Domantas Sabonis had 17 points (10 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 105-104 in overtime for their fifth straight win.
The Pacers trailed 50-32 with 4:10 left in the second quarter and 54-43 at halftime. They outscored the Hawks 73-54 the rest of the way.
Trae Young’s driving layup made it 104-101 with 5 seconds left, T.J. Warren went 1 for 2 at the line with the Pacers up 3 and 3.2 seconds left, and Young’s pull-up 3-pointer made it 105-104 at the buzzer.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Hawks 19-17. Jeremy Lamb scored 6 of the Pacers’ 19 on 3 for 6 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Justin Holiday had 3 of his 6 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Pacers run, and the Pacers scored 2 points off them. In that stretch, Malcolm Brogdon had 4 of his 7 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Doug McDermott and Lamb that put the Pacers ahead. With 1:36 left, Jabari Parker stole the ball from Sabonis, and Alex Len’s free throws off it tied the game at 92.
Lamb scored 20 points on 9 for 15 shooting, and Justin Holiday added 5 points and 6 steals.
For the Hawks, Young had 49 points (21 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists. Young scored 21 of his 49 points in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks turned it over 24 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. Damian Jones fouled out.