INDIANAPOLIS -- The Pacers might not be featured as part of the NBA's marquee events this season, but they are still scheduled to be broadcast nationally 11 times on ESPN, Amazon Prime, NBC and Peacock.
The league released the schedule on Thursday. The Pacers open the regular season at New Orleans on Oct. 21 and their first home game is Oct. 23 against Dallas at 7 p.m. Their first nationally televised game is Oct. 28 at home against the 76ers on ESPN.
Their other nationally televised games are Nov. 13 against the Knicks (Amazon Prime), Jan. 4 against the Bulls (Peacock), Feb. 1 against the Heat (Peacock), Feb. 5 at Oklahoma City (Amazon Prime), Feb. 15 at Golden State (Peacock), March 6 at Miami (Amazon Prime), March 8 against the Hornets (Peacock), March 13 at Houston (Amazon Prime), March 16 vs. Detroit (NBC) and March 22 at Orlando (Peacock).
Preseason
Wed. Oct. 7 vs. Minnesota at Ames, Iowa, 7 p.m.
Sat. Oct. 10 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Tue. Oct. 13 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 16 vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Regular season
Wed. Oct. 21 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 23 vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 25 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Mon. Oct. 26 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Wed. Oct. 28 vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m., ESPN
Oct. 30 at Miami, 8 p.m.
Sun, Nov. 1 vs. Brooklyn, 5 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 2 vs. Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 4 at Memphis 8 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 7 vs. Denver 5 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 9 at Dallas 8:00 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 11 vs. Washington 7 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 13 vs. New York 7 p.m., Amazon Prime
Sun. Nov. 15 at Philadelphia 1 p.m.
Wed. Nov. 18 vs. Houston 7 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 20 at Cleveland 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Nov. 22 at New York 8 p.m.
Mon. Nov. 23 Oklahoma City 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 27 Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Nov. 28 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 1 at Cleveland 7:00 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 3 at Atlanta 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 – Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Rounds
Dec. 6, 7, 10 – Regular Season Games
(Emirates NBA Cup Games are highlighted above in yellow)
Sun. Dec. 13 vs. Detroit 5 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 16 vs. Golden State 7 p.m.
Thu. 17 vs. Portland 7 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 20 at L.A. Clippers 10 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 21 at L.A. Lakers 10 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 23 at Phoenix 9 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 26 at Utah 5 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 27 at Denver 8 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 29 L.A. Clippers 7 p.m.
Thu. Dec. 31 Orlando 3 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 2 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 4 vs. Chicago, 7 p.m., Peacock
Wed. Jan. 6 at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 7 at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 9 vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 11 vs. Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 13 vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 15 vs. Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 17 at Washington, 1 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 19 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 20 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 22 at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Tue. Jan. 26 vs. Chicago, 7 p.m.
Wed. Jan. 28 vs. L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 30 vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Mon. Feb. 1 vs. Miami, 7:30 p.m., Peacock
Wed. Feb. 3 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 5 at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m., Amazon Prime
Mon. Feb. 8 vs. New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 10 vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 11 vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 13 vs. Sacramento, 2 p.m.
Mon. Feb. 15 at Golden State, 7:30 p.m., Peacock
Wed. Feb. 17 at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 18 at Portland, 10 p.m.
Fri. Feb. 26 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 28 vs. Toronto, 4 p.m.
Tue. March 2 vs. Boston, 7 p.m.
Thu., March 4 at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sat. March 6 at Miami, 3 p.m., Amazon Prime
Mon., March 8 vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m., Peacock
Thu., March 11 at Charlote, 7 p.m.
Sat., March 13 at Houston, 5:30 p.m., Amazon Prime
Tue., March 16 vs. Detroit, 8 p.m., NBC
Thu., March 18 vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Sat., March 20 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Mon., March 22 at Orlando, 7 p.m., Peacock
Thu., March 26 vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Mon., March 29 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Tue., March 30 vs. Boston, 8 p.m.
Thu., April 1 vs. Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sun., April 4 at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.
Tue., April 6 at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Wed., April 7 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Fri., April 9 at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Sun., April 11 at New York, 6 p.m.
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