The 2012âÂÂ13 Indiana Pacers season was 46th season of the franchise and 37th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season ended with a 49âÂÂ32 winâÂÂloss record; the team only played 81 games due to a game versus the Boston Celtics being cancelled following the Boston Marathon bombing. The cancelled matchup would have no effect on the already final Eastern Conference seeding anyway. The Pacers advanced to their first Conference finals in nine years after defeating the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks, each in six games. In the conference finals, they fell to the defending champion Miami Heat in seven games. The Heat would go on to win its third NBA championship and second straight overall after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in a seven-game NBA Finals series.
The season was the first since 1998âÂÂ99 without Jeff Foster, who retired after 2011âÂÂ12 season. This season also featured brothers Ben and Tyler Hansbrough.
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 10 | @ Minnesota | | Paul George (16) | Tyler Hansbrough (7) | Four players (2) | Fargodome<br>9,163 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 12 | Minnesota | | Paul George (19) | Ian Mahinmi (8) | Ben Hansbrough (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>10,794 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 16 | Atlanta | | Paul George (20) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Paul George, Ben Hansbrough (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>10,786 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 19 | @ Orlando | | Tyler Hansbrough (23) | Paul George (7) | Sundiata Gaines, Lance Stephenson (3) | Amway Center<br>17,204 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | October 20 | Memphis | | Gerald Green (18) | Tyler Hansbrough (13) | Paul George (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,399 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 23 | @ Cleveland | | Paul George (14) | David West (8) | D. J. Augustin (11) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>10,040 | 4âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 26 | @ Chicago | | Roy Hibbert (17) | Paul George (10) | D. J. Augustin (13) | United Center<br>9,149 | 4âÂÂ3
Note: the Indiana Pacers only played 81 games due to the cancellation of the April 16, 2013 game vs the Boston Celtics.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || October 31 || @ Toronto | | David West (25) | Paul George (15) | George Hill (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 1âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 2 || @ Charlotte | | Hansbrough & Stephenson (15) | Ian Mahinmi (8) | Paul George (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>19,124 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 3 || Sacramento | | Hill & West (18) | David West (18) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 5 || @ San Antonio | | George Hill (15) | David West (11) | George Hill (6) | AT&T Center<br>17,158 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 7 || @ Atlanta | | Hill & West (20) | George & Hibbert (7) | George Hill (5) | Philips Arena<br>10,684 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 9 || @ Minnesota | | George Hill (29) | David West (13) | George Hill (7) | Target Center<br>18,222 | 2âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 10 || Washington | | Paul George (20) | Roy Hibbert (12) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,036 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 13 || Toronto | | George Hill (18) | George & Hibbert (9) | Paul George (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,947 | 3âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 14 || @ Milwaukee | | Tyler Hansbrough (17) | David West (9) | Hill & Stephenson (4) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>11,573 | 3âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 16 || Dallas | | Hill & West (15) | Roy Hibbert (8) | George Hill (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,110 | 4âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 18 || @ New York | | Paul George (20) | Hansbrough & Hibbert (8) | George Hill (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 4âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 19 || @ Washington | | David West (30) | Hibbert (12) | George Hill (5) | Verizon Center<br>14,426 | 5âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 21 || New Orleans | | Paul George (37) | Roy Hibbert (11) | George Hill (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,633 | 6âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 23 || San Antonio | | David West (22) | Tyler Hansbrough (12) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,082 | 6âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 27 || @ L. A. Lakers | | George Hill (19) | David West (10) | David West (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 7âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || November 30 || @ Sacramento | | David West (31) | David West (11) | Paul George (9) | Sleep Train Arena<br>12,544 | 8âÂÂ8
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 || December 1 || @ Golden State | | David West (23) | David West (8) | George, Stephenson,<br>& West (4) | Oracle Arena<br>18,623 | 8âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || December 4 || @ Chicago | | Paul George (34) | Roy Hibbert (11) | West & Hill (5) | United Center<br>21,252 | 9âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 5 || Portland | | Paul George (22) | David West (10) | Paul George (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,569 | 10âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 7 || Denver | | Paul George (22) | David West (11) | George Hill (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,289 | 10âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 || December 9 || @ Oklahoma City | | David West (21) | David West (9) | George & Hill (3) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 10âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 12 || Cleveland | | Paul George (27) | Roy Hibbert (12) | David West (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,595 | 11âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || December 14 || Philadelphia | | Paul George (28) | Roy Hibbert (13) | George Hill (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,538 | 12âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || December 15 || @ Detroit | | David West (23) | Paul George (8) | Paul George (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,235 | 13âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 18 || @ Milwaukee | | George Hill (18) | George & Hibbert (10) | Paul George (5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>11,739 | 13âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || December 19 || Utah | | Gerald Green (21) | Paul George (11) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,559 | 14âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 21 || @ Cleveland | | Roy Hibbert (18) | David West (10) | Lance Stephenson (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>14,105 | 15âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 22 || @ New Orleans | | David West (25) | Paul George (12) | George Hill (6) | New Orleans Arena<br>15,042 | 16âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 28 || Phoenix | | George Hill (22) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Lance Stephenson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,288 | 17âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || December 29 || @ Atlanta | | David West (29) | Tyler Hansbrough (9) | Paul George (8) | Philips Arena<br>16,558 | 17âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || December 31 || Memphis | | Paul George (21) | David West (9) | D. J. Augustin (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,979 | 18âÂÂ13
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || January 2 || Washington | | Paul George (29) | Paul George (14) | D. J. Augustin (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,182 | 19âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || January 4 || @ Boston | | Tyler Hansbrough (19) | Hibbert & West (10) | Augustin & George (4) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 19âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 5 || Milwaukee | | Roy Hibbert (20) | Roy Hibbert (15) | George & Hill (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,329 | 20âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 8 || Miami | | Paul George (29) | Roy Hibbert (14) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 21âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || January 10 || New York | | Paul George (29) | Paul George (11) | Paul George (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>16,568 | 22âÂÂ14 |- style="background: #cfc;" | 37 || January 12 || Charlotte | | George Hill (19) | David West (12) | David West (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>13,656 | 23âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 13 || @ Brooklyn | | David West (27) | Paul George (12) | D. J. Augustin (4) | Barclays Center<br>16,499 | 23âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || January 15 || @ Charlotte | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Paul George (10) | Lance Stephenson (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>12,996 | 24âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 || January 16 || @ Orlando | | Paul George (20) | Paul George (10) | George Hill (6) | Amway Center<br>17,499 | 24âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 18 || Houston | | Paul George (31) | David West (11) | David West (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>16,902 | 25âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 21 || @ Memphis | | David West (14) | Paul George (10) | Paul George (9) | FedExForum<br>17,508 | 26âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || January 23 || @ Portland | | Paul George (22) | George & West (7) | Hill, Stephenson,<br>& West (3) | Rose Garden<br>18,934 | 26âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || January 26 || @ Utah | | David West (24) | Roy Hibbert (12) | George Hill (8) | EnergySolutions Arena<br>19,201 | 26âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || January 28 || @ Denver | | Paul George (23) | Roy Hibbert (11) | George Hill (6) | Pepsi Center<br>16,032 | 26âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || January 30 || Detroit | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Hansbrough, Hibbert,<br>& Stephenson (11) | Lance Stephenson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,137 | 27âÂÂ19
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 1 || Miami | | David West (30) | David West (7) | Paul George (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 28âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || February 4|| Chicago | | David West (29) | Paul George (11) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 29âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || February 5 || Atlanta | | Paul George (29) | Roy Hibbert (8) | George Hill (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,578 | 30âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || February 6 || @ Philadelphia | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Paul George (6) | Wells Fargo Center<br>15,299 | 31âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 || February 8 || Toronto | | David West (30) | Paul George (14) | George & Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>16,253 | 31âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || February 11 || Brooklyn | | George Hill (22) | Roy Hibbert (10) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,672 | 31âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || February 13 || Charlotte | | Paul George (23) | Paul George (12) | Paul George (12) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>11,707 | 32âÂÂ21 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 20 || New York | | Paul George (27) | David West (9) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>16,123 | 33âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || February 22 || Detroit | | David West (18) | David West (8) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,750 | 34âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 23 || @ Detroit | | George Hill (17) | Paul George (12) | Paul George (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,509 | 35âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || February 26 || Golden State | | David West (28) | Paul George (11) | George Hill (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,426 | 36âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || February 28 || L. A. Clippers | | David West (22) | Lance Stephenson (7) | Paul George (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 36âÂÂ22
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || March 1 || @ Toronto | | Paul George (22) | David West (11) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Air Canada Centre<br>18,268 | 37âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || March 3 || Chicago | | David West (31) | George & Hibbert (10) | Paul George (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,533 | 38âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 6 || Boston | | Paul George (16) | Roy Hibbert (16) | David West (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>17,833 | 38âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || March 8 || @ Orlando | | Paul George (25) | David West (7) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Amway Center<br>16,515 | 39âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || March 10 || @ Miami | | David West (24) | Paul George (6) | Paul George (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,219 | 39âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 13 || Minnesota | | Roy Hibbert (27) | Roy Hibbert (12) | David West (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,187 | 40âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 15 || L. A. Lakers | | George Hill (27) | Lance Stephenson (11) | Lance Stephenson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 40âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 16 || @ Philadelphia | | Roy Hibbert (25) | Paul George (14) | Paul George (8) | Wells Fargo Center<br>18,587 | 40âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || March 18 || @ Cleveland | | Gerald Green (20) | Tyler Hansbrough (11) | George Hill (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>13,016 | 41âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 19 || Orlando | | Paul George (19) | Tyler Hansbrough (14) | Orlando Johnson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,343 | 42âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || March 22 || Milwaukee | | Tyler Hansbrough (22) | Tyler Hansbrough (12) | Paul George (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 43âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 23 || @ Chicago | | Paul George (23) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Tyler Hansbrough (3) | United Center<br>22,494 | 43âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 25 || Atlanta | | Gerald Green (19) | Roy Hibbert (13) | D. J. Augustin (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>14,336 | 44âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || March 27 || @ Houston | | Roy Hibbert (28) | Roy Hibbert (13) | George Hill (5) | Toyota Center<br>18,134 | 45âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || March 28 || @ Dallas | | Paul George (24) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Paul George (6) | American Airlines Center<br>20,037 | 46âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || March 30 || @ Phoenix | | Paul George (25) | David West (7) | Paul George &<br>David West (4) | US Airways Center<br>17,090 | 47âÂÂ27
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || April 1 || @ L. A. Clippers | | Roy Hibbert (26) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Paul George (10) | Staples Center<br>19,384 | 48âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || April 5 || Oklahoma City | | Roy Hibbert (22) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Stephenson & Hill (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 48âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 77 || April 6 || @ Washington | | Roy Hibbert (25) | David West (10) | Paul George & Hill (3) | Verizon Center<br>19,360 | 48âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || April 9 || Cleveland | | George Hill (27) | David West (9) | George Hill (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>15,279 | 49âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 || April 12 || Brooklyn | | David West (26) | Roy Hibbert (10) | George Hill (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 49âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || April 14 || @ New York | | Lance Stephenson (22) | Roy Hibbert (10) | George Hill (11) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 49âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#ccc;" | â | April 16 | @ Boston | colspan="7" | Game canceled due to the Boston Marathon bombing. |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 || April 17 || Philadelphia | | Gerald Green (34) | Tyler Hansbrough (9) | Lance Stephenson (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 49âÂÂ32
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | April 21 | Atlanta | | Paul George (23) | Paul George (11) | Paul George (12) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | April 24 | Atlanta | | Paul George (27) | Roy Hibbert (9) | George, West, Hibbert, Hill, & Augustin (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | April 27 | @ Atlanta | | West (18) | George, Hibbert, & Hansbrough (9) | George Hill (3) | Philips Arena<br>18,238 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | April 29 | @ Atlanta | | Paul George (21) | Paul George (12) | Lance Stephenson (8) | Philips Arena<br>18,241 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | May 1 | Atlanta | | David West (24) | Lance Stephenson (12) | George Hill (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | May 3 | @ Atlanta | | West & Hill (21) | Hibbert & Stephenon (11) | Paul George (7) | Philips Arena<br>18,238 | 4âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 5 | @ New York | | David West (20) | Lance Stephenson (13) | George Hill (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | May 7 | @ New York | | Paul George (20) | Roy Hibbert (12) | George Hill (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 11 | New York | | Roy Hibbert (24) | Hibbert & West (12) | Paul George (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 14 | New York | | George Hill (26) | Paul George (14) | Paul George (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 16 | @ New York | | Paul George (23) | David West (10) | Paul George (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,033 | 3âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | May 18 | New York | | Lance Stephenson (25) | Roy Hibbert (12) | George, West, & Hill (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br> 18,165 | 4âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 22 | @ Miami | | Paul George (27) | Lance Stephenson (12) | George Hill (7) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,679 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 24 | @ Miami | | Roy Hibbert (29) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Paul George (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,022 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 26 | Miami | | David West (21) | Roy Hibbert (17) | Paul George (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 28 | Miami | | Roy Hibbert (23) | West & Hibbert (12) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | May 30 | @ Miami | | Paul George (27) | Paul George (11) | Paul George (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,913 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | June 1 | Miami | | Paul George (28) | David West (14) | George Hill (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 3âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 3 | @ Miami | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Lance Stephenson (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,025 | 3âÂÂ4