How to watch Pacers vs. 76ers: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Tuesday's NBA game

How to watch Pacers vs. 76ers basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 31, 2019 at 10:27 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Philadelphia @ Indiana

Current Records: Philadelphia 23-12; Indiana 21-12

What to Know

After two games on the road, the Indiana Pacers are heading back home. After a few days' rest for both teams, they and the Philadelphia 76ers will meet up at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The point spread is more or less neutral, so fans should expect a close matchup.

The Pacers' and the New Orleans Pelicans' contest on Saturday was up for grabs at halftime, but the Pacers were thoroughly outmatched in the second half. Indiana got maybe a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting New Orleans an easy 120-98 win. The Pacers were up 32-19 at the end of the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

Meanwhile, Philadelphia fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Miami Heat on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. Philadelphia lost to Miami 117-116. C Joel Embiid put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted a double-double on 35 points and 11 boards. That's three consecutive double-doubles for Embiid.

The Pacers are now 21-12 while the 76ers sit at 23-12. A couple stats to keep an eye on: The Pacers enter the contest with only 6.7 steals given up per game on average, good for second best in the league. But Philadelphia rank third in the league when it comes to steals per game, with 8.57 on average. We'll see which of these strengths -- offense or defense -- will win out.