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Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets

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4-5, 2-4 Away
Final
83 - 103

4-5, 3-3 Home

Ball scores 31 points, Miller has 29 to help the Hornets beat the Pacers, 103-83

LaMelo Ball highlights vs. Indiana Pacers

Cody Martin added 15 points and Tre Mann had 14 off the bench. The Hornets have won two straight to improve to 4-5.

Pascal Siakam scored 27 points for Indiana (4-5). Benedict Mathurin added 22.

With Charlotte down by 13, the cold-shooting Ball exited the game with about six minutes remaining in the third quarter. Miller took over, putting the Hornets on his back. The second-year forward made five 3s and scored 17 points as Charlotte finished the quarter on a 23-2 run.

At one point, Miller nearly turned the ball over, tracked it down and simply flipped it up to beat the shot clock for a 3, bringing the crowd to its feet.

Takeaways Pacers: Indiana, playing without Aaron Nesmith due to an ankle injury, simply fell apart defensively in the second half and holding the Hornets to 44 points in the first half.

Hornets: As if the Hornets need any more injuries, forward Miles Bridges sat out with a bone bruise in his knee. Charlotte is already without centers Mark Williams and Nick Richards. Rookie Tidjane Salaun started for Bridges, becoming the second-youngest player in franchise history to start behind only Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Key moment Ball was 5 of 20 entering the fourth quarter, but went 5 of 9 from the field with three 3s down the stretch.

Key stat The Hornets were 11 of 24 from beyond the arc in the second half.

Up next The Pacers host New York on Sunday. The Hornets are at Philadelphia on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

CHA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hornets: 39.3%
Pacers: 60.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 83 - 103
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 83 - 103
4th 4.2 Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound 83 - 103
4th 8.1 James Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper 83 - 103
4th 23.0 Johnny Furphy defensive rebound 83 - 103

Statistics

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33-83 FG 38-90
39.8 Field Goal % 42.2
9-29 3PT 17-50
31.0 Three Point % 34.0
8-14 FT 10-12
57.1 Free Throw % 83.3
37 Rebounds 56
7 Offensive Rebounds 13
30 Defensive Rebounds 43
24 Assists 23
10 Steals 6
4 Blocks 7
12 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
18 Fast Break Points 6
48 Points in Paint 38
16 Fouls 16
13 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 17,024 · Capacity:

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TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
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Miami 14 13 .519 3 W1
Atlanta 15 15 .500 3.5 W1
Charlotte 7 22 .241 11 L5
Washington 4 23 .148 13 L2
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