The San Antonio Spurs will face the Indiana Pacers Monday night in a BIG NBA Matchup FREE Live Streaming Online from Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 7:00 PM ET
While league-leading San Antonio is on the brink of its longest winning streak ever, Indiana is stumbling toward the playoffs and in danger of losing its grip on the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
The visiting Spurs aim for an 18th straight victory Monday night against the Pacers.
San Antonio (57-16) is three games ahead of Oklahoma City for the NBA's best record after tying a team mark with its 17th straight win, 96-80 at home against New Orleans on Saturday. The Spurs, who also won 17 in a row from Feb. 29-March 31, 1996, also need to go 6-4 over their final 10 games to tie a franchise-best 63-19 finish in 2005-06.
The Pacers (52-22) have let their lead over Miami for first place in the East dwindle to one game after dropping five of seven and nine of their last 15 games. They awoke for an 84-83 victory over the Heat on Wednesday, but otherwise have appeared listless, falling 90-76 against a 30-45 Cleveland squad on Sunday.
"We can't figure out a way to perform better," said David West, who is shooting 34.4 percent over his last five games.
San Antonio has gotten 29.1 assists per game during its winning streak after previously averaging 24.4.
The Spurs' 11-game winning streak in the series ended with a 111-100 home loss to Indiana on Dec. 7 -- a game in which the Pacers outscored them 67-37 over the second and third quarters and finished with seven players in double figures.
The game will be live streaming online at www.nbalivestreamfree.net