
Indiana Pacers' Paul George goes to the basket against Atlanta Hawks' Taurean Prince during the first half of Wednesday night's game.
AP Photo/Darron CumminsThe 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