I'll back the Hawks - the much superior defensive club hungry for a victory - catching the Pacers with possibly four key players out. Paul George, Jeff Teague, Myles Turner and C.J. Miles are all questionable. George, Teague and Turner are their three best players.

The Hawks force the second-most turnovers in the league. The Hawks are in stop-the-pain mode having lost three in a row, including an embarrassing home loss to the suddenly red-hot Pelicans last night. The good news for the Hawks was nobody reached the 30-minute mark.

Indiana ranks 26th defensively. The Pacers have dropped their last two home games by a combined 57 points.