Atlanta has taken another step towards the play-ins which will bring together the four Eastern Conference teams ranked between 7th and 10th place. The 131-128 success obtained in front of Indiana is, indeed, capital.
The home win, gained in large part thanks to point guard Trae Young’s 47 points, lifts the Hawks up one spot in the standings to ninth place with a margin of four wins on the bar. Finalist in the Eastern Conference last year against Milwaukee, Atlanta will not experience the dishonor of a season without a final series.
Held back by faults, Clint Capela was only lined up for 22 minutes against the Pacers. The Genevan shot 5 out of 5 to score 10 points. However, he only grabbed 6 rebounds to post a -9 differential.
The Hawks had an advantage of 18 points at the break (77-59) before conceding a partial 21-10 at the start of the third quarter. But Indiana, thirteenth in the Eastern Conference, was never to return to the height of the Hawks.
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