Pacers at Hawks 12/13/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

State Farm Arena will play host to a Friday night NBA meeting between the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks. The Pacers (16-9) have won seven of their previous ten games and are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. On Wednesday, Indiana outscored Boston by 15 points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 122-117 home victory versus Boston.

Indiana G Malcolm Brogdon converted all 15 of his free-throw attempts and finished with a team-high 29 points. Domantas Sabonis chipped in 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacers.

The Atlanta Hawks (6-19) have lost eight of their last ten games and rank third worst in the league in scoring defense (118.8 ppg). On Wednesday, Atlanta was outscored by 20 points during the second half of a 136-102 road loss against Chicago. The Hawks turned the ball over 23 times and allowed the Bulls to shoot 57 percent from the field.

Alex Len tallied a team high 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting in just 20 minutes off the Atlanta bench. Trae Young added 15 points and 13 assists in a losing effort for the Hawks.