On Friday night, The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Indiana Pacers for the third time this season, by a final score of 126-108. This time around, the Pacers were without All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. The Hawks were still without De’Andre Hunter, Mouhamed Gueye, Vit Krejci, and Wesley Matthews. The Hawks rolled out with the usual five in Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela. Starting for the Pacers were Andrew Nembhard, Bruce Brown, Aaron Nesmith, Jalen Smith, and Myles Turner.
The Hawks actually were off to a decent start, with Capela scoring at the rim three out of the first four possessions.