Indiana Pacers playoff picture: Will they have homecourt advantage in first round?

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The Indiana Pacers are likely to end up with the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round homecourt playoff edge.

However, a great closing week of the regular season could push them to No. 3, while losing out could force them to start the playoffs on the road.

Among likely first-round opponents, Indiana lost the season series to the Milwaukee Bucks 3-1, and the Pacers led the Detroit Pistons 3-1.

All three teams have four games remaining. The Pacers and Bucks each have one against a team already eliminated from postseason contention, while all of Detroit's opponents are in the hunt.

Indiana faces conference-leading Cleveland twice, while the Bucks and Pistons play each other in the final two games of the regular season.

Another victory: Pacers outlast Jokic’s 40-point triple-double for first win over Nuggets since 2020

What teams make the NBA playoffs? Eastern Conference standings​

(Through April 6; top six have qualified for playoffs)

Team	Record	GB
Cleveland	62-16	—
Boston	58-20	4
New York	50-28	12
Indiana	47-31	15
Milwaukee	44-34	18
Detroit	43-35	19

Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago and Miami are set as the play-in teams for the 7th through 10th seeds, though they are all within 3 games of each other. Each of those teams could finish anywhere in that group.

Pacers remaining schedule​

Tue., April 8: at Washington, 7 p.m.

Thurs., April 10: vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Fri., April 11: vs. Orlando, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 13: at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Knicks remaining schedule​

Tue., April 8: vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Thur., April 10: at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Fri., April 11: vs. Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., April 13: at Brooklyn, 1 p.m.

Pistons remaining schedule​

Mon., April 7: vs. Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Thur., April 10: vs. New York, 7 p.m.

Fri., April 11: vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 13: at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.

Bucks remaining schedule​

Tues., April 8: vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Thur., April 10: vs. New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Fri., April 11: at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 13: vs. Detroit, 1 p.m.

When was the last time the Pacers made the 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: Will they have homecourt advantage in first round?

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