Pacers will meet Bucks, Heat, Raptors and Pistons in In-Season Tournament group play

After reaching the In-Season Tournament finals in the inaugural event last season before losing to the Lakers, the Pacers will have to take on a team they beat in both the In-Season Tournament semifinals and the NBA Playoffs in this year's group play.

The NBA revealed the draws for group play on Friday in Las Vegas between NBA Summer League games. The Pacers are in East Group B, joined by the Bucks, who they beat in six games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Also in the group are the Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons. The Heat were the No. 8 seed in last year's playoffs. Neither Detroit nor Toronto made the postseason.

East Group A includes the Knicks, Magic, 76ers, Nets and Hornets. East Group C includes the NBA champion Celtics -- who beat the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals but lost to the Pacers in the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals. -- as well as the Cavaliers, Bulls, Hawks and Wizards.

In-Season Tournament group play begins on Nov. 12 and will continue on Tuesday and Friday nights from Nov. 12-Dec. 3. The quarterfinals will take place Dec. 10 and 11 at home sites. The semifinals will be in Las Vegas on Dec. 14 and the finals will be Dec. 17, also in Las Vegas.