The Indiana Pacers are perennially around the postseason mark in the Eastern Conference and yet always sit outside the top list of contenders. Given their injury history, perhaps the franchise deserves a little more credit for their regular season consistency.

For the better part of the last six seasons the Indiana Pacers have been a predictable commodity in the Eastern Conference.

Under Frank Vogel and Nate McMillan, the Pacers were a difficult opponent, usually on the back of an above average defence. Despite their reliability during the regular season, they have failed to make much of a dent in the playoffs.

Until a 2020-21 season that saw Indiana bounced in the Play-In Tournament, the Pacers had been eliminated in the first round in five straight seasons. In four of those five years they topped 45 wins, in two of those they fell just a couple of games short of the 50-win mark.

Another aspect of the Pacers that has become frustratingly consistent is injuries to key players, with each season seemingly marred by the loss of critical players for extended periods.

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