(My Sportsbook) - The Charlotte Bobcats have been playing extremely well as of late and will open a five-game road trip Sunday against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Bobcats will also visit the Lakers, Blazers, Nuggets and Jazz, and are 5-12 away from home this season. They have won two straight overall and five of the last six games, posting a 98-76 victory versus Phoenix in the previous outing on Friday night. Gerald Wallace had 28 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals for Charlotte, which got 26 points, 11 boards and four assists from Boris Diaw. The Bobcats completed a four-game homestand with a 3-1 record. Meanwhile, the Pacers will shoot for their fifth straight win as the host Sunday when they close out a short two-game homestand. They ended a two-game skid with a 107-102 triumph over the Houston Rockets on Friday, as Danny Granger scored 25 points and came up with a key block in the final seconds to lead the charge. T.J. Ford added 21 points and six assists for Indiana, which is 10-9 at home this season. Troy Murphy tallied 14 points and 16 rebounds in a winning cause. On the injury front for Indiana, rookie center Roy Hibbert is questionable for Sunday's game due to a mild concussion. Charlotte topped Indiana, 115-108, in overtime on November 28 this season at Conseco Fieldhouse and has won two straight and four of the last five matchups. Indiana has won five of the eight all-time meetings as the host in the series.
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