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The Atlanta Hawks will hold out five regulars against the Indiana Pacers tonight, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Chris Vivlamore. A victory by the Pacers clinches a playoff berth, the Hawks have the fifth seed and will play Washington in the first round of the playoffs.

Atlanta will sit Paul Millsap (left knee synovitis), Dennis Schroeder (rest), Dwight Howard (mid-back tightness), Tim Hardaway (rest) and Kent Bazemore (right knee bone bruise). They are the Hawks' five leading scorers.

DOYEL: Postseason run necessary for Pacers to strike it rich

INSIDER: The burgeoning bro-mance between Lance Stephenson and Kevin Seraphin

Thabo Sefolosha (right groin strain) is listed as probable. He had missed eight games prior to returning last night and will play to continue getting into game shape, according to Vivlamore.

The Pacers will clinch the seventh seed with a victory or losses by Chicago and Miami, the eighth seed with a loss a loss by Chicago or Miami. The Pacers would be eliminated if they lost and Chicago and Miami lose.

The Hawks lineup will include:

Thabo Sefolosha (7.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg), Ersan Ilyasova (10.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg), Mike Muscala (6.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg), Malcolm Delaney (5.3 ppg, 2.6 apg), Taurean Waller-Prince (5.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg), Mike Dunleavy (5.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg), Jose Calderon (3.1 ppg, 2.0 apg), Kris Humpries (4.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg), DeAndre' Bembry (2.5 ppg) and Ryan Kelly (1.1 ppg).

Scenarios for the top seeds in the East: