The NBA playoffs standings and schedule saw the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers play Game 4 of their series on Saturday and the Pacers won for a 2-2 series tie and the game was close at the end once again and now the teams will meet again in Indy for Game 5 on Monday and the number one seed in the conference tied things up in the series.
The Pacers almost gave up the ball on a steal with under 10 seconds left, but the Hawks got called for a foul and that put Paul George on the foul line and after missing the first shot with a three point lead, he missed the second shot and the Hawks had another timeout to use and they called it to set up another play. The team blew the chance and now the Pacers have tied things up at 2-2 and the Hawks had chances to win.
The Pacers had the lead by three when Lance Stephenson lost possession and the Hawks forced a deflection and then a jump ball, which gave Atlanta the ball after it was knocked out of bounds. The Hawks got the ball with 13 second left and they missed on their shot attempt by Paul Millsap and that gave David West the chance to get the rebound and he ended up getting fouled for the Indy possession. Jeff Teague had another solid game and he led the Hawks in assists, while Kyle Korver had nine rebounds and the team now still has the chance to upset the number one seed in the east with the next Game in Indiana on Monday.
Kyle Korver got the team to a one point lead with three free throws on a three pointer and he made them all and that had a one point lead with a minute left before George Hill scored to push it to three. The Hawks were down three with 40 seconds remaining and they turned over the ball on the possession and gave the Pacers a chance to make it a two possession game and that put them up against the wall after a nice play from Paul George, who grabbed the offensive rebound that helped set George up.
The Hawks came into the game after winning Game 3 and they took a 2-1 lead in the series after winning Game 1 in an upset and that put them in position to surprise the number one seed in the conference. The Hawks had the shocking win in Game 1 to take a 1-0 lead before getting blown out and then the team won Game 3 at home. Paul Millsap has played very well in the series and he had over 25 points heading into the last minutes of the game and he had seven rebounds and two assists, while Paul George had over 20 points and nine rebounds and David West had 18 points, including a big three down the stretch to keep the lead intact.
The games on Saturday include the Miami Heat looking to go up 3-0 on the Bobcats, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies are playing the late game and that could give the Grizz a 3-1 lead if they win at home. The Spurs and the Mavericks are playing in Dallas after the Mavs won Game 2 in San Antonio and that wasn't close at the end and now they have the chance to take the lead in Game 3. Miami has not lost to the Bobcats since the Big 3 have arrived and this would be a very big win, as they could sweep the series and that would help with rest heading into a potential NBA finals appearance.
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