The Indiana Pacers closed out the regular season Wednesday night with their fifth consecutive win, securing seventh place in the Eastern Conference and the right to play in the post-season.
The Pacers will open the first-round of the playoffs with two games in Cleveland against the No. 2 seed Cavaliers -- Saturday, April 15 and Monday, April 17. The series will shift to Indianapolis for games three and four in Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Thursday, April 20 and Sunday, April 23.
Game 5 will be Tuesday, April 25 in Cleveland. If necessary, Game 6 will be played in Indianapolis on Thursday, April 27 and Game 7 will be Saturday, April 29 in Cleveland.
Tickets for the series will go on sale Friday, April 14. Fans signed up to receive Pacers Insider, the e-newsletter of the Pacers, will have the opportunity to purchase playoff tickets beginning at 2 p.m. Remaining tickets will go on sale to the public at 4 p.m. via the web at Pacers.com/Playoffs, the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Box Office and (800) 4-NBA-TIX.
Pacers First-Round Playoffs
Game 1 | Saturday, April 15 | at Cleveland | 3 p.m. |
Game 2 | Monday, April 17 | at Cleveland | 7 p.m. |
Game 3 | Thursday, April 20 | Indianapolis | 7 p.m. |
Game 4 | Sunday, April 23 | Indianapolis | 1 p.m. |
Game 5 | Tuesday, April 25 | at Cleveland | TBD |
Game 6* | Thursday, April 27 | Indianapolis | TBD |
Game 7* | Saturday, April 29 | at Cleveland | TBD |
* If necessary