The Atlanta Hawks took on the Indiana Pacers in what was the season finale on Wednesday night from State Farm Arena. Indiana sat six of their top eight rotation pieces with the playoffs quickly approaching, while the hosts elected to play all of their active bodies. In the end, it was a competitive game for 48 minutes, with the Hawks ultimately falling by a final score of 135-134.
The teams exchanged 8-2 runs in the early going, with the first half of the opening period evenly played.
The Pacers raced out to 32 points in the first ten-plus minutes of play, despite the amount of production they were missing from the lineup.