Charlotte
Hornets
133
–
109
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 31 | 36 | 40 | 26 | 133 |
| IND | 34 | 12 | 36 | 27 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kon Knueppel
CHA
28
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+26
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite54.5
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 39.9Impact: 4.6
58.8% FG8-12 from 3+26 plus/minusonly 11 pts allowed on 45.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandon Miller
CHA
33
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-19 (57.9%)
3PT6-11
FT5-6
TS%76.2%
eFG%73.7%
STL1
TOV4
ORTG137
DRTG113
NET+24
33 points57.9% FG6-11 from 3+14 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 40.6 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diabaté | 29:56 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-8 | 88% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Brandon Miller | 25:41 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11-19 | 58% | 6-11 | 55% | 5-6 | 83% | +14 |
| Kon Knueppel | 31:12 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 8-12 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| LaMelo Ball | 21:35 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-3 | 100% | +24 |
| Miles Bridges | 23:35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +23 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tre Mann | 9:55 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Pat Connaughton | 8:02 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Josh Green | 20:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 11:56 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Sion James | 18:47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Grant Williams | 22:31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Coby White | 16:30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 48-86 | 56% | 22-46 | 48% | 15-19 | 79% | — |
Xavier Tillman —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 29:05 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-14 | 43% | 3-6 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | -12 |
| Jarace Walker | 31:07 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 41% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jay Huff | 27:50 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -32 |
| Obi Toppin | 8:29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Ben Sheppard | 25:12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Quenton Jackson | 30:33 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -22 |
| Kam Jones | 19:05 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Micah Potter | 25:53 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 5-7 | 71% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| T.J. McConnell | 16:51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Kobe Brown | 25:55 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 37 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 41-87 | 47% | 11-35 | 31% | 16-20 | 80% | — |
Aaron Nesmith —
Pascal Siakam —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA48/86 (56%)
Paint
25/36 (69%)
Mid
5/12 (42%)
3PT
22/46 (48%)
ATB3 51%RA 75%Paint 53%Corner 3 29%Mid 0%
IND41/87 (47%)
Paint
29/41 (71%)
Mid
4/17 (24%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
ATB3 33%RA 79%Paint 37%Corner 3 20%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jay Huff
defended Moussa Diabaté
5.3 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Quenton Jackson
held Kon Knueppel
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Micah Potter
vs Ryan Kalkbrenner
2.3 min • 9 pts • 100%
| IND Defense | Brandon Miller | Coby White | Grant Williams | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Pat Connaughton | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tre Mann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quenton Jackson | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jarace Walker | 2.5m 6pts 75% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 3pts 33% | — | 1.9m 7pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Nembhard | 3.7m 6pts 50% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 5pts 33% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Micah Potter | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 9pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — |
| Jay Huff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kobe Brown | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Ben Sheppard | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% |
| Kam Jones | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T.J. McConnell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 5pts 50% | — |
| Obi Toppin | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 4.0m 9pts 50% | 2.8m 2pts 33% | 4.3m 6pts 67% | 2.5m 2pts 25% | 3.1m 10pts 80% | 2.6m 6pts 75% | 1.6m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 33% | 2.0m 2pts 33% | 2.4m 3pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = CHA leads
IND Largest Lead
7
Q1 4:04
CHA Largest Lead
31
Q4 2:19
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 9-0 run
Q1 4:17 – Q1 5:13
+6 → -2
CHA 12-0 run
Q1 4:17 – Q1 5:38
+6 → -5
IND 10-0 run
Q1 6:25 – Q1 8:41
-3 → +5
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 0:39 – Q2 1:34
+3 → -2