The Indiana Pacers have two regular-season games remaining, but they know a lot about their playoff position.

With their win Thursday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Pacers locked up the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference standings. If they win out and the New York Knicks lose out, Indiana can get the No. 3 seed.

The Pacers will open the playoffs at home, either against the Milwaukee Bucks or the Detroit Pistons. Indiana lost the season series to the Bucks 3-1, and the Pacers beat the Pistons 3-1. The Bucks and Pistons play each other twice this weekend.

The Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference No. 1 seed, and would play the Pacers in the East semifinals if each wins their first-round series.

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What teams make NBA playoffs? Eastern Conference standings

(Through April 10; top six have qualified for playoffs)

TeamRecordGBCleveland63-17—Boston59-214New York50-3013Indiana49-3114Milwaukee45-3417.5Detroit44-3619

Pacers remaining schedule

Fri., April 11: vs. Orlando, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 13: at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Pistons remaining schedule

Fri., April 11: vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 13: at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.

Bucks remaining schedule

Fri., April 11: at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Sun., April 13: vs. Detroit, 1 p.m.

Knicks remaining schedule

Fri., April 11: vs. Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., April 13: at Brooklyn, 1 p.m.

When was the last time Pacers made NBA playoffs?

The Pacers earned the No. 6 seed last season and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks on the way to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the eventual champion Boston Celtics.