The Indiana Pacers and the Portland Trail Blazers have been two of the best teams in the NBA this season and on Monday night the two squads will meet at the Moda Center starting at 10:00 pm and the matchup is the second road game in a row for Roy Hibbert and company, who have the best record in the league and the matchup will be streaming online from the NBA.com league pass.
The Pacers are the top team in the east the can challenge the Miami Heat this season and after starting 16-1 they could be the team that gets home court advantage in the playoffs. Last season Indiana lost to Miami in seven games and one could argue that the team could have won the series had it been at home and this year that very well could happen and with players like Roy Hibbert, David West, Luis Scola and Lance Stephenson, the Pacers should be right there at the end of the season. The team is coming off of a road win on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers and the team now plays back to back away games before staying on their road trip against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
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Paul George has been fantastic for the Pacers and he led the team in scoring with 27 points, while West added 12 rebounds and now they will take on the 14-3 Blazers. The team has plenty of talent with LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard, while Thomas Robinson has been solid so far as well. The Pacers come into the game ranked first in the NBA in points allowed per game and the team is also fifth in rebounding. The Blazers are coming off of a nice win over the Lakers and after playing against the Pacers the team will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a top western conference matchup. The team comes in ranked in the top half of the league in a number of categories and they are in the top 10 in points per game, rebounds as well as assists per game.
