Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers 8:00 pm Recap | Boxscore INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Indiana Pacers try to extend their winning streak to eight games when they host the Philadelphia 76ers ina matchup of first-place teams on Friday at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers, who are two wins shy of matching their franchise-record streak, routed New York here on Thursday, 93-70, posting their first wire-to-wire victory of the season. Jermaine O'Neal contributed a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds in just three quarters of work and Ron Artest added 21 points for the Pacers, who limited the Knicks to just 35 percent shooting (23-of-65). Indiana is 2 1/2 games ahead of the New Orleans Hornets in the Central Division, while Philadelphia shares the lead in the Atlantic with the New Jersey Nets. The 76ers edged Detroit on Wednesday, 90-86, in former coach Larry Brown's return to Philadelphia. Allen Iverson scored 30 points, Kenny Thomas added 15 and Eric Snow 13 for the Sixers, who had 15 steals. The Pacers beat the Sixers in Philadelphia on November 9, 85-74, behind a season-high 30 points from Artest.