(Sports Network) - The Indiana Pacers will be out to extend their longest winning streak in more than four years when the surging club returns to Conseco Fieldhouse this evening to battle the downtrodden New York Knicks.

Indiana has recovered nicely from an 0-3 beginning to the 2009-10 campaign, having ripped off five straight victories since that sluggish start. The Pacers maintained their winning ways last night at the expense of the hapless New Jersey Nets, with Danny Granger posting 22 points and seven rebounds to lead the way in a 91-83 triumph at the IZOD Center.

Roy Hibbert tied a career high with 19 points and added 10 rebounds as Indiana dealt the Nets their 11th straight loss to start this season. Dahntay Jones contributed 17 points for the Pacers, who jumped out to a 31-21 lead after one quarter and held New Jersey off the rest of the way.

"It was a scrappy game, hard-fought and we are happy to get out of here with a win," Pacers head coach Jim O'Brien said.

Indiana has won five consecutive contests for the first time since a six-game win streak from March 28-April 8, 2005, a year in which the Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Knicks have also struggled out of the gates this season, but unlike Indiana, they've yet to bounce back. New York suffered its sixth loss in a row with Friday's 121-107 home setback to Golden State, and the team's current 1-9 record is its worst after 10 games in franchise history.

"If you would have asked me before the year, I would have told you it would have been much better," said Knicks forward David Lee. "It's just been very frustrating it hasn't gone that way thus far."

Danilo Gallinari was a rare bright spot for New York on Friday, as the second- year forward recorded his first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Lee finished with 17 points and eight boards in a losing cause.

Tonight's tilt begins a brief two-game road trip for the Knicks, who are 0-3 as the visitor so far this season. New York will travel to New Jersey on Saturday for a matchup between the Eastern Conference's two worst teams.

The Knicks have lost in four of their last six trips to Indianapolis, but did prevail by a 122-113 score in their only visit to Conseco Fieldhouse last season.

Indiana has taken six of the last eight overall meetings between these teams, including a 101-89 decision at Madison Square Garden on November 4.