Another game, another must win. That's the way it's going to be for the rest of the year, it seems. I'll defer to Spicy P on the team's mindset as they close out the season.
Summed up pretty well today by @pskills43. Game 80 in Toronto tonight @BallySportsIN pic.twitter.com/FuFWnldAB0
— Jeremiah Johnson (@PacersJJ) April 9, 2024
The Pacers take on the ice cold Toronto Raptors tonight. How ice cold? Check them out over the last two weeks.

Once again, this is not a game that the Pacers should drop. Will they? That's another story entirely.
Looking around the league, there's no shortage of games that will impact the Pacers' playoff seeding tonight. The headline is that the Pacers actually have a chance to clinch the 6th seed or better.
NBA lays it out: The Pacers clinch a playoff spot tonight if all of the following happen:
— Tony East (@TonyREast) April 9, 2024
Pacers win
Magic win
Heat lose
76ers lose
If we want to go a little deeper – and possibly a little more crazy trying to keep track of it all – here are the other scenarios in play.
The Pacers have a few clinching and elimination options tonight
— csb (@itsCSB__) April 9, 2024
The Pacers can clinch no worse than a #7 seed finish with:
• Win against Toronto
• Philadelphia loses to Detroit
or
• Win against Toronto
• Miami loses to Atlanta
• Houston loses to Orlando
The Pacers can… https://t.co/4OsBYe9SM0
Oh by the way, the team broke the franchise record for points and assists in a single season against the Heat. With three games to play, they'll continue to pad the lead. Pretty cool achievement, but with the way this team has scored all year, I'm a little surprised it took 79 games.
we’ve set new franchise records for total points (9,693) and total assists (2,411) in a single season. pic.twitter.com/9u0oaDlyjh
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 9, 2024
Injuries
No new injuries to report at the time of writing.
How to Watch
Tipoff is at 7:00 PM ET.
TV: Bally Sports Indiana, NBA League Pass
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan
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