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2014/05/02 03:45:06 @NBA.com: News

? For the second straight year, the Atlanta Hawks are hosting Game Six in a first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. Things are different from last season, however, when the No. 3 Pacers closed things out by beating the No. 6 Hawks, 81-73. This time, the seeding is different and the shoe is on the other foot, as the No. 8 Hawks are in position to close out the series and become the fifth No. 8 to beat a No.1. "Seeds and all those things are unimportant to us," said Atlanta Coach Mike Budenholzer, who was an assistant for San Antonio, when the top-seeded Spurs were dismissed by Memphis in 2011. "All we're focused on is trying to get a win." The Hawks came into the 2013-14 season with a 14-2 hex over the Pacers at Philips since the start of the 2005-06 season. But Indy has split the four games this year, and has won three of the last five if you count last year's Game Six.
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