December 8 - Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle can sympathize with the Charlotte Hornets' situation, but that doesn't mean he'll be showing them any mercy in Indianapolis on Sunday.
Back-to-back road losses against the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets last week stretched the Pacers' losing slide to four games before they ended their run of outs by beating the host Chicago Bulls 132-123 on Friday night.
That was the second leg of a back-to-back for the Bulls, who had beaten the San Antonio Spurs in Texas the previous evening.
The Pacers will catch the Hornets in a similar situation, fronting up 24 hours after losing at home to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, 116-102, for their eighth consecutive loss.