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Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks

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35-26, 16-16 Away
Final
118 - 124

29-34, 14-16 Home

Trae Young has 22 points and 16 assists in the Hawks' 124-118 victory over the Pacers

Dyson Daniels drops 17 points in Hawks' victory

Georges Niang scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for the Hawks, who had lost five in a row against Indiana since the 2022-23 season. His layup with 1:07 left put Atlanta up 116-109.

Pascal Siakam had 35 points for the Pacers, who were playing without two-time All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton for only the second time this season. Haliburton was out with a hip issue.

The Pacers had a 92-82 lead late in the third quarter after a 11-0 run when Siakam hit three 3-pointers. Atlanta outscored them 38-24 in the fourth quarter.

Aaron Nesmith added 21 points for the Pacers, while Andrew Nembhard had 15 points and 10 assists.

Takeaways Pacers: The No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference hadn't lost to Atlanta since March 25, 2023. Along with Haliburton, the Pacers were without Bennedict Mathurin, who missed his fourth game in a row with a sprained right wrist.

Hawks: Atlanta won for only the third time in its last nine games. Coach Quin Snyder was back on the bench after missing Tuesday night's game with flu-like symptoms.

Key moment The Hawks went ahead to stay when Niang hit consecutive 3-pointers over a 45-second span, the second of those with 5:03 left to make it 107-102.

Key stat Atlanta made 12 of 18 shots from the field in the fourth quarter.

Up next The Pacers and Hawks play again in Atlanta on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 124
4th 3.1 Ben Sheppard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists) 118 - 124
4th 11.0 Onyeka Okongwu makes 1-foot dunk (Trae Young assists) 115 - 124
4th 17.1 Trae Young defensive rebound 115 - 122

Statistics

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44-91 FG 50-94
48.4 Field Goal % 53.2
14-39 3PT 10-30
35.9 Three Point % 33.3
16-17 FT 14-18
94.1 Free Throw % 77.8
42 Rebounds 43
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
32 Defensive Rebounds 32
27 Assists 32
5 Steals 5
5 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
12 Fast Break Points 11
46 Points in Paint 74
18 Fouls 16
12 Largest Lead 9
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Clint Capela, C Out Apr 17
Larry Nance Jr., PF Out Mar 26
Jalen Johnson, SF Out Jan 29
Kobe Bufkin, G Out Dec 18
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Jackson, SF Out Nov 2

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 15,656 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1
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