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INDIANA (108)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
J Jones             37   3-7   2-2   0-1   2   3   10
J Foster            35   4-9   2-3  3-11   1   6   10
D Harrison          36   5-6   2-2  3-10   1   5   12
J Tinsley           38 10-22   6-8   0-4   5   4   29
R Miller            36  6-12   5-5   2-4   2   1   19
F Jones             32  8-15   4-4   0-3   4   3   21
A Johnson           17   1-3   1-1   0-2   0   1    3
M Haislip            7   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   1    0
M Curry             27   2-2   0-0   0-5   0   3    4
A Croshere         DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                            
E Gill             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Edwards          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             265 39-76 22-25  8-40  15  27  108
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Percentages: FG-.513, FT-.880. 3-Point Goals:
8-21, .381 (J Jones 2-5, J Foster 0-1, J 
Tinsley 3-7, R Miller 2-6, F Jones 1-2). Team
Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:4 (D Harrison 4). 
Turnovers:19 (J Tinsley 7, J Foster 4, F 
Jones 4, A Johnson, M Haislip, J Jones, D 
Harrison). Steals: 10 (J Tinsley 3, M Curry 
2, F Jones 2, A Johnson, J Foster, J Jones).


ATLANTA (97)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
A Harrington        47  8-18   4-7  6-10   4   5   21
A Walker            49  6-11   4-8   0-9   4   5   17
J Collier           14   1-3   2-2   3-3   0   1    4
B Diaw              26  3-10   0-0   3-5   2   4    6
J Smith             14   0-3   0-0   0-1   0   2    0
T Delk              40 10-17   1-2   1-4   4   4   22
P Drobnak           32  4-11   2-3   3-7   0   3   10
K Anderson           7   1-2   2-2   0-0   2   1    4
J Childress          3   0-0   2-2   0-0   0   0    2
R Ivey              27   5-8   1-1   0-2   0   6   11
K Willis             6   0-1   0-0   1-2   0   2    0
J Barry            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             265 38-84 18-27 17-43  16  33   97
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Percentages: FG-.452, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (A Harrington 1-2, A Walker 1-2, B
Diaw 0-2, T Delk 1-6, P Drobnak 0-2). Team 
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:5 (T Delk 2, B 
Diaw 2, J Smith). Turnovers:18 (A Walker 5, A
Harrington 5, P Drobnak 3, T Delk, J Collier,
R Ivey, J Childress, B Diaw). Steals: 7 (A 
Walker 4, T Delk, R Ivey, P Drobnak).

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INDIANA               27  16  24  24  17  -  108
ATLANTA               22  27  28  14   6  -   97
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Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (Defensive 
Three, 0:51 1st; COACH Carlisle, 5:58 3rd). 
Atlanta - 2 (A Harrington, 2:33 2nd; 
Defensive Three, 11:05 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 7,975. T: 2:34. 
Officials: Ron Olesiak, Tom Washington, Zak 
Zarba.

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INDIANA (108) AT ATLANTA (97)

INDIANA

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
J JONES           F    37    3-7      2-2      0   1   1    2   3   1   1   10
J FOSTER          F    35    4-9      2-3      3   8  11    1   6   1   4   10
D HARRISON        C    36    5-6      2-2      3   7  10    1   5   0   1   12
J TINSLEY         G    38   10-22     6-8      0   4   4    5   4   3   7   29
R MILLER          G    36    6-12     5-5      2   2   4    2   1   0   0   19
F JONES                32    8-15     4-4      0   3   3    4   3   2   4   21
A JOHNSON              17    1-3      1-1      0   2   2    0   1   1   1    3
M HAISLIP               7    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    0
M CURRY                27    2-2      0-0      0   5   5    0   3   2   0    4
A CROSHERE            DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                                      
E GILL                DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J EDWARDS             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                265   39-76    22-25     8  32  40   15  27  10  19  108
                            (.513)  (.880)  TEAM REBS:  5 TOTAL TO: 20 (23 PTS)    

ATLANTA

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
A HARRINGTON      F    47    8-18     4-7      6   4  10    4   5   0   5   21
A WALKER          F    49    6-11     4-8      0   9   9    4   5   4   5   17
J COLLIER         C    14    1-3      2-2      3   0   3    0   1   0   1    4
B DIAW            G    26    3-10     0-0      3   2   5    2   4   0   1    6
J SMITH           G    14    0-3      0-0      0   1   1    0   2   0   0    0
T DELK                 40   10-17     1-2      1   3   4    4   4   1   1   22
P DROBNAK              32    4-11     2-3      3   4   7    0   3   1   3   10
K ANDERSON              7    1-2      2-2      0   0   0    2   1   0   0    4
J CHILDRESS             3    0-0      2-2      0   0   0    0   0   0   1    2
R IVEY                 27    5-8      1-1      0   2   2    0   6   1   1   11
K WILLIS                6    0-1      0-0      1   1   2    0   2   0   0    0
J BARRY               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                265   38-84    18-27    17  26  43   16  33   7  18   97
                            (.452)  (.667)  TEAM REBS:  7 TOTAL TO: 19 (12 PTS)    
  
   INDIANA            27   16   24   24   17   -   108
   ATLANTA            22   27   28   14    6   -   97
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D HARRISON 4.  ATLANTA - T DELK 2, B DIAW 2,
J SMITH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 8-21 (.381), J JONES 2-5, J FOSTER 0-1,
J TINSLEY 3-7, R MILLER 2-6, F JONES 1-2. ATLANTA 3-14 (.214), A HARRINGTON 1-
2, A WALKER 1-2, B DIAW 0-2, T DELK 1-6, P DROBNAK 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE, COACH CARLISLE. ATLANTA - 
A HARRINGTON, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: RON OLESIAK, TOM WASHINGTON, ZAK ZARBA.
A - 7,975. T - 2:34.

Game Story

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- It took overtime, but the Indiana Pacers 
finally put one in the win column.

Returning from injury, Jamaal Tinsley matched his season high
with 29 points and the Pacers scored the first 10 of overtime en
route to ending their seven-game losing streak with a 108-97
triumph over the Atlanta Hawks.

Winless since an 82-77 victory over Charlotte on November 26,
Indiana controlled the extra session as Fred Jones made four
free throws during the opening spurt and Tinsley added five
points in the final 1:06 to tie his best output of the season
set November 23 against Boston.

Indiana started this one with a 9-0 run fueled by four points
from Reggie Miller.  Jeff Foster added eight points in nine
minutes as the Pacers ended the opening quarter with a 27-22
cushion.

But the Hawks regrouped and held a 49-43 lead at the break
before Tinsley - who missed the previous three games with a
sprained right ankle - put on a display in the third quarter,
scoring half his 14 points in the period during a 7-0 run that
forged a 62-62 tie.

During a 5:19 stretch of the third period, Tinsley provided all
of Indiana's offense, scoring 14 straight points for the team.

"I was getting in good places to make shots, teammates were
setting good screens," Tinsley said.  "The coaching staff just
put the ball in my hands."

"Jamaal has been out a week," Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said.
"It's tough to sit out that long and come back and have your
rhythm.  In the second half, he quarterbacked our team.  He made
plays, passing the ball.  He made shots, he got to the rim, he
created and he was a huge part of the game."

Atlanta built an 81-69 lead on Antoine Walker's jumper with
11:03 to go, but Jones led a 14-1 run with nine points to put
Indiana ahead and Miller hit a 3-pointer with 2:11 remaining for
a 91-89 edge.

"Coach just called my number," said Jones, who scored 15 of his
21 points in the final 17 minutes.  "We were at a point in the
game where it wasn't going very well for us and I tried to give
us a spark in the way that I can."

Former Pacer Al Harrington sank a pair of late free throws and
Jones missed a drive in the waning seconds, forcing overtime.

Indiana stepped up its defensive assault on Atlanta late in the
game and outscored the Hawks, 39-16, after Walker's basket early
in the fourth quarter.

"That's what it takes to win on the road and that's what it
takes to win on a high level," said Michael Curry, who made his
Pacers debut after being signed on Monday.  "We wanted to make
them work really hard and also, we didn't want them to get a lot
of transition baskets.  In the fourth quarter and overtime,
that's more like the type of basketball we have to play."

"They just spread the floor and went into a one-on-one game,"
added Walker, who had 17 points and nine rebounds.  "It's very
difficult to do.  They went small on us and played four guards
and just spread the floor.  It was a good strategy, but we were
still playing well enough that we should have won the game."

Miller added 19 points and David Harrison 12 and 10 rebounds for
the Pacers, who played without forward Austin Croshere due to a
sprained left ankle.

Reserve Tony Delk scored a season-high 22 points on 10-of-17
shooting for Atlanta, which has lost six straight to Indiana.