The second season in the form of the NBA playoffs for 16 teams begins on Saturday after the final regular season games played out on Thursday. The No. 3 seed Indiana Pacers will face the No.6 seed Orlando Magic on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. There are good tickets available at reasonable price for the playoffs so spread the word to get those seats filled. Come on, people.

Also, Mike Wells touched base with Larry Bird following the report from CBSSports.com that Bird planned to step down after the season broke last night.

"Once again, no decision has been made," Bird said by phone Thursday evening. "I'll sit down with my owner at the end of the season and we'll talk about things."

As you can see, Bird didn't say he was staying just that they would discuss the situation after the season. So there remains a lot of smoke around the Bird is leaving story, which combined with the way things have played out this year for the team make his departure continue to appear more likely than not.

Check out the links after the jump including a vdieo preview of the series I did with Coach Nick from BBallBbreakdown.com and Evan Dunlap from Orlando Pinstriped Post.

• Hibbert should dominate with Howard out | Indianapolis Star | indystar.co
• Larry Bird: No decision yet on postseason plans, Pacers president says | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
• Pacers: Bird denies another rumor surrounding his future | Pacers Insider | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.com
• 2012 Pacers Playoffs: First Round Schedule | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE INDIANA PACERS
• Granger emerges as closer for playoff-bound Pacers - AP
• Blogtable: Breakout Playoff Star « NBA.com | Hang Time Blog
• Pacers Playoff Notebook: Season only considered a success with a deep run - fox59.com
• Orlando Magic Glen Davis: Glen Davis says he will play in Game 1 of the playoffs despite an ankle sprain - Orlando Sentinel
• Orlando Magic: Orlando Magic end their regular season against the Memphis Grizzlies with a playoff series looming against the Indiana Pacers - Orlando Sentinel
• 2012 Pacers-Magic Playoff Series Preview - BBALLBREAKDOWN
• Indiana and Orlando: By The Tape | Hickory-High
• NBA Playoff preview: Indiana vs. Orlando | ProBasketballTalk
• 2012 NBA Playoffs Schedule: Indiana Pacers Host Orlando Magic On Saturday - SB Nation Indiana
• Sources: Bird gives Simon go-ahead to plan for his departure - CBSSports