Pacers vs. Wizards
NBA Cup Group Play

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DateNov 28 // 2025
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Event Starts7:30PM
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Pacers vs. Wizards
NBA Cup Group Play
- Nov 28 // Friday 7:30 PM On Sale TBA
INDIANA PACERS ANNOUNCE 2025 NBA CUP GROUP GAMES
The NBA announced the full schedule for Group Play games for the 2025 NBA Cup on Wednesday afternoon. The Pacers are in East Group A for this year's version of the annual in-season tournament, a group that also features Cleveland, Atlanta, Toronto, and Washington.
For Group Play, the Pacers will host two games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on holiday Fridays. They tip off NBA Cup action on Halloween night (Friday, Oct. 31), when they welcome Trae Young and the Hawks to Gainbridge Fieldhouse at 7:00 PM ET. The Pacers wrap up Group Play by hosting the Wizards on Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 PM ET for the franchise's traditional home game on "Gold Friday," the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The NBA Cup format is the same as it has been for the past two seasons. The top four teams in each conference at the conclusion of Group Play (the three group winners and one wild card team) will advance to the Knockout Rounds, an eight-team, single-elimination tournament. Quarterfinals will be hosted at the home arenas of the higher-seeded teams on Dec. 9 and 10, while the Semifinals and Championship will take place in Las Vegas on Dec. 13 and 16, respectively.
All games in the NBA Cup aside from the Championship game count towards the regular season standings. To ensure that all teams play 82 regular season games, the 22 teams that do not qualify for the Knockout Rounds will play two regular season games on Dec. 11 or 12 and Dec. 14 or 15, while the four teams that lose in the Quarterfinals will play one regular season game on Dec. 11, 12, 14, or 15.
The Pacers have had success in this event before, advancing to the championship game in the inaugural edition in 2023 (then known as the In-Season Tournament). They will try to advance to Las Vegas for the second time in three years this fall.
Bag Policy
Backpacks (with the exception of single-compartment drawstring bags that meet the NBA bag-size requirements, or media backpacks that are screened at the media entrance), hard-sided bags and any bag larger than 6"x9”x1.5” will not be allowed.
Discretion is allowed for purses and diaper bags that, while having the appearance of backpacks, generally are sized differently, and have a different purpose. These are allowed on a case-by-case basis and subject to management approval. All guests entering Gainbridge Fieldhouse are subject to security screening, visual inspection, and bag inspection conducted by Gainbridge Fieldhouse personnel.
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