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Pacers, Bulls clinch final playoff spots; Heat eliminated

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The final two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference have been spoken for.

The Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls will take the East's seventh and eighth seeds, while the Miami Heat fell just short despite defeating the Washington Wizards on the final night of the regular season.

The Pacers finished with 42 wins, while the Bulls and Heat finished with 41 apiece. Chicago won two of three meetings with Miami - which started the season 11-30 before finishing 30-11 - to eliminate the Heat on a tiebreaker.

The Bulls will take on the top-seeded Boston Celtics in the East quarterfinals, while the Pacers head to Cleveland for a first-round series with the defending champion Cavaliers.

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