Trae Young had 33 points and 10 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 16-6 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111.
The Pacers led 88-86 with 52 seconds left in the third quarter. Danilo Gallinari’s 3-pointer put the Hawks ahead for good with 11:43 left in the fourth quarter. They took a 102-94 lead with 7:04 left.
The Pacers got within 112-111 on Jeremy Lamb’s step-back 3-pointer with 30 seconds to play, but Young answered with 2 free throws, and the Pacers got no closer. They had the ball down 3, but Malcolm Brogdon missed a 49-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Pacers 9-8. Clint Capela scored 4 of the Hawks’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting.
For the Pacers, Brogdon had 27 points (11 in the third quarter), 9 assists and 3 steals, and Domantas Sabonis added 22 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 9 for 10 shooting. Myles Turner had 17 points and 9 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting.
The Hawks shot 51.2% from the field and 48.5% from 3 to the Pacers’ 48.9% and 30.3%. The Pacers outscored the Hawks 15-4 in 5 minutes with Turner, Sabonis, Brogdon, Martin and Duarte on the floor together.