Editing Indiana Pacers (section)

=====Back–to–back Eastern Conference Finals appearances=====
[[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]] joined the team in the off-season and immediately became a valuable part of the Pacers lineup—and starting small forward. Assistant coaches [[Rick Carlisle]], in charge of the offense, and [[Dick Harter]], who coached the defense, were key in getting the most out of the Pacers' role players such as [[Dale Davis (basketball)|Dale Davis]], [[Derrick McKey]], and a young [[Antonio Davis]]. Miller and [[Rik Smits]] both made the All-Star team that year, and [[1998 NBA playoffs|in the playoffs]], the Pacers breezed past the [[1997–98 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland Cavaliers]] and [[1997–98 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] before falling to the [[1997–98 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] in a seven-game [[1998 NBA playoffs|Eastern Conference Finals]].

In the [[1998–99 NBA lockout|lockout-shortened]] [[1998–99 NBA season|1998–99 season]], the [[1998–99 Indiana Pacers season|Pacers]] won the Central Division with a 33–17 record and swept the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] and [[Philadelphia 76ers]] before falling to the Knicks in a six-game [[1999 NBA playoffs|Eastern Conference Finals]].