Lillard's injury likely means that the Bucks will be sixth in the Eastern Conference standings when the season ends. That means that if the Pacers can catch the Knicks for third, they will be facing Milwaukee in the first round of the playoffs.

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That means that if things go well, the Pacers can play more bench guys and get their starters some much-needed rest at the end of this game. They shouldn't need their best guys out there for a ton of minutes in order to win this game.

Johnny Furphy helped the Pacers turn in a historic performance on Thursday, breaking a couple of franchise records against the Wizards.

LeBron James' buzzer-beating tip-in gave the Lakers a 120-119 win over the Pacers on Wednesday night, snapping Indiana's 5-game win streak.

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The Indiana Pacers had won five straight games, but the Los Angeles Lakers come through in the closing second.

The Indiana Pacers had an offensive game for the ages Thursday night on the road against the Washington Wizards. Coming off a debilitating loss last night where LeBron James scored a tip-in as time expired,