most nba points by a starters centers pacers player in 1 game ever regular season and playoffs in

Rik Smits has the most points by a Pacers center as a starter in a regular-season or postseason game, with 44 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 10, 1995.

NAME PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Rik Smits
R. Smits
44
12/10/1995
IND IND
vs
LAC LAC
40
10
1
1
2
20
29
69.0
0
0
4
6
66.7
69.5
2
8
3
0
2 Myles Turner
M. Turner
40
2/23/2023
IND IND
vs
BOS BOS
37
10
2
0
1
13
15
86.7
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
110.6
3
7
5
5
+9
3 Myles Turner
M. Turner
40
10/22/2021
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
44
10
0
1
3
15
22
68.2
5
9
55.6
5
8
62.5
78.4
5
5
1
3
+3
4 Rik Smits
R. Smits
40
3/30/1997
IND IND
vs
LAC LAC
42
9
0
3
1
17
28
60.7
0
0
6
7
85.7
64.4
3
6
4
3
+13
5 Rik Smits
R. Smits
40
4/22/1994
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
27
11
4
2
1
17
24
70.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
73.9
3
8
2
1
6 Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
39
3/25/2007
IND IND
vs
CHI CHI
40
14
0
2
0
15
24
62.5
0
0
9
12
75.0
66.6
5
9
5
2
+4
7 James Edwards
J. Edwards
39
2/22/1981
IND IND
vs
POR POR
36
10
3
1
4
16
21
76.2
0
0
7
13
53.8
73.0
3
7
1
5
8 Myles Turner
M. Turner
37
11/7/2022
IND IND
vs
NOP NOP
37
12
1
0
3
11
18
61.1
4
7
57.1
11
11
100.0
81.0
2
10
1
4
+10
9 Rik Smits
R. Smits
37
2/26/1993
IND IND
vs
CHA CHA
32
12
6
1
3
18
27
66.7
0
0
1
2
50.0
66.4
1
11
0
3
10 Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
36
2/17/2021
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
46
16
10
3
1
13
21
61.9
1
2
50.0
9
11
81.8
69.7
3
13
3
4
+6
11 James Edwards
J. Edwards
36
11/24/1978
IND IND
vs
CLE CLE
39
7
0
0
1
14
20
70.0
8
11
72.7
72.5
1
6
3
5
12 Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
35
3/29/2021
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
37
11
6
2
0
12
19
63.2
1
3
33.3
10
15
66.7
68.4
2
9
5
3
-6
13 Rik Smits
R. Smits
35
4/9/1999
IND IND
vs
DET DET
33
4
3
0
0
10
16
62.5
0
0
15
16
93.8
76.0
2
2
1
2
+6
14 Rik Smits
R. Smits
35
3/7/1995
IND IND
@
SAS SAS
31
10
2
1
2
15
21
71.4
0
0
5
6
83.3
74.0
5
5
1
3
15 James Edwards
J. Edwards
35
1/8/1980
IND IND
@
POR POR
35
12
1
0
1
13
16
81.3
0
0
9
10
90.0
85.8
4
8
1
1
16 Myles Turner
M. Turner
34
11/17/2024
IND IND
vs
MIA MIA
40
9
1
0
2
14
23
60.9
5
8
62.5
1
1
100.0
72.5
3
6
1
1
+11
17 Myles Turner
M. Turner
34
12/31/2022
IND IND
vs
LAC LAC
34
3
3
2
1
11
17
64.7
2
5
40.0
10
10
100.0
79.4
1
2
2
3
+8
18 Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
34
12/20/2006
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
39
11
4
0
3
13
21
61.9
0
0
8
9
88.9
68.1
2
9
4
4
+15
19 Rik Smits
R. Smits
34
5/7/1995
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
35
7
3
0
1
13
19
68.4
0
0
8
9
88.9
74.0
4
3
4
6
20 Rik Smits
R. Smits
34
4/7/1993
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
35
8
3
1
0
15
22
68.2
0
0
4
6
66.7
69.0
3
5
3
5
21 Rik Smits
R. Smits
34
2/6/1990
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
43
11
0
0
3
14
20
70.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
72.3
2
9
3
5
22 Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
34
3/14/1985
IND IND
vs
LAC LAC
37
12
1
0
2
14
23
60.9
0
0
6
9
66.7
63.1
6
6
1
3
23 Herb Williams
H. Williams
34
2/22/1983
IND IND
vs
NJN NJN
43
6
5
1
3
14
25
56.0
0
0
6
6
100.0
61.5
3
3
2
3
24 James Edwards
J. Edwards
34
12/26/1980
IND IND
@
LAL LAL
33
9
1
0
2
15
21
71.4
0
1
0.0
4
6
66.7
71.9
6
3
1
4
25 Myles Turner
M. Turner
33
2/25/2024
IND IND
vs
DAL DAL
30
8
1
0
0
10
15
66.7
2
7
28.6
11
12
91.7
81.4
2
6
4
2
+7
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61
21
.744
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3
Knicks Knicks
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31
.622
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Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
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5/11
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8:00 PM
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5/13
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1:00 PM
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5/15
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CLE CLE
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Rockets Rockets
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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