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Brandon Miller's late free throws help Hornets beat the Pacers 113-109 and snap 8-game skid
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Brandon Miller hit two free throws in the final seconds and finished with 26 points as the Charlotte Hornets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 113-109 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.
Vasa Micic added 18 points and nine assists as Charlotte overcame 24 turnovers by shooting 51% from the field. Cody Martin finished with 14 points and six rebounds and Nick Richards had nine points and 14 rebounds.
T.J. McConnell scored a career-high 30 points and had six assists for the Pacers, who have lost five of their last six games. Jarace Walker added 15 points.
The banged-up Hornets prevailed without three of their top four scorers in LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and Tre Mann, who average a combined 61.2 points.
Hornets: Because of all the injuries, first-year coach Charles Lee has never had his full complement of core players on the floor together, and this victory was a testament to perseverance. Mark Williams, expected to be the Hornets’ starting center, was a late scratch as he continues his recovery from a strained tendon in his left foot.
Pacers: Questions have arisen about what is wrong with Indiana, which went to the Eastern Conference finals last season. Indiana is off to a 10-15 start this season.
Miller, who added six rebounds and five assists, hit two free throws with 7.2 seconds left to put the game out of reach after Indiana had pulled within two.
The Pacers were outrebounded 45-29.
The Hornets are at the Chicago Bulls on Friday. On the same day, the Pacers play at the Philadelphia 76ers.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nick Richards vs. Myles Turner (Hornets gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Myles Turner misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 11:24 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Josh Green misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 11:16 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Myles Turner misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Myles Turner misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:25 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 10:01 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-0 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 5-0 |
| 9:51 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 8-0 |
| 9:10 | | Myles Turner misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:49 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-0 |
| 8:38 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 9-3 |
| 8:16 | | Nick Richards turnover (lost ball) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | Myles Turner misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-5 |
| 7:18 | | Cody Martin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Myles Turner turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | Brandon Miller offensive foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Brandon Miller turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Brandon Miller turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving layup | 9-7 |
| 5:49 | | Taj Gibson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Nick Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Taj Gibson makes two point reverse layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 11-7 |
| 5:33 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Taj Gibson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-7 |
| 5:25 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 12-10 |
| 5:16 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving reverse layup | 12-12 |
| 5:03 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | DaQuan Jeffries makes two point driving layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 14-12 |
| 4:40 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 14-15 |
| 4:14 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Taj Gibson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 4:11 | | Taj Gibson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +3 | DaQuan Jeffries makes three point jump shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 18-15 |
| 3:43 | | Seth Curry personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:33 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 18-17 |
| 3:03 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 3:03 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-17 |
| 2:55 | | +3 | Jarace Walker makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 20-20 |
| 2:40 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Johnny Furphy personal foul (Seth Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-20 |
| 2:02 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-20 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 22-22 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists) | 24-22 |
| 1:09 | | DaQuan Jeffries blocks T.J. McConnell's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Isaiah Wong defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point stepback jump shot | 26-22 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 26-24 |
| 0:11 | | T.J. McConnell blocks Isaiah Wong's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving dunk | 28-24 |
| 0:00 | | Obi Toppin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | T.J. McConnell blocks Vasilije Micic's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:31 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 31-24 |
| 11:22 | | Isaiah Wong shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-25 |
| 11:22 | | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-26 |
| 11:09 | | Brandon Miller turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:03 | | Josh Green personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Johnny Furphy assists) | 31-29 |
| 10:46 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-29 |
| 10:46 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-29 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 33-31 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 35-31 |
| 10:14 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-31 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-33 |
| 9:47 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving dunk | 36-35 |
| 9:45 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:36 | | Josh Green offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:36 | | Josh Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Nick Richards turnover (lost ball) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 36-37 |
| 9:06 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-38 |
| 8:45 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 39-38 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 39-40 |
| 8:26 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point pullup jump shot | 42-40 |
| 8:09 | | Jarace Walker turnover (bad pass) (Vasilije Micic steals) | ||
| 8:04 | | Jarace Walker blocks Cody Martin's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Brandon Miller blocks Johnny Furphy's two point running layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 44-40 |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Enrique Freeman makes two point cutting dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 44-42 |
| 6:52 | | Cody Martin turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:34 | | +3 | Jarace Walker makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 44-45 |
| 6:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:19 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-45 |
| 5:56 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | DaQuan Jeffries makes three point running jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 48-45 |
| 5:36 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point running finger roll layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 50-45 |
| 5:30 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point dunk | 50-47 |
| 4:56 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-47 |
| 4:42 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 53-50 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 55-50 |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point driving floating jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 55-52 |
| 3:50 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:41 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Jarace Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Jarace Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks Vasilije Micic's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Enrique Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Isaiah Wong defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 |