ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks earned a split of the four-game season series against Indiana by continuing their home dominance of the Pacers on Sunday night.
The Hawks closed the third quarter on a 30-5 run to make the game a rout and rolled to a 104-75 victory for their 16th win in the past 17 regular-season home games against Indiana.
Paul Millsap scored 12 of his 18 points in the third-quarter blitz and added nine rebounds for the Hawks (38-29). Al Horford also had 18 points, 16 coming in the first half.
The Pacers (35-31) cut a 17-point deficit to eight points five minutes into the third quarter, but the Hawks ran off 20 straight points and led 89-56 going into the fourth quarter that was played by reserves.
The Hawks made 7 of 11 3-point shots in the decisive quarter and shot 68.2 percent overall in the period.
Paul George, averaging 23.6 points per game for Indiana, was held to seven points on 3-for-15 shooting and the Pacers made just 5 of 24 3-point attempts in their most lopsided loss of the season.
Atlanta was 15 of 30 from behind the 3-point arc, with Kyle Korver hitting four en route to 14 points, and the Hawks had 27 assists as Jeff Teague handed out nine.
Miles Turner led the Pacers with a game-high 19 points. Monta Ellis scored 10.
The Hawks led 16-2 after four minutes and increased a 30-17 first-quarter lead to 52-38 at halftime.
Horford was 7-for-10 shooting in the first half, making 2 of 3 shots from behind the 3-point arc, while George and Ellis were limited to three points each.
The Hawks had eight first-half steals and were 7-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc in the first half.
NOTES: Pacers PG George Hill (toe) wasn’t deemed ready to play until after going through pregame workouts. “It was really, really sore when he woke up [Sunday] morning,” coach Frank Vogel said. … PG Ty Lawson, Hill’s backup, missed his second straight game because of a sprained left foot. Lawson was hurt early in his first game with the Pacers after being waived by Houston. … The Pacers begin a stretch of five straight home games on Tuesday against Boston. … The Hawks play at Detroit on Wednesday before returning to Atlanta for three straight games.