The Pacers looked like they were going to win this game in the third quarter, as they held the Hawks to only fourteen points. David West and George Hill each had big games for Indiana, each scoring 20 points. Paul George was the only other Pacer in double figures with thirteen points. The Pacers fell to 2-3 on the year, and they will possibly have to play the next three months without star forward Danny Granger, as he will be out with a knee injury.
The Hawks had a good first half and led at halftime 51-50. In the third they had their problems when they were held to their fourteen points. Josh Smith, who returned after sitting out the last game with an ankle injury, missed four straight free-throws to start the third and more trouble followed. They went more than six minutes without scoring a point and missed nine straight shots. Smith and Zaza Pachulia also picked up technical fouls to make matters worse and it looked as if the Pacers were going to win.
Kyle Korver and Jeff Teague had other plans though, and they led a furious rally that helped the Hawks win the game. Korver scored eight straight points in the beginning of their 18-0 run and Teague scored five points in the final minute to help put the Pacers away. The Hawks also held Indiana to only nine points in the fourth quarter as they played stellar defense. Al Horford led the Hawks with sixteen points, Teague had fifteen, Korver scored thirteen and Smith added eleven. Pachulia led the Hawks in rebounds with fourteen.
The Hawks moved to 2-1 on the year. Their next game will be this Friday against the defending champions, the Miami Heat, at 7:30 p.m. The Heat are currently 4-1 on the year after beating the Brooklyn Nets in their last game.
Kyle Korver reacts after making a shot, he scored eight straight points to help the Hawks catch the Pacers in the fourth quarter.
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