The Indiana Pacers have one regular-season game remaining, but they already know their playoff position.
After the Pacers lost to the Orlando Magic on Friday, Indiana secured the No. 4 seed. They will play the No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. Indiana lost the season series to the Bucks 3-1.
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The Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed, and would play the Pacers in the East semifinals if each wins their first-round series.
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What teams make NBA playoffs? Eastern Conference standings
(Through April 12)
Team
Record
GB
Cleveland
64-17
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Boston
60-21
4
New York
50-31
14
Indiana
49-32
15
Milwaukee
47-34
17
Detroit
44-37
20
Orlando
41-40
23
Atlanta
39-42
25
Chicago
38-43
26
Miami
37-44
27
Pacers remaining schedule
Sun., April 13: at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Bucks remaining schedule
Sun., April 13: vs. Detroit, 1 p.m.
When was the last time Pacers made NBA playoffs?
The Pacers earned the No. 6 seed last season and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks on the way to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Boston Celtics.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pacers playoff picture: Indiana locks up top-4 seed in Eastern Conference