Wizards vs Pacers

The scuffling Indiana Pacers will look to snap out of their losing ways as they head to the nation's capital to take on the Washington Wizards.

On the other side of things, the Wizards haven’t been all that and a bag of chips this season either, but they are at least coming off a game in which they found a way to overcome a slew of turnovers by shooting lights out from downtown. Yes, Washington’s top performers will need to show out in a big way tonight, but grabbing the advantage when it comes to their rebounding ability would be a nice touch. When taking a closer look, the Pacers have given up at least 115 points in their previous three games and will need to tighten the screws defensively if they want any shot of covering in this contest. Clearly, things haven’t been all rainbows and unicorns for this Washington squad either, but they are hopeful that nearly three days of rest plus playing this one in front of the home faithful will give themselves an added boost to take down Indiana later this evening. With their season-long points per game average currently sitting at 114.4, the Pacers have hit a cold-streak shooting-wise that has seen themselves score less than their average in six consecutive contests. Without a doubt, Indiana’s season has gone for a tailspin of late as they have lost 14 of their previous 16 games and are quickly falling out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference.