Brandon Miller scored 29 points (8 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter), and the Charlotte Hornets went on a 23-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-83.
The Hornets led by as many as 20, pulling away with a 23-2 run in the third quarter.
LaMelo Ball had 31 points (8 during a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists but shot 10 for 29, and Moussa Diabaté added 0 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench. Ball scored 17 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter. Ball and Miller set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pacers, Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 3 steals, and Bennedict Mathurin added 22 points.
The Hornets shot 42.2% from the field and 34.0% from 3 to the Pacers’ 39.8% and 31.0%. They held the Pacers to 83 points and outscored them 37-14 off the bench. The Hornets outscored the Pacers 31-4 in 9 minutes with Martin, Williams, Mann, Diabaté and Miller on the floor together.