(3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks
Season Series: Tied 2-2
Who is ready for an all out defensive battle? Well that is what we are heading towards in the upcoming series between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks. This series really seems like a toss up and may be determined by whatever team can get on a hot streak, offensively.
The Pacers will need strong outputs from Paul George and Roy Hibbert if they want to advance to the 2nd round and for the Atlanta Hawks, they need to center their offense around getting Josh Smith quality shots and getting baskets in transition.
This might be the least exciting series on paper but don’t doubt if some classic games pop up in the matchup. In the end, we see the Pacers taking this one but realistically —it could go 7 games and down to the wire.
Game 1 – Sun April 21, Atlanta at Indiana, 1 p.m., TNT
Game 2 – Wed April 24, Atlanta at Indiana, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV
Game 3 – Sat April 27, Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 – Mon April 29, Indiana at Atlanta, TBD, TBD
Game 5 * Wed May 1, Atlanta at Indiana, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Fri May 3, Indiana at Atlanta, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 5, Atlanta at Indiana, TBD, TBD