The Indiana Pacers had another spirited performance fall short of a win tonight, this time losing to the Atlanta Hawks in the final second. The Pacers enjoyed a nine-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but scored just 10 points in the final eight minutes, getting outscored 21-10 in that stretch.
The Pacers took the lead on a Bennedict Mathurin and-one play with 58 seconds remaining, but his miss at the free throw line set up Trae Young to put the Hawks on top with a three pointer. Indiana managed to key in a response, getting Buddy Hield driving to the basket and drawing a foul, tying the game up at 111-111 with 21 seconds on the clock.