National Basketball Association
Atlanta 107, Indiana 88
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 6, 2014
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#26 Pat Fraher, #55 Bill Kennedy, #75 Eric Dalen
Attendance:
18165
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Hawks 107, Pacers 88: Paul Millsap had 17 points and 11 rebounds as visiting Atlanta cruised past reeling Indiana in historic fashion.
Jeff Teague led the way with 25 points for the Hawks, who climbed two games up on New York in the race for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Pero Antic added 18 points, Shelvin Mack 13 and Kyle Korver 11 as Atlanta shot 56.2 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from beyond the arc.
Paul George collected 18 points, seven rebounds and six steals for the Pacers, who scored a franchise-worst 23 first-half points en route to their seventh loss in nine games. The loss dropped Indiana a game back of Miami for the top spot in the East.
Atlanta hit 10 of its first 14 shots - including 3-pointers from four of five starters - to break out to a 24-7 lead, a stretch during which Indiana head coach Frank Vogel yanked his entire starting five. A Cartier Martin 3-pointer capped the Hawks' 33-11 first-quarter assault, Mack hit a 3 to stretch the lead to 30 early in the second and Atlanta held Indiana to 20 percent in the half en route to a 55-23 advantage.
The Indiana offense came alive in the third quarter - equaling its first-half output in just under 7 1/2 minutes - and put together a 13-2 run fueled by a George 3-pointer out of a Pacers timeout to trim the deficit to 79-59 entering the fourth. But Korver hit three jumpers early in the final quarter, and the Pacers didn't get closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 23 points also represents the fewest the Hawks have ever allowed in a first half. ... The Pacers had just one assist in the entire first half, an Evan Turner feed that led to a Luis Scola 21-foot jumper with 5:48 remaining in the first quarter. ... Indiana C Roy Hibbert finished with zero points and zero rebounds in nine minutes and was benched for the entire second half.
Top Game Performances
Atlanta |
|
Indiana |
Jeff Teague 25 |
Scoring |
Paul George 18 |
Shelvin Mack 7 |
Assists |
David West 6 |
Paul Millsap 11 |
Rebounds |
Paul George 7 |
Jeff Teague 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul George 5 |
DeMarre Carroll 2 |
Steals |
Paul George 6 |
Paul Millsap 2 |
Blocks |
David West 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Atlanta
|
107 |
56.2 |
12-27 |
13-17 |
22 |
40 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Indiana
|
88 |
41.0 |
5-20 |
19-30 |
18 |
35 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Hawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.