(SportsNetwork.com) - The Eastern Conference's best team takes on one of its worst Tuesday night when the Atlanta Hawks pay a visit to the Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Hawks have opened up a four-game cushion in the Eastern Conference over the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors. They've won eight straight, 22 of 24 and eight in a row on the road, which is a single-season franchise record.

This is the latest into the season Atlanta has led the conference since winning the East in the 1993-94 season. The road run is impressive and will be challenged as the Hawks embark on a four-game trip, starting Tuesday in South Philadelphia.

On Sunday, the Hawks' winning streak reached eight with a 120-89 home demolition of the Wizards. They were ahead by 10 after three quarters, then trounced the Wizards, 33-12, over the final 12 minutes.

Kyle Korver hit 5-for-7 from long distance and led eight Hawks in double figures with 19 points. DeMarre Carroll gave 16 points with four steals, Al Horford netted 15 points and Jeff Teague had 11 with a game-high 10 assists for Atlanta.

"It's great for us to be able to win at home like that," said Horford.

Pero Antic (12), Paul Millsap (11), Mike Scott (11) and Dennis Schroder (10) rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Hawks.

Atlanta committed only nine turnovers against the Wizards, while Washington had 20. The Hawks also shot a blistering 51.6 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

The Hawks will visit the Boston Celtics, Raptors and Bulls on this trip north.

The Sixers are enjoying an honest-to-goodness, two-game winning streak. That's happened only once before this season, but Philly is playing better ball as evidenced by three wins in its last four games.

The Sixers, who toppled the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday, returned home Saturday night and knocked off the Indiana Pacers, 93-92.

Michael Carter-Williams drove for the go-ahead basket with 9.9 seconds left in regulation and the Sixers held on for the victory. Carter-Williams finished with 15 points, the biggest two coming in crunch time when the reigning Rookie of the Year drove past three defenders and scooped in the deciding layup over the imposing Roy Hibbert.

David West missed a contested fadeaway jumper from the top of the key just before the buzzer to seal the Sixers' fifth win in their last 11 games.

Tony Wroten added 20 points off the bench, and he and Carter-Williams both totaled nine assists. Robert Covington chipped in 16 points for the Sixers, who haven't scored 100 points in regulation since Dec. 1.

"We play hard regardless (of our record)," Wroten said. "For us to come away (with a win) at home feels great."

The Hawks beat the Sixers by 16 in Atlanta on Dec. 10 and have won five straight in the series. Philly is 4-2 in its last six as the host versus Atlanta.