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One fact is certain: The Pacers and the Raptors will play Game 5 on Tuesday, April 26. On what TV station and what time, however, is still in flux.

There are eight scenarios overall. They are as follows:

If Game 5 is necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit, Atlanta-Boston, and San Antonio-Memphis series, the Pacers will play at 6 p.m. on NBA TV.

If Game 5 is necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and Atlanta-Boston series but not necessary in the San Antonio-Memphis series, Pacers-Raptors begins at 7 p.m. on NBA TV.

If Game 5 is necessary in the Atlanta-Boston, and San Antonio-Memphis series but not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit series, they'll play at 8 p.m. on NBA TV.

If Game 5 is necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and San Antonio-Memphis series but not necessary in the Atlanta-Boston series, Pacers-Raptors begins at 8 p.m. on NBA TV.

If Game 5 is necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit series but not necessary in the Atlanta-Boston and San Antonio-Memphis series, they'll start at 6 p.m. on TNT.

If Game 5 is necessary in the Atlanta-Boston series but not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and San Antonio-Memphis series, the Pacers would play at 6 p.m. on TNT.

If Game 5 is necessary in the San Antonio-Memphis series but not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and Atlanta-Boston series, game time is 7 p.m. on TNT.

If Game 5 is not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit, Atlanta-Boston and San Antonio-Memphis series, Pacers at Raptors will be the only game on the schedule and will begin at 8 p.m. on TNT.

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As you can see, there's a lot of fluctuation in the schedule that still needs to be sorted out.

Game 3 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on NBA TV, and Game 4 in Indy is at 3 p.m. Saturday on TNT.

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