Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks
January 31, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Pacers beat the Hawks 129-124 on 2026-01-31 at home. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jarace Walker, and Johnny Furphy. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Mouhamed Gueye, and Zaccharie Risacher. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 15 points (7/13) in his matchups, with Jarace Walker as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 27 points (12/17) in his matchups, with Dyson Daniels as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
IND
Indiana Pacers
129
Did not play: Quenton Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kam Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Micah Potter (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
124
Did not play: Vít Krejčí (DND - Injury/Illness), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keaton Wallace (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jarace Walker · Johnny Furphy Starter 10.1 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin · Ben Sheppard 11.6 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin 7.1 min
- Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin · Jarace Walker 3.5 min
- Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Jarace Walker · Ben Sheppard 3.2 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 10.1 min
- CJ McCollum · Luke Kennard · Dyson Daniels · Christian Koloko · Zaccharie Risacher 5.9 min
- CJ McCollum · Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Mouhamed Gueye 5.4 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Corey Kispert · Mouhamed Gueye 5.2 min
- CJ McCollum · Corey Kispert · Dyson Daniels · Christian Koloko · Zaccharie Risacher 4.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pacers defense
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Jalen Johnson 15 pts (7/13) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Jarace Walker (27 %, 5 pts) · Aaron Nesmith (20 %, 6 pts) · Johnny Furphy (18 %, 0 pts)
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CJ McCollum 16 pts (7/13) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: T.J. McConnell (27 %, 4 pts) · Andrew Nembhard (21 %, 6 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (20 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Dyson Daniels: 36 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Mouhamed Gueye: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jay Huff | Christian Koloko: 30 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Mouhamed Gueye: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 33 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · CJ McCollum: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Corey Kispert: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · CJ McCollum: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Aaron Nesmith | Jalen Johnson: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Corey Kispert: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jarace Walker | Jalen Johnson: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Mouhamed Gueye: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Ben Sheppard | Luke Kennard: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Zaccharie Risacher: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| T.J. McConnell | CJ McCollum: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Luke Kennard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Johnny Furphy | Jalen Johnson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luke Kennard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Mouhamed Gueye: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hawks defense
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Pascal Siakam 27 pts (12/17) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (26 %, 6 pts) · Mouhamed Gueye (20 %, 4 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (17 %, 3 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 10 pts (4/9) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: CJ McCollum (24 %, 7 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (16 %, 3 pts) · Dyson Daniels (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Johnny Furphy: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Aaron Nesmith: 17 poss., 8 pts (2/3) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Aaron Nesmith: 29 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Andrew Nembhard: 15 poss., 4 pts (0/1) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Jay Huff: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Pascal Siakam: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Dyson Daniels | Pascal Siakam: 19 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Andrew Nembhard: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| CJ McCollum | Bennedict Mathurin: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Andrew Nembhard: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Pascal Siakam: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jarace Walker: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Corey Kispert | Aaron Nesmith: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ben Sheppard: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Aaron Nesmith: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · T.J. McConnell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Christian Koloko | Jay Huff: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Pascal Siakam: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |