High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! To replace Larry Bird as coach, the Pacers hired former Indiana University and Detroit Pistons star Isaiah Thomas. Thomas would have a different team than the one that went to the Finals. Center Rik Smits retired, Chris Mullin was released, Dale Davis was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jermaine O'Neal, and Mark Jackson signed a free agent deal with the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers struggled early and finished their season with a record of 41-41. To qualify for the playoffs, the Pacers needed to win 9 of their final 12 games to secure the 8th seed. In the playoffs, the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers would need only four games to elimiinate the Pacers.

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