The Pacers were outscored by Atlanta in the first quarter, but then outscored them in the second quarter to take an eight point lead into the half. Indiana then took control in the second half and outscored the Hawks by sixteen points over the final two quarters. David West led the Pacers with 24 points in the game. Paul George was next with 21 points, he also added ten rebounds. Roy Hibbert scored eighteen points, George Hill had fifteen points and dished out a team-high ten assists and D.J. Augustin had eleven points off the bench. Lance Stephenson pulled down a team-leading twelve rebounds during the game.
The Hawks held a one-point lead after one quarter, but that was about all the success they would see against Indiana on Wednesday. They shot the ball miserably the rest of the way, they hit only four of their fourteen shots in the third quarter for example. Overall for the game, the Hawks shot a meager 33 percent from the field.
Josh Smith and Al Horford both lead the Hawks with fourteen points. Devin Harris was next in scoring with thirteen points and Kyle Korver added ten points off the bench. Overall, it was a poor performance for Atlanta and they looked like a completely different team from the one that had dominated the past two games.
The Hawks and Pacers will meet for game six on Friday at 7 p.m. The game will be in Atlanta and the Hawks hope the home-court advantage will help them win again. Also, the Pacers have lost thirteen straight games in at Philips Arena.
Josh Smith goes to the basket in game five of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Indiana Pacers beat the Hawks, 106-83.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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