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Thursday, April 24, 2014
7:00 PM EST
Philips Arena - Atlanta, GA


Indiana Pacers

(56-26) 1st in Central Division, 1st in Eastern Conference - TIED 1-1

Starting 5


Rotation
PG - George Hill | CJ Watson | Donald Sloan
SG - Lance Stephenson | Evan Turner | Rasual Butler
SF - Paul George | Chris Copeland | Solomon Hill
PF - David West | Luis Scola
C - Roy Hibbert | Ian Mahinmi

Stat Leaders
Points - Paul George, 21.7
Rebounds - Lance Stephenson, 7.2
Assists - Lance Stephenson, 4.6
Steals - Paul George, 1.9
Blocks - Roy Hibbert, 2.3

Atlanta Hawks

(38-44) 3rd in Southeast Division, 8th in Eastern Conference - TIED 1-1

Starting 5


Rotation
PG - Jeff Teague | Shelvin Mack | Dennis Schroeder
SG - Kyle Korver | Louis Williams
SF - DeMarre Carroll | Cartier Martin
PF - Paul Millsap | Mike Scott
C - Pero Antic | Elton Brand | Mike Muscala

Stat Leaders
Points - Al Horford, 18.6
Rebounds - Paul Millsap, 8.5
Assists - Jeff Teague, 6.7
Steals - Paul Millsap, 1.7
Blocks - Al Horford, 1.5

Injury Reports
Andrew Bynum - Knee, Out
Al Horford - Chest, Out for season
Gustavo ayon - Shoulder, Out for season
John Jenkins - Back, Out for season

Tradition

For what it's worth, we've only won twice in Philips Arena since 2006. We'd all like to win both games away from home, but I think the more likely goal is to go 1-1. I'll take our chances in the last 3 games when two of which are at home.

Thanks Jake for the thread. 1-1 is realistic, I agree. Just hope tonight is ours as I am staying up again!

Hibberts a mess the dude just ****** sucks

Here we go.

Hibbert misses a layup.
Hill gives the ball away on a bad pass.
Stepheson won't give the ball to West on a mismatch.
Paul George can't score to save his life.

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We clinched it in this arena last year.

mikepacernation wrote:Hills a mess the dude just ****** sucks

fixed.

Oops

At the end of the 3rd, it's 19 free throws from the Hawks vs 9 from us.

Down by 9 heading into the 4th. Not impossible, but losing this game makes game 4 a must win. Not a position we want to be in.

Also, Hawks hit everything. Lou Williams 3 at the buzzer. Lol

Bad call to a Korver 3.

**** Korver 4 point play. Right as we are making a run.

Scola has 12 points in the 4th quarter though. Definitely showing why we traded for him.

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How the hell do they have 20 more FT attempts?

Does George Hill need some resin?

There's game. We had it at 4 too...

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Hawks are literally the luckiest team in the NBA.

Minimum of a 7-point swing based on 2 blown calls.

Whole lotta what ifs in this game.

What if Lou didnt hit the buzzer beater 3?
What if Lance didn't get called for dribbling out of bounds?
What of Korver didn't get the 4 point play?
What if Watson hit his wide open 3?
What if PG hit his 3?
What if...

Still, Hawks got so, so, so lucky in so many places.

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Miller4ever wrote:How the hell do they have 20 more FT attempts?

NBA is trying to build a fanbase in Atlanta. Everyone on NBA tv and TNT have been begging fans to come to games. The President of TNT just bought a percentage of the Hawks. A trip the ECF is a possibility. The refs have been horrible.

I feel bad for Hibbert.