INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers carry the third-longest road losing streak in NBA history into a meeting with the best home team in the Eastern Conference on Monday at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Cavaliers have lost 33 consecutive road games since defeating the Seattle SuperSonics at Key Arena on January 12. They can match the second-longest road losing streak in league history, which was set by the New Jersey Nets from December 23, 1989 to November 21, 1990.
Cleveland will try avoid the dubious achievement against the Indians Pacers, who are 8-2 at Conseco Fieldhouse for the best home mark in the conference and sixth-best in the league.
The Cavaliers completed a four-game homestand with a 105-98 loss to the Boston Celtics at Gund Arena on Saturday.
Rookie LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points - becoming the youngest player ever to score at least 30 - but Cleveland lost for the eighth time in its last 11 games overall.
Darius Miles had 24 points and Carlos Boozer collected 17 and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who had a 50-32 rebounding edge but committed 22 turnovers.
Indiana has the best record in the Eastern Conference but has split its last six games after an 86-75 road loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Ron Artest had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven turnovers and Jermaine O'Neal finished with 19 points after missing all five of his shots in the second half for the Pacers.
Indiana shot just 42 percent (33-of-79), missed all 11 of its 3-pointers and was outrebounded, 53-39.
The Pacers have won their last six meetings with the Cavaliers, posting a 91-90 victory in the last meeting between the teams here on November 7.
