The Eastern Conference playoff picture is set. And the Milwaukee Bucks won't be around for the photoshoot.

The Toronto Raptors clinched the Eastern Conference 7th seed by defeating Cleveland 103-85 in Toronto. Morris Peterson and Jerome Williams each scored 22 points for the Raptors, who won 12 of 14 after Vince Carter announced he would have season-ending knee surgery.

Meanwhile, the Bucks forgot to show up in Detroit for their game against the Pistons. Needing a win to clinch a playoff berth, the Bucks lost 123-89. The Bucks, who came within one game of going to the NBA Finals last year, lost 16 of their final 22 games.

"I could imagine not having home-court advantage in the playoffs, but not being in the playoffs . . . in the last month we were second or third seed. Now we're in a position where we'll be home watching it," mustered Milwaukee guard Ray Allen.

Milwaukee's final chance to land a playoff spot lied in the hands of Philadelphia, their 2001 Eastern Conference Finals opponent. The Sixers played the Pacers, the youngest team in the NBA who was also needing a win to clinch a playoff berth. Indiana put the final nail in Milwaukee's coffin by beating the short-handed Sixers 103-80.

"My job is to inspire them to go out and do the impossible," Pacers coach Isiah Thomas said. "Making the playoffs, as the youngest team in the league, is the impossible."

"After 70 games, you're no longer young," center Jermaine O'Neal said after Indiana's win. "At this point, you're educated about this league -- what it takes to win and definitely what it takes to lose."

"With us, every player stopped thinking about how young we're supposed to be. That has nothing to do with it. Every team has obstacles. Ours just happened near the end of the season. Every player just looked in the mirror and said, 'We're going to handle our business.' "

Elsewhere, the Tracy McGrady-less Magic lost to Miami by a score of 103-89. The loss dropped the Magic into the 5th seed in the East, costing them home court advantage. The Hornets beat the Bulls 112-106 to lock up the 4th seed.