Tickets to the Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers were founded in 1967 as part of the American Basketball Association. They were owned by a group of six investors. The group settled on the name "Pacers" as a way to honor the state's history of harness racing (pacers) and the Indianapolis 500 (pace car). The franchise sells Pacers tickets to the Bankers Life Fieldhouse (formerly Conseco Fieldhouse) located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Originally, the group debated on whether the franchise should be the Indiana Pacers or the Indianapolis Pacers. Since the investor group had planned for the Pacers to play all over the state they settled on Indiana.

The Pacers joined the NBA in 1976 when four ABA teams merged with the Association (New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, and San Antonio Spurs). The team, which had won three ABA Championships, struggled in its first four years in the NBA. They didn't qualify for the playoffs until 1981. In 1987, the Pacers drafted Reggie Miller. Along with Rik Smits, Sam Mitchell, Derrick McKey, and Mark Jackson, Miller made the Pacers a perennial playoff team throughout the 1990s. During this era, the Pacers forged a heated rivalry with the New York Knicks.

In 1995, in the waning moments of the Game 1 of the conference semifinals, Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to rally the Pacers to a two-point victory over the Knicks. Miller's late-game heroics are now a part of NBA lore. In 2000, after years of going deep into the playoffs, the Pacers finally broke through and reached the NBA Finals. Unfortunately for Indiana Pacers basketball, the team was defeated in six games by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Pacers belong to the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. Fans with Indiana Pacers tickets over the years have rooted for team favorites like George McGinnis, Mel Daniels, and Roger Brown—all have had their numbers retired by the team. Other notable Pacers include Jermaine O'Neal, Mike Dunleavy, Ron Artest, and Chuck Person. The team has been coached by legends Larry Brown and Larry Bird.