The Portland Trail Blazers kept their home winning streak alive by beating one of the elite teams in the Western Conference.

They'll try to continue that run by defeating a club that's been terrible on the road this season but hasn't lost at the Rose Garden in more than five years.

On Wednesday night, the Blazers look to record their 10th straight home victory while trying to snap their skid against the Indiana Pacers.

Portland (37-22) hasn't lost at the Rose Garden since a 104-98 loss to Cleveland on Jan. 21, a surge that's helped give the Blazers one of the NBA's best home records at 24-5.

They extended their streak Sunday by routing Southwest Division-leading San Antonio 102-84. The Blazers outperformed the Spurs across the board, holding a 42-35 edge in rebounds, 22-16 in assists and committing only 11 turnovers to their 16.

"We looked like the younger, fresher team out there," said Blazers guard Brandon Roy, who had 26 points and went 11-for-17 from the field. "We were more aggressive and played with a lot more energy."

Coach Nate McMillan was particularly impressed with his team's defensive intensity, something he thought the Blazers lacked in back-to-back road losses last week.

"I thought we came tonight with an attitude," he said. "What we need to do now is bring that attitude and that aggressive style defensively for every game."

McMillan hopes he sees that same commitment to defense against the Pacers (27-36), who despite their struggles this season, have won nine straight over the Blazers, including their last four trips to Portland. Indiana's last loss in the series was a 97-95 overtime defeat Dec. 3, 2003, at the Rose Garden.

Indiana has one of the league's worst road records at 8-25, but is coming off a 117-109 win at Sacramento in the opener of its three-game western trip Tuesday. The victory pulled the Pacers within two games of Milwaukee for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

"This is definitely a big win for us," said forward Troy Murphy, who had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his eighth consecutive double-double. "It gets us closer to Milwaukee and is a great way to start off a West Coast trip.''

Murphy is averaging 19.8 points and 14.8 rebounds during his streak, helping the Pacers go 5-2 while playing their last seven games without All-Star and leading scorer Danny Granger, sidelined with a foot injury.

"I think Murph has been like that the last month. He has been our best player for a while," reserve guard Travis Diener said Tuesday. "He's a double-double every night, you can almost count on it."

Granger isn't expected to be ready for this game, and Blazers center Greg Oden definitely won't be. The top pick in the 2007 draft, who missed all of last season following microfracture surgery on his right knee, is expected to miss at least another week because of a bone chip in his left knee.