Tyrese Haliburton was held out again, and T.J. McConnell left with an ankle injury as the Pacers sputtered early in second-straight loss to Hawks.

The Indiana Pacers are missing two of their top three scorers, but their defense suffers late against the Atlanta Hawks.

Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton is still out with a left hip flexor issue but Bennedict Mathurin is back after missing four games.