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NBA: Indiana 112, Atlanta 98

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Published: April 8, 2008 at 10:31 PM

INDIANAPOLIS, April 8 (UPI) -- Mike Dunleavy scored 28 points Tuesday, helping the Indiana Pacers stay in the post-season hunt with a 112-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Flip Murray added 20 points and 10 assists, Danny Granger 16 points for the Pacers.

Indiana trails the Hawks by two games for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with four games to play.

Joe Johnson had 30 points to lead the Hawks, who have lost two of their last three games. Josh Smith had 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Josh Childress 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Atlanta trailed by as many as 29 points in the third period, but cut that down to 10 with seven minutes remaining.

Topics: Danny Granger, Joe Johnson, Josh Childress, Josh Smith, Mike Dunleavy
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