The 2012–13 Indiana Pacers season was 46th season of the franchise and 37th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season ended with a 49–32 win–loss record; the team only played 81 games due to a game versus the Boston Celtics being cancelled following the Boston Marathon bombing. 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 1998–99 without Jeff Foster, who retired after 2011–12 season.
Key dates
June 28: The 2012 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
2012 NBA draft
Roster
Pre-season
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 10 | @ Minnesota | | Paul George (16) | Tyler Hansbrough (7) | Four players (2) | Fargodome9,163 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 12 | Minnesota | | Paul George (19) | Ian Mahinmi (8) | Ben Hansbrough (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse10,794 | 1–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 16 | Atlanta | | Paul George (20) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Paul George, Ben Hansbrough (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse10,786 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 19 | @ Orlando | | Tyler Hansbrough (23) | Paul George (7) | Sundiata Gaines, Lance Stephenson (3) | Amway Center17,204 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | October 20 | Memphis | | Gerald Green (18) | Tyler Hansbrough (13) | Paul George (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse13,399 | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | October 23 | @ Cleveland | | Paul George (14) | David West (8) | D. J. Augustin (11) | Quicken Loans Arena10,040 | 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 26 | @ Chicago | | Roy Hibbert (17) | Paul George (10) | D. J. Augustin (13) | United Center9,149 | 4–3
Regular season
Game log
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 Centre19,800 | 1–0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || November 2 || @ Charlotte | | Hansbrough & Stephenson (15) | Ian Mahinmi (8) | Paul George (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,124 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 3 || Sacramento | | Hill & West (18) | David West (18) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 5 || @ San Antonio | | George Hill (15) | David West (11) | George Hill (6) | AT&T Center17,158 | 2–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 7 || @ Atlanta | | Hill & West (20) | George & Hibbert (7) | George Hill (5) | Philips Arena10,684 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 || November 9 || @ Minnesota | | George Hill (29) | David West (13) | George Hill (7) | Target Center18,222 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 10 || Washington | | Paul George (20) | Roy Hibbert (12) | George Hill (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse12,036 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || November 13 || Toronto | | George Hill (18) | George & Hibbert (9) | Paul George (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse11,947 | 3–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || November 14 || @ Milwaukee | | Tyler Hansbrough (17) | David West (9) | Hill & Stephenson (4) | BMO Harris Bradley Center11,573 | 3–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 16 || Dallas | | Hill & West (15) | Roy Hibbert (8) | George Hill (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse15,110 | 4–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 || November 18 || @ New York | | Paul George (20) | Hansbrough & Hibbert (8) | George Hill (6) | Madison Square Garden19,033 | 4–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || November 19 || @ Washington | | David West (30) | Hibbert (12) | George Hill (5) | Verizon Center14,426 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 21 || New Orleans | | Paul George (37) | Roy Hibbert (11) | George Hill (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse12,633 | 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || November 23 || San Antonio | | David West (22) | Tyler Hansbrough (12) | D. J. Augustin (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,082 | 6–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 27 || @ L. A. Lakers | | George Hill (19) | David West (10) | David West (8) | Staples Center18,997 | 7–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || November 30 || @ Sacramento | | David West (31) | David West (11) | Paul George (9) | Sleep Train Arena12,544 | 8–8