A 30-4 run to close the third allowed Atlanta to blow out the hapless Pacers. Myles Turner led Indiana with 19 points.
The long struggle for the Indiana Pacers against the Atlanta Hawks in Georgia didn't end tonight, with the Hawks using a pair of big runs to cruise to a comfortable win over Indiana. A 16-0 run opened action for the Hawks, who jumped up 16-2. Three point shooting by the Hawks, coupled with a string of turnovers by the Pacers helped the Hawks to a 52-38 halftime lead.
In the third, the Pacers managed to trim the lead to eight at 59-51, but at that point, the Hawks exploded, dropping seven threes in the final seven minutes of the third as part of a 30-4 run to close the third, putting the Pacers firmly in the loss column.