The Indiana Pacers kick off their 2024-25 season tonight. Here's everything to know about their season opener vs the Detroit Pistons.
The Indiana Pacers open their 2024-25 season on Wednesday night with a Central Division battle against the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers hit the road to kick things off, it's their first time opening the season on the road since 2021.
Indiana is beginning a season that has expectations, which hasn't been the case in a while. After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals last season, most anticipate that the Pacers will make the playoffs again, at least, and could make another run. Detroit, meanwhile, is trying to return to competence.
"They're fourth in the NBA in defensive efficiency rate in the preseason... they're going to be physical, they're going to make it very difficult," Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of the PIstons.Tyrese Haliburton: The Pacers All-NBA point guard averaged 20.1 points and 10.9 assists per game last season.
Pascal Siakam: The two-time All-Star averaged 21.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the Pacers last year. Cade Cunningham: The former All-Rookie team guard averaged 22.7 points and 7.5 assist per game for the lowly Pistons in 2023-24.Tony East is the Publisher of AllPacers. He has previously written for Forbes Sports, the West Indianapolis Community News, WTHR, and more while hosting the Locked On Pacers podcast.
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