Myles Turner scores 31, Pacers avoid play-in tournament with 157-115 rout of Hawks


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INDIANAPOLIS — Myles Turner had 31 points and Pascal Siakam scored 28 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 157-115 and avoided falling into the play-in tournament. Indiana secured at least the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference on Saturday with a dominant regular-season finale. The Pacers shot 65% and made 19 of 36 3-pointers. The 157 points matched the Pacers' highest-scoring game since they joined the NBA in 1976. Dejounte Murray scored 32 points for the Hawks, who finished the regular season 10th in the East and visit the ninth-placed Chicago Bulls on Wednesday to open the play-in tournament.

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