Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers: where to watch live and start time (NBA, Oct 30) By Luís Henrique Costa
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The Miami Heat host the Indiana Pacers on Friday in NBA Cup group play, with tipoff set for 8 p.m. Eastern time at a venue in Miami, Florida. U.S. fans can watch on WPLG Local 10, NBA League Pass, DAZN and Local10+.
Indiana enters at 2-3 and is 10th in the Eastern Conference. Miami is 1-4 and 14th in the East. Both teams are in Group B with the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers, and the group stage runs from Oct. 30 to Nov. 27, with games counting toward the regular-season standings. The Pacers lost 114-109 to the 76ers on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Heat won their first game of the season, 129-117 on the road against the Atlanta Hawks. The sources reviewed do not confirm the result of the last meeting between the two teams.
Where to watch Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers live
The game is available in the United States on the following channels and platforms:
- WPLG Local 10 (WPLG-IND): free-to-air TV
- NBA League Pass: streaming
- DAZN: streaming
- Local10+: streaming
Start time and venue for Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers
- Date: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026
- Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET (20:00 local time)
- Venue: Miami, Florida. The sources reviewed do not confirm the name of the arena.
- Competition: NBA Cup, group play (Group B)
- Home team: Miami Heat
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How the Miami Heat arrive
The sources reviewed do not name the Heat’s head coach. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the team’s main star this season, averaging 27.6 points and 11.2 rebounds in five games with Miami. Bam Adebayo passed Udonis Haslem as the franchise’s all-time leader in rebounds, with 5,794 in his career. He scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the win over the Hawks.
Simone Fontecchio is the only Heat player listed as out. He is day-to-day with an illness.
How the Indiana Pacers arrive
Rick Carlisle is the Pacers’ head coach. After a loss to the 76ers, he said, “We just need bodies.”
Andrew Nembhard leads the Indiana backcourt, with Tyrese Haliburton and T.J. McConnell out or limited. Nembhard has neck stiffness and pain but is listed as probable. Haliburton is out with a hamstring tendon strain and should miss at least two weeks. Ben Sheppard is out with a meniscus injury, and Johnny Furphy is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
- Out: Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring tendon strain, at least two weeks)
- Out: Ben Sheppard (meniscus injury)
- Out for the season: Johnny Furphy (ACL injury)
- Day-to-day: Ivica Zubac (left ankle sprain, missed the last two games)
- Day-to-day: T.J. McConnell
- Probable: Andrew Nembhard (neck stiffness and pain)
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Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers referee assignment
The referee assignment for the game, including the officials and the video review, has not been released in the sources reviewed.
Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers last season and next games
Last season, the Heat finished 43-39 and went 26-15 at home. The Pacers finished 19-63. Both teams play the other three Group B opponents, and the group stage ends on Nov. 27. The sources reviewed do not give the date of either team’s next game.
