Trae Young scores 36 points and Hawks hold off Pacers rally for 120-118 win

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) makes a free throw during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Atlanta Hawks, Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025, in Atlanta.

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) makes a free throw during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Atlanta Hawks, Saturday, Mar. 8, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)


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ATLANTA — Trae Young had 36 points and Caris Lavert added 26 off the bench as the Atlanta Hawks held off the Indiana Pacers 120-118 for their third win in four games. Oneka Okongwu had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Hawks. Bennedict Mathurin had 30 points for the Pacers after missing four games with a wrist injury and Pascal Siakim had 23 points. Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton missed his second straight game with a hip strain. The Hawks led by 20 points after the first quarter and 17 at halftime, but the Pacers took the lead midway through the fourth quarter before Atlanta made the key plays down the stretch.

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