The Pacers' hot start is earning them a little more national exposure.
The NBA announced some changes to its national TV schedule late on Friday night and Indiana now has two additional national broadcasts. Indiana's Dec. 8 showdown with the Golden State Warriors will now be broadcast on NBA TV. The Pacers can also now be seen on NBA TV on February 1, when they host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
These extra nationally-televised games are in part thanks to the Pacers exceeding preseason expectations. Indiana is 12-6 as of Saturday morning, which puts them in third place in the Eastern Conference.