The Indiana Pacers will open the 2008-09 season at Conseco Fieldhouse on November 1st against the Boston Celtics. Starting the season against the star-studded defending champs might not be great for the won-loss column, but the joint will be jumping with the C's reaching rock star status not to mention all the interest in the new faces playing for the Pacers.

This hasn't been officially announced but a little birdie dropped the info in my email box this morning. Jim Morris and Larry Bird (not the aforementioned little birdie, BTW) hosted a cocktail party for some high-end season ticket holders last night and they divulged the exciting home opener during the event.