After a tumultuous summer, the Atlanta Hawks relished a joyous home opener against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last season. Jeff Teague scored 25 points, Al Horford added 20 and the Hawks held off the depleted Indiana Pacers 102-92 on Saturday night. With President Jimmy Carter and rap star T.I. among the raucous sellout crowd, Atlanta led all the way but got a scare from a Pacers team that was missing three key players and lost Rodney Stuckey in the first half. Indiana closed to 95-92 when Donald Sloan was fouled in the corner by Horford and knocked down all three free throws with 1:13 left.
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