John Collins scored 21 factors and Dejounte Murray added 20 because the Atlanta Hawks overcame an ejection to main scorer Trae Young and took a 143-130 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
Young was given a technical foul and ejected for throwing the ball harshly again to the referee. The recreation was tied 84-84 with 7:25 left within the third quarter when the incident occurred. Young was nonetheless pissed off about having a 3-pointer taken away and was an offensive foul. He completed with 14 factors and 5 assists.
Atlanta (37-37) additionally received 18 factors from Saddiq Bey, and 17 factors and 17 rebounds from Clint Capela. Garrison Mathews, who logged a lot of Young’s minutes, scored 14 factors and made 4 3-pointers.
Indiana (33-42) was led by reserve Jordan Nwora with 33 factors, one shy of his profession excessive. Tyrese Haliburton added 19 factors and 13 assists.
Both groups performed and not using a starter. The Pacers had been lacking Myles Turner (decrease again soreness) and the Hawks had been with out De’Andre Hunter (left knee contusion). Indiana’s Chris Duarte returned after lacking 5 video games however re-injured his left ankle within the first quarter and didn’t return.
Atlanta has scored 100-plus factors in 49 consecutive video games, the second-longest streak in franchise historical past and the longest such streak within the NBA.
The Pacers began quick, regardless of not arriving in Atlanta till 2 a.m. following their recreation in Boston. Indiana led by as many as 9 factors within the first quarter, solely to have the Hawks trip the 11 factors they obtained from reserve AJ Griffin to take a 39-35 lead into the second quarter.
The Pacers led 74-72 at halftime due to Nwora, who set a regular-season franchise document with 25 factors within the second quarter. Nwora was 9-for-11 from the sector with three 3-pointers within the quarter. Atlanta outscored the Pacers 71-56 within the second half.
Atlanta completes a house back-to-back on Sunday with a recreation towards Memphis. The Pacers return house to start a three-game homestand towards Dallas on Monday.
