Are the Indiana Pacers a playoff team in 2024? Look at the NBA Eastern Conference standings
The Indiana Pacers have clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, but want to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2020. They competed in the play-in tournament in 2021 but did not reach the playoffs.
The top six teams in the conference standings at the end of the regular season are in the playoffs, with four teams competing for the final two spots.
NBA Eastern Conference standings
As of April 9, the Pacers have a 97.7% chance of making the playoffs ‒ and a 85.3% chance of being in the top 6 ‒ according to Basketball Reference:
Team | Record |
1. Celtics | 63-18 |
2. Bucks | 49-32 |
3. Knicks | 49-32 |
4. Cavaliers | 48-33 |
5. Magic | 46-35 |
6. Pacers | 46-35 |
7. 76ers | 46-35 |
8. Heat | 45-36 |
9. Bulls | 39-42 |
10. Hawks | 36-45 |
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Pacers schedule
April 12, Friday, at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m.
April 14, Sunday, vs. Hawks, 1 p.m.
How does the play-in tournament work?
∎ The No. 7 seed hosts the No. 8 seed, and the winner of that game is the No. 7 seed for the playoffs.
∎ The No. 9 team hosts the No. 10 seed, and the loser of that game is eliminated.
∎ The loser of the 7-8 game hosts the winner of the 9-10 game, and the winner of that game is the No. 8 seed for the playoffs.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: 2024 Pacers playoff picture: Are the Pacers an NBA playoff team?
