Atlanta at Indiana

There was a time this season when Atlanta was 17-13 and the third best team in the Eastern Conference through 30 games. They played to a 21-31 record from that point forward, and had to hold off the Knicks to even be in the playoffs. This is not a playoff-caliber team. The fact is the 21-31 record over their last 52 games would rank #21 worst in the league from that point of the season on. The Indiana Pacers had some problems of their own down the stretch, but the talent differential between these two teams is substantial, and the Pacers seemed to have aired out their dirty laundry and are ready to play again in the postseason. The Pacers have their detractors because of the poor finish, but looking at their second to the last game of the season, a win over Oklahoma City tells me that this team is ready to turn things up. Make the play on Indiana.