The Indiana Pacers defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 126-108, at State Farm Arena on Friday.

The Pacers (23-15) continue to thrive against Eastern Conference opponents, and this time, they secured a comfortable win over the Hawks (15-22) despite playing on the road. The Pacers grabbed control of the contest early on and raced to a 34-30 score in the first quarter, extending their lead to six points after a 34-32 score in the second quarter. However, the Hawks would pull away for good in the third quarter after outscoring Atlanta by a 31-19 score. Indiana’s defensive exhibition in the third quarter was enough to put the game out of Atlanta’s reach. The final 12 minutes ended with a 27-27 tie, but in reality, the game was decided by the time the third quarter ended. With the win, the Pacers moved to 10-7 on the road, while the Hawks fell to 6-10 at home.

Buddy Hield and Obi Toppin both came off the bench to lead the Pacers in scoring with 18 points apiece. Toppin also had six rebounds and four assists, while Hield added three boards and two dimes. T.J. McConnell led the Pacers in assists with 14 despite coming off the bench. Bennedict Mathurin had 15 points. Among the starters, Bruce Brown and Myles Turner had 12 points. Turner also added seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks, while Aaron Nesmith had 13 points.

Dejounte Murray was the best player for the Hawks after posting 29 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Trae Young posted 13 points and six assists while shooting 4-for-17 from the field. Saddiq Bey had 17 points and four rebounds. Jalen Johnson finished with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists.