CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 Brandon Miller scored 22 points, Kon Knueppel added 20 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-108 on Friday night for their eighth victory in 10 games.<\/p>\n
Miles 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
Up Next<\/p>\n
Pacers: At Cleveland on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Hornets: At Minnesota on Sunday night.<\/p>\n