1992–93 Indiana Pacers season

The 1992–93 Indiana Pacers season was the 17th season for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association, and their 26th season as a franchise. The Pacers had the 14th overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Malik Sealy out of St. John's University, and acquired Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell from the Minnesota Timberwolves during the off-season.

With the addition of Richardson and Mitchell, the Pacers got off to a 13–10 start to the regular season, but then posted a six-game losing streak between December and January afterwards, falling below .500 in winning percentage. The team posted a seven-game losing streak in February, and held a 23–28 record at the All-Star break. However, the team soon recovered and played above .500 for the remainder of the season. On the final day of the regular season on April 24, 1993, the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat at home, 94–88 at the Market Square Arena, finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 41–41 record, and winning a tie-breaker over the Orlando Magic for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Reggie Miller led the Pacers with 21.2 points and 1.5 steals per game, and finished tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, while 2-time Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf became the team's starting small forward, averaging 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. In addition, Rik Smits provided the team with 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Richardson contributed 10.4 points, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and second-year forward Dale Davis averaged 8.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Off the bench, Vern Fleming provided with 9.5 points and 3.0 assists per game, while Mitchell contributed 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, George McCloud contributed 7.2 points and 2.5 assists per game, and Kenny Williams averaged 6.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Schrempf was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. Meanwhile, Miller participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the third time. Despite a stellar season, Miller was not selected for the NBA All-Star Game.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, the Pacers faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New York Knicks, who were led by the trio of All-Star center Patrick Ewing, John Starks and Charles Oakley. The Pacers lost the first two games to the Knicks on the road at Madison Square Garden, but managed to win Game 3 at home, 116–93 at the Market Square Arena. However, the Pacers lost Game 4 to the Knicks at home in overtime, 109–100, thus losing the series in four games; this was the fourth consecutive year that the Pacers lost in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

The Pacers finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 530,891 at the Market Square Arena during the regular season, which was the fourth-lowest in the league. Following the season, Schrempf was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics after four in a half seasons with the Pacers, while head coach Bob Hill was fired, and McCloud was released to free agency, and left to play overseas in Italy.