The Orlando Magic will meet the Indiana Pacers tonight in an NBA 2014 game that will be live streaming free online from Indiana at 7:00 PM ET. The game will be telecast on FSMW (Fox Sports Midwest).
Indiana (36-10) won 97-96 at home over Brooklyn on Saturday after opening this three-game homestand with Thursday's 102-94 loss to Phoenix. Those games came on the heels of a 3-2 trip against Western Conference foes.
"We're playing a little sluggish right now," coach Frank Vogel said. "I think we're still feeling the West Coast trip a little bit and we've got to get back to playing with a high motor off the basketball."
All-Star swingman Paul George is averaging only 16.0 points -- nearly seven below his season mark -- and 29.3 percent shooting in his last four games.
"It's a grind mode right now," George admitted. "We just have to grind it out to the end. This season is all about the long haul. We understand what the prize is at the end."
The Pacers may not have to work too hard Monday as they try to improve to 13-0 in the first half of back-to-back games before Tuesday's contest at Atlanta.
Orlando (13-36) looks to avoid its longest road skid since dropping its final 12 such games last season.
Owner of the second-worst record in the NBA, Orlando fought gamely without him in a 96-89 loss at Boston on Sunday. The Magic trailed by as many as 12 and pulled within one in the fourth quarter in its 16th loss in 19 games.
"I think we did a good job just battling, fighting throughout the whole game," forward Maurice Harkless said. "The Celtics, they played well. We've just got to continue to bring the effort every night and build on them."
Indiana opened the season with a 97-87 home win over Orlando on Oct. 29. George scored 24 and Lance Stephenson added 19 for the Pacers, who set a franchise home record with 18 blocks -- seven by Roy Hibbert.
It was a sloppy effort in which Indiana finished with 17 assists and 20 turnovers. Saturday's performance was similar with 17 assists and a season-high 24 turnovers.
"When we're not spacing and cutting and screening appropriately off the basketball, the guy with the basketball seems to pound it a little bit more," Vogel said. "So the ball movement isn't as good as it needs to be."
Indiana leads the NBA in points allowed per game at 90.6 and field-goal percentage defense at 41.3.
Orlando is last in the league in road scoring (92.2) and shooting (42.1).
The game can be viewed online free at nbaliveonline.tv/streaming
