Indiana moves on to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, they will play the New York Knicks in the best-of-seven series. They only lead by one point after the first quarter, but they completed dominated the Hawks in the second quarter and the game was pretty much over from there on out. George Hill and David West both led the team with 21 points in the victory. Roy Hibbert was next in scoring with seventeen points. Hibbert also tied with Lance Stephenson for the team-lead in rebounds with eleven.
The Hawks played well in the first quarter, but had a miserable second quarter as they only scored nine points. They were also outscored in the third quarter and didn't show any true signs of life until the fourth quarter but by then it was too late for them to comeback. They also shot a pathetic 33 percent from the field for the second game in a row.
Al Horford led the Hawks with fifteen points. Josh Smith and Devin Harris were next in scoring with fourteen points, they were followed by Kyle Korver with twelve off the bench and Jeff Teague added ten. DeShawn Stevenson, John Jenkins, Shelvin Mack and Mike Scott all didn't play in the game.
The Hawks finish their season with a disappointing round one exit for the second year in a row. After starting this year as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, they fell off significantly in the second half of the season and it was apparent they wouldn't go far in the playoffs. The Hawks face an off season of questions with coach Larry Drew's contract up and with Horford, Jenkins and Lou Williams being the only players under contract for 2013-2014.
Al Horford (right) will return next season, but longtime Hawk Josh Smith (left) might have played his last game in a Hawks' uniform after their 81-73 loss on Friday night knocked them out of the playoffs.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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