<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=41Zkb7_0v0dayHA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=41Zkb7_0v0dayHA00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>How far will the Pacers go next season? Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>The <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/05/13/pacers-even-the-score">Pacers</a> have become must-see TV, and the 2024-25 NBA schedule proves it.Why it matters: With greater national exposure, more primetime games with other top-tier teams and a trip across the pond, the Pacers are getting the playoff team treatment next season.The intrigue: While the league gives our home team a push befitting a championship contender <a href="https://x.com/TyHaliburton22/status/1822401754945798346">led by a popular Olympic gold medalist</a>, expect the City of Indianapolis to make a big deal about the upcoming season, too.<ul><li>Local sports and civic leaders say they plan to make Indy the <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/08/16/indianapolis-womens-sports-capital">global epicenter of sports over the next 25 years</a>.</li></ul>State of play: The Pacers will grab the national spotlight 14 times this season including five games on ESPN, four on TNT and four on NBA TV.<ul><li>That's more than double the six nationally-televised games on their initial schedule last season.</li></ul>Zoom in: The Pacers begin the season with a pair of tough road games in Detroit to take on the Pistons on Oct. 23., and in New York versus the Knicks on Oct. 25.<ul><li>The <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/05/20/pacers-knock-out-knicks-in-nba-playoffs">Pacers beat the Knicks</a> during their 2024 playoff run to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.</li><li>The home opener is against the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 27.</li></ul>Zoom out: The Pacers will go global when they play the San Antonio Spurs in Paris on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 — the second time ever they've played a regular season game overseas.What we're watching: How the team that got closer to the NBA Finals than any other Pacers squad since 2014 will improve.<ul><li>NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton is coming in with gold medal momentum and without his postseason <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/pacers-tyrese-haliburton-out-game-4-east-finals">hamstring issues</a>.</li><li>All-Star Pascal Siakam signed a new deal over the summer to stay in Indy, and Myles Turner begins his 10th season with the Blue &amp; Gold.</li></ul></div></body>

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Pacers get primetime push in 2024-25 NBA season

The Pacers have become must-see TV, and the 2024-25 NBA schedule proves it. Why it matters: With greater national exposure, more primetime games with other top-tier teams and a trip across the pond, the Pacers are getting the playoff team treatment next season. The intrigue: While the league gives our...

Pacers get primetime push in 2024-25 NBA season

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