Indiana Pacers announce 2026-27 regular season schedule

The Indiana Pacers will tip off the 2026-27 regular season at New Orleans on October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET, before returning to Indianapolis October 23 for the home opener at Gainbridge Fieldhouse vs. the Dallas Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. ET.
As previously announced, the Pacers' four Emirates NBA Cup games will take place on October 30 at Miami (8:00 p.m. ET), November 13 vs. the New York Knicks (7:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime), November 20 at Cleveland (7:30 p.m. ET), and 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. 
The Pacers will have four homestands at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this season that consist of at least four games. The first such homestand tips off December 29 vs. the Los Angeles Clippers (7:00 p.m. ET), and continues December 31 vs. Orlando (3:00 p.m.), 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 January 26 through February 3, followed by another four-game stretch from February 8 through February 13.
The Pacers will have one international trip this season, when they host the Denver Nuggets on November 7 at 5:00 p.m. ET at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. 
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. 
The Pacers’ second home game of the season will take place on 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 November 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The New York Knicks make their only trip to Indiana on November 13 (7:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime), while the Miami Heat will play in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on February 1 (7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock).  
Western Conference games of note include the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 23 (7:30 p.m. ET), the Golden State Warriors on December 16 (7:00 p.m. ET), the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 2 (7:00 p.m. ET), the Los Angeles Lakers on January 28 (7:00 p.m. ET), and the San Antonio Spurs on March 25 (7:00 p.m. ET).  
The Pacers also confirmed their 2026 preseason schedule, which tips off at Iowa State University with a game on October 7 against Minnesota (7:00 p.m. ET), then continues October 10 vs. Atlanta (7:00 p.m. ET) and October 13 at Oklahoma City (8:00 p.m. ET), before concluding on October 16 vs. Milwaukee (7:00 p.m. ET).
Tickets for the Pacers’ preseason game at Iowa State go on sale September 9, while single-game tickets for the remaining preseason games and regular season games go on sale September 16.