01Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 34 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13-24 | 2-4 | 2-3 | -11 |
| Ethan Thompson | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Kobe Brown | 28 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -16 |
| Quenton Jackson | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | -12 |
| Ben Sheppard | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Jay Huff | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-18 | 2-10 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Kam Jones | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Obi Toppin | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Taelon Peter | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Micah Potter | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Team | 108 | 45 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 43-93 | 15-36 | 7-10 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 30 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | +20 |
| Brandon Miller | 30 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 0-0 | +10 |
| LaMelo Ball | 30 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-15 | 5-12 | 1-2 | +17 |
| Miles Bridges | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -1 |
| Josh Green | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Sion James | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 1-1 | +26 |
| Pat Connaughton | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Xavier Tillman | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Coby White | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Tre Mann | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 129 | 48 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 46-96 | 24-49 | 13-15 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Pacers edges
No clear mismatch in Indiana's favor.
Hornets edges
- On defenseCharlotte's defense cleans the defensive glass (3rd) against an Indiana offense that rarely gets second chances (29th).
04Tale of the tape
| IND | Rank | Stat | Rank | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111.7 | 28th | Offensive rating | 5th | 120.3 |
| 119.6 | 24th | Defensive rating | 13th | 115.3 |
| -7.9 | 26th | Net rating | 8th | +5.0 |
| 100.3 | 8th | Pace | 26th | 96.1 |
| 53.3 | 23rd | Effective FG % | 12th | 55.2 |
| 12.3 | 16th | Turnover % | 24th | 12.8 |
| 21.7 | 29th | Offensive rebound % | 4th | 30.5 |
| 19.6 | 22nd | Free throw rate | 18th | 20.0 |
| 55.6 | 24th | Opponent eFG % | 7th | 54.0 |
| 11.2 | 22nd | Forced turnover % | 22nd | 11.2 |
| 74.1 | 15th | Defensive rebound % | 3rd | 76.6 |
| 21.8 | 23rd | Opponent FT rate | 4th | 18.6 |