The Atlanta Hawks will look to even this best of seven NBA playoff series when they take the court to face the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 from pro basketball action on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Indiana is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The odds from this game two of this NBA playoff series has the home club Indiana Pacers favored by -7 points with an over under line of 188 points. There has been no movement in the odds since the lines were released a few hours ago.

The Hawks look to recover after a 107-90 road defeat in game one to the Indiana Pacers as a +7 point underdog. The game ended over the total of 185 ½ points.

Atlanta fell behind early in defeat by a 34-26 deficit after one period in another one of those poor defensive starts to a game by this inconsistent Hawks team. They wasted a 50% shooting game and made 7 of 17 three pointers. Atlanta got to the free throw line 14 times and missed seven shots. The Hawks get pounded by Indiana on the boards by a 48-32 rebound differential. Jeff Teague lead Atlanta with 21 points and seven assists as he made 7 of his 14 shots. Josh Smith had 15 points and eight boards in a losing cause. Atlanta has shot well all season as they rank in the top seven in the offensive categories of field goal and three point shooting.

The Pacers shot 44.9% from the field and made 7 of their 19 three point attempts. The team did a good job of making free throws as they connect on 30 of 34 from the charity stripe. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points, 12 assists and 11 assists for a triple double as he got to the free throw line 18 times and made 17 shots. All five Indiana starters scored in double digits. Indiana is a strong defensive team ranking number one in the NBA in field goal and three point defending. We have seen a recent upsurge late in the season by the Pacers offensively and it carried into game one.