Pacers to host Pistons for season opener Dec. 26

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Pacers will open their season Dec. 26 in Indianapolis against the Detroit Pistons.

The NBA’s 66th season will get under way on Christmas Day. The compacted 66-game schedule announced Tuesday will require every team to play on three consecutive nights at least once. For the Indiana Pacers, that won’t come until mid-February, and then again in late March.

The Pacers will have 33 home games at Conseco Fieldhouse, the first at 7 p.m. Dec. 26. Fans can get information on all ticket packages by going to Pacers.com or contacting the Pacers’ ticket department at (317) 917-2500. Single-game tickets will go on sale Dec. 12.

The full schedule:

December

• 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26 vs. Detroit
• 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 at Toronto
• 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 vs. Cleveland
• 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 at Detroit

January

• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 at New Jersey
• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 at Miami
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6 at Boston
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 vs. Charlotte
• 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 at Philadelphia
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 vs. Atlanta
• 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13 at Toronto
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. Boston
• 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at Sacramento
• 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 at Golden State
• 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at LA Lakers
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 vs. Orlando
• 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Chicago
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at Boston
• 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 at Orlando
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 vs. New Jersey

February

• 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Minnesota
• 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 at Dallas
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 vs. Orlando
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 vs. Utah
• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 at Atlanta
• 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at Memphis7
• p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 vs. Denver
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs. Miami
• 7:30 p.m. Wedensday, Feb. 15 at Cleveland
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 vs. New Jersey
• 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 vs. Charlotte
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 vs. New Orleans
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Charlotte7
• p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 vs. Golden State

March

• 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3 at New Orleans
• 8 p.m. Monday, March 5 at Chicago
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 vs. Atlanta
• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at Miami
• 6 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Orlando
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 vs. Portland
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 vs. Philadelphia
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 at New York
• 7 p.m. Saturday, March 17 vs. New York
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 vs. LA Clippers
• 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at Washington
• 7 p.m. Friday, March 23 vs. Phoenix
• 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at Milwaukee
• 7 p.m. Monday, March 26 vs. Miami
• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 at New Jersey
• 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29 vs. Washington
• 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at San Antonio

April

• 7 p.m. Sunday, April 1 at Houston
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 vs. New York
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at Washington
• 7 p.m. Friday, April 6 vs. Oklahoma City
• 7 p.m. Saturday, April 7 vs. Boston
• 7 p.m. Monday, April 9 vs. Toronto
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 at Cleveland
• 7 p.m. Friday, April 13 vs. Cleveland
• 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Milwaukee
• 7 p.m. Monday, April 16 vs. Minnesota
• 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at Philadelphia
• 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19 vs. Milwaukee
• 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21 vs. Philadelphia
• 7 p.m. Monday, April 23 vs. Detroit
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 vs. Chicago