The Indiana Pacers (18 - 12) snapped the Atlanta Hawks' (20 - 13) six - game win streak with a 93 - 87 victory Monday night in Indiana. This was the first match of the season between these two teams who both find themselves in the tight race for top spots in the East. After a strong first quarter by the Hawks, the Pacers finished the second quarter on a 16 - 4 run, to put themselves up 52 - 40 going into half. The Pacers held strong the rest of the way and came up with an impressive win. C.J. Miles was sidelined with a sore back so Lavoy Allen picked up the start for Indiana. Allen had two points and six rebounds, in 20 minutes. Monta Ellis came up big for the Pacers, with 26 points (10 - 20 FG, 4 - 9 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), two assists, three rebounds and two steals, in 36 minutes. Ian Mahinmi chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds, in 24 minutes while, Solomon Hill picked up some of the slack in the absence of Miles and finished with a season - high 10 points, three rebounds and two steals, in 25 minutes. The Hawks were not on their A-game as they gave up 13 turnovers, leading to 20 points for Indiana, in the first half alone. They gave up a total of 22 turnovers on the night. Paul Millsap led his team in scoring with 24 points (9 - 17 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 4 - 5 FT), along with seven rebounds, four steals and two assists, in 38 minutes. Jeff Teague finished with 18 points, five rebounds and four assists, but had six turnovers in 35 minutes. Thabo Sefolosha was efficient off the bench, shooting 6 - 8 from the field, on his way to 14 points. He also contributed seven rebounds, three assists and two steals, in 27 minutes. The Hawks will now move on to Houston, where they will play their second game of a three - game road trip, which will also be the second of a back to back, on Tuesday night. The Pacers will wait until Wednesday to engage in another big Eastern Conference match - up, this time on the road, in Chicago.
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