2015-16 Schedule

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The Pacers' schedule is out, so let's take a look.

Yep, just as we thought. Eighty-two games. 41 at home and 41 on the road.

All schedules are not created equally, and the Pacers' calendar for the upcoming season could be more forgiving than most.

The first thing most players, coaches and general managers tend to do when their team's schedule is released is to tally the back-to-back sets, which are as good an indicator as any of a schedule's degree of difficulty.

The Pacers have 17 of them, a relatively low number. They had 17 last season as well, but 20 two seasons ago and 21 three years ago, if the three consecutive games they had to play as the result of a weather-caused cancellation counts as two.

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Other circumstances factor into a schedule's degree of difficulty, however. Perhaps you get to play an opponent when its star player is injured. Or, maybe an opponent is finishing up a long road trip. Or, possibly you get to play a team that made several off-season changes at the beginning of the season, before it finds its chemistry.

The Pacers, who have signed eight new players for the upcoming season, are one of those teams. They open the season on Oct. 28 at Toronto, and play their home opener the following night against Memphis. Six of their first 10 games are at home, a reasonable way to start a season.

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Pacers 15-16 Schedule Favorable

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Ten Key Away Matchups In 2015-16

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers, with a revamped roster to reflect a new style of play, will open the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season on the road when they visit Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 28, for a 7:30 p.m. game. The Pacers will return the next night to open the home portion of the schedule in Bankers Life Fieldhouse by hosting the Memphis Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m.. Two nights later, Saturday, Oct. 31, the Utah Jazz will visit the Fieldhouse for their only appearance of the season.

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The home schedule is highlighted by two games against defending Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland, Feb. 1 and Apr. 6; Central Division rival Chicago, Nov. 27 in the traditional night after Thanksgiving game (8:00 p.m. start) and Mar. 29. Key Western Conference teams making their only visits include defending NBA Champion Golden State, Dec. 8; Oklahoma City, Mar. 19; Dallas, Dec. 16 and Houston, Mar. 27. Former Pacers of interest will make only one trip to town. They include Lance Stephenson with the L.A. Clippers, Jan. 26; Roy Hibbert with the L.A. Lakers, Feb. 8; and David West with San Antonio, Mar. 7.

All games in Bankers Life Fieldhouse will begin at 7:00 p.m., except for the Chicago game, Nov. 27; Miami, Nov. 6 (8:00 p.m.); Milwaukee, New Year’s Eve (6:00 p.m.) and three 6:00 p.m. Sunday games, Portland, Feb. 28, Houston, Mar. 27 and Brooklyn, Apr. 10.

The Pacers will have seven national television appearances on ESPN this season: vs. Miami, Nov. 6; vs. Miami, Dec. 11; at Boston, Jan. 13; at Golden State, Jan. 22; at Atlanta, Feb. 5; at Oklahoma City, Feb. 19; and vs. Cleveland, Apr. 6. NBATV has the Pacers scheduled for five showings: vs. Milwaukee, Nov. 21; at Miami, Jan. 4; at Cleveland, Feb. 29; at Atlanta, Mar. 13 and vs. New Orleans, Mar. 24.

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Fans can get information on all season ticket plans, including full season, half season and mini season by going to Pacers.com/tickets or by calling (317) 917-2827 to speak to a ticket sales representative. Single game ticket sales information for all games will be announced at a later date. Additional information related to the promotional schedule, including when the Pacers will be wearing the Hickory uniforms, will be released at a future date.

DAY	DATE		OPPONENT	TIME	NAT'L
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Wed.	28-Oct-15	at	Toronto	7:30 PM
Thu.	29-Oct-15	 	Memphis	7:00 PM
Sat.	31-Oct-15	 	Utah	7:00 PM
Tue.	3-Nov-15	at	Detroit	7:30 PM
Wed.	4-Nov-15	 	Boston	7:00 PM
Fri.	6-Nov-15	 	Miami	8:00 PM	 ESPN
Sun.	8-Nov-15	at	Cleveland	3:30 PM
Mon.	9-Nov-15	 	Orlando	7:00 PM
Wed.	11-Nov-15	at	Boston	7:30 PM
Fri.	13-Nov-15	 	Minnesota	7:00 PM
Mon.	16-Nov-15	at	Chicago	7:00 PM
Wed.	18-Nov-15	at	Philadelphia	7:00 PM
Sat.	21-Nov-15	 	Milwaukee	7:00 PM
Tue.	24-Nov-15	at	Washington	7:00 PM
Fri.	27-Nov-15	 	Chicago	8:00 PM
Sun.	29-Nov-15	at	L.A. Lakers	6:30 PM
Wed.	2-Dec-15	at	L.A. Clippers	7:30 PM
Thu.	3-Dec-15	at	Portland	7:00 PM
Sat.	5-Dec-15	at	Utah	7:00 PM
Tue.	8-Dec-15	 	Golden State	7:00 PM
Fri.	11-Dec-15	 	Miami	7:00 PM	 ESPN
Sat.	12-Dec-15	at	Detroit	7:30 PM
Mon.	14-Dec-15	 	Toronto	7:00 PM
Wed.	16-Dec-15	 	Dallas	7:00 PM
Fri.	18-Dec-15	 	Brooklyn	7:00 PM
Sat.	19-Dec-15	at	Memphis	7:00 PM
Mon.	21-Dec-15	at	San Antonio	7:30 PM
Wed.	23-Dec-15	 	Sacramento	7:00 PM
Sat.	26-Dec-15	at	Minnesota	7:00 PM
Mon.	28-Dec-15	 	Atlanta	7:00 PM
Wed.	30-Dec-15	at	Chicago	7:00 PM
Thu.	31-Dec-15	 	Milwaukee	6:00 PM
Sat.	2-Jan-16	 	Detroit	7:00 PM
Mon.	4-Jan-16	at	Miami	7:30 PM
Wed.	6-Jan-16	at	Orlando	7:00 PM
Fri.	8-Jan-16	at	New Orleans	7:00 PM
Sun.	10-Jan-16	at	Houston	6:00 PM
Tue.	12-Jan-16	 	Phoenix	7:00 PM
Wed.	13-Jan-16	at	Boston	8:00 PM	 ESPN
Fri.	15-Jan-16	 	Washington	7:00 PM
Sun.	17-Jan-16	at	Denver	6:00 PM
Tue.	19-Jan-16	at	Phoenix	7:00 PM
Fri.	22-Jan-16	at	Golden State	7:30 PM	 ESPN
Sat.	23-Jan-16	at	Sacramento	7:30 PM
Tue.	26-Jan-16	 	L.A. Clippers	7:00 PM
Thu.	28-Jan-16	 	Atlanta	7:00 PM
Sat.	30-Jan-16	 	Denver	7:00 PM
Mon.	1-Feb-16	 	Cleveland	7:00 PM
Wed.	3-Feb-16	at	Brooklyn	7:30 PM
Fri.	5-Feb-16	at	Atlanta	7:00 PM	 ESP
Sat.	6-Feb-16	 	Detroit	7:00 PM
Mon.	8-Feb-16	 	L.A. Lakers	7:00 PM
Wed.	10-Feb-16	 	Charlotte	7:00 PM
Fri.	19-Feb-16	at	Oklahoma City	7:00 PM	 ESPN
Sun.	21-Feb-16	at	Orlando	6:00 PM
Mon.	22-Feb-16	at	Miami	7:30 PM
Wed.	24-Feb-16	 	New York	7:00 PM
Fri.	26-Feb-16	 	Charlotte	7:00 PM
Sun.	28-Feb-16	 	Portland	6:00 PM
Mon.	29-Feb-16	at	Cleveland	7:00 PM
Wed.	2-Mar-16	at	Milwaukee	7:00 PM
Fri.	4-Mar-16	at	Charlotte	7:00 PM
Sat.	5-Mar-16	at	Washington	7:00 PM
Mon.	7-Mar-16	 	San Antonio	7:00 PM
Sat.	12-Mar-16	at	Dallas	1:00 PM
Sun.	13-Mar-16	at	Atlanta	6:00 PM
Tue.	15-Mar-16	 	Boston	7:00 PM
Thu.	17-Mar-16	 	Toronto	7:00 PM
Sat.	19-Mar-16	 	Oklahoma City	7:00 PM
Mon.	21-Mar-16	 	Philadelphia	7:00 PM
Thu.	24-Mar-16	 	New Orleans	7:00 PM
Sat.	26-Mar-16	at	Brooklyn	6:00 PM
Sun.	27-Mar-16	 	Houston	6:00 PM
Tue.	29-Mar-16	 	Chicago	7:00 PM
Thu.	31-Mar-16	 	Orlando	7:00 PM
Sat.	2-Apr-16	at	Philadelphia	7:00 PM
Sun.	3-Apr-16	at	New York	7:30 PM
Wed.	6-Apr-16	 	Cleveland	7:00 PM	 ESP
Fri.	8-Apr-16	at	Toronto	7:30 PM
Sun.	10-Apr-16	 	Brooklyn	6:00 PM
Tue.	12-Apr-16	 	New York	7:00 PM
Wed.	13-Apr-16	at	Milwaukee	7:00 PM

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NBA TV will announce the 2015-16 NBA regular season schedule during the network’s one-hour NBA Schedule Release Special on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. ET. The show will unveil the entire regular season national television schedule, highlighting the season’s most-anticipated games including the opening week of the season, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Rachel Nichols will host the special with Dennis Scott along with contributions from personalities around the NBA, including NBA TV and TNT analysts, offering immediate reaction to the marquee games and storylines. Additionally, NBA.com and the NBA app will post the entire 2015-16 schedule in conjunction with the NBA TV show.

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