They have a two-game lead for that spot over the Detroit Pistons ... They also need to stay healthy. Myles Turner missed their last game against the Sacramento Kings due to injury.

This dominant win sees Indiana remain at fourth place in the Eastern Conference, just 1.5 games ahead of the Detroit Pistons ... to do it without center Myles Turner, who is entering free agency ...

In the first game of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Indiana Pacers cruised to a 117-98 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers were unable to slow down Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 36 points, ...

With Turner out of the picture tonight ... Indiana currently has a 1.5-game lead over the No. 5 seed Detroit Pistons and a three-game lead over the No. 6 seed Milwaukee Bucks in the standings.

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 36 points and eight ... Haliburton added 10 assists, eight rebounds and three blocks while ...

The three-time All-Star finished with 25 points and seven rebounds while Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points and 12 assists to ...

Myles Turner scored 24 points to lead the Pacers ... They are four games ahead of the sixth-place Pistons, and they hold the tiebreaker over Detroit, so the Pistons cannot pass them and the Pacers can ...

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 36 points ... eight rebounds and three blocks while making four 3-pointers. Myles Turner had 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. Cleveland’s Ty ...