Game ID: 22500020
Atlanta Hawks @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 29 30 17 32 108ATL 32 31 34 31 128
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 10/23 · season opener
full strength
IND availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
IND availability going into 10/29 · 2 days' restOUT Nembhard missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW Sheppard 21 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Toppin 18 to 27 min over the last 3
IND availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Peter missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 8 min (62% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Toppin 18 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Dennis 13 to 28 min over the last 3
IND availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Mathurin missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Furphy missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 23 min (124% of 18)
OUT Toppin missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 8 min since (62% of 13)
NEW Sheppard 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Dennis 13 to 28 min over the last 4
IND availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Furphy back 11/01 after 4, 23 min since (124% of 18)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 13)
NEW Dennis 13 to 26 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Furphy back 11/01 after 4, 18 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Dennis 13 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Mathurin missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Nembhard missed 7 since 10/25, returns tonight: 33 min (105% of 31)
OUT Toppin missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiseman missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Furphy back 11/01 after 4, 18 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Peter back 10/31 after 2, 10 min since (76% of 13)
NEW Walker 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Isa. Jackson 17 to 22 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 26 min (105% of 24)
OUT Risacher missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
ATL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (93% of 22)
NEW Young 28 to 33 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 11)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
ATL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (78% of 22)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 17 min since (78% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (109% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 14 min since (63% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 15 min since (68% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 27 min over the last 4
10/23 vs OKC 135-141 — IND notes
IND lost 135-141 in 2 overtimes. IND took 10 more shots (105 to 95), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to OKC's 45%, 13 of 43 from three, and got to the line 40 times to OKC's 51. Mathurin led with 36 (9 of 19, 3 of 8 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); Siakam added 32, Toppin 20. Q3 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 7 to 3, but the other 5 periods went 114-104 against them. Bradley's -9 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ MEM 103-128 — IND notes
IND lost 103-128. IND shot 40% (36 of 89) to MEM's 45%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MEM's 32. IND turned it over 13 times to MEM's 4. Mathurin led with 26 (8 of 12, 8 of 9 at the line); Nesmith added 15, Siakam 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-23, but the other 3 periods went 105-82 against them. Sheppard's -24 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ MIN 110-114 — IND notes
IND lost 110-114. IND shot 43% (39 of 91) to MIN's 46%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 27 times to MIN's 37. Siakam led with 33 (11 of 24, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Nesmith added 18, Dennis 12. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 9 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 86-77 against them. Walker's -11 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ DAL 105-107 — IND notes
IND lost 105-107. IND took 27 more shots (106 to 79), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to DAL's 46%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 28 times to DAL's 37. IND turned it over 12 times to DAL's 19. Siakam led with 27 (9 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 12 at the line); Walker added 20, Dennis 17. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 82-75 against them. They led by as many as 14. I. Jackson's -13 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs ATL 108-128 — IND notes
IND lost 108-128. IND shot 35% (35 of 99) to ATL's 54%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 33 times to ATL's 20 — 25 points from the stripe to their 16. Siakam led with 18 (5 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Walker added 17, Q. Jackson 15. Q4 was theirs, 32-31, the deficit cut from 21 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dennis's -26 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 30 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Toppin at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Mathurin (3 straight), Nembhard (4 straight), Furphy (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 31 and the line, where Indiana takes 30 free throws a game to Golden State's 25. Call it Golden State 121, Indiana 115.
11/03 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nesmith at 16 a game. Without Mathurin (4 straight), Nembhard (5 straight), Toppin (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 34 and Rollins at 20 a game. Without Porter Jr. (5 straight), Nance (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Milwaukee 120, Indiana 115.
11/05 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 31 free throws a game; Siakam at 27 and Nesmith at 17 a game. Without Mathurin (5 straight), Nembhard (6 straight), Toppin (4 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Etienne (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 125 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-5. Call it Indiana 120, Brooklyn 113.
11/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 40 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Nesmith at 16 a game. Without Mathurin (6 straight), Nembhard (7 straight), Toppin (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 115. Call it Denver 121, Indiana 109, Denver by 12.
10/24 @ ORL 111-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 111-107. ATL shot 48% (41 of 85) to ORL's 47%, 8 of 29 from three, and got to the line 28 times to ORL's 37. ATL turned it over 16 times to ORL's 22. Young led with 25 (7 of 18, 1 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 19, Okongwu 17. The hinge was Q4, 33-21: ATL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 4. ATL trailed 51-61 at the half and won the second half 60-46. Gueye was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/25 vs OKC 100-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 100-117. ATL shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 16 of 39 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 17 (6 of 10, 3 of 6 from three); Young added 15, Krejčí 13. Q4 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ CHI 123-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 123-128. ATL shot 50% (49 of 98) to CHI's 52%, 11 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 6 times to CHI's 14. The glass went 36-51 against them. Porziņģis led with 27 (11 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Johnson added 25, Young 21. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 3 periods went 101-88 against them. They led by as many as 13. Daniels's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ BKN 117-112 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-112. ATL shot 47% (44 of 93) to BKN's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. ATL turned it over 8 times to BKN's 16. Johnson led with 23 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 18, Kennard 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-27: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/31 @ IND 128-108 — ATL notes
ATL won 128-108. ATL shot 54% (51 of 94) to IND's 35%, 10 of 30 from three, and got to the line 20 times to IND's 33. Johnson led with 22 (9 of 16, 0 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 21, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-17: a lead of 4 became 21, and the lead reached 24. Kennard was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/04 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-3 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 24. Call it Atlanta 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
11/07 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Ingram at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 36. Call it Atlanta 118, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
11/08 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. Without Young (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Reaves at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Reaves (2 straight), Vincent (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLAN A. Newell
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KP K. Porziņģis
KW K. Wallace
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
ND N. Dante
OO O. Okongwu
PO Porzingis
ZR Z. Risacher
INDAN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JH J. Huff
JW J. Walker
MM M. McClung
PS P. Siakam
QJ Q. Jackson
RD R. Dennis
TB T. Bradley
TP T. Peter
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
Jalen Johnson scores 22 as Hawks beat Pacers 128-108 to keep Indiana winless
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Jalen Johnson scored 22 points and had 13 rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana 128-108 in NBA Cup group play on Friday night to keep the Pacers winless this season.
Pascal Siakam finished with 18 points and five assists while Jarace Walker added 17 points for the 0-5 Pacers, who are dealing with a rash of injuries.
The team announced Friday that forward Obi Toppin will miss at least three months due to a stress fracture in his right foot that will require surgery. Two-time All-Star Tyrese Halliburton could miss the entire season after tearing his right Achilles tendon in the Game 7 loss to Oklahoma City in last season's championship series.
The Pacers are also missing starters Bennedict Mathurin (foot) and Andrew Nembhard (left shoulder strain) as well as T.J. McConnell (left hamstring strain).
The Hawks played without four-time All Star Trae Young , who sprained his right knee against the Nets on Wednesday night.
The Hawks took the lead for good with 3:39 remaining in the second quarter, then pulled away in the third quarter. Atlanta led 63-59 at halftime but outscored the Pacers 34-17 in the third.
The Hawks pulled away with a 10-0 run in the third quarter to extend an 11-point lead to 21 points. They outscored the Pacers by 16 points in the final two quarters.
The Hawks shot 18.9 percentage points better from the field (54.3%) than the Pacers (35.4%).
Johnson was 9 of 16 from the floor while Alexander-Walker was 8 for 14. Dyson Daniels added 18 points.
Quenton Jackson had 15 for the Pacers.
Up next The Hawks stay on the road at the Cavaliers on Sunday.
The Pacers play the Warriors on Saturday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .