When the Hawks drafted Gueye, they had plans to develop his skills as a wing because of the versatility in his game. Though Gueye may give up some size, he makes up for it with his motor and hustle.

" I was really comfortable,” Gueye said. “It’s different than the three or four. I was more comfortable getting involved in the game, trying to create for me and my teammates.”

3. The Hawks tied the game at 62 points apiece with Dejounte Murray scoinng 20 of his 32 points in the second. He played the whole quarter and he along with Trae Young, Mo Gueye, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and De’Andre Hunter upped the size on the defensive end that allowed them to force stops.

They went on a four-minute 21-8 run, holding the Pacers to 4-of-6 shooting from the field.

“If there’s something we could take would be the fact that we were down the way we were early, and we were able to come and get back in the game,” Snyder said.

4. Young tied Doc Rivers for first on the Hawks All-Time assists list with 3,866 career assists. He found Fernando with an alley-oop with 7:31 to play in the third quarter.

He then found Murray, who had 32 points by the end, just to the left of the key with 9:56 to play in the game for assist No. 11. Then 20 seconds later which gave him sole possession of the record. Young has 3,868 assists over his six-year career.

“I just knew when DJ got it and had a good look he was gonna knock it down,” Young said.

The Hawks guard scored 12 points and had 12 assists.

Young has played three games since he returned the rotation but he’s getting his wind back under him and getting re-acclimated to the team.

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