NBA Final Intelligence
Indiana Pacers 114, Charlotte Hornets 112 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 114, Charlotte Hornets 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 33-30 CHA; Q2 IND 27-28 CHA; Q3 IND 30-29 CHA; Q4 IND 24-25 CHA.
Top performers (box score): LaMelo Ball (CHA) 33 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 30 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; T.J. McConnell (IND) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Kon Knueppel (CHA) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CHA
33 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 7 3PM · 12-24 FG
Scoring · IND
30 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 12-23 FG
Scoring · IND
23 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 10-17 FG
Season highs
T.J. McConnell · Season-high 23 points
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
IND
12 largest lead
Q1 7:01 (IND 16, CHA 4) · 14-0 run, Q1 9:49–Q1 7:01
CHA
4 largest lead
Q4 9:11 (IND 93, CHA 97) · 10-0 run, Q3 1:23–Q4 10:26
Swings
9 lead changes
Tied 9 times
Ahead for good: Pascal Siakam makes driving layup (Q4 0:11, IND 113, CHA 112).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:32 Pascal Siakam makes 3-foot two point shotIND · IND 108, CHA 106
- Q4 3:32 Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 1IND · IND 109, CHA 106
- Q4 2:48 Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2CHA · IND 109, CHA 107
- Q4 2:48 Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2CHA · IND 109, CHA 108
- Q4 2:22 Aaron Nesmith makes 31-foot three point jumper (T.J. McConnell assists)IND · IND 112, CHA 108
- Q4 1:56 Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 3CHA · IND 112, CHA 109
- Q4 1:56 Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 3CHA · IND 112, CHA 110
- Q4 1:56 Kon Knueppel makes free throw 3 of 3CHA · IND 112, CHA 111
- Q4 1:26 Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2CHA · IND 109, CHA 112
- Q4 0:51 T.J. McConnell makes 12-foot pullup jump shotIND · IND 111, CHA 112
- Q4 0:11 Pascal Siakam makes driving layupIND · IND 113, CHA 112
- Q4 0:08 Ben Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2IND · IND 114, CHA 112
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 33 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 114 | |
| CHA | 30 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 112 |
🧮 How They Scored
INDCHA
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
47Bench points48
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
57.3%Effective FG%54.7%
17.2%Turnover %14.2%
27.0%Offensive rebound %20.5%
0.256Free-throw rate0.279
Box Score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam F | 36 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12-23 | 3-4 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Aaron Nesmith G-F | 35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 3-3 | +17 |
| T.J. McConnell G | 28 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Ben Sheppard G | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-3 | -16 |
| Johnny Furphy G | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Quenton Jackson G | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Tony Bradley C | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +7 |
| Jarace Walker F | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Micah Potter F | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Ethan Thompson G | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | -2 |
| Kam Jones G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges F | 36 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Moussa Diabate F | 36 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-8 | -3 |
| Kon Knueppel G-F | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 6-6 | -14 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 27 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12-24 | 7-15 | 2-2 | +19 |
| Sion James G | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Brandon Miller F | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Collin Sexton G | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Josh Green G | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Tidjane Salaun F | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +1 |
| PJ Hall C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Liam McNeeley F | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Starter | 36 | 30 | 61.7 | 35.7 | +6.5 | 17.9 |
| Aaron Nesmith | Starter | 35 | 16 | 60.1 | 18.1 | +19.0 | 8.6 |
| Jay Huff | Starter | 24 | 10 | 125.0 | 10.0 | +28.9 | 8.2 |
| Johnny Furphy | Starter | 26 | 7 | 73.5 | 9.8 | +11.5 | 7.3 |
| Quenton Jackson | Starter | 18 | 4 | 28.6 | 17.0 | -17.8 | 3.7 |
| T.J. McConnell | Bench | 28 | 23 | 64.3 | 37.3 | +20.4 | 27.8 |
| Tony Bradley | Bench | 15 | 7 | 101.7 | 13.5 | +18.4 | 15.2 |
| Ben Sheppard | Bench | 27 | 7 | 65.8 | 7.6 | -28.6 | 6.9 |
| Micah Potter | Bench | 08 | 5 | 62.5 | 16.7 | -80.0 | 4.2 |
| Ethan Thompson | Bench | 08 | 3 | 113.6 | 11.1 | -5.0 | 0.0 |
| Jarace Walker | Bench | 13 | 2 | 17.0 | 24.1 | -25.9 | 2.6 |
| Andrew Nembhard | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kam Jones | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.4 | 3.4 |
Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Starter | 36 | 19 | 64.4 | 20.7 | -1.7 | 12.8 |
| Kon Knueppel | Starter | 29 | 18 | 61.5 | 19.7 | -24.5 | 18.3 |
| Collin Sexton | Starter | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 31.6 | -61.1 | 10.3 |
| Moussa Diabate | Starter | 36 | 10 | 58.7 | 12.7 | -4.3 | 3.8 |
| Brandon Miller | Starter | 19 | 6 | 33.8 | 27.3 | -17.5 | 2.3 |
| LaMelo Ball | Bench | 27 | 33 | 66.3 | 40.3 | +33.3 | 27.4 |
| Tidjane Salaun | Bench | 13 | 4 | 40.0 | 14.3 | +3.3 | 8.4 |
| Sion James | Bench | 22 | 4 | 51.5 | 9.8 | +9.5 | 2.8 |
| Josh Green | Bench | 18 | 3 | 50.0 | 8.9 | +28.4 | 0.0 |
| PJ Hall | Bench | 11 | 2 | 50.0 | 14.8 | +0.6 | 4.8 |
| Liam McNeeley | Bench | 11 | 2 | 50.0 | 8.7 | +35.0 | 6.2 |
| Pat Connaughton | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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