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Pacers use six players in 108-104 loss to Hawks
The Indiana Pacers used only six players in a 108-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Injuries and rest left 11 Pacers unavailable for the game in Indianapolis, including Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam.
It was the earliest in an NBA season a team had used so few players since 1948; the Lakers used five in their third game that year.
Indiana’s available players had to play heavy minutes, with Jarace Walker on the court for 44 and no Pacer playing fewer than 34.
The Pacers cut Atlanta’s lead to two with 1:36 left, but Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s 34 points helped the Hawks close out the win.
The defeat was Indiana’s fifth straight, and no further team plans are stated.
The Indiana Pacers used only six players in a 108-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The game was the earliest in an NBA season since 1948 that a team used six or fewer players.
Indiana was missing 11 players because of injuries, illness, rest and a late scratch.
Jarace Walker played 44 minutes, while every Pacers player logged at least 34 minutes.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 34 points for Atlanta, which held on after Indiana cut the deficit to two late in the game.
- Who
- The Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks.
- What
- The Pacers used six players and lost 108-104.
- When
- Monday night, Nov. 2, 2026.
- Where
- Indianapolis.
- Why
- Injuries and rest left Indiana with 11 players unavailable, including a late scratch.
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The Pacers last used only six players, in a game against Orlando.
Indiana used six players in its 108-104 loss to Atlanta.
Indiana cut Atlanta’s lead to 106-104.
Atlanta’s Onyeka Okongwu made a jumper for the final margin.
- Final score
- Atlanta Hawks 108, Indiana Pacers 104
- Indiana players used
- 6
- Pacers players unavailable
- 11
- Jarace Walker’s playing time
- 44 minutes
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s points
- 34
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What people are saying
These guys all played too many minutes
They all played too many minutes, but they played their hearts out
People are still talking about that game
And they will talk about this game for a long time