Atlanta Hawks Team Report - January 20

(Basketball News) - The Hawks lost on Monday when Reggie Miller’s three- pointer with 55.3 seconds remaining broke a tie and propelled the Indiana Pacers to a 100-97 win over Atlanta at Philips Arena.

Miller, who finished with 13 points, hit an off-balance three-pointer with the shot clock winding down to break a 93-93 tie and give the Pacers the lead for good.

"It was a disappointing loss," said Hawks guard Jason Terry. "That’s four times we had the Pacers, so it’s going to hurt until next year when we see them again."

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 32 points in front of a sellout crowd of 19,635 fans for the Hawks, who had won two straight. Atlanta wore lime green uniforms from the 1969-70 and 1970-71 seasons during retro-day.

After Miller’s three-pointer put the Pacers up 96-93 with under a minute to play, the two teams traded a pair of free throws. Terry then hit a lay-up to draw the Hawks within one at 98-97 with six seconds left. Miller then hit two free throws to push the margin to three and Stephen Jackson’s three-point attempt to tie the game came up short, allowing Indiana to escape with the victory.

Terry finished with 23 points and six assists for the Hawks, who lost for just the second time in their last five home tilts.

The Hawks are off until Wednesday when they host the Chicago Bulls.