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2023-24 NBA Regular Season
Indiana Pacers v Atlanta Hawks
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Sunday 14 April 2024
Tip-off at 18h00
A playoff berth will be on the line when
Indiana Pacers go head-to-head with Atlanta Hawks at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the final game of the regular season on the evening of Sunday, April 14.
The Pacers have pulled ahead of Philadelphia 76ers (7th) and Miami Heat (8th) in the race for sixth place in the Eastern Conference after winning four of their last five games.
Rick Carlisle's team are one game ahead of the Sixers following a 140-123 win over Toronto Raptors on April 10, with the Heat a further half-game back.
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Tyrese Haliburton scored a game-high 30 points against the Raptors as Indiana rallied from 12 points down in the first half to register their third straight victory.
"Every win is big and nothing has been settled yet," Carlisle said in reference to their top-six battle with Philadelphia and Heat.
"We didn't have a great start. I don't know what we expected because even though Toronto is out of the playoffs, they played their butts off."
The Hawks will have to navigate the play-in tournament to keep their post-season hopes alive as they are guaranteed at least 10th place in the East.
Quin Snyder's team are one game behind Chicago Bulls (9th) after losing 117-111 to Miami in second overtime on April 10.
Dejounte Murray finished with a triple-double 29 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists against the Heat, but it wasn't enough to prevent a third successive loss.
Murray has been the topic of hot discussion lately as trade rumours begin to intensify, although he dismissed it as 'bad stuff that sells'.
"You know, people are going to do all the stuff they do on the internet. They have to do that; they can't just say good because the bad stuff sells. The bad stuff is what makes any of us go read," the Atlanta shooting guard said on Trae Young's From The Point Podcast.
"Not too many people want to read, 'Oh, this is the good thing that was put out.' The negativity is the stuff that sells. So, you know, for me, when I see just all the BS, trade this guy or trade that guy, like it means nothing. It's somebody behind their computer..."
Indiana Pacers v Atlanta Hawks - Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 207
Pacers wins: 98
Hawks wins: 109
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