Nickeil Alexander-Walker leads Hawks past short-handed Pacers

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 34 points as the Atlanta Hawks defeated a heavily depleted Indiana Pacers squad 108-104 on Monday night.Alexander-Walker shot 12 of 25 from the field, including 9 of 15 from 3-point range. CJ McCollum added a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists.The Pacers sat 11 players Monday, including star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is recovering from a left hamstring strain. Indiana dressed only six players, the fewest of any NBA team this season and the franchise’s shortest bench since 2004.All six Pacers scored in double figures. Center Jay Huff led the team with 22 points, while guard Braden Smith posted a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists.The Hawks travel to Washington on Wednesday to face the Wizards.How to watch the Atlanta Hawks on ANFFans across the Atlanta market can watch Hawks games on WANF’s free over-the-air signal (channel 46.1), as well as through WANF’s carriage on major pay-TV syst