The Hawks entered Gainbridge Fieldhouse down Trae Young, Dejounte Murray and Clint Capela. They faced off against a seemingly full Pacers squad outside of Andrew Nembhard.
The Hawks and Pacers went back and forth in the early offing, with both teams sharing moments of productive offense in the first quarter.
Jalen Johnson continued his impressive preseason with a nice drive for a layup and this nice lob finish from Kobe Bufkin below:
Kobe saw a chance for Jalen in the upper room. pic.twitter.com/tb39tzYHLt
— Bally Sports: Hawks (@HawksOnBally) October 16, 2023
Once the bench came in for both teams, the game largely ground to a halt, however.