1989–90 Indiana Pacers season
1989–90 Indiana Pacers season | |
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Head coach | Dick Versace |
General manager | Donnie Walsh |
Owner(s) | Herbert Simon |
Arena | Market Square Arena |
Results | |
Record | 42–40 (.512) |
Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First round (lost to Pistons 0–3) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Local media | |
Television | WXIN–TV 59 Prime Sports Midwest (Bill Hazen, Clark Kellogg) |
Radio | WNDE–AM 1260 (Mark Boyle, Bobby "Slick" Leonard) |
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 14th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 23rd season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers received the seventh overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard George McCloud out of Florida State University,[2][3][4][5] and signed free agents Mike Sanders, and Rickey Green during the off-season.[6][7][8]
The Pacers got off to a fast start by winning their first four games, on their way to a solid 19–9 start to the regular season. However, the team struggled losing 14 of their next 18 games, and held a 25–23 record at the All-Star break.[9] The Pacers played around .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, finishing in fourth place in the Central Division with a 42–40 record,[10] and earning the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.[11]
Reggie Miller continued to show improvement averaging 24.6 points, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while becoming the first Pacer in 13 years to play in the All-Star Game, being selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game in Miami, Florida.[12][13][14][15] In addition, Chuck Person averaged 19.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while sixth man Detlef Schrempf provided the team with 16.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game off the bench, second-year star Rik Smits provided with 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and Vern Fleming contributed 14.3 points and 7.4 assists per game. Meanwhile, LaSalle Thompson averaged 6.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while off the bench, Sanders contributed 6.2 points per game, and Green provided with 3.5 points and 2.6 assists per game.[16] Miller also finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, while Schrempf finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[17][18][19][20]
However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1990 NBA playoffs, the Pacers were swept by the defending and eventual champion Detroit Pistons in three straight games.[21][22][23][24] The Pistons would go on to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the 1990 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.[25][26][27][28][29]
Following the season, Green signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 7 | George McCloud | SG/SF | United States | Florida State |
Roster
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Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 35–6 | 24–17 | 22–8 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | 36–5 | 19–22 | 20–10 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 | 27–14 | 17–24 | 14–16 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 14–16 |
x- | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 | 28–13 | 14–27 | 16–14 |
Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 15–15 |
Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | 12–29 | 6–35 | 4–26 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
2 | y-Philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 6 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 |
4 | x-Boston Celtics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
5 | x-New York Knicks | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
7 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
8 | x- | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 18 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 28 |
11 | Miami Heat | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
12 | Orlando Magic | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
13 | New Jersey Nets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 42 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Boston | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Charlotte | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 |
Chicago | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Houston | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Miami | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Milwaukee | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
New York | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
Orlando | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Philadelphia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log
Regular season
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November: 8–4 (home: 5–1; road: 3–3)
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January: 4–12 (home: 4–4; road: 0–8)
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February: 7–6 (home: 4–2; road: 3–4)
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March: 6–7 (home: 5–4; road: 1–3)
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April: 6–6 (home: 3–1; road: 3–5)
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1989–90 schedule |
Playoffs
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Eastern Conference First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Reggie Miller | SG | 82 | 82 | 3,192 | 295 | 311 | 110 | 18 | 2,016 | 38.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .2 | 24.6 |
Vern Fleming | PG | 82 | 82 | 2,876 | 322 | 610 | 92 | 10 | 1,176 | 35.1 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 14.3 |
Rik Smits | C | 82 | 82 | 2,404 | 512 | 142 | 45 | 169 | 1,271 | 29.3 | 6.2 | 1.7 | .5 | 2.1 | 15.5 |
LaSalle Thompson | C | 82 | 60 | 2,126 | 630 | 106 | 65 | 71 | 554 | 25.9 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .8 | .9 | 6.8 |
Mike Sanders | SF | 82 | 13 | 1,531 | 230 | 89 | 43 | 23 | 510 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 6.2 |
Detlef Schrempf | PF | 78 | 18 | 2,573 | 620 | 247 | 59 | 16 | 1,267 | 33.0 | 7.9 | 3.2 | .8 | .2 | 16.2 |
Chuck Person | SF | 77 | 73 | 2,714 | 445 | 230 | 53 | 20 | 1,515 | 35.2 | 5.8 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | 19.7 |
Rickey Green | PG | 69 | 0 | 927 | 54 | 182 | 51 | 1 | 244 | 13.4 | .8 | 2.6 | .7 | .0 | 3.5 |
Randy Wittman | SF | 61 | 0 | 544 | 30 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 130 | 8.9 | .5 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 2.1 |
Greg Dreiling | C | 49 | 0 | 307 | 87 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 6.3 | 1.8 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 1.3 |
George McCloud | SF | 44 | 0 | 413 | 42 | 45 | 19 | 3 | 118 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 2.7 |
Dyron Nix | SF | 20 | 0 | 109 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 5.5 | 1.3 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.0 |
Calvin Natt | SF | 14 | 0 | 164 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 11.7 | 2.5 | .6 | .1 | .0 | 4.1 |
Playoffs
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Reggie Miller | SG | 3 | 3 | 125 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 41.7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 20.7 |
Detlef Schrempf | PF | 3 | 3 | 125 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 41.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | .7 | .3 | 20.3 |
Chuck Person | SF | 3 | 3 | 123 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 41.0 | 6.7 | 4.0 | .3 | .0 | 13.3 |
Vern Fleming | PG | 3 | 3 | 113 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 37.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | .7 | .3 | 13.3 |
Rik Smits | C | 3 | 3 | 96 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 32.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
LaSalle Thompson | C | 3 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 5.0 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 6.0 |
Rickey Green | PG | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.3 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .7 |
Mike Sanders | SF | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
Calvin Natt | SF | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Randy Wittman | SF | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
George McCloud | SF | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
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