Indiana’s win over Houston on Wednesday set what had been the last two unknown series on the East bracket. No. 3 Boston will play No. 6 Philadelphia in a meeting between longtime rivals, and the Pacers are now locked into an East opening series against the Miami Heat — with the potential of those teams playing nine times in a span of 10 games.
That means, for just the second time since 2011, teams that end the regular season against one another will open the post-season against one another. The last time it happened was 2016, when Cleveland faced Detroit. That part is true: Miami needs one more win to secure the No. 4 seed, and the right to be declared the "home" team for Games 1 and 2 of the series. If the Heat lose Wednesday and then Friday’s finale, Indiana will be No. 4 in the East and Miami will be No. 5."We’ve got to match Miami’s energy," Indiana’s Edmond Sumner said. "That’s a team that’s going to play hard for 48 minutes.
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