The Atlanta Hawks (30 - 22) defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers (26 - 24) 102 - 96, on Friday night at Philips Arena. The Hawks have been strong at home this season and continued that trend by outlasting the Pacers and improving their record at Philips Arena to 17 - 8. The season series between these teams now stands at 2 - 1 for Indiana but the Hawks are the ones currently enjoying more success. Atlanta sits third in the East and is riding a three - game winning streak, while Indiana is sitting at the bottom of the top eight and is 4 - 6 in its last 10 games. Atlanta shot 51 percent from the field as a team and assisted on 29 of its 39 field goal attempts. The Hawks gave up 15 turnovers but countered that poor stat by forcing 20 turnovers out of the Pacers. Paul Millsap was the high - point man for the Hawks, with 24 points (10 - 14 FG, 3 - 6 3Pt, 1 - 5 FT), along with four blocked shots, two rebounds and two steals, in 33 minutes. Big Al Horford was all - around solid as he finished with 21 points (8 - 16 FG, 1 - 4 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), seven rebounds, six assists and one steal, in 34 minutes. Kent Bazemore chipped in 15 points, along with eight assists and three steals, in 32 minutes. Tiago Splitter missed his third straight game with a sore hip. Paul George led the Pacers with a game - high 31 points (11 - 21 FG, 7 - 12 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), along with nine rebounds and six assists, in 37 minutes. Four other players scored in double - digits for the Pacers, including Lavoy Allen who tallied a double - double in 30 minutes off the bench, with 13 points and 14 rebounds. C.J. Miles chipped in 13 points and four rebounds, in 18 minutes off the bench, while Myles Turner finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, one steal and one block in his fifth straight start. Ian Mahinmi sat this one out with a sore back, while Rodney Stuckey remained out with a bruised foot and will not be back before the all - star break. Next the Pacers will host the Pistons on Saturday. These division rivals sit neck - and - neck at seventh and eighth in the East. The Hawks visit Orlando on Sunday.
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