Ian Mahinmi started in place of Roy Hibbert to start the second half of Thursday's game in Atlanta. Odds are Hibbert is done for the night after playing just seven minutes in the first quarter. He did commit two fouls, but Chris Copeland was at the scorers table before Hibbert committed his second. Hibbert didn't register any stats or shots besides those two fouls. He was an All-Star this season.

Pacers coach Frank Vogel will not change his starting lineup for Game 6 on Thursday, meaning Roy Hibbert will keep his starting center job. There has been rampant speculation that Vogel might bench Hibbert in favor of Luis Scola or Chris Copeland, but he's sticking with the same starting five that won Indy 56 games during the regular season. Hibbert has often found himself on the bench in the fourth quarter and he played only 12 minutes on Monday, so his starting job doesn't guarantee playing time.

Roy Hibbert was a no-show once again in the Pacers' 107-97 loss to the Hawks in Game 5 on Monday, going scoreless with no rebounds and one block in 12 minutes of action. Hibbert's woes on both ends of the court have been central to the Pacers' historic collapse, and those putting the big man on a Defensive Player of the Year ballot probably wish they had a redo. The lack of athleticism underneath the basket has completely upended the team, but adjustments to play Chris Copeland (six points, 20 minutes, one steal, three blocks) and Ian Mahinmi (16 points, one steal) at least helped to bring the final score into a reasonable range. Paul George added 26 points, 12 boards, six assists and six steals in the loss.

Roy Hibbert, who scored just six points on Saturday, had dinner with Pacers' brain trust Larry Bird, Donnie Walsh and Kevin Pritchard on Friday night in Atlanta. "Larry and I talked (earlier) and he asked if (I) wanted to go to dinner on (him). He had plans and he invited me with the three amigos," he said. "One thing Larry told me was to just work on my balance when I'm out there on the offensive end. I tried to do that tonight whenever I got the ball." Hibbert has a terrible matchup with the Hawks and he's not likely to see the court in the fourth quarter of any of the remaining games. However, his attitude was great on Saturday and he was the biggest cheerleader off the bench with the game on the line. And if he's not going to be productive on the court in Round 1, playing the role of cheerleader is a much better look than pouting at the end of the bench.

Roy Hibbert started Saturday's game but was once again a non-factor, scoring six points with three rebounds and two blocks as the Pacers escaped Game 4 with a three-point victory. Hibbert didn't play down the stretch and his 25 minutes of action were barely more than backups Luis Scola (21 minutes) and Ian Mahinmi (15 minutes). The Pacers continue to start Hibbert in an attempt to prop up his confidence and keep him mentally engaged, but he's something of a liability as long as he's playing opposite Pero Antic in the first round.

Despite his below average play as of late, coach Frank Vogel confirmed that Roy Hibbert will start at center in Game 4 against the Hawks. Hibbert has been a mess as of late, averaging just six points and five rebounds per game in the playoffs. The Pacers are down 2-1 in the series so they'll need Hibbert to step up if they hope to move on to the next round.

Coach Frank Vogel said "we'll see" during Thursday's post-game press conference when asked about starting Roy Hibbert for Game 4 on Saturday. He added he "probably" would start Hibbert, but the Pacers seriously have to consider making a change. The matchup against the Hawks and how they're being spread out has basically rendered Hibbert obsolete. Plus, it doesn't help he's shot a pathetic 18 percent in the paint over his last nine games, which doesn't even make sense. He has completely lost his confidence and there is a legitimate chance he gets bumped to the second unit.

Roy Hibbert was on the bench for the final 4:37 of Thursday's Game 4 loss to the Hawks, finishing with four points, two rebounds, one assist and two turnovers in 19 minutes. Yikes. He was one of the biggest disappointments in the second half of the year and it's carried into the postseason. Hibbert has lost the ability to rebound, he can't score outside of three feet from the basket and has been a major liability on the low block while the Pacers are in a halfcourt set. On top of that, he doesn't have a have a block in any game during this series. It's hard to believe he was an All-Star and his minutes may actually go down on Saturday for Game 4.

Roy Hibbert hit just 1-of-7 shots for six points, four rebounds and zero blocks in Tuesday's Game 2 win over the Hawks. The Pacers might be resigned to Hibbert sitting on the bench for most of this series, as Ian Mahinmi played 20 minutes, but was even more ineffective than Hibbert. The series is tied 1-1 and Game 3 is Thursday in Atlanta, but we wouldn't recommend using Hibbert in daily leagues until this series is over - assuming the Pacers end up winning.

The Pacers will not change their starting lineup for Game 2 vs. the Hawks on Tuesday. Head coach Frank Vogel said prior to the series that he'll tweak his rotations on a "game-by-game" basis, but the Pacers' collapse in Game 1 wasn't enough to swap out Roy Hibbert for a more mobile big man like Ian Mahinmi. Hibbert's ability (or inability) to defend Pero Antic on the perimeter will be a key to the series and it prompted him to say that he's the "weak link on defense," so all eyes will be on that matchup for Game 2.