The Indiana Pacers began a stretch of four games in five days with a positive result.

They'll look for their third straight victory when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.

The Pacers have won all three of their games against Eastern Conference teams after beating Philadelphia 97-86 on Tuesday night, the 76ers' first loss of the season.

Indiana (3-1) has won consecutive games by double-digit margins. The Pacers shot 52 percent to beat New York 109-95 on Saturday, then outrebounded the Sixers 52-32 in Tuesday's victory.

Jermaine O'Neal had 16 points and 11 rebounds, the Pacers' first double-double performance of the season.

``We can't win any championships in the first four games,'' said O'Neal, who added four blocks. ``It's one game at a time, but so far, so good.''

The Pacers got a big lift from reserve Rawle Marshall, who scored a career-high 16 points and matched a career-high with five rebounds.

``This was a great game. I'm beginning to feel comfortable,'' said the second-year guard, acquired from Dallas in the deal for Anthony Johnson. ``But we're not there yet. We must continue to play with the intensity and effort we showed tonight. We're off to a good start, but it's only the beginning.''

Marshall was perfect on the night, making all of his five field goals and all six free-throw attempts.

The Wizards (1-2) look to find some consistency as they begin a three-game homestand. Washington's only win of the season came at the Verizon Center, a 124-117 victory over Boston on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Wizards have dropped both of their road games by three points, including a 106-103 loss to Orlando on Monday. The lone bright spot was center Etan Thomas, who had a career-high six blocks and is averaging three blocked shots through the first three games.

``I hope that this is just the beginning,'' Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said. ``It's something that we saw, something that we needed and something that's been missing. I think it's going to get better and better with him.''

Thomas added 15 rebounds in Monday's loss and might finally have the season many have expected of him since the Dallas Mavericks selected him out of Syracuse with the 12th overall pick in the 200 draft.

His career has been plagued by injuries - he's played more than 47 games in a season only twice in his first five years - and Washington has lacked a dominant defender in the middle. The Wizards ranked 26th in the league in blocked shots last season.

``He played unbelievable,'' Wizards forward Caron Butler said. ``That is what we need night in and night out from the center position.''

The Pacers and Wizards split their four meetings last season.