On the morning of February 9, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, with the Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers. As a result, the Hawks beat the Pacers 40-22, 36-28, 30-25, 27-37 on aggregate, 133-112 on aggregate. Trae Young played well, scoring a game-high 34 points + 11 assists, and Capela had a game-high 12 rebounds. Pacers Chris scored 25 points.
Currently, the Hawks are 10th in the East with a record of 25 wins and 28 losses, and the Pacers are 13th in the East with a record of 19 wins and 36 losses. The Pacers currently have as many as seven players who are unable to play due to various injuries, including players such as Bulgang and Duanna. In the previous nine meetings between the two teams, the Hawks had a slight advantage with 5 wins and 4 losses. In their last two encounters, the Hawks have beaten the Pacers twice at home and away.
Judging from the recent state, the Eagles have suffered two straight losses, while the Pacers have suffered three straight losses, which can be said to be not very good.
Let's take a look at the starters of the two teams, the Pacers: Sykes, Stephenson, Duarte, Craig, Beatager, and the Hawks: Trae Young, Hurth, Capela, Collins, Hunter.
In the first quarter of the game, Trae Young played particularly well, which can be described as "tired", in addition, Capela's rebounding also became an important factor for the Hawks to "bloodbath" the opponent in the first quarter. In the first quarter, the Hawks took a huge lead of 40-22.
In the second quarter of the game, with the first Collins aerial relay layup scored, so that the Eagles' enthusiasm for fighting continued to rise. Despite the Pacers' Lance Stephenson's great play, it was hard to stand alone. At halftime, the Hawks led 36-28, 76-50 on aggregate.
Eagles: Young 19 points 8 assists, Collins 18 points 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Hult 8 points 4 rebounds 3 assists, Hunter 6 points 2 rebounds 4 assists, Capela 6 points 8 rebounds 1 assist, Okongu 8 points 2 rebounds, Bogdanovic 6 points, Gallinari 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, White 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Knox 1 rebound.
Pacers: Stephenson 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Duarte 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Sykes 7 points, Bitage 6 points and 1 assist, Clegg 3 points and 4 rebounds, Brisette 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Duane Washington 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Terry Taylor 4 points and 6 rebounds.
In the third quarter, the Walkers' Lance scored 20 points, but it couldn't stop Trae Young's excellent performance, in addition to collins scoring 20 points in 21 minutes of playing, including Pogdan, who played in the previous rounds, also scored 13 points. In the third quarter of the game, the Eagles firmly took the initiative into their own hands. The section continued to lead 30-25.
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles, who had a huge lead, replaced the bench players and the offense was not so sharp. The Pacers were able to bounce back. By the time of the game, the Pacers were 110-133 behind and had no way to return.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Hawks beat the Pacers 27-37, 133-112 on aggregate.
The match also set 3 new records. First, the Hawks have beaten the Pacers three times in a row for the first time in their history, and there is a record of two consecutive home games; second, the Pacers have suffered four consecutive losses this time, which is also their second four-game losing streak since 2022.