2008–09 Indiana Pacers season

The 2008–09 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 42nd season as a franchise and 33rd season in the NBA.

2008–09 Indiana Pacers season
Head coach	Jim O'Brien
General manager	Larry Bird
Arena	Conseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Indiana
Radio	WFNI
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

Key dates

• June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in Madison Square Garden, New York.
• July 1: The free agency period started.

Offseason

On July 9 the Pacers officially announced they had made two trades, the most notable being the trade of former All Star forward Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for Toronto Raptors players T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert who was the 17th pick on the 2008 NBA draft. The Raptors also received Nathan Jawai who was the 41st pick in the draft. Also in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Pacers acquired Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush who was the 13th pick in the draft. The Pacers traded away Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless who was the 11th pick in the draft.^[1] With the Pacers missing the playoffs for the last two seasons and reaching just the first round before that, a change was needed in Indianapolis. Having been with the Pacers for the past eight years, O'Neal's tenure was marred by numerous injuries which saw him miss 40 games last season and 31 during the 2005–06 season.^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft

• The 6-foot-10 Nathan Jawai is the first indigenous player from Australia to be drafted by an NBA team.^[3]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Jerryd Bayless (Traded to Portland)[4]	Point guard	United States	Arizona
2	41	Nathan Jawai (Traded to Toronto)[5]	Power forward	Australia	Cairns Taipans

Roster

Indiana Pacers roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PF 9 Maceo Baston 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan SG 6 Marquis Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn PG 12 Travis Diener 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Marquette SF 17 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke PG 5 T. J. Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Texas C 10 Jeff Foster 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas State SG 23 Stephen Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma State SF 33 Danny Granger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) New Mexico C 55 Roy Hibbert 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Georgetown PG 1 Jarrett Jack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Georgia Tech PF 32 Josh McRoberts 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke PF 3 Troy Murphy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame C 8 Rasho Nesterović 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia SG 25 Brandon Rush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kansas PG 11 Jamaal Tinsley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Iowa State

Head coach Jim O'Brien (Saint Joseph's) Assistant(s) Dick Harter (Penn) Lester Conner (Oregon State) Dan Burke (Portland State) Frank Vogel (Kentucky) Jay DeFruscio (Ursinus) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: 2008-10-11

Regular season

Standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—	39–2	27–14	13–3	82
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25	28–13	13–28	9–7	82
x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27	21–20	18–23	7–9	82
Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30	25–16	11–30	7–9	82
Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32	22–19	12–29	4–12	82

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 @ Detroit L 94–100 Danny Granger (33) Troy Murphy (15) T. J. Ford (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 0–1
November: 6–9 (home: 4–4; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 Boston W 95–79 Danny Granger (20) Marquis Daniels (10) Troy Murphy (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 1–1 3 November 5 Phoenix L 103–113 T. J. Ford, Danny Granger (23) Troy Murphy (10) Troy Murphy (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,660 1–2 4 November 7 @ Cleveland L 107–111 Danny Granger (33) Marquis Daniels (11) Marquis Daniels (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–3 5 November 8 New Jersey W 98–80 Danny Granger (23) Jeff Foster (13) T. J. Ford (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,355 2–3 6 November 10 Oklahoma City W 107–99 T. J. Ford (24) T. J. Ford, Danny Granger (7) T. J. Ford (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,165 3–3 7 November 12 @ New Jersey W 98–87 T. J. Ford (18) T. J. Ford (8) T. J. Ford (9) Izod Center 13,551 4–3 8 November 14 Philadelphia L 92–94 Danny Granger (18) Jeff Foster (11) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,742 4–4 9 November 15 @ Chicago L 91–104 T. J. Ford (16) Troy Murphy (13) Troy Murphy (5) United Center 21,759 4–5 10 November 18 Atlanta W 113–96 Danny Granger (34) Troy Murphy (19) Radoslav Nesterović, Jarrett Jack (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,379 5–5 11 November 21 Orlando L 98–100 (OT) Marquis Daniels (25) Troy Murphy (10) Radoslav Nesterović (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,699 5–6 12 November 22 @ Miami L 100–109 Marquis Daniels (25) Troy Murphy (11) Danny Granger, Troy Murphy (6) American Airlines Arena 18,685 5–7 13 November 25 @ Dallas L 106–109 Danny Granger (22) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (7) American Airlines Center 19,996 5–8 14 November 26 @ Houston W 91–90 Troy Murphy (21) Troy Murphy (14) Danny Granger (5) Toyota Center 18,194 6–8 15 November 28 Charlotte L 108–115 (OT) Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (12) T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,160 6–9 16 November 29 @ Orlando L 96–110 Danny Granger (27) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford, Jarrett Jack (5) Amway Arena 17,172 6–10
December: 4–11 (home: 2–5; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 2 L.A. Lakers W 118–117 Danny Granger (32) Troy Murphy (17) T. J. Ford (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 16,412 7–10 18 December 3 @ Boston L 96–114 Danny Granger (20) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (8) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 7–11 19 December 5 @ Cleveland L 73–97 Troy Murphy (15) Jeff Foster (7) Danny Granger (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 7–12 20 December 7 Boston L 117–122 (OT) Marquis Daniels (26) Marquis Daniels, Jeff Foster (7) Danny Granger (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 16,102 7–13 21 December 10 @ Toronto L 88–101 Danny Granger (22) Troy Murphy (20) Troy Murphy (6) Air Canada Centre 17,877 7–14 22 December 12 @ Detroit L 110–114 Danny Granger (42) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 7–15 23 December 13 @ Milwaukee L 103–121 T. J. Ford (27) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford (6) Bradley Center 14,921 7–16 24 December 15 @ Washington W 118–98 Danny Granger (27) Troy Murphy (12) Marquis Daniels (7) Verizon Center 14,502 8–16 25 December 17 Golden State W 127–120 Danny Granger (41) Danny Granger, Brandon Rush, Jeff Foster (11) Danny Granger (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,151 9–16 26 December 19 L.A. Clippers L 109–117 (2OT) Jarrett Jack (27) Jeff Foster (11) Jarrett Jack (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,653 9–17 27 December 20 @ Philadelphia W 95–94 T. J. Ford (25) Jeff Foster (10) Jarrett Jack (8) Wachovia Center 14,599 10–17 28 December 23 New Jersey L 107–108 Danny Granger (26) Jeff Foster (14) Jarrett Jack (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,272 10–18 29 December 26 @ Memphis L 105–108 Marquis Daniels (28) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack, Danny Granger (5) FedExForum 12,346 10–19 30 December 28 New Orleans L 103–105 Danny Granger (34) Troy Murphy (16) Jarrett Jack, Marquis Daniels (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,374 10–20 31 December 30 Atlanta L 104–110 Danny Granger (25) Troy Murphy (14) Danny Granger (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,762 10–21
January: 9–8 (home: 7–1; road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 32 January 2 @ New York W 105–103 Jarrett Jack (29) Troy Murphy (18) Danny Granger (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 11–21 33 January 3 Sacramento W 122–117 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,765 12–21 34 January 5 @ Denver L 115–135 Danny Granger (36) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack (7) Pepsi Center 14,255 12–22 35 January 7 @ Phoenix W 113–110 Danny Granger (37) Jeff Foster (9) Danny Granger (6) US Airways Center 18,422 13–22 36 January 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 119–121 Danny Granger (28) Troy Murphy (6) Jarrett Jack (8) Staples Center 18,997 13–23 37 January 11 @ Golden State L 117–120 Danny Granger (42) Jeff Foster (12) Jarrett Jack, T. J. Ford (6) Oracle Arena 18,262 13–24 38 January 12 @ Utah L 113–120 Danny Granger (30) Troy Murphy (10) Travis Diener (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 13–25 39 January 14 Detroit W 110–106 (OT) Danny Granger (24) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,964 14–25 40 January 16 Toronto W 111–104 Danny Granger (23) Troy Murphy (15) Jarrett Jack (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,234 15–25 41 January 19 @ New Orleans L 100–103 Danny Granger (30) Troy Murphy (11) Troy Murphy (5) New Orleans Arena 17,237 15–26 42 January 20 @ San Antonio L 81–99 Danny Granger (17) Troy Murphy (10) Radoslav Nesterović (4) AT&T Center 18,181 15–27 43 January 23 Houston W 107–102 Danny Granger (25) Troy Murphy (16) T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,486 16–27 44 January 25 Charlotte W 98–93 Danny Granger (27) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 10,936 17–27 45 January 27 @ Orlando L 111–135 T. J. Ford (23) Troy Murphy (7) Travis Diener, Jarrett Jack, Mike Dunleavy Jr. (4) Amway Arena 17,461 17–28 46 January 28 Milwaukee W 107–99 T. J. Ford (34) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,143 18–28 47 January 30 Miami W 114–103 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (30) Troy Murphy (12) Mike Dunleavy Jr. (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,031 19–28 48 January 31 New York L 113–122 T. J. Ford (36) Troy Murphy (11) T. J. Ford (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 15,067 19–29
February: 6–7 (home: 5–1; road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 3 Minnesota L 111–116 Danny Granger (28) Troy Murphy (12) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,015 19–30 50 February 5 @ Philadelphia L 94–99 Mike Dunleavy Jr. (21) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (7) Wachovia Center 10,699 19–31 51 February 6 Orlando W 107–102 Danny Granger (33) Jarrett Jack, Troy Murphy (8) T. J. Ford (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,559 20–31 52 February 8 @ Washington L 117–119 Danny Granger (29) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (7) Verizon Center 13,708 20–32 53 February 10 Cleveland W 96–95 Troy Murphy (18) Troy Murphy (15) T. J. Ford (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 21–32 54 February 11 @ Milwaukee L 110–122 Danny Granger (26) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (13) Bradley Center 13,486 21–33 55 February 17 Philadelphia W 100–91 Danny Granger (20) Danny Granger (10) T. J. Ford (7) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,259 22–33 56 February 18 @ Charlotte L 94–103 Jarrett Jack, Troy Murphy (18) Troy Murphy (16) Travis Diener (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 12,374 22–34 57 February 20 @ Minnesota W 112–105 Marquis Daniels (24) Troy Murphy (14) Travis Diener (6) Target Center 13,777 23–34 58 February 22 Chicago W 98–91 Troy Murphy (27) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford, Jarrett Jack (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,083 24–34 59 February 23 @ New York L 119–123 Jarrett Jack (33) Troy Murphy (21) Troy Murphy (4) Madison Square Garden 17,283 24–35 60 February 25 Memphis W 104–99 T. J. Ford, Jarrett Jack (20) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,211 25–35 61 February 27 @ Boston L 99–104 T. J. Ford (23) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford, Marquis Daniels (4) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 25–36
March: 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 1 Denver W 100–94 Jarrett Jack (28) Troy Murphy (18) Jarrett Jack (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 12,458 26–36 63 March 3 @ Sacramento W 117–109 Jarrett Jack (26) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (9) ARCO Arena 10,748 27–36 64 March 4 @ Portland L 105–107 Marquis Daniels (28) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford (5) Rose Garden 20,020 27–37 65 March 7 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–105 Jarrett Jack (25) Troy Murphy (15) T. J. Ford (8) Staples Center 16,518 28–37 66 March 10 Utah L 100–112 Troy Murphy (23) Troy Murphy (13) T. J. Ford (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,705 28–38 67 March 13 @ Atlanta L 87–101 T. J. Ford (29) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (5) Philips Arena 14,079 28–39 68 March 15 @ Toronto L 87–110 Troy Murphy (16) Troy Murphy (10) T. J. Ford (6) Air Canada Centre 18,169 28–40 69 March 18 Portland L 85–95 Danny Granger (35) Jeff Foster (11) T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,072 28–41 70 March 20 Dallas L 92–94 Danny Granger (18) Danny Granger, Troy Murphy (11) Danny Granger, Travis Diener (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,232 28–42 71 March 21 @ Charlotte W 108–83 Jarrett Jack (31) Jarrett Jack (6) T. J. Ford (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 15,721 29–42 72 March 25 Miami W 90–88 Danny Granger (28) Jeff Foster (16) Jarrett Jack (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,117 30–42 73 March 28 @ Chicago L 106–112 Danny Granger (32) Jeff Foster (18) Jarrett Jack (9) United Center 20,756 30–43 74 March 29 Washington W 124–115 Danny Granger (31) Brandon Rush (10) T. J. Ford (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,729 31–43 75 March 31 Chicago W 107–105 Danny Granger (31) Troy Murphy (12) T. J. Ford (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 15,687 32–43
April: 4–3 (home: 3–2; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 3 San Antonio L 121–126 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack, T. J. Ford (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 16,414 32–44 77 April 5 @ Oklahoma City W 117–99 Danny Granger (24) Troy Murphy (9) T. J. Ford (5) Ford Center 19,136 33–44 78 April 8 Toronto W 130–101 Danny Granger (29) Troy Murphy (14) T. J. Ford (11) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,647 34–44 79 April 10 @ Atlanta L 118–122 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (10) Jarrett Jack (7) Philips Arena 17,222 34–45 80 April 11 Detroit W 106–102 Danny Granger (24) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 17,116 35–45 81 April 13 Cleveland L 109–117 Danny Granger (38) Troy Murphy (13) Jarrett Jack (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 35–46 82 April 15 Milwaukee W 115–108 Danny Granger (35) Troy Murphy (12) Jarrett Jack (10) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 36–46
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Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jarrett Jack	SG	82	53	2,716	276	338	88	17	1,074	33.1	3.4	4.1	1.1	.2	13.1
Brandon Rush	SG	75	19	1,803	233	66	38	37	610	24.0	3.1	.9	.5	.5	8.1
T. J. Ford	PG	74	49	2,258	259	392	89	16	1,106	30.5	3.5	5.3	1.2	.2	14.9
Jeff Foster	C	74	26	1,828	508	130	53	49	452	24.7	6.9	1.8	.7	.7	6.1
Troy Murphy	PF	73	73	2,482	861	172	58	34	1,041	34.0	11.8	2.4	.8	.5	14.3
Roy Hibbert	C	70	42	1,009	243	49	20	76	494	14.4	3.5	.7	.3	1.1	7.1
Rasho Nesterović	C	70	19	1,214	240	109	30	38	473	17.3	3.4	1.6	.4	.5	6.8
Danny Granger	SF	67	66	2,424	341	183	69	97	1,728	36.2	5.1	2.7	1.0	1.4	25.8
Travis Diener	PG	55	0	719	86	122	26	5	206	13.1	1.6	2.2	.5	.1	3.7
Marquis Daniels	SF	54	43	1,700	248	114	62	26	733	31.5	4.6	2.1	1.1	.5	13.6
Stephen Graham	SG	52	6	684	96	33	10	4	282	13.2	1.8	.6	.2	.1	5.4
Josh McRoberts	PF	33	0	279	74	16	12	16	80	8.5	2.2	.5	.4	.5	2.4
Maceo Baston	PF	27	0	217	52	7	6	10	67	8.0	1.9	.3	.2	.4	2.5
Mike Dunleavy Jr.	SG	18	14	495	68	44	12	9	271	27.5	3.8	2.4	.7	.5	15.1

Season Transactions

Trades

July 9, 2008[6]

To Indiana Pacers T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovič, Maceo Baston and the rights to Roy Hibbert

To Toronto Raptors Jermaine O'Neal and the rights to Nathan Jawai

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team