Pacers roll past Hawks, 92-80 in Game 7

photo Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert, front left, tries to block the shot of Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap during their Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 3, 2014.

INDIANAPOLIS - Paul George scored a playoff career-high 30 points and Roy Hibbert finally came up big to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Atlanta Hawks, 92-80 on Saturday night in Game 7.

Indiana staved off elimination for the second time in three days. It's the first time since mid-March the Pacers' regular starters have won back-to-back games.

Instead of becoming the sixth top seed to lose in the first round of the current 16-team playoff format, the Pacers will be back on their home floor Monday night against Washington in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Kyle Korver scored 19 points and Jeff Teague had 16 for Atlanta, which won just 38 games in the regular season but proved to be a tough opponent for the Pacers.

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