Indiana Pacers<\/a> 129-108 on Friday night for their eighth victory in 10 games.<\/p>\nMiles Bridges scored 19 points and LaMelo Ball had 18 points and nine assists to help the Hornets improve to 42-26. Charlotte was 24 of 49 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 30 points. The Pacers (18-59) had won two in a row.<\/p>\n
The Hornets entered the night in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings \u2014 1 1\/2 games behind Philadelphia and Toronto.<\/p>\n
They left no doubt about this one.<\/p>\n
Behind a flurry of early 3-pointers \u2014 including three in the first quarter from reserve Sion James \u2014 the Hornets raced to a 31-11 lead. Charlotte shot 14 of 27 from 3-point range in the first half to take a 69-50 lead.<\/p>\n
Knueppel, who set the franchise record for 3s in a season Thursday night against Phoenix, finished 3 of 7 from beyond the arc and also showed versatility in his game with a coast-to-coast layup.<\/p>\n
Ball had five 3s while Miller and James finished with four each. James had 13 points, two shy of his career high.<\/p>\n
Quenton Jackson added 16 points for Indiana.<\/p>\n
\nUp Next <\/p>\n
Pacers: At Cleveland on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Hornets: At Minnesota on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
\nBox score <\/p>\n
Brown 5-10 1-2 12, Siakam 13-24 2-3 30, Huff 5-18 0-0 12, Jackson 6-8 2-3 16, Sheppard 2-7 2-2 7, Toppin 4-9 0-0 11, Potter 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 3-5 0-0 7, Peter 2-5 0-0 6, Thompson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 43-93 7-10 108.<\/p>\n
Bridges 7-16 2-2 19, Knueppel 7-12 3-3 20, Kalkbrenner 3-7 1-1 7, Ball 6-15 1-2 18, Miller 9-17 0-0 22, Tillman 1-2 0-0 2, Connaughton 2-4 1-2 7, Green 2-5 0-0 6, James 4-9 1-1 13, Mann 2-2 0-0 4, White 3-7 4-4 11. Totals 46-96 13-15 129.<\/p>\n
Indiana \u00a0 \u00a024 \u00a0 \u00a026 \u00a0 \u00a032 \u00a0 \u00a026 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u00a0108
Charlotte \u00a0 \u00a038 \u00a0 \u00a031 \u00a0 \u00a031 \u00a0 \u00a029 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u00a0129<\/p>\n
3-Point Goals: Indiana 15-36 (Toppin 3-6, Peter 2-2, Jackson 2-3, Siakam 2-4, Huff 2-10, Brown 1-2, Jones 1-2, Thompson 1-2, Sheppard 1-3, Potter 0-2), Charlotte 24-49 (Ball 5-12, James 4-8, Miller 4-8, Bridges 3-5, Knueppel 3-7, Connaughton 2-3, Green 2-4, White 1-2).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebounds: Indiana 45 (Brown 9), Charlotte 48 (Kalkbrenner 8).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Assists: Indiana 29 (Jones 10), Charlotte 31 (Ball 9).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Total Fouls: Indiana 18, Charlotte 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Attendance: 19,579 (19,077)<\/p>\n
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