Ten Takeaways from the Pacers' 2021-22 Schedule

Domantas Sabonis and the Pacers tip off the 2021-22 season on Oct. 20, with Opening Night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday, Oct. 23 against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.The 2021-22 NBA schedule is officially here. The Indiana Pacers will tip off next season exactly two months from today as the NBA season returns to its traditional format after a year and a half of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

That return to normalcy means the Blue & Gold are slated to play 82 games for the first time since the 2018-19 season, 41 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and 41 on the road. They will play all their divisional rivals four times, all Western Conference teams twice, and the remaining…