
C.J. Watson (8)
Amway Center 16,704
16–30
47
January 27
Toronto
L 91–104
Rodney Stuckey (22)
Roy Hibbert (8)
David West (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,204
16–31
48
January 29
New York
W 103–82
Rodney Stuckey (22)
Roy Hibbert (8)
David West (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,665
17–31
49
January 31
Sacramento
L 94–99
West & Miles (17)
Roy Hibbert (7)
C.J. Watson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
17–32 :
February
: 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 4
Detroit
W 114–109
George Hill (20)
Roy Hibbert (12)
George Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,892
18–32
51
February 6
Cleveland
W 103–99
C.J. Miles (26)
David West (13)
George Hill (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
19–32
52
February 8
@ Charlotte
W 103–102
C.J. Watson (22)
Luis Scola (14)
G. Hill, Scola, S. Hill & Watson (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,991
20–32
53
February 9
San Antonio
L 93–95
Rodney Stuckey (18)
David West (18)
David West (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,691
20–33
54
February 11
@ New Orleans
W 106–93
G. Hill & West (17)
Ian Mahinmi (8)
George Hill (9)
Smoothie King Center 17,074
21–33
All-Star Break
55
February 20
@ Philadelphia
W 106–95
Rodney Stuckey (30)
West & Hibbert & Scola (4)
G. Hill & West & Stuckey & Miles (4)
Wells Fargo Center 16,777
22–33
56
February 22
Golden State
W 104–98
Rodney Stuckey (30)
C.J. Miles (9)
Stuckey & Miles (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,777
23–33
57
February 24
@ Oklahoma City
L 92–105
C.J. Miles (21)
Roy Hibbert (10)
George Hill (8)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
23–34
58
February 27
Cleveland
W 93–86
Rodney Stuckey (19)
George Hill (10)
George Hill (12)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
24–34 :
March
: 8–8 (home: 6–4; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
Philadelphia
W 94–74
George Hill (17)
Roy Hibbert (15)
Stuckey & Hill (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,581
25–34
60
March 4
New York
W 105–82
George Hill (21)
Ian Mahinmi (8)
George Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,981
26–34
61
March 6
Chicago
W 98–84
Solomon Hill (16)
David West (10)
George Hill (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
27–34
62
March 7
@ New York
W 92–86
Rodney Stuckey (17)
West & Hibbert (11)
Rodney Stuckey (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
28–34
63
March 10
Orlando
W 118–86
Rodney Stuckey (34)
Scola & Mahinmi (10)
Rodney Stuckey (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,295
29–34
64
March 12
Milwaukee
W 109–103 (OT)
Rodney Stuckey (25)
Luis Scola (15)
Rodney Stuckey (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,729
30–34
65
March 14
Boston
L 89–93
George Hill (30)
Hibbert & Mahinmi (7)
George Hill (8)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
30–35
66
March 16
Toronto
L 98–117
George Hill (23)
David West (9)
Stuckey & Hill (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,060
30–36
67
March 18
@ Chicago
L 86–103
Solomon Hill (17)
Luis Scola (7)
David West (7)
United Center 21,753
30–37
68
March 20
@ Cleveland
L 92–95
George Hill (24)
Luis Scola (11)
Watson & Hill (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–38
69
March 21
Brooklyn
L 111–123
George Hill (18)
Ian Mahinmi (7)
George Hill (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,453
30–39
70
March 23
Houston
L 100–110
C.J. Watson (23)
Roy Hibbert (10)
West & Watson (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,201
30–40
71
March 25
@ Washington
W 103–101
George Hill (29)
David West (11)
George Hill (9)
Verizon Center 18,514
31–40
72
March 26
@ Milwaukee
L 107–111
C.J. Miles (26)
Luis Scola (9)
C.J. Watson (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,366
31–41
73
March 29
Dallas
W 104–99
C.J. Miles (28)
Roy Hibbert (7)
Solomon Hill (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,358
32–41
74
March 31
@ Brooklyn
L 106–111
George Hill (28)
Luis Scola (9)
Watson & David West (6)
Barclays Center 16,756
32–42 :
April
: 6–2 (home: 4–0; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
@ Boston
L 87–100
George Hill (21)
David West (8)
George Hill (6)
TD Garden 18,624
32–43
76
April 3
Charlotte
W 93–74
Rodney Stuckey (15)
Luis Scola (11)
George Hill (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
33–43
77
April 5
Miami
W 112–89
Luis Scola (23)
Luis Scola (12)
Rodney Stuckey (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
34–43
78
April 8
@ New York
W 101–86
George Hill (20)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Donald Sloan (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
35–43
79
April 10
@ Detroit
W 107–103
Stuckey & Miles (24)
Roy Hibbert (11)
George Hill (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 18,561
36–43
80
April 12
Oklahoma City
W 116–104
C.J. Miles (30)
Hibbert & Miles (10)
George Hill (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
37–43
81
April 14
Washington
W 99–95 (2OT)
C.J. Miles (25)
Roy Hibbert (12)
George Hill (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
38–43
82
April 15
@ Memphis
L 83–95
C.J. Miles (26)
G. Hill & Mahinmi (5)
George Hill (6)
FedExForum 17,109
38–44 :
2014–15 season schedule :

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Solomon Hill | SF | 82 | 78 | 2,381 | 314 | 184 | 66 | 18 | 729 | 29.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | .8 | .2 | 8.9 |
| Luis Scola | PF | 81 | 16 | 1,659 | 526 | 105 | 47 | 18 | 763 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 9.4 |
| Roy Hibbert | C | 76 | 76 | 1,926 | 540 | 84 | 18 | 125 | 802 | 25.3 | 7.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| Rodney Stuckey | PG | 71 | 36 | 1,874 | 248 | 219 | 56 | 10 | 896 | 26.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 12.6 |
| C. J. Miles | SG | 70 | 40 | 1,841 | 214 | 75 | 60 | 26 | 942 | 26.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .9 | .4 | 13.5 |
| Damjan Rudež | SF | 68 | 2 | 1,047 | 47 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 323 | 15.4 | .7 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 4.8 |
| David West | PF | 66 | 66 | 1,895 | 449 | 223 | 48 | 48 | 769 | 28.7 | 6.8 | 3.4 | .7 | .7 | 11.7 |
| Lavoy Allen | C | 63 | 0 | 1,070 | 323 | 73 | 15 | 42 | 315 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | .2 | .7 | 5.0 |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | 61 | 6 | 1,146 | 356 | 33 | 30 | 46 | 265 | 18.8 | 5.8 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 4.3 |
| C. J. Watson | PG | 57 | 21 | 1,422 | 163 | 208 | 57 | 9 | 570 | 24.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.0 |
| Donald Sloan | PG | 53 | 21 | 1,107 | 143 | 190 | 23 | 0 | 391 | 20.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .4 | .0 | 7.4 |
| Chris Copeland | SF | 50 | 12 | 828 | 111 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 309 | 16.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .2 | .2 | 6.2 |
| George Hill | PG | 43 | 36 | 1,267 | 179 | 220 | 44 | 14 | 692 | 29.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .3 | 16.1 |
| Shayne Whittington | PF | 20 | 0 | 108 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 5.4 | 1.5 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.9 |
| A. J. Price$^†$ | PG | 10 | 0 | 193 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .4 | .0 | 10.5 |
| Paul George | SF | 6 | 0 | 91 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 15.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 8.8 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

## Transactions
### Free agents
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Contract | Ref. |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | Date | New team | Ref. |

## Awards

| Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |