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Ball scores 31 points, Miller has 29 to help the Hornets beat the Pacers, 103-83
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) LaMelo Ball scored 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Brandon Miller tied a career high with seven 3-pointers and had 29 points and the Charlotte Hornets overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-83 on Friday night.
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.
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.
Ball was 5 of 20 entering the fourth quarter, but went 5 of 9 from the field with three 3s down the stretch.
The Hornets were 11 of 24 from beyond the arc in the second half.
The Pacers host New York on Sunday. The Hornets are at Philadelphia on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Taj Gibson (Bennedict Mathurin gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving reverse layup | 2-0 |
| 10:47 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving layup (Taj Gibson assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:25 | | Myles Turner misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 5-2 |
| 9:41 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:24 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 5-7 |
| 8:50 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 7-7 |
| 8:50 | | Taj Gibson shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-7 |
| 8:25 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point tip layup | 8-9 |
| 8:18 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 8-11 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 10-11 |
| 7:02 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 10-13 |
| 6:29 | | Josh Green personal foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:20 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 10-16 |
| 5:56 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point putback layup | 12-16 |
| 5:32 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 12-18 |
| 5:24 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Quenton Jackson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Tre Mann misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Tre Mann turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:22 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Moussa Diabate offensive foul (Quenton Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (Quenton Jackson assists) | 15-18 |
| 4:04 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:52 | | Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:43 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 3:24 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Tre Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-21 |
| 3:09 | | Jarace Walker turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 2:57 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-24 |
| 2:39 | | Myles Turner misses two point layup | ||
| 2:37 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-26 |
| 2:27 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 19-26 |
| 1:46 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point running layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 21-26 |
| 1:42 | | Seth Curry shooting foul (Jarace Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-26 |
| 1:26 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (lost ball) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 1:19 | | Jarace Walker misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point pullup jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 24-26 |
| 0:37 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point running layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:33 | | Moussa Diabate defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:15 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-29 |
| 0:00 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Tyrese Haliburton's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Jarace Walker assists) | 29-29 |
| 10:53 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 29-32 |
| 10:36 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Josh Green blocks Ben Sheppard's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 29-34 |
| 10:03 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Jarace Walker assists) | 31-34 |
| 9:56 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 9:56 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:54 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Taj Gibson turnover (lost ball) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Quenton Jackson offensive foul (Charge) (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | Quenton Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Cody Martin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running layup (Jarace Walker assists) | 33-34 |
| 8:54 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:51 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Taj Gibson personal foul (Loose ball) (Ben Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | Obi Toppin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:02 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Jarace Walker personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point cutting layup (Myles Turner assists) | 35-34 |
| 7:38 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 35-36 |
| 6:54 | | Myles Turner misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Cody Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:40 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point driving floating jump shot | 35-38 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup | 37-38 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-40 |
| 5:46 | | Obi Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 37-42 |
| 4:59 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Myles Turner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:43 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point tip layup | 39-42 |
| 4:21 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) |