Smith does it all in Hawks win over Pacers

Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith, front, is fouled as he shoots under Indiana Pacers center Solomon Jones in the first half Tuesday in Indianapolis. - photo by The Associated Press

1117hawks — Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith, front, is fouled as he shoots under Indiana Pacers center Solomon Jones in the first half Tuesday in Indianapolis. - photo by The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Josh Smith scored 25 points to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Indiana Pacers 102-92 on Tuesday night.

Smith also had eight rebounds and seven blocks. Mike Bibby scored 16 points and Al Horford added 15 for the Hawks, who won their second straight after a four-game losing streak.

Danny Granger scored 22 points for the Pacers. Roy Hibbert had 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Mike Dunleavy added 14 points for the Pacers.

The Pacers were short-handed, as point guard Darren Collison and reserve forward Tyler Hansbrough sat out with sprained left ankles.

One week after Indiana had a near-perfect 54-point third quarter against Denver, the Pacers shot 6 for 16 in the same period to fall behind by double digits.

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