As the NBA rolls out their schedule, they have intentionally added pieces to make the long season more exciting and engageable for fans like the NBA Cup or Rivals Week. This year during rivalry week, though, the Indiana Pacers are scheduled to play the Oklahoma City Thunder. Unfortunately, the real theme in this “Rivals Week” is a championship rematch, not a rivalry.
Two days before the Pacers play OKC in a Finals rematch, OKC plays Milwaukee in an NBA Cup Finals rematch. There is some irony here that places the NBA fixture above the teams playing the games.