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Postgame editions will be open-ended on ESPN while ABC will run a half-hour and then continue on the ESPN app. The program will air on 20 dates during the regular season and throughout the NBA Playoffs, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals.
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Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers faced off on Thursday for the first time since the 2025 NBA Finals.
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Game Recap: Thunder 141, Pacers 135
The Thunder defeated the Pacers, 141-135, after going into double overtime. The Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 20 to start the season, becoming the first team in NBA history to go to double overtime in each of their first two games.