Pascal Siakam and Key Pacers Players to Watch vs. the Hawks - April 14

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Pacers vs. Hawks: Players to Watch

Pacers Key Players

Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.7 points, 7 boards and 4.4 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

Tyrese Haliburton averages 20.2 points, 4 boards and 10.9 assists, shooting 47.8% from the floor and 36.8% from downtown, with 2.8 made 3-pointers per contest.

Myles Turner averages 16.9 points, 6.9 boards and 1.3 assists.

T.J. McConnell's numbers on the season are 10 points, 2.7 boards and 5.4 assists per contest, shooting 55.6% from the floor.

Obi Toppin is averaging 10.3 points, 3.9 boards and 1.5 assists.

Hawks Key Players

Murray's numbers on the season are 22.4 points, 5.4 boards and 6.4 assists per game. He is also draining 45.8% of his shots from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.6 triples.

The Hawks get 26 points per game from Trae Young, plus 2.8 rebounds and 10.8 assists.

Per game, Clint Capela gets the Hawks 11.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists, plus 0.6 steals and 1.4 blocks.

The Hawks are getting 16.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game from Bogdan Bogdanovic.

The Hawks receive 13.7 points per game from Saddiq Bey, plus 6.5 boards and 1.5 assists.

Pacers vs. Hawks Stat Insights

Indiana Key Stats

The Pacers have a +208 scoring differential, topping opponents by 2.6 points per game. They're putting up 122.9 points per game to rank first in the league and are giving up 120.3 per outing to rank 28th in the NBA.

Indiana pulls down 41.4 rebounds per game (28th in the league) while allowing 43.5 per contest to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 2.1 boards per game.

The Pacers make 13.1 three-pointers per game (11th in the league) while shooting 37.2% from beyond the arc (11th in the NBA). They are making 2.4 more threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 10.7 per game while shooting 36.5%.

Indiana averages 117.6 points per 100 possessions on offense (second in the league), and gives up 115.6 points per 100 possessions (24th in the NBA).

Atlanta Key Stats

The Hawks' -137 scoring differential (being outscored by 1.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 118.4 points per game (fifth in NBA) while allowing 120.1 per contest (27th in league).

Atlanta pulls down 44.8 rebounds per game (sixth in league), compared to the 44.2 of its opponents.

The Hawks hit 13.7 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 13.9 on average.

Atlanta averages 114.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (12th in league), and allows 116.3 points per 100 possessions (27th in NBA).

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