<P> The Pacers got off to a 13--2 start in 2002--03, but hit the wall after the All - Star break thanks in no small part to Ron Artest's multiple suspensions and family tragedies befalling Jermaine O'Neal, Jamaal Tinsley and Austin Croshere . O'Neal and Brad Miller both made the All - Star team and the Pacers made a substantial improvement as they finished 48--34, but they suffered a loss to the underdog Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs . In the 2003 offseason, the Pacers managed to re-sign O'Neal for the NBA maximum and inked Reggie Miller to a modest two - year deal, but they could not afford to keep their talented center, Brad Miller . He was dealt to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Scot Pollard, who spent much of the following year watching from the bench and backing up Jeff Foster . The Pacers also signed Larry Bird as team president, and Bird wasted little time in dismissing coach Isiah Thomas and replacing him with Rick Carlisle . The Pacers responded to Carlisle extremely well, and had a breakthrough 2003--04 season in which they finished 61--21, earning the best record in the NBA as well as a franchise record . O'Neal and Artest made the All - Star team, and Artest was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, the Pacers swept the Boston Celtics easily in the first round, and squeezed by a scrappy Miami Heat team in the conference semifinals . But the Detroit Pistons proved an impediment to Indiana's championship aspirations, as they defeated the Pacers in six games on their way to the NBA Championship . </P> <P> Al Harrington, a small forward who had established himself as one of the best sixth - men in the NBA, was dealt in the offseason to the Atlanta Hawks in return for Stephen Jackson after Harrington allegedly demanded that the Pacers start him or trade him . Nevertheless, the Pacers started off the 2004--05 season in extremely strong fashion--until the infamous events of November 19, 2004 . Toward the end of a Pacers victory over the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills on November 19, 2004, the Pacers' Ron Artest committed a hard foul against Ben Wallace . Wallace retaliated with a hard push, and the situation escalated to a full - scale brawl, with fans and several Pacers taking part . While Artest defiantly laid atop the scorer's table, Pistons fan John Green threw a cup of Diet Coke at Artest, causing him to charge into the stands . Stephen Jackson followed him into the stands while Jermaine O'Neal struck a fan who came onto the court . The game was called off with 46 seconds left on the clock and the Pacers left the floor amid a shower of beer and other beverages that rained down from the stands . </P> <P> Several of the involved players were suspended by NBA Commissioner David Stern . Artest was suspended for the rest of the regular season and playoffs, a total of 73 games--the longest suspension for an on - court incident in NBA history . Other suspensions included Jackson (suspended for 30 games), O'Neal (25 games), Wallace (6 games) and the Pacers' Anthony Johnson (5 games) (O'Neal's suspension was later reduced to 15 games by arbitrator Roger Kaplan, a decision that was upheld by U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels). O'Neal was charged with two counts of assault and battery, while Artest, Jackson, Johnson and David Harrison were charged with one count each . </P> <P> After the brawl and suspensions that followed, the Pacers fell downward into the Central Division . They went from a legitimate title contender to a team that hovered around . 500 in winning percentage . The Pistons eventually became the Central Division champions . Despite the difficulties with the suspensions and injuries, the Pacers earned a sixth seed in the playoffs with a record of 44--38 . An important reason for their strong finish was the re-acquisition of Dale Davis, who had been released by the New Orleans Hornets after being traded there by the Golden State Warriors . He played the final 25 games of the regular season and every playoff game, contributing a strong presence at center . And Davis' signing coincided with an injury to Jermaine O'Neal that would knock him out for virtually the remainder of the regular season--indeed, O'Neal's first missed game due to his injury was Davis' first game back with the Pacers . </P>

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