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Pacers playoff picture: where Indiana stands

The Eastern Conference field if the season ended today, where the Pacers fit, and the games left.

If the season ended today, the Pacers would be one of fourteen Eastern Conference teams level for the last five spots.

Indiana is fourth in the Central Division at 0-0, half a game behind the Pistons. 80 games are left, four of them against teams with winning records. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Eastern playoff field today

Record
Spot
1
Pistons
1-0
In
2
Celtics
0-1
Tied for last spots
2
Nets
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Knicks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
76ers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Raptors
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bulls
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Cavaliers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Pacers
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Bucks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hawks
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Heat
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Magic
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Wizards
0-0
Tied for last spots
2
Hornets
0-0
Tied for last spots

Ties are listed, not broken. The standings as they stand, not a forecast.

The full playoff picture
Central Division
Pistons 1-0 · Bulls 0-0
Cavaliers 0-0 · Pacers 0-0 · Bucks 0-0
What is left
80 games, 4 against winning teams
The Pacers schedule

Questions

Would the Pacers make the playoffs if the season ended today?

It is a tie. Fourteen Eastern Conference teams are level for the last five spots, and the league's tiebreakers would decide it.

How many games do the Pacers have left?

80, starting at the Pelicans on Wednesday.