The Utah Jazz (34-30) kick off a three-game road trip down the Mississippi River basin today against the Pacers (37-27) (playing the Grizzlies on Friday and Pelicans on Sunday). Both teams are riding 3-game winning streaks coming out of the All-Star Break. In that time, the Pacers had strong wins over the Bucks (twice) and the Wizards, fellow playoff contenders, but they come after two strange losses to the bottom-feeding Hawks and Mavericks.
Regardless of their recent schedule, the Pacers are probably the biggest surprise in the eastern conference, standing only 0.