TIME: Monday, 7 p.m. EST. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The struggling Indiana Pacers will try to snap a season-high four-game losing streak when they host the Seattle SuperSonics . The Pacers appeared primed to end their skid against visiting Toronto on Friday, but surrendered a 16-point, fourth-quarter lead en route to a 99-97 loss to the Raptors. Though Indiana's previous three defeats came on the road against some of the league's best teams - Cleveland, Dallas and San Antonio - Pacers coach Rick Carlisle is struggling to set the losses apart. ''I think it's a continuance of the same things we've said for a while,'' Carlisle said. ''The margin of error for us is not great. They had 13 second-chance points and 50 points in the paint and those numbers are hard to overcome.'' The Pacers were outscored 31-20 in the final quarter, allowing the Raptors to shoot 62 percent over the final 12 minutes. Indiana went 6-for-21 from the field in the fourth, and committed 11 turnovers. ''We did it for three quarters, but down the stretch, we just didn't,'' Carlisle said. ''We didn't step up like a good team should.'' Stephen Jackson had 23 points and Fred Jones and Jermaine O'Neal added 20 apiece off the bench for Indiana. O'Neal didn't start because of a sore lower back, but still ended up playing more than 31 minutes. Point guard Jamaal Tinsley , who has missed eight games this season, didn't play because of a sore right elbow. ''It's hard whenever you lose when you know you could have done more,'' Jackson said. ''We had it won and let it get away.'' The Sonics might be happy to begin a five-game road trip after losing six of their last eight at home, including Saturday's 100-96 setback to Memphis. Ray Allen shot 11-for-18 and finished with 28 points for Seattle, which rallied late before coming up short. ''It's just very disappointing. We needed to win more of those game,'' Seattle coach Bob Weiss said. ''We've got to win on the road. We've got to go get those games back.'' Rashard Lewis had 19 points and five assists, while Reggie Evans recorded his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Sonics. Seattle has won the last three meetings with Indiana, including a 107-102 victory on Dec. 4. STANDINGS: SuperSonics - 3rd place (tied), 1 1/2 GB, Northwest Division. Pacers - 4th place, 8 1/2 GB, Central Division. PROBABLE STARTERS: SuperSonics - F Evans, F Lewis, C Vitaly Potapenko , G Allen, G Damien Wilkins . Pacers - F Jackson, F Austin Croshere , C Jeff Foster , G Sarunas Jasikevicius , G Anthony Johnson . TEAM LEADERS: SuperSonics - Allen, 24.8 ppg; Evans, 7.9 rpg; Ridnour, 6.3 apg. Pacers - O'Neal, 22.3 ppg and 10 rpg; Tinsley, 5.4 apg. SEASON SERIES: SuperSonics, 1-0. LAST MEETING: Dec. 4; SuperSonics, 107-102. At Seattle, Allen had 25 points and Lewis scored 23 in Seattle's third win in a row. Ron Artest led the Pacers with 30 points in his second to last game before seeking a trade and being placed on the inactive list.</div> Jermaine might not play... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketbal...86_preview.html
