INDIANAPOLIS – The 2025-26 season starts as the 2024-25 season ended for Indiana.
The Pacers will open the new year with an NBA Finals rematch against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, October 23, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
After that showdown, 81 more games follow, and the Blue and Gold schedule is not without highlights:
- The Pacers will “welcome” Myles Turner and the Milwaukee Bucks to Indiana on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- The Knicks come to town on Thursday, December 18 at 7:00 p.m. and Friday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
- Steph Curry and the Warriors visit Indy on Saturday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m.
- LeBron James and the Lakers will be here Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m.
- The Pacers play nine “nationally televised games”, including one on ESPN, one on NBC, then seven more streaming on Amazon Prime (four) and Peacock (three).