Cleveland and Boston have been the class of the East, but can a dark-horse team get in the way of a playoff showdown?

The Celtics are locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will have at least five days off before beginning ...

A win in double OT against the Cleveland Cavaliers pushes the Pacers to 50 wins this season. Senior Sports Reporter Noral ...

Rick Carlisle described Indiana's first 81 games as eventful before his Pacers took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday in ...

The Athletic has you covered with the Eastern Conference's playoff matchups and what to expect from each team.

Our NBA experts pick which teams make it out of the play-in tournament and which will survive the first round.

The other known opening-round matchup pits LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers against the Minnesota ...

While the Celtics ... The Pacers and Bucks met in the first round last year, though Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t play due to injury in the six-game series. Indiana ended up in the East Finals ...

The Cavs fell to the Pacers in the regular-season finale Sunday. NBA playoffs bracket, Play-In Tournament info and details ...

Despite getting swept, the Pacers ... Finals. Of course, the toughest opponent for the Celtics is the Cavaliers. The Cavs have been the top team in the East all year, so this comes as no surprise ...

The Indiana Pacers will ... the No. 4 seed in the East playoffs, Indiana also will get to avoid a team that they had no desire to see early on. That would be the Boston Celtics, the team that ...

The Indiana Pacers know a lot about their NBA playoff picture, though some details still need to be worked out. Here's what we know.