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Bulls open playoffs at noon Saturday

The full NBA playoff schedule isn't set, but the league released starting times for all Eastern Conference Game 1 contests and the Bulls will play the Indiana Pacers at noon Saturday.

Here is the NBA's schedule for Game 1 of each Eastern Conference first-round series:

Saturday: Indiana at BULLS, noon (CSN, ESPN/ESPN3D and WMVP 1000-AM)

Saturday: Philadelphia at Miami, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday: Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday: New York at Boston, 6 p.m. (TNT)

Playoff scenariosHere's a look at the NBA playoff scenarios and current standings through Tuesday's game. All teams listed in CAPS have clinched their playoff seeds:EASTERN CONFERENCE1. BULLS2. MIAMI HEAT3. BOSTON CELTICS4. ORLANDO MAGIC5. ATLANTA HAWKS6. NEW YORK KNICKS7. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS8. INDIANA PACERSWESTERN CONFERENCE1. SAN ANTONIO2. LA Lakers or Dallas3. Dallas, LA Lakers or Oklahoma City 4. Oklahoma City or Dallas 5. DENVER6. PORTLAND7. Memphis or New Orleans8. New Orleans or MemphisTop-seed scenarios:#8226; Chicago clinches homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs with a Bulls win and Spurs loss.#8226; San Antonio clinches homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs with a Spurs win and Bulls loss.#8226; If Chicago and San Antonio finish tied, homecourt advantage throughout the NBA Playoffs will be determined by a random drawing by the league office.EASTERNAll seeding determinedWESTERN#376; LA Lakers will be seeded:#2 if Lakers win OR Mavericks lose #3 if Lakers lose and Mavericks win #8226; Dallas will be seeded:#2 if Mavericks win and Lakers lose #3 if Mavericks win and Lakers win OR if Mavericks lose and Thunder lose #4 if Mavericks lose and Thunder wins #8226; Oklahoma City will be seeded:#3 if Thunder wins and Mavericks lose #4 if Thunder loses OR if Mavericks win #8226; New Orleans will be seeded:#7 if Hornets win OR Grizzlies lose #8 if Hornets lose and Grizzlies win #8226; Memphis will be seeded:#7 if Grizzlies win and Hornets lose #8 if Grizzlies lose OR Hornets win