The Pacers will open their 2025-26 season with an NBA Finals rematch on national television.

ESPN announced on Tuesday the games they will broadcast as part of opening-week doubleheaders on Oct. 22 and 23. The Pacers will host the Thunder at 7:30 p.m. in an ESPN televised game on Oct. 23 after losing to the Thunder in seven games in the 2024-25 NBA Finals.

The Warriors will play the Nuggets in Denver at 10 p.m. in the other ESPN televised game that night. The Knicks will host the Cavaliers on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. and the Mavericks will host the Spurs at 9:30 p.m.

ESPN also officially released its Christmas Day schedule, which was reported by ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday. The Pacers are not part of that schedule. The season opens on Oct. 21 with two games on NBC and the Pacers won't

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