INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Pacers celebrated entering the NBA playoffs, although the team didn’t play Tuesday night. The Portland Trailblazers beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-113, and that loss by the Hawks put the Pacers in the playoffs. Now, the Pacers will wait to find out what te am they’ll oppose. At the current standings, the Pacers say they could possibly play the Detroit Pistons with a home-court advantage. The team’s “magic number,” to secure a top-four seed and the home-court advantage in the first round, was 5 on Tuesday night. The Pacers put a poster on social media to celebrate and shared a link for tickets. The Pacers went to the playoffs last season, but the Boston Celtics swept the best-of-seven conference championship series with four wins. On Wednesday night, the Pacers play the Charlotte Hornets with a 7 p.m. tip-off. (Image Provided/Indiana Pacers) ...read more read less