Two teams hoping to go deep into the playoffs this season will square off in Indiana on Monday night when the Pacers host the defending-champion Golden State Warriors. Heading into the game, the Warriors sit in the top spot in the Western Conference, while the Pacers occupy the third spot in the East. The meeting between the two teams is the first of the season, with the Warriors also scheduled to host the Pacers at Oracle Arena in late March. How to watch Warriors at Pacers Date: Monday, Jan. 28 Monday, Jan. 28 Time: 7:00 p.m. ET 7:00 p.m. ET Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse-- Indianapolis, Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse-- Indianapolis, Indiana Streaming: fuboTV (free trial - NBA League Pass add-on available), NBA TV fuboTV (free trial - NBA League Pass add-on available), NBA TV Live stats: GameTracker GameTracker Odds: Warriors -7.5 Odds and analysis Check Sportsline's NBA pick sheet for all your daily odds. Storylines Warriors: At this point in the season, the Warriors have two objectives: integrate DeMarcus Cousins into the rotation, and get to the postseason as healthy as possible. If the Warriors can have Cousins comfortable and the rest of the team intact by the time April rolls around, look out league. Pacers: The Pacers are looking to keep things steady following the unfortunate loss of their leader - Victor Oladipo - for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury he suffered last week. Oladipo's loss drastically changes the way that the Pacers play and they are in the midst of trying to establish a new identity without him. Game prediction, pick The Warriors are favored in this one, and with good reason. Not only are the Pacers dealing with major injury issues, but the Warriors are the deepest that they have been all season following the insertion of Cousins into the starting lineup. I would expect the Warriors to handily take care of business in this one.<doc-sep>The Golden State Warriors finish off their road trip by taking on the Indiana Pacers tonight at 4:00 p.m. PT on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area. It’s a chance to pull off something rather rare: A five-game road trip sweep. With a win, the Warriors would extend their winning streak to 11 games, while pushing their road winning streak to 10 games - both very impressive marks. Unfortunately, it will be a game missing two key stars. The Pacers will be without the face of their franchise, shooting guard Victor Oladipo, who suffered a debilitating ruptured quad last week, and will be out for the rest of the season. The Pacers aren’t the only ones rallying around their All-Star: Warriors point guard Quinn Cook, a close friend of Oladipo’s, has been showing his support as well. Quinn Cook warms up wearing one of the “Together 4 Vic” shirts to honor his best friend Victor Oladipo pic.twitter.com/BIQJI3xa67 — Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) January 28, 2019 For Golden State, they’ll be without Draymond Green, who is sitting out the game for rest after having played 22 consecutive contests. Jordan Bell will start in his place. Jordan Bell starting tonight in place of Draymond Green — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) January 28, 2019 The Warriors will be thin up front (Jonas Jerebko is also not playing, due to the birth of his second child) against a very talented Indiana frontcourt that includes Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis, and Thaddeus Young. It will be another exciting challenge for DeMarcus Cousins, who is playing in his fifth game of the season. If you’re watching the game, hop in the comment section to discuss and react to it with us!<doc-sep>Game Recap The schedule did the Indiana Pacers no favors on Monday night. On the same day that leading scorer Victor Oladipo underwent season-ending knee surgery in Miami, the NBA's juggernaut paid a visit to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Golden State Warriors (36-14) rolled to their 11th straight win behind strong performances from four All-Stars, handing Indiana (32-17) a 132-100 defeat. Stephen Curry scored 23 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, going 10-for-13 from the field and 6-for-8 from 3-point range. New addition DeMarcus Cousins added a season-high 22 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists in his fifth game since returning to the court from rupturing his Achilles tendon a year ago with the New Orleans Pelicans. "That team can just flat-out score," Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said. "(They scored) 40 points in the first quarter and we were just playing from behind the entire game. "We've basically got to go back to the drawing board with our group with so many new players and new roles. It's going to take us some time to get a rhythm." Pacers center Myles Turner led Indiana with 16 points in the loss on 7-of-12 shooting, while also tallying six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Bojan Bogdanovic added 15 points, going 5-for-13 from the field but 3-for-6 from 3-point range. The Pacers hung with the two-time defending champs in the opening minutes. In fact, Darren Collison's 3-pointer with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter tied the game at 16. But Curry buried a trey 12 seconds later to put Golden State back in front. The two-time MVP wound up reeling off eight unanswered points to trigger what proved to be a 24-3 Warriors run. "We had some lapses (defensively)," Pacers point guard Darren Collison said after the loss. "Granted, they've got some great offensive players on their team, but we just didn't feel like we played Pacers basketball (over that stretch)." Pacers rookie Aaron Holiday ended that run with a corner three in the closing seconds of the opening frame, but the damage was done, as Indiana headed into the second quarter trailing 40-22. Curry picked up where he left off when he reentered the game midway through the second quarter, hitting his next four shots and racking up 10 more points over a three-minute span. The visitors led by as many as 23 in the second quarter. Indiana trimmed it to 18 on Turner's driving dunk with 6.1 seconds left, only for Curry to throw in a deep heave at the halftime buzzer on the other end to give Golden State a 69-48 lead at the break. The Blue & Gold had some good moments in the third quarter, scoring 31 points in the frame and stringing together a 10-2 run midway through the period to trim the deficit to 17. But the Warriors scored 32 points themselves in the period and took a commanding 101-79 advantage into the fourth. The Pacers rested four starters in the fourth quarter, while both Curry and Kevin Durant — the NBA's second- and fourth-leading scorers entering Monday — sat out the frame for Golden State with the outcome well in hand. Collison finished with 13 points and eight assists for Indiana. Holiday added 12 points, going 4-for-5 from 3-point range, while Thaddeus Young added 11 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Durant finished with 16 points and seven assists for Golden State, while fellow All-Star Klay Thompson also scored 16. Both teams were without starters on Monday night. Tyreke Evans was supposed to start at shooting guard for Oladipo, but was a late scratch due to lower back soreness. He was replaced by two-way guard Edmond Sumner, who got his first career start. Sumner struggled from the field, going just 1-for-10 and finishing with two points, three rebounds, and two steals. Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green got the night off, as Golden State elected to rest him on the final stop of a five-game road trip. Second-year big man Jordan Bell started for Green. Indiana now hits the road for a four-game road trip that begins in Washington on Wednesday night and continues in Orlando on Thursday on the second night of a back-to-back. "Nobody's going to feel sorry for us," Collison said. "We don't feel sorry for ourselves. We're going to continue to play hard and we're going to try to get some wins on this trip." Photo Credit: Jessica Hoffman Inside the Numbers Golden State's 40 points in the first quarter were the most by a Pacers opponent in an opening frame all season. The previous high was 38, set by Cleveland on Jan. 8 and matched by Phoenix on Jan. 15. Indiana nearly matched the Warriors from beyond the 3-point arc, going 12-for-30 (40 percent) while the visitors went 13-for-31 (41.9 percent from beyond the arc). Holiday scored in double digits for the first time since Dec. 23 and set a new career high for 3-pointers made (four). The Warriors outscored Indiana 60-42 in the paint and shot 54.1 percent from the field to the Pacers' .426 field-goal percentage. Golden State's 39 assists were the most by a Pacers opponent this season, one more than the Lakers had on Nov. 29. You Can Quote Me On That "We can now look at the game tape and look at ourselves and try to come up with a different style of play to personalize what we want to do on the offensive side of the floor to take advantage of the guys we have in the first unit and the second unit." -McMillan "We'll figure it out, it's just a stretch. We have to stay positive and understand that teams go through this. It's a different transition, but no excuses. We go out there and we're going to play hard. There's no doubt in my mind that this team is going to be on the up track." -Collison "The vibe is just off right now. Hopefully, with this road trip, us getting away a little bit and getting on the road, spending some time together and just finding ourselves a little bit, I think that might help us." -Young "Getting in a rhythm was kind of hard...Today my offense wasn't really going, but defensively, I think that's something I can bring to the team." -Sumner on his first start "He's got this skillset that you can't really fathom. That step-back three at the end of the first half...it doesn't really matter what time, he's always one shot away from being on fire." -Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Curry Stat of the Night Golden State has averaged 128.9 points per game over its current 11-game win streak. Noteworthy It was Indy 500 Night on Monday and IndyCar drivers Ed Carpenter, James Hinchcliffe, and reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Will Power attended the game and interacted with both fans and Pacers players. Turner received a Flagrant 1 foul for taking down Cousins on a fastbreak with 7:35 remaining in the first quarter. A special message from Oladipo to Pacers fans aired in the arena just prior to tipoff. In addition, all fans at the game received a "Together 4 Vic" gold t-shirt. Up Next The Pacers travel to Washington to take on Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 8:00 PM ET. Tickets After a four-game road trip, the Pacers will return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse to host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 PM ET. Find Tickets »<doc-sep>
The Pacers host the NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Monday night while trying to bounce back after a frustrating road loss in Memphis in their first game after losing Victor Oladipo for the season. Not ideal circumstances for the home team. But resiliency has been a trademark of this Pacers team that past couple of year so there is no reason to think they won’t give it their best this time around. Even that resiliency will be tested with Vic’s backup, Tyreke Evans sitting, which will push Edmond Sumner into the playing rotation and possibly the starting lineup. The Pacers do have a two-game winning streak going against the Dubs, although the injury report played a big part in those wins last season. This time around, the Pacers are feeling the pain of the injury report, but to be sporting the Warriors will rest Draymond Green. The crowd is always big for the Warriors and tonight they will show their support for Oladipo with a gold out and shirts provided by the Pacers. Team Vic extends to @TheFieldhouse because tonight’s game is a GOLD OUT! Everyone in attendance tonight will get this #Together4Vic t-shirt. pic.twitter.com/IuyQjfwoBE — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 28, 2019 Game Information Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN When: 7:00 PM EST TV: Fox Sports Indiana Radio: 107.5 FM/AM 1070 The Fan Projected Starting Lineups Pacers: Darren Collison, Edmond Sumner, Bojan Bogdanovic, Thaddeus Young, Myles Turner Warriors: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jordan Bell, DeMarcus Cousins Injury Update Pacers: Victor Oladipo (right quad tendon) - out, Tyreke Evans (sore lower back) - out Warriors: Draymond Green (rest) - out, Damian Jones (left pectoral surgery) - out, Jonas Jerebko (personal reasons) - out Please leave your thoughts and observations on the game in the comments.