Minnesota and Houston experienced it at the start of the week, getting out of Atlanta is not an easy task! In turn, the Pacers experienced it tonight. Faced with Hawks of the tough genre, Rick Carlisle's men had to make their collective shine with 7 players at 13 points and more, but it failed not enough, especially in front of a Trae Young Still unleashed (34 points, 17 assists).
Indiana nevertheless made the best possible start with a resounding 12-0 then a 9-1 during which the locals were able to display their external address with Andrew Nembhard, Tyrese Haliburton twice, Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner to Relay behind the arc and bring the brand to 28-15. Ben Sheppard and Obi Toppin joined the party and the latter then gave the gap to +18 as soon as the second quarter (42-24)!
But against all odds, Atlanta managed to return to the process, in turn recovering from the address of Garrison Matthews and Vit Krejci 3-point.
Garrison Matthews then took part in a 10-0 with three throws and a new 3-point before seeing Onyaka Okongwu complete the series of a dunk on a service of a young trae until then (63-62).
Under pressure to the end
At the break, the match was in any case relaunched (68-64), and Indiana failed to avoid some cold sweats at the end. Invigorated, Trae Young was in all the good shots being involved in the pass (to make Zaccharie Risacher, Dominick Barlow and Onyeka Okongwu shine) or on scoring on 21 of the first 23 points of his team after the break! Under his leadership, the Hawks have regained the hair of the beast, briefly passing to +6 (80-86) until Myles Turner does not put order into the house with a big dunk, then followed by an obi Toppin rebellious, author of 9 points including a dunk on a sound to replace his own at the top 12 minutes from the end (99-95).
The tension rose over the minutes while the Hawks refused to abdicate. Zaccharie Risacher showed the track with two 3-point baskets and a lay-up before being imitated by Trae Young, whose two 3-point baskets placed Indiana in the delicate position. The salvation of the Pacers then came from Andrew Nembhard with a 2+1 all in finesse, then of Pascal Siakam who played just in the “money-time”.
The Cameroonian chained a 3-point with a decisive pass for the 3-point of Aaron Nesmith before finishing near the circle in isolation to replace his own at +5 (127-122). A decisive passage because even if Trae Young put a final 3-point on the head of Aaron Nesmith, it was the Pacers who snatched the victory, not without difficulty, 132-127.
What to remember
-Pascal Siakam, the man of the “money-time”. A setback against Atlanta would have made a stain for the Pacers who are on a super dynamic with 11 victories on their last 13 games. If Indiana was able to continue her series, it is largely thanks to the finish of the boss of her interior. While he had not put a 3-point in the evening, the former raptor did not tremble while the score displayed 119-119. Rather than forcing in the face of taking two of the Hawks on the following action, Pascal Siakam has skillfully found Aaron Nesmith in the corner to punish Atlanta of a new 3-point. His festival did not stop there since he managed to get two more points, at the Forceps, to shelter his team for good.
– Zaccharie risacher not far from the perfect blow. In line with his previous match, the Frenchman delivered a good performance on the Pacers prosecution, with accuracy and address. The absence of Jalen Johnson continues to give him more responsibility, and he almost took advantage of it in the “money-time”. At 127-122, Trae Young trusted him at the very end of possession to give him the opportunity to reduce the gap of a 3-point shot. The Frenchman succeeded in his attempt, finally refused for a few tenths of a second. Three points that could have changed the last minute course.
– The big eight for Atlanta … But upside down! With this 15th setback of the season outside, the Hawks are indeed in eight setbacks in a row and have only one victory in advance on Chicago, 10th to the east. Expected reaction in Detroit tomorrow evening before the reception of Milwaukee and San Antonio.
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How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
