The 2010–11 Indiana Pacers season was the 44th season of the franchise and 35th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). With a victory over the Washington Wizards on April 6, 2011, the Pacers clinched their first playoff berth since 2006.
However, a first round loss to eventual league MVP Derrick Rose and the top-seeded Chicago Bulls ended the season for the Pacers.
On January 30, head coach Jim O'Brien was fired. Replacing him was interim head coach Frank Vogel, who would be named as permanent during the lockout following the season.
2010 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 10 Paul George SF Fresno State 2 40 Lance Stephenson SG Cincinnati 2 57 Ryan Reid F Florida State
Roster
Pre-season
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 6 | @ Memphis | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (5) | FedExForum8,618 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 8 | Orlando | | Darren Collison (18) | James Posey,Paul George (5) | Roy Hibbert,Mike Dunleavy Jr. (2) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,001 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 9 | @ Houston | | Roy Hibbert (17) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (4) | Toyota Center12,469 | 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | October 13 | Minnesota | | Danny Granger (30) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Danny Granger,Roy Hibbert,A. J. Price (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse9,177 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | October 15 | New Orleans | | Tyler Hansbrough (19) | Josh McRoberts (8) | Darren Collison (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,758 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | October 19 | @ Minnesota | | Roy Hibbert (27) | Roy Hibbert (16) | Darren Collison (9) | Target Center10,918 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | October 22 | @ Chicago | | Roy Hibbert,Darren Collison (14) | Paul George (10) | Darren Collison,Paul George,Jeff Foster (4) | United Center21,126 | 3–4
Regular season
Standings
Game log
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 27 | @ San Antonio | | Roy Hibbert (28) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Darren Collison (7) | AT&T Center18,581 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 29 | @ Charlotte | | Danny Granger (33) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Darren Collison,Roy Hibbert (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena18,351 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | October 30 | Philadelphia | | Danny Granger (22) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Roy Hibbert (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 2–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | November 3 | @ Philadelphia | | Darren Collison (11) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Danny Granger,Roy Hibbert,Darren Collison (3) | Wells Fargo Center12,277 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | November 5 | Milwaukee | | Danny Granger,Darren Collison (19) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Roy Hibbert (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,115 | 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 9 | Denver | | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (31) | Josh McRoberts (10) | Darren Collison,T. J. Ford (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,122 | 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 12 | Houston | | James Posey (19) | Roy Hibbert,Josh McRoberts (8) | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,414 | 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 13 | @ Cleveland | | Danny Granger (34) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Darren Collison,T. J. Ford (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 16 | Atlanta | | Danny Granger (22) | Roy Hibbert (15) | T. J. Ford (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,133 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 18 | L.A. Clippers | | Danny Granger (22) | Tyler Hansbrough,Roy Hibbert (8) | A. J. Price (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,459 | 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 20 | Orlando | | Roy Hibbert (19) | Roy Hibbert (10) | T. J. Ford (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,583 | 5–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 22 | @ Miami | | Danny Granger,Brandon Rush (20) | Danny Granger (11) | Danny Granger (6) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 23 | Cleveland | | Danny Granger (24) | Roy Hibbert,Josh McRoberts (7) | Darren Collison (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,629 | 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 26 | Oklahoma City | | Danny Granger (30) | Mike Dunleavy Jr.,Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse17,155 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 28 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Roy Hibbert (24) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Roy Hibbert (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 8–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 30 | @ Sacramento | | Danny Granger (37) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Darren Collison (6) | ARCO Arena10,927 | 9–7
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 1 | @ Utah | | Darren Collison (16) | Danny Granger (7) | Darren Collison,Josh McRoberts (5) | EnergySolutions Arena18,732 | 9–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 3 | @ Phoenix | | Brandon Rush (21) | Josh McRoberts (9) | T. J. Ford (9) | US Airways Center16,991 | 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 6 | Toronto | | Brandon Rush (26) | Danny Granger (9) | T. J. Ford,Roy Hibbert,Josh McRoberts (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,930 | 10–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 8 | @ Milwaukee | | Danny Granger (26) | Josh McRoberts (7) | Josh McRoberts (5) | Bradley Center12,789 | 10–10 |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | December 10 | Charlotte | | Danny Granger (18) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Darren Collison (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse13,128 | 11–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 11 | @ Atlanta | | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (16) | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (9) | Darren Collison (5) | Philips Arena14,131 | 11–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 13 | @ Chicago | | T. J. Ford,Brandon Rush (13) | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (8) | T. J. Ford (4) | United Center21,287 | 11–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | L.A. Lakers | | Darren Collison (17) | James Posey (7) | Darren Collison,T. J. Ford (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 11–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | December 17 | Cleveland | | Danny Granger (30) | Danny Granger (12) | Darren Collison (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,021 | 12–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 19 | @ Boston | | Danny Granger (19) | Roy Hibbert (14) | T. J. Ford,James Posey (3) | TD Garden18,624 | 12–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 20 | New Orleans | | Danny Granger (27) | Jeff Foster (11) | Darren Collison,T. J. Ford (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,271 | 13–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 26 | Memphis | | Danny Granger (29) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison,T. J. Ford (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,630 | 13–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | December 28 | Boston | | Brandon Rush (17) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Danny Granger (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 13–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 29 | @ Washington | | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (20) | Danny Granger (9) | Darren Collison (5) | Verizon Center16,108 | 13–17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | December 31 | Washington | | Darren Collison,Danny Granger (18) | Roy Hibbert,Josh McRoberts (8) | Darren Collison (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse13,043 | 14–17
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 2 | @ New York | | Danny Granger (25) | Danny Granger (17) | Darren Collison (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 14–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 7 | San Antonio | | Tyler Hansbrough (23) | Roy Hibbert (14) | Darren Collison (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,157 | 14–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 8 | @ Atlanta | | Danny Granger (16) | Mike Dunleavy Jr.,Roy Hibbert (7) | T. J. Ford (6) | Philips Arena13,547 | 14–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 11 | @ Philadelphia | | Danny Granger (27) | Tyler Hansbrough (9) | Darren Collison (13) | Wells Fargo Center10,890 | 15–20 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 12 | Dallas | | Brandon Rush (20) | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (11) | Danny Granger (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,204 | 16–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 14 | Chicago | | Danny Granger (22) | Jeff Foster (15) | Darren Collison (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 16–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 17 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Danny Granger (32) | Jeff Foster (8) | Darren Collison (8) | Staples Center15,863 | 16–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 19 | @ Golden State | | Danny Granger (32) | Jeff Foster (15) | Danny Granger (6) | Oracle Arena18,185 | 16–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 22 | @ Portland | | Danny Granger (24) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (7) | Rose Garden20,563 | 16–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 23 | @ Denver | | Tyler Hansbrough (27) | Tyler Hansbrough (10) | A. J. Price (8) | Pepsi Center17,047 | 16–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 26 | Orlando | | Danny Granger (27) | Jeff Foster (8) | Darren Collison (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,164 | 16–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 28 | New Jersey | | Mike Dunleavy Jr. (30) | Jeff Foster,Roy Hibbert (6) | Darren Collison (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,337 | 17–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 29 | @ Chicago | | Josh McRoberts (20) | Jeff Foster (10) | Darren Collison (8) | United Center21,611 | 17–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 31 | Toronto | | Roy Hibbert (24) | Roy Hibbert (11) | Darren Collison (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,258 | 18–27
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 2 | @ Cleveland | | Danny Granger (23) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (9) | Quicken Loans Arena18,877 | 19–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 4 | Portland | | Danny Granger (25) | Jeff Foster (13) | Darren Collison (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse11,778 | 20–27 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 6 | @ New Jersey | | Dahntay Jones (18) | Jeff Foster (8) | Danny Granger,Roy Hibbert,Darren Collison (4) | Prudential Center13,167 | 21–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 8 | @ Miami | | Roy Hibbert (20) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Darren Collison (8) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 21–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 9 | Charlotte | | Roy Hibbert (29) | Roy Hibbert (10) | Josh McRoberts (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse10,268 | 22–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 11 | Minnesota | | Danny Granger,Dahntay Jones (19) | A. J. Price (8) | Darren Collison (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,559 | 23–28 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 12 | @ Milwaukee | | Danny Granger (30) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Roy Hibbert (6) | Bradley Center17,046 | 24–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | February 15 | Miami | | Roy Hibbert (18) | Danny Granger (9) | Darren Collison,A. J. Price (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 24–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 16 | @ Detroit | | Roy Hibbert (29) | Josh McRoberts (12) | Darren Collison (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,551 | 24–30
|- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 22 | @ Washington | | Danny Granger (21) | Danny Granger (10) | Darren Collison (6) | Verizon Center14,328 | 25–30 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 23 | Detroit | | Tyler Hansbrough (21) | Tyler Hansbrough (12) | Darren Collison (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,214 | 26–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 25 | Utah | | Danny Granger (17) | Danny Granger (9) | Darren Collison (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,205 | 26–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 27 | Phoenix | | Danny Granger (25) | Jeff Foster (12) | Danny Granger (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse14,168 | 26–32
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | March 1 | Golden State | | Danny Granger (27) | Roy Hibbert (9) | Roy Hibbert,Josh McRoberts (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse9,557 | 27–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 2 | @ Oklahoma City | | Tyler Hansbrough (13) | Roy Hibbert (12) | Josh McRoberts (5) | Oklahoma City Arena18,203 | 27–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 4 | @ Dallas | | Danny Granger (22) | Roy Hibbert (8) | Darren Collison,Lance Stephenson (6) | American Airlines Center20,385 | 27–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 5 | @ Houston | | Tyler Hansbrough (17) | Jeff Foster,Tyler Hansbrough (10) | Lance Stephenson (5) | Toyota Center14,965 | 27–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 8 | Philadelphia | | Tyler Hansbrough (26) | Paul George (10) | Dahntay Jones (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse9,466 | 27–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 9 | @ Minnesota | | Tyler Hansbrough (21) | Tyler Hansbrough (10)