2003–04 Indiana Pacers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

2003–04 Indiana Pacers season

Division champions

Head coach| Rick Carlisle
General manager| Larry Bird
Arena| Conseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record| 61-21 (.744)
Place| Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish| Eastern Conference finals
(lost to Pistons 2–4)

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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television| Fox Sports Net Midwest, WTTV
Radio| WIBC
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The 2003–04 NBA season was the Pacers' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season as a franchise.[1] During the offseason, former Pacers head coach Larry Bird was named President of Basketball Operations. One of Bird's first moves in his new position was to fire head coach Isiah Thomas, after Thomas had led the Pacers to first-round playoff exits for three consecutive years. The defensive-minded Rick Carlisle, former head coach of the Detroit Pistons, was announced as Thomas' replacement. Also during the offseason, the Pacers acquired Scot Pollard from the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade and signed free agent Kenny Anderson.

The Pacers got off to a fast start winning 14 of their first 16 games, and finished the season with a record of 61–21, which was worthy of the Eastern Conference first seed in the playoffs, guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time since 2000, and a new all-time franchise-best win–loss record. Jermaine O'Neal was named to the All-NBA Second Team, the first Pacer ever to do so, and even finished third in the MVP voting, which was the highest in the voting any Pacers player had ever reached. Ron Artest was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also was named Defensive Player of the Year, the first Pacer ever to receive this award. Both O'Neal and Artest were selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, with Carlisle coaching the Eastern Conference. Second-year guard Fred Jones won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Pacers swept the 8th-seeded Boston Celtics 4–0. They proceeded to defeat the 4th-seeded Miami Heat 4–2 in the second round, earning the Pacers their sixth spot in the Eastern Conference finals in 11 years. The Pacers fell 2–4 in the Eastern Conference finals to the eventual NBA champions, the 3rd-seeded Detroit Pistons, who were coached by former Pacers coach Larry Brown.[2] Following the season, Al Harrington was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, while Anderson went along with him signing as a free agent with the Hawks.

## NBA draft

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## Roster

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PG | 13 | Anderson, Kenny | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 168 lb (76 kg)  | 1970-10-09  | Georgia Tech
SF | 23 | Artest, Ron | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 244 lb (111 kg)  | 1979-11-13  | St. John's
SF | 24 | Bender, Jonathan | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 202 lb (92 kg)  | 1981-01-30  | Picayune Memorial HS (MS)
PG | 2 | Brewer, Jamison | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 184 lb (83 kg)  | 1980-11-19  | Auburn
C | 27 | Brezec, Primož | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)  | 252 lb (114 kg)  | 1979-10-02  | Slovenia
PF | 44 | Croshere, Austin | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  | 1975-05-01  | Providence
C | 10 | Foster, Jeff | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 250 lb (113 kg)  | 1977-01-16  | Texas State
PF | 3 | Harrington, Al | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 230 lb (104 kg)  | 1980-02-17  | St. Patrick HS (NJ)
PG | 8 | Johnson, Anthony | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | 1974-10-02  | College of Charleston
SG | 20 | Jones, Fred | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 1979-03-11  | Oregon
SF | 33 | Jones, James | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | 1980-10-04  | Miami (FL)
SG | 31 | Miller, Reggie | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | 1965-08-24  | UCLA
PF | 7 | O'Neal, Jermaine | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 260 lb (118 kg)  | 1978-10-13  | Eau Claire HS (SC)
C | 62 | Pollard, Scot | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 278 lb (126 kg)  | 1975-02-12  | Kansas
PG | 11 | Tinsley, Jamaal | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | 1978-02-28  | Iowa State

Head coach

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
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Roster
Last transaction: 2004–03–10

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Central Division

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y-Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 34–7 | 27–14 | 20–8
x-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 7 | 31–10 | 23–18 | 17–11
x-New Orleans Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 14–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 15–13
Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 26 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 14–14
Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 18–23 | 15–26 | 11–17
Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 | 18–23 | 10–31 | 10–18
Chicago Bulls | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 | 14–27 | 9–32 | 11–17
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1  | z-Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | –
2  | y-New Jersey Nets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14
3  | x-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 7
4  | x-Miami Heat | 42 | 40 | .512 | 19
5  | x-New Orleans Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20
6  | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20
7  | x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22
8  | x-Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25
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9  | Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 26
10  | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28
11  | Philadelphia 76ers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28
12  | Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33
13  | Washington Wizards | 25 | 57 | .305 | 36
14  | Chicago Bulls | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38
15  | Orlando Magic | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40

### Record vs. opponents

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2003–04 NBA Records

Team  | ATL  | BOS  | CHI  | CLE  | DAL  | DEN  | DET  | GSW  | HOU  | IND  | LAC  | LAL  | MEM  | MIA  | MIL  | MIN  | NJN  | NOH  | NYK  | ORL  | PHI  | PHO  | POR  | SAC  | SAS  | SEA  | TOR  | UTA  | WAS
Atlanta | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2
Boston | 1–3 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1
Chicago | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3
Cleveland | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2
Dallas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1
Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0
Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0
Golden State | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1
Houston | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0
Indiana  | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1
L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0
Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0
Miami | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0
Milwaukee | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1
Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0
New Jersey | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0
New Orleans | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1
New York | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0
Orlando | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0
Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2
Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1
Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1
Sacramento | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1
San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0
Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1
Toronto | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–3
Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1
Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | —

## Playoffs

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2004 playoff game log

First round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)

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1  | April 17  | Boston | W 104–88 | O'Neal, Artest (24)  | Jermaine O'Neal (11)  | Jamaal Tinsley (7)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
16,605  | 1–0
2  | April 20  | Boston | W 103–90 | Jermaine O'Neal (22)  | Al Harrington (13)  | Reggie Miller (7)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
17,347  | 2–0
3  | April 23  | @ Boston | W 108–85 | Harrington, Bender (19)  | O'Neal, Foster (7)  | Ron Artest (5)  | FleetCenter
17,680  | 3–0
4  | April 25  | @ Boston | W 90–75 | Ron Artest (22)  | Foster, Harrington (7)  | Jamaal Tinsley (7)  | FleetCenter
16,389  | 4–0

Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)

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1  | May 6  | Miami | W 94–81 | Ron Artest (25)  | Jeff Foster (10)  | Jamaal Tinsley (5)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345  | 1–0
2  | May 8  | Miami | W 91–80 | Ron Artest (20)  | Harrington, O'Neal (9)  | Jamaal Tinsley (9)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345  | 2–0
3  | May 10  | @ Miami | L 87–94 | Jermaine O'Neal (29)  | Jermaine O'Neal (9)  | Jamaal Tinsley (5)  | American Airlines Arena
20,115  | 2–1
4  | May 12  | @ Miami | L 88–100 | Jermaine O'Neal (37)  | Artest, Tinsley (8)  | Jamaal Tinsley (5)  | American Airlines Arena
20,128  | 2–2
5  | May 15  | Miami | W 94–83 | Jermaine O'Neal (22)  | Jeff Foster (16)  | Jamaal Tinsley (8)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345  | 3–2
6  | May 18  | @ Miami | W 73–70 | Ron Artest (27)  | Jermaine O'Neal (13)  | Jamaal Tinsley (3)  | American Airlines Arena
20,136  | 4–2

Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)

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1  | May 22  | Detroit | W 78–74 | Jermaine O'Neal (21)  | Jermaine O'Neal (14)  | Jamaal Tinsley (5)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345  | 1–0
2  | May 24  | Detroit | L 67–72 | Reggie Miller (21)  | Jeff Foster (9)  | Anthony Johnson (4)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345  | 1–1
3  | May 26  | @ Detroit | L 78–85 | Jermaine O'Neal (24)  | Jermaine O'Neal (9)  | Jamaal Tinsley (4)  | The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076  | 1–2
4  | May 28  | @ Detroit | W 83–68 | Ron Artest (20)  | Jermaine O'Neal (13)  | Jamaal Tinsley (5)  | The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076  | 2–2
5  | May 30  | Detroit | L 65–83 | Artest, Jones (13)  | Ron Artest (11)  | Jamaal Tinsley (5)  | Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345  | 2–3
6  | June 1  | @ Detroit | L 65–69 | Jermaine O'Neal (20)  | Artest, O'Neal (10)  | Anthony Johnson (7)  | The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076  | 2–4

2004 schedule

## Player statistics

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### Ragular season

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Jeff Foster | C  | 82 | 79 | 1,961 | 610 | 64 | 71 | 27 | 497 | 23.9 | 7.4 | .8 | .9 | .3 | 6.1
Fred Jones | SG  | 81 | 2 | 1,508 | 126 | 173 | 65 | 18 | 397 | 18.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .8 | .2 | 4.9
Reggie Miller | SG  | 80 | 80 | 2,254 | 188 | 249 | 65 | 11 | 800 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 10.0
Al Harrington | PF  | 79 | 15 | 2,441 | 508 | 131 | 80 | 22 | 1,048 | 30.9 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.3
Jermaine O'Neal | PF  | 78 | 78 | 2,788 | 778 | 164 | 59 | 199 | 1,566 | 35.7 | 10.0 | 2.1 | .8 | 2.6 | 20.1
Austin Croshere | PF  | 77 | 0 | 1,051 | 243 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 387 | 13.6 | 3.2 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 5.0
Ron Artest | SF  | 73 | 71 | 2,714 | 385 | 272 | 152 | 50 | 1,333 | 37.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | .7 | 18.3
Anthony Johnson | PG  | 73 | 7 | 1,598 | 130 | 202 | 64 | 8 | 450 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .9 | .1 | 6.2
Scot Pollard | C  | 61 | 3 | 678 | 164 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 106 | 11.1 | 2.7 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 1.7
Jamaal Tinsley | PG  | 52 | 43 | 1,378 | 136 | 303 | 84 | 17 | 432 | 26.5 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .3 | 8.3
Kenny Anderson | PG  | 44 | 31 | 905 | 81 | 125 | 26 | 5 | 262 | 20.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .6 | .1 | 6.0
Jonathan Bender | SF  | 21 | 0 | 271 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 148 | 12.9 | 1.9 | .4 | .2 | .5 | 7.0
Primož Brezec | C  | 18 | 0 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 4.0 | .8 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.6
Jamison Brewer | PG  | 13 | 1 | 160 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 12.3 | .8 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 2.5
James Jones | SF  | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.3 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.2

### Playoffs

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Jermaine O'Neal | PF  | 16 | 16 | 604 | 146 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 307 | 37.8 | 9.1 | 1.2 | .5 | 2.3 | 19.2
Reggie Miller | SG  | 16 | 16 | 455 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 161 | 28.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.1
Jamaal Tinsley | PG  | 16 | 16 | 422 | 46 | 80 | 28 | 3 | 129 | 26.4 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 8.1
Jeff Foster | C  | 16 | 13 | 307 | 105 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 58 | 19.2 | 6.6 | .8 | .8 | .3 | 3.6
Al Harrington | PF  | 16 | 2 | 427 | 102 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 152 | 26.7 | 6.4 | .8 | 1.4 | .6 | 9.5
Anthony Johnson | PG  | 16 | 0 | 332 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 73 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .8 | .3 | 4.6
Jonathan Bender | SF  | 16 | 0 | 200 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 12.5 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .9 | 4.8
Ron Artest | SF  | 15 | 15 | 584 | 98 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 276 | 38.9 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 18.4
Fred Jones | SG  | 14 | 0 | 263 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 18.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 4.7
Austin Croshere | PF  | 13 | 2 | 214 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 16.5 | 3.1 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 4.8
Kenny Anderson | PG  | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.8 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0
Scot Pollard | C  | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .7

## Transactions

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### Additions

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Player | Acquired | Former team | Position

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Kenny Anderson | Signed as free agent | New Orleans Hornets | PG
Danny Ferry | Trade | San Antonio Spurs | PF
Anthony Johnson | Signed as free agent | New Jersey Nets | PG
James Jones | Draft selection | rookie | SF
Scot Pollard | Trade | Sacramento Kings | C

### Subtractions

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Player | Departed | New team | Position

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Danny Ferry | Waived | none | PF
Tim Hardaway | Retired | none | PG
Ron Mercer | Trade | San Antonio Spurs | SF
Brad Miller | Trade | Sacramento Kings | C
Erick Strickland | Signed as free agent | Milwaukee Bucks | PG

## Awards and records

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* Ron Artest – NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, All-NBA Third Team, All-Star Game, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Rick Carlisle – East All-Star Team Game Head Coach
* Jermaine O'Neal – All-NBA Second Team, All-Star Game

## References

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1. ^ 2003–04 Indiana Pacers
2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Flagrant Foul Helps Pistons Put Away The Pacers". New York Times. June 2, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

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* Founded in 1967
* Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

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* Indiana State Fair Coliseum
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Chad Buchanan
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