Dec. 26, 2009 at Conseco Fieldhouse
Hawks 110, Pacers 98
Your browser does not support iframes.
END RESULT
A recurring matchup nightmare because of their athletic, aggressive front line, the Atlanta Hawks dominated the Pacers from the opening tip to the final buzzer in a 110-98 rout before 15,281 Saturday in Conseco Fieldhouse. Atlanta center Al Horford had 25 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots, bringing his two-game totals against the Pacers to 49 points, 35 rebounds and seven blocks – not to mention 22-of-31 shooting (71 percent).
IMPACT
The Pacers (9-19) lost their fifth in a row overall and fifth straight to the Hawks. Indiana lost for the 16th time in 20 games after a 5-3 start. The Hawks improved to 21-8 overall, 9-6 on the road.
QUOTEWORTHY
“We got ourselves in a hole we never got out of. We started sluggish." – Jim O'Brien.