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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Indiana Pacers will take the court Monday night at a distinct scheduling disadvantage when they continue a five-game Western swing against the Golden State Warriors.Just like when the teams met two weeks ago in Indianapolis.The Pacers are coming off a 111-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night on the second stop of a five-game trip.On Monday, they will encounter a rested Warriors team, just as they did on Nov. 21, when Golden State took advantage of an Indiana club that went into overtime for a road win at Oklahoma City the night before. The Warriors handed the Pacers their worst home loss in franchise history, 120-83.The Warriors were closing out a four-game Eastern swing that night, and they did so in impressive fashion. Then again, they did it against a Pacers team that chose not to play Paul George and Myles Turner.It is unclear who will and will not play for Indiana on Monday. However, with two more winnable games remaining on the trip -- at Phoenix and Dallas -- it would be no surprise if Pacers coach Nate McMillan at least weighed his options.After all, the night off against the Warriors appears to have done Turner a world of good last time. He responded with a four-block game and a double-double by weeks end, helping Indiana win two of its next three games.The Pacers continue to be cautious with George and his bad back, although he did return from a three-game absence to contribute 16 points on Sunday against the Clippers.Indiana also got C.J. Miles (knee) back against the Clippers. He had 12 points in the win.No doubt, the Pacers could use all hands on deck against the Warriors, who will be looking to complete a five-game homestand with a fourth win.Golden State is coming off arguably its best offensive performance of the season in a 138-109 blowout of the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors made 14 of 21 3-point attempts in the win.The Warriors (17-3) fell 131-127 in double overtime to the Houston Rockets two nights earlier. The win over Phoenix allowed Golden State to avoid its first set of consecutive defeats since the 2014-15 season.Theres a resiliency to our team, Warriors standout Stephen Curry said. For us to be able to correct mistakes and bounce back quickly and not have multiple games in a row where we dont show up to play says a lot about the character of this team.The Pacers (10-10) are showing no such resiliency, especially on the road. Despite the Sunday victory over the Clippers, Indiana retains one of the worst road records in the NBA (2-6).That said, the Pacers were never healthier than they were when they took the court in Los Angeles. They hope good health in the future eventually will trump poor results in the past.We worked on some new sets, some new things, George said of a crowded practice Saturday. 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He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. MANCHESTER, England -- Pep Guardiola started the season calling Antonio Conte a master tactician. Now, hes labeling him maybe the best coach in world football.His statistics, his numbers, the way they play, are really good, Guardiola said Friday, a day before his Manchester City side takes on Contes Chelsea in a match between two of the title favorites in the English Premier League.It will be the first time that Guardiola, a serial winner in spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and Conte, who won three Italian titles with Juventus, have come up against each other as managers. They vaguely recall facing each other as players when Juventus (Conte) played Brescia (Guardiola) in Serie A in 2003.You and me had hair in that time! Guardiola said, laughing. Wow, it was a long time ago.City and Chelsea sit in the top three of the Premier League after 13 games, with their coaches having contrasting starts to their first jobs in English football.City won its first 10 games in all competitions under Guardiola but has stuttered since, winning just three of its last seven matches in the Premier League.It took Conte tiime to get his methods across at Chelsea, but he now has the team firing after switching to his favored three-man defense.dddddddddddd With seven straight wins in the new 3-4-3 formation, Chelsea leads the league.They were contenders to win the Premier League from the beginning but now, maybe more than before. Its a good test for us, said Guardiola, who gave his players two days off this week ahead of the game.We are going to take them on with ambition and see what we can do to win the game.Chelsea has conceded just one goal in its recent winning run that has taken in victories over Hull, Leicester, Manchester United, Southampton, Everton, Middlesbrough and Tottenham.Tomorrow is a great test for us, for our formation, to continue in this way, Conte said. We know that it wont be easy because tomorrow we face a really great team.We want to show we are working very well and we are growing. Tomorrow is another step to show us if something changed compared to the start of the season. ' ' '