The Indiana Pacers will meet the Dallas Mavericks tonight in an NBA battle that will be FREE live streaming online from the American Airlines Center at 7:30 PM ET.
Indiana (46-16) followed a five-game winning streak by falling 98-96 to Golden State on Tuesday, then opened this three-game trip with a 109-87 loss at Charlotte the next night.
The Pacers looked even worse in Friday's 112-86 defeat at Houston. They committed 19 turnovers and were outscored 48-30 in the paint. Indiana shot 6 of 18 while being outscored 38-16 in the third quarter.
The Eastern Conference leaders showed their frustration when Evan Turner and Houston star James Harden both received technical fouls after a minor scuffle in the third quarter.
However, coach Frank Vogel doesn't seem too concerned that his team has committed 37 turnovers and allowed the Bobcats and Rockets to shoot a combined 51.9 percent in the last two contests.
"Every team I've ever been a part of has had a stretch like we're in right now," Vogel told the team website, which last dropped four straight March 5-11, 2012. "And since I've been here we've always worked our way out of it, so I'm sure we will. It stinks right now. It's not fun right now, but we've got a good team and we'll regroup."
The Mavericks held the Pacers to their fewest points and lowest field-goal percentage (32.1) of the season last month.
They could need another strong defensive effort in order to build on Friday's 103-98 home win over Portland. Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 as the Mavericks ended a three-game skid despite needing to rally after blowing a 30-point second-quarter lead.
"It's that close; you're either feeling great about it or it's a really tough, tough night," said coach Rick Carlisle, whose team is narrowly ahead of Memphis for the eighth playoff spot in the West. "This is how it's going to be the next 19 games; the games are all going to be hard like this."
Despite the collapse, the Mavericks played better defensively after yielding an average of 109.0 points in the previous three contests.
The game will be streamed live online at nbalivestreamfree.net/
