Game ID: 22301188
Atlanta Hawks @ Indiana Pacers
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 49 37 39 32 157ATL 34 38 21 22 115
ATL @ IND ScoutingATL @ IND Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 4/12 · 2 days' restNEW Sheppard 16 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restNEW Sheppard 16 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/21 · 6 days' restOUT Jackson missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 16 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/23 · 1 day's restBACK Jackson back 4/21 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restBACK Jackson back 4/21 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 13)
IND availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restOUT Jackson missed 2 since 4/23, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 13)
NEW Nesmith 29 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 32 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 21 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Windler missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 73 since 11/01, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 12)
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 14 min since (123% of 12)
NEW Bogdanović 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Hunter 30 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 22 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Windler missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 4 min since (31% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 14 min since (122% of 12)
ATL availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 23 since 2/25, returns tonight: 21 min (57% of 36)
OUT Windler missed 5 since 4/01, returns tonight: 26 min (216% of 12)
OUT Forrest missed 5 since 4/01, returns tonight: 20 min (183% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 4/01 after 6, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 4 min since (31% of 12)
BACK Bufkin back 4/01 after 14, 13 min since (116% of 12)
NEW Bogdanović 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Hunter 30 to 36 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Young back 4/10 after 23, 21 min since (57% of 36)
BACK Windler back 4/10 after 5, 26 min since (216% of 12)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 10 min since (86% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 4/10 after 5, 20 min since (183% of 11)
NEW Hunter 30 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Young back 4/10 after 23, 24 min since (67% of 36)
BACK Windler back 4/10 after 5, 26 min since (216% of 12)
BACK Gueye back 4/06 after 73, 14 min since (115% of 12)
BACK Forrest back 4/10 after 5, 20 min since (183% of 11)
NEW Fernando 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Mathews 15 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Murray at 18 and Hunter at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 11. Call it Indiana 122, Atlanta 115.
4/05 vs OKC 126-112 — IND notes
IND won 126-112. IND shot 52% (46 of 88) to OKC's 49%, 15 of 35 from three. Siakam led with 21 (8 of 10); Nesmith added 17, McConnell 16. The hinge was Q2, 38-27: IND came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 18. McConnell was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/07 vs MIA 117-115 — IND notes
IND won 117-115. IND shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 46%, 9 of 32 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIA's 32. Turner led with 22 (6 of 12, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); McConnell added 22, Siakam 18. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 22.
4/09 @ TOR 140-123 — IND notes
IND won 140-123. IND shot 55% (54 of 99) to TOR's 50%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 23 times to TOR's 33. Haliburton led with 30 (10 of 16, 3 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Toppin added 23, McConnell 17. The hinge was Q3, 41-27: a lead of 1 became 15, and the lead reached 18. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/12 @ CLE 120-129 — IND notes
IND lost 120-129. IND shot 52% (46 of 89) to CLE's 53%, 9 of 32 from three. Haliburton led with 19 (7 of 13, 4 of 10 from three); Siakam added 19, Turner 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-27, the deficit cut from 11 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 102-85 against them. Siakam's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 vs ATL 157-115 — IND notes
IND won 157-115. IND shot 65% (65 of 100) to ATL's 44%, 19 of 36 from three, and got to the line 10 times to ATL's 27. The glass went 48-32 for them. Turner led with 31 (13 of 17, 3 of 4 from three); Siakam added 28, McConnell 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-21: a lead of 14 became 32, and the lead reached 44. Nembhard was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
4/21 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Lillard at 20 and Portis at 18 a game. 6 days' rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 119, shooting 55 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Turner at 20 a game. 6 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 119 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 12. Call it Indiana 119, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
4/23 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Lillard at 23 and Middleton at 18 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Turner at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 104 a night to Indiana's 118 and the arc, Milwaukee at 38 percent from three to Indiana's 33. Call it Milwaukee 117, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
4/26 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 54 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Turner at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Lillard at 28 and Middleton at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been plus-5 a night and Milwaukee minus-1. Call it Indiana 121, Milwaukee 114.
4/28 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Turner at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Lillard at 28 and Middleton at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been plus-6 a night and Milwaukee minus-4. Call it Indiana 121, Milwaukee 114.
4/06 @ DEN 110-142 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-142. ATL shot 43% (37 of 87) to DEN's 60%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DEN's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Capela led with 19 (5 of 6, 9 of 12 at the line); Bogdanović added 18, Hunter 18. Q2 was theirs, 30-36, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. Mathews's -29 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs MIA 111-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 111-117 in 2 overtimes. ATL took 25 more shots (113 to 88), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIA's 48%, 10 of 46 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIA's 21. The glass went 59-46 for them. Murray led with 29 (12 of 31, 3 of 12 from three); Hunter added 23, Johnson 13. Q3 was theirs, 33-21, the deficit cut from 12 to 0, but the other 5 periods went 96-78 against them. Bogdanović's -22 in 45 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs CHA 114-115 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-115. ATL shot 52% (43 of 82) to CHA's 51%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to CHA's 22. Krejčí led with 19 (8 of 14, 3 of 8 from three); Bogdanović added 19, Capela 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 93-83 against them. They led by as many as 18. Windler's -20 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ MIN 106-109 — ATL notes
ATL lost 106-109. ATL took 11 more shots (90 to 79), but shot 44% to MIN's 48%, 9 of 30 from three. Young led with 19 (6 of 12, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Bogdanović added 17, Hunter 15. Q3 was theirs, 33-24, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 85-73 against them.
4/14 @ IND 115-157 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-157. ATL shot 44% (39 of 89) to IND's 65%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 10 — 25 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 32-48 against them. Murray led with 32 (13 of 19, 4 of 6 from three); Gueye added 19, Bogdanović 18. Q2 was theirs, 38-37, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 120-77 against them. Young's -35 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAG A. Griffin
BB B. Bogdanović
BF B. Fernando
BO Bogdanovic
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
KB K. Bufkin
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
TF T. Forrest
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
DM D. McDermott
JJ J. Johnson
JS J. Smith
JW J. Walker
KB K. Brown
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
QJ Q. Jackson
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
ATL/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Myles Turner scores 31, Pacers avoid play-in tournament with 157-115 rout of Hawks
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Myles Turner had 31 points and Pascal Siakam scored 28 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 157-115 on Sunday and avoided falling into the play-in tournament.
Indiana, in the playoffs for the first time since 2020, secured the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and faces third-seeded Milwaukee in a best-of-seven first-round series.
“I’m proud of this group,” said Turner, who added 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. “It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t pretty, but we got to where we needed to go. It’s been a long four years.”
Dejounte Murray scored 32 points for the Hawks, who finished the regular season 10th in the East at 36-46 and visit the ninth-placed Chicago Bulls on Wednesday to open the play-in tournament.
“The way (the Pacers) play is hard to simulate,” Atlanta coach Quin Snyder said. “You’re disappointed when you end the season like this, but the season isn’t over. You move forward immediately because we play Chicago on Wednesday.”
The Pacers went 4-1 against the Bucks in the regular season, including a 128-119 win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and company in Las Vegas on Dec. 7 at the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament.
“This organization is not an organization just happy to be in the playoffs,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. “That’s not what this is about. This is not small-market, lowered expectations. We can’t have that.”
Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton , who grew up in Wisconsin north of Milwaukee, will be playing in the postseason for the first time.
“I’m just really excited,” said Haliburton, who had 12 points and 13 assists on Sunday. “We all grow up watching the playoffs. It’ll be fun. (Milwaukee) is a really good team. We’ve had some battles this year. It’s home for me. Kind of storybook to be playing at the crib my first playoff series.”
The Pacers enter with momentum from a dominant regular-season finale. They shot 65% and made 19 of 36 3-pointers. The 157 points matched the Pacers’ highest-scoring game since they joined the NBA in 1976. The record was set earlier this season in their 157-152 win in the In-Season Tournament on Nov. 21.
Mouhamed Gueye added 19 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 for the Hawks, who trailed 125-93 at the end of the third quarter and never threatened in the fourth.
All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, in the playoffs for the first time in his career, finished with 12 points and 13 assists.
The Pacers last advanced into the playoffs in 2020. They finished 11th in the East a year ago, five games out of the final play-in spot. They missed the 2022 playoffs and lost to Washington in the 2021 play-in tournament.
Indiana went into intermission leading 86-72. That tied the Pacers’ highest-scoring half. They also scored 86 points in a first half on Nov. 6 against San Antonio and on Jan. 15, 1990, against Golden State.
Turner helped the Pacers set the tone from the start. They raced out to an 8-0 lead, with six points from Turner, and held the Hawks scoreless on their first five possessions.
Atlanta held out starting center Clint Capela for rest. Three other rotation players who average a combined 39.9 points, Jalen Johnson (sprained ankle), Saddiq Bey (torn knee ligament) and Onyeka Okongwu (sprained toe), sat out due to injury.
UP NEXT
Hawks: Visit the ninth-placed Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in the play-in tournament.
Pacers: Open the playoffs as either the No. 5 or 6 seed.