INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers will tip off the 2026-27 regular season at New Orleans on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET, before returning to Indianapolis on Friday, October 23 for the home opener at Gainbridge Fieldhouse vs. the Dallas Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. ET.
EMIRATES NBA CUP: As previously announced, the Pacers’ four Emirates NBA Cup games will take place on Friday, October 30 at Miami (8:00 p.m. ET), Friday, November 13 vs. the New York Knicks (7:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime), Friday, November 20 at Cleveland (7:30 p.m. ET), and Friday, November 27 vs. the Philadelphia 76ers (7:30 p.m. ET).
Teams that advance through the group stage will play Knockout Round games on December 4 and December 5 (the winners of which will then play Semifinal games in a home market on December 8 or December 9, with the Emirates NBA Cup Final game being held on December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse), while teams that do not advance will complete their 82-game regular-season schedule with two games that will be announced at a later date.
GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE HOMESTANDS: The Pacers will have four homestands at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this season that consist of at least four games. The first such homestand tips off Tuesday, December 29 vs. the Los Angeles Clippers (7:00 p.m. ET), and continues Tuesday, December 31 vs. Orlando (3:00 p.m.), Saturday, January 2 vs. Minnesota (7:00 p.m. ET) and Monday, January 4 vs. Chicago (7:00 p.m. ET airing on Peacock). Indiana will host four straight games a week later from Saturday, January 9 through Friday, January 15. The Pacers will have a five-game homestand from Tuesday, January 26 through Wednesday, February 3, followed by another four-game stretch from Monday, February 8 through Saturday, February 13.
INTERNATIONAL GAME: As previously announced, the Pacers will have one international trip this season, when they host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. ET at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.
NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES: The Pacers are currently scheduled to appear in 11 nationally televised games this season, which includes one game on NBC/Peacock, one game on ESPN/ESPN App, four games on Amazon Prime, and five games on Peacock/NBCSN.
ADDITIONAL GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE HIGHLIGHTS: The Pacers’ second home game of the season will take place on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. ET vs. the new-look Philadelphia 76ers, who will return for their second and final trip of the regular season on Friday, November 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The New York Knicks make their only trip to Indiana on Friday, November 13 (7:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime), while the Miami Heat will play in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday, February 1 (7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock).
Western Conference games of note include the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, November 23 (7:30 p.m. ET), the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, December 16 (7:00 p.m. ET), the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, January 2 (7:00 p.m. ET), the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, January 28 (7:00 p.m. ET), and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, March 25 (7:00 p.m. ET).
PRESEASON SCHEDULE: The Pacers also confirmed their 2026 preseason schedule, which tips off at Iowa State University with a game on Tuesday, October 7 against Minnesota (7:00 p.m. ET), then continues Saturday, October 10 vs. Atlanta (7:00 p.m. ET) and Tuesday, October 13 at Oklahoma City (8:00 p.m. ET), before concluding on Friday, October 16 vs. Milwaukee (7:00 p.m. ET).
Tickets for the Pacers’ preseason game at Iowa State go on sale Wednesday, September 9, while single-game tickets for the remaining preseason games and regular season games go on sale Wednesday, September 16.
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