"The Indiana Pacers are off to a promising start, but now comes a three-game western trip.

In the past, that would be cause for concern. The Pacers are 2-14 in the past two seasons when visiting Portland, Denver, Utah, Golden State, Phoenix, Sacramento and both Los Angeles teams.

Perhaps that's about to change. The Pacers (9-3) are riding a three-game win streak tonight into Sacramento (4-10), which has lost three straight games."