Indiana
Pacers
114
–
112
FINAL
Charlotte
Hornets
Date
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 33 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 114 |
| CHA | 30 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 112 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
T.J. McConnell
IND
23
PTS
4
REB
8
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite51.9
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 34.4Impact: 2.0
58.8% FG4 steals4 deflections+10 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 33.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Pascal Siakam
IND
30
PTS
14
REB
3
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-23 (52.2%)
3PT3-4
FT3-3
TS%61.7%
eFG%58.7%
TOV6
ORTG121
DRTG114
NET+7
30 pointsDouble-Doubleonly 29 pts allowed on 52.2 possessions
Box Score
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 35:30 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12-23 | 52% | 3-4 | 75% | 3-3 | 100% | +7 |
| Quenton Jackson | 17:57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Johnny Furphy | 26:17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +5 |
| Jay Huff | 24:13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4-4 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 35:13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-3 | 100% | +17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kam Jones | 2:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jarace Walker | 12:33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Tony Bradley | 15:00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| Micah Potter | 8:27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| T.J. McConnell | 27:47 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10-17 | 59% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Ben Sheppard | 26:32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -16 |
| Ethan Thompson | 8:15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 41 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 41-82 | 50% | 12-27 | 44% | 20-21 | 95% | — |
Andrew Nembhard —
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 17:54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Brandon Miller | 19:05 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Kon Knueppel | 29:20 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-6 | 33% | 6-6 | 100% | -14 |
| Miles Bridges | 36:07 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 35:41 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Green | 17:32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Sion James | 22:13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Liam McNeeley | 11:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| LaMelo Ball | 26:49 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12-24 | 50% | 7-15 | 47% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| PJ Hall | 10:48 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 13:16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 35 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 39-86 | 45% | 16-44 | 36% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Pat Connaughton —
Tre Mann —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
IND41/82 (50%)
Paint
26/46 (57%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
12/28 (43%)
Paint 50%ATB3 48%RA 67%Corner 3 29%Mid 20%
CHA39/86 (45%)
Paint
21/39 (54%)
Mid
6/9 (67%)
3PT
16/44 (36%)
ATB3 36%RA 57%Paint 50%Corner 3 38%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Miles Bridges
defended Pascal Siakam
9.8 min • 10 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Tidjane Salaün
held Jarace Walker
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
LaMelo Ball
vs Aaron Nesmith
2.2 min • 3 pts • 20%
| CHA Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Ben Sheppard | Ethan Thompson | Jarace Walker | Jay Huff | Johnny Furphy | Kam Jones | Micah Potter | Pascal Siakam | Quenton Jackson | T.J. McConnell | Tony Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diabaté | — | — | — | — | 8.6m 7pts 25% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Miles Bridges | 1.0m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 9.8m 10pts 57% | — | — | — |
| Kon Knueppel | 2.5m 3pts 0% | 1.2m 4pts 33% | 1.4m 6pts 67% | — | — | 4.4m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| LaMelo Ball | 2.2m 3pts 20% | 3.9m 4pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 50% | — | — |
| Sion James | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brandon Miller | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collin Sexton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — |
| Tidjane Salaün | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PJ Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Liam McNeeley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 3.0m 9pts 80% | 2.9m 1pts 0% | 2.4m 5pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 0.6m 5pts 67% | 4.0m 4pts 50% | 0.7m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 14pts 83% | 4.3m 4pts 50% | 3.2m 2pts 20% | 1.7m 3pts 20% | 1.1m 5pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = IND leads
CHA Largest Lead
4
Q4 2:49
IND Largest Lead
12
Q1 4:59
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 9-0 run
Q1 2:11 – Q1 4:10
0 → -7
IND 11-0 run
Q1 2:11 – Q1 4:32
0 → -9
IND 14-0 run
Q1 2:11 – Q1 4:59
0 → -12
CHA 8-0 run
Q3 10:37 – Q4 0:41
-6 → 0