118 - 127

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Officials: John Goble, Dedric Taylor, and John Conley

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Charlotte Hornets	33	21	30	34	118
Indiana Pacers	38	32	34	23	127

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Charlotte Hornets	118	43-107	40.2%	13-45	28.9%	19-22	86.4%	22	63	28	18	7	12	2
Indiana Pacers	127	46-85	54.1%	16-38	42.1%	19-23	82.6%	10	47	32	22	5	15	8

PLAYER STATS


Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon Knueppel^SF	41:46	28	11-20	5-12	1-1	4	4	8	7	0	0	2	2	-9
Miles Bridges^PF	35:23	25	9-20	3-8	4-4	3	2	5	2	1	2	0	5	-2
Ryan Kalkbrenner^C	24:42	10	4-5	0-0	2-3	5	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	-11
Sion James^SG	23:23	1	0-4	0-1	1-2	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	-6
LaMelo Ball^PG	27:18	18	5-21	2-11	6-6	3	4	7	9	2	0	6	2	-5
Collin Sexton	25:09	11	4-13	0-3	3-3	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	2	-6
Drew Peterson	18:33	4	2-6	0-4	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	1	-8
Moussa Diabaté	24:08	8	3-9	0-0	2-3	7	5	12	3	0	0	1	3	2
KJ Simpson	03:18	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7
Pat Connaughton	16:18	13	5-7	3-5	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	7
Mason Plumlee	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Green	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Mann	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McNeeley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Miller	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Reeves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tidjane Salaün	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana Pacers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Ben Sheppard^SF	31:19	15	5-10	1-5	4-4	3	1	4	2	2	0	0	1	16
Pascal Siakam^PF	36:37	22	9-17	2-8	2-2	0	4	4	7	1	1	2	3	25
Isaiah Jackson^C	16:22	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	4	2	4	-3
Bennedict Mathurin^SG	34:03	24	7-13	2-5	8-9	3	9	12	2	1	0	1	2	-2
Andrew Nembhard^PG	33:57	16	6-15	1-4	3-5	1	1	2	7	0	0	6	2	-9
Tony Bradley	04:26	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-5
Jarace Walker	25:34	9	3-6	3-4	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	2	-2
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	16:30	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	-10
Jay Huff	27:08	20	7-13	4-9	2-3	0	5	5	4	0	3	1	3	17
T.J. McConnell	14:03	14	6-6	2-2	0-0	0	6	6	8	0	0	1	1	18
RayJ Dennis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monté Morris	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taelon Peter	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Furphy	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrese Haliburton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quenton Jackson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kam Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Nesmith	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Obi Toppin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

dank-kush | Hornets

130 | 15 hours ago

I’m 100% certain Kon is already at least our second best player

CookingFun52 | Pacers

53 | 14 hours ago

Honestly that dude is way ahead of where I thought he’d be

dank-kush | Hornets

20 | 14 hours ago

I don’t think anyone thought he would be like this. I think something around 13/4/2 for him woulda been reasonable for a guy who had a projected high floor but he’s legit playing like our best player rn. I don’t wanna be reactionary and say he’s better than Lamelo yet but Lamelo is absolutely frustrating when he plays coming back from injury.

GGTae | Spurs

6 | 14 hours ago

I would have picked him 3rd if we didn’t got the top 2, while he was mocked around 8 still. I was very high on him and confirmed it when he pulled his team mate leg to prevent him to be out of bounds, that dude is too smart, shooter and can play of two feet really well, defense will be decent too. he’s gonna have a very long career for sure. LaMelo I’ve always wanted to trade him, he got a big fandom but that dude is the opposite of winning, gotta make a choice

YizWasHere | Hornets

2 | 14 hours ago

Yeah he started the season with pretty much those exact numbers through the first 6 - had two big games and followed it up with two stinkers so I thought “Yeah he probably sticks around here for the season.” But as soon as LaMelo went down he turned it up a notch. Kind of similar to Miller’s rookie year but his feel for the game is much more developed.

whtge8 | Magic

3 | 14 hours ago

I think we just thought he would be trash because he went to Charlotte. People thought Scoot Henderson was gonna be better than Brandon Miller too.

Sweatytubesock

15 | 14 hours ago

I think he’s probably your best player.

YouStillTakeDamage | Heat

6 | 14 hours ago

He’s amazing. The Hornets have their fare share of issues but he’s at least a promising bright spot.

iro3 | Spurs

2 | 14 hours ago

shame miller is always injured cause he has got it

Bonesawisready5 | Spurs

1 | 14 hours ago

I am happy with how our draft went and wouldn’t trade it but DAMN am I jealous of yall having the Konvict

GeneralChaz9 | Pacers

94 | 15 hours ago

Just happy to win one, man

NeatRough656 | Raptors

18 | 14 hours ago

Keep your head up king, you won 2!

lovo17 | Lakers

15 | 14 hours ago

I mean if you guys stay healthy, you’ll win enough games to pass a few teams ahead of you. I don’t think the Pacers are 2-13 bad with some of the players on the roster.

dshaw1599 | Pacers

9 | 13 hours ago

We’ve just been incredibly unlucky. But that’s because Devil magic has a price. Hopefully our luck turns around soon.

OpeDefinitely | Pacers

9 | 13 hours ago

The Pacers remain pretty injured: it’s BRUTAL to be missing Haliburton, Nesmith, Toppin, and QJax.

But at least we have a somewhat functional backcourt now that Nembhard, Mathurin & TJ have finally been able to get healthy and get their legs back under them. Not having a single available NBA-caliber guard was a huge fuckin’ problem.

Went from going to double OT with OKC to start the season to losing all of our guards and not being able to beat the Nets.

incompetentflagella | Canada

8 | 14 hours ago

Congrats Pacers fans. Rooting for the team’s well-being.

Crazy-Librarian-1172

-10 | 14 hours ago

But I was told by your sub that the best case scenario is to lose ethically, whatever that means.

Funny-Transition7869 | Pacers

36 | 14 hours ago

i still think thats true, but u gotta have some wins for morale

XzibitABC | Pacers

11 | 14 hours ago

I think best-case scenario is seeing some real development from Mathurin, Walker, Sheppard, Furphy, and other young guys, and if you’re losing every game that probably means they’ve plateaued or regressed.

Funny-Transition7869 | Pacers

6 | 14 hours ago

idk this game was good from all the young guys, except nemby down the stretch, and we still probably wouldve lost against 27 of 30 teams. ive accepted that this is a bad team that will lose most games even with good individual performances

XzibitABC | Pacers

3 | 14 hours ago

Eh, I think it was a pretty bad one from IJax (4 fouls and 2 TOs in 14 minutes is nasty work) and Walker (shot better but still throwing the ball away and not processing the game well enough).

I also don’t have any idea with Robinson-Earl is supposed to do well on a basketball court but he’s a G-Leaguer so it is what it is.

Flint_Lockwood | Pacers

2 | 13 hours ago

I mean at this point in the season, I would rather keep JRE than jarace walker, and I didn’t think I would have ever said that before. Of all the players we’ve had rotating with 10 day signings and hardship contracts, he’s shown his worth the most

Flint_Lockwood | Pacers

5 | 13 hours ago

Winning a couple games is what makes the tank ethical, duh

MindofShadow | Pacers

1 | 2 hours ago

Technically sure but I hate watchign bad basketball.

whtge8 | Magic

73 | 14 hours ago

Charlotte better not waste Kon. He’s the real deal.

Chardoggy1 | Hornets

59 | 14 hours ago

Oh we 100% are

odontodoc | Vancouver Grizzlies

2 | 14 hours ago

When it happens, you know he’s going to the Lakers

FlatMilk | NBA

7 | 13 hours ago

nah hes a buck and they’re gonna sign all his brothers

the_mexican_menace | Nuggets

59 | 14 hours ago

I don’t get how are the Hornets still this bad bro. Haven’t these dudes been tanking every year since like idk how long? If I’m mathing correctly they’ve picked in the lottery in 12 out of the last 15 drafts. How are they still this bad bro 😭😭

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

38 | 14 hours ago

Most of the guys we pick in the lottery are either busts or injury prone

WhoUCuh

22 | 14 hours ago

LaMelo and Bridges don’t play winning basketball. I been trying to tell Hornets fans for a long time.

They finally starting to realize LaMelo is not the answer anymore.

aiden3buckets | Hornets

17 | 14 hours ago

Lamelo definitely gives us a way better chance to win but he’s always injured and terrible when coming back from injuries, he might be gone

WhoUCuh

16 | 14 hours ago

Brother we have never won in the LaMelo era.

Winning to me is actually making the playoffs.

aiden3buckets | Hornets

4 | 14 hours ago

Never had a roster capable of that

XzibitABC | Pacers

3 | 14 hours ago

I mean, LaMelo has been injured for most of the LaMelo era. The talent’s clearly there and when it’s flowing he looks great but if I were a Hornets fan I would want to see him hit a purple patch and then sell high.

WhoUCuh

8 | 14 hours ago

He gets injured every season. I don’t trust him to stay healthy long enough to build any value.

OpeDefinitely | Pacers

3 | 12 hours ago

Career shooting splits of 42-36 on nearly 18 attempts per game = crazy work. LaMelo needs to learn when NOT to shoot the ball.

LaMelo is an incredible talent, but it’s hard to win games and expect good development outcomes out of teammates when you’re a ball-dominant PG who is not worried about shooting & dribbling the team out of games.

The most frustrating parts about LaMelo’s game are: 1) His height makes him a good rebounder and sets him up to be able to defend better than most guards; 2) He is objectively good at facilitating, which he should do more often & earlier into possessions.

All he does by taking so many shots is take opportunities away from teammates who can get better looks, but he clearly has the skills needed to be a winning player who leads a winning team.

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

12 | 14 hours ago

Injuries, for one.

New FO has made mostly good moves but they haven’t been around long.

_Meece_ | Lakers

9 | 14 hours ago

Their draft history is horrendous and they’ve been a poor org outside of that anyway. They have a new FO and owner now, see if things change over the next 5-10 years.

NotClayMerritt | Lakers

6 | 14 hours ago

Drafting poorly and poor player development. They built a culture where nobody is terribly interested in winning. They have to tear it down and go all over again.

Starveiled | Hornets

3 | 14 hours ago

Terrible useless ownership until 2 years ago who could not draft consistently.

Chardoggy1 | Hornets

32 | 14 hours ago

Lost to the tanking Pacers, being a fan of this franchise is a humiliation ritual

JoeyBlaze | Hornets

7 | 14 hours ago

I just stopped watching. No point torturing myself.

WhoUCuh

20 | 14 hours ago

Kon might actually be the best player in this draft.

Sorry I’m watching both he and Flagg, and Kon seems to be on his level maybe even slightly better with the ball in his hands.

epony_ | Hornets

17 | 14 hours ago

Kon might just be our best player already

Funny-Transition7869 | Pacers

14 | 14 hours ago

dont get me wrong, we are still a bad team. this was a game against another bad, injured team whose best player was throwing the game, and we shot lights out, and we won by 9. but i think going forward we arent going to be historically bad anymore, which is nice

sir_ruu | Pacers

1 | 12 hours ago

i got real scared in the 4th bro i thought we were about to choke. im just glad we finally got another W

MindofShadow | Pacers

1 | 2 hours ago

id be ok watchign us lose close games but most of the games this year have been so bad it hurts.

CookingFun52 | Pacers

15 | 14 hours ago

HUFF IS HIM

meowcat93 | Pacers

13 | 14 hours ago

He really matched the idea of huff tonight

ShitSide | Warriors

12 | 14 hours ago

Kon is so so good

cashburro | Hornets

13 | 14 hours ago

Kon Knueppel

MogleyJones | Egypt

18 | 14 hours ago

LaMelo is truly dogshit

Appropriate-Mud-6985 | Hornets

11 | 14 hours ago

Rude

mifadhil | Pacers

15 | 14 hours ago

nooo pacers don’t win ur so sexy aha

in all seriousness i hope this improves the team morale somewhat, been a tough couple of weeks

Fady180

13 | 14 hours ago

The Pacers DO NOT Konsent to Kalk and Ball torture

Darkblade511 | Wizards

14 | 14 hours ago

And then there was one

wharangbuh | Spurs

6 | 14 hours ago

You’ll get there too!

busche916 | Pacers

12 | 14 hours ago

We got Mathurin back, it’s over for you hoes.

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

8 | 14 hours ago

Pascal is a all star

heat_fan_ | Raptors

8 | 14 hours ago

Kon is gonna be a star

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

8 | 14 hours ago

Until the last like 8 minutes of this game we looked so fucking bad bro

Huff legacy game

achumumu | Raptors

8 | 14 hours ago

Kon big like Klay and shoot like Steph.

PestyAssassin33WU93 | CHA

7 | 14 hours ago

Kondom is going off baby

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

7 | 14 hours ago

Every team gets magnet ball against us (we can’t defend three pointers).

gbooster | Pacers

4 | 14 hours ago

Pretty sure I saw Benn get at least two blocks. One of them was the play of the game! How are they not giving him any blocks?

smoothsoul23 | Raptors

4 | 14 hours ago

Happy to see Pacers finally get win again. Honestly now that Mathurin’s back, I expect the Pacers to rack some more wins his scoring was hugely missed when he got hurt

NatsuAru | Raptors

4 | 14 hours ago

I’m sorry man but I’m starting to think Lamelo’s time is approaching

DejaHu | Hornets

1 | 2 hours ago

What trade package do you think Hornets could get?

fireglz | Hawks

5 | 13 hours ago

Charlotte may have lost this game but this young team has its pros and Kon’s for the Hornets.

If only they had fewer pros and more Kons.

RyyKarsch | Raptors

3 | 14 hours ago

Happy Pacers noises.

-HeIl

3 | 14 hours ago

How u go 5-21 and still have 6 TO

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 14 hours ago

Glad Pacers finally snapped the losing streak

Dapper_Concert5856

2 | 14 hours ago

I don’t know why lamelo get out in last 4mins of the game

Starveiled | Hornets

13 | 14 hours ago

Cause he was fucking terrible

Dapper_Concert5856

1 | 14 hours ago

i get it haha

balm_bobomb | Pacers

2 | 13 hours ago

we beat the nipple

Starveiled | Hornets

1 | 14 hours ago

Tough loss but I have a soft spot for the Pacers after their run so its alright.

Kon being incredible also helps. Idk if he has a nickname yet but I am putting my vote in for “The Silver Lining”

running_wired

1 | 14 hours ago

WNBA bench player.

No_Panda4097 | Nuggets

0 | 11 hours ago

battle of mid

RightCut4940 | Hornets

3 | 11 hours ago

mid is putting it nicely

WetShots | Rockets

-1 | 14 hours ago

Hornets need to be demoted to the g league

The Indiana Pacers (2-13) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (4-11), 127-118.