John Collins scored 21 points and Dejounte Murray added 20 as the Atlanta Hawks overcame an ejection to leading scorer Trae Young and took a 143-130 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday.Young was given a technical foul and ejected for throwing the ball harshly back to the referee. The game was tied 84-84 with 7:52 left in the third quarter when the incident occurred. Young was still frustrated about having a 3-pointer taken away and turned into an offensive foul. He finished with 14 points and five assists.Atlanta (37-37) also got 18 points from Saddiq Bey, and 17 points and 17 rebounds from Clint Capela. Garrison Mathews, who logged many of Young’s minutes, scored 14 and made four 3-pointers.Indiana (33-42) was led by reserve Jordan Nwora with 33 points, one shy of his career high. Tyrese Haliburton added 19 points and 13 assists.Both teams played without a starter. The Pacers were missing Myles Turner (lower back soreness) and the Hawks were without De’Andre Hunter (left knee contusion). Indiana’s Chris Duarte returned after missing five games but re-injured the left ankle in the first quarter and did not return.Atlanta has scored 100-plus points in 49 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in franchise history and the longest such streak in the NBA.
Trae Young ejected but Hawks drill Pacers by 13
