The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks start their NBA playoff series. Here is TV, series schedule, injuries, tickets, lineups for today, April 19.

Handicapping the first NBA playoff game inevitably involves some guesswork, given the stakes and magnitude will certainly impact the outcome.

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are meeting in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Pacers, who knocked the Bucks out last year, enter as the higher seed and the favorite this year against their Central Division rival.