Thursday is a true elimination game in the NBA for the Eastern Conference, with the winner between the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards ending up with the No. 8 seed and the loser going home.

The two teams could not be coming into this game from more different angles. The Pacers won the 9/10 matchup over the Charlotte Hornets in convincing fashion to punch their ticket, and the Wizards were on the wrong end of a blowout against the Celtics to end up here. Washington was one of the hottest teams in basketball to end the season, surging all the way up to the No. 8 seed after many believed they had no chance. On the other side of this game, Indiana dealt with injuries all year and they basically backed into the playoffs.

Since we only...

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