(Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers are back after the All-Star break and will open a short homestand tonight versus the Cleveland Cavaliers at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Indiana entered the mid-season break having lost two in a row and nine of its last 11 games, including a 96-80 setback to the Detroit Pistons last Wednesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Ike Diogu scored 14 and Mike Dunleavy 11 for the Pacers, who will also host New Jersey on the current homestand.

The Pacers have dropped six of their last seven games at home, and own a 10-15 mark at Conseco Fieldhouse in 2007-08. On the injury front for Indiana, guard Jamaal Tinsley (knee inflammation) is questionable for Wednesday's game.

Cleveland will try to end a two-game slide when it hits the road this evening for a showdown with the Pacers. The Cavs have dropped two straight and three of their last four games, including Tuesday's 93-85 setback to the red-hot Houston Rockets in the finale of a two-game homestand at Quicken Loans Arena.

Fresh off his All-Star MVP appearance on Sunday in leading the East over the Western Conference, Cavs star LeBron James tallied his fifth triple-double of the season with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, but Cleveland suffered its third straight home defeat.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Larry Hughes each posted 16 points for Cleveland, which will put its two-game winning streak as the guest on the line Wednesday. The Cavs are 14-14 away from home this season.

Cleveland and Indiana are playing the third of four matchups in the regular season on Wednesday. The Cavs have won the first two meetings in the season series and are slated to host Indiana on March 8 at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Cavs have won five straight, eight of nine and nine of the last 12 meetings. They have also won two straight and three of the last four matchups on the road in this series.