NBA Play-In - East - 9th Place vs 10th Place

33-39, 15-21 Away

117

33-39, 15-21 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Hornets CHA	24	21	33	39	117
Pacers IND	40	29	39	36	144

Indiana PacersPacersIND

34-38, 13-23 Home

144

34-38, 13-23 Home

Charlotte Hornets @ Indiana Pacers

Matchups

CHA

IND wins matchup

1-0

IND

117

Game 1@ IND

Final

144

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	4	1	.800	-	W4
Orlando	3	1	.750	0.5	W2
Miami	3	2	.600	1	L1
Washington	2	2	.500	1.5	L2
Charlotte	1	3	.250	2.5	L2

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	3	1	.750	-	W2
Chicago	3	2	.600	0.5	W2
Milwaukee	2	3	.400	1.5	W1
Cleveland	1	2	.333	1.5	L1
Indiana	1	3	.250	2	L3

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