Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers reacts during the third inning of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on November 7, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Pictures of Dylan Buell/Getty/AFP
Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points in a duel between two young point guards to help the Indiana Pacers win 125-113 over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
Haliburton also recorded 11 assists and had a role in ruining his home debut of the season for point guard Charlotte LaMelo Ball.
Indiana’s Myles Turner had great moments on the road with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and sub Bennedict Mathurin also had 20 points. Buddy Hield added 19 points, Andrew Nembhard had 13 and Jalen Smith finished with 11 to take Indiana to its sixth title in the past eight games.
Ball finished with 26 points from a 10-to-17 shot from the field, making 5 of his 8 3-point attempts, along with 6 assists. But that is not enough to create consecutive victories for the Hornets, who have lost 9 of the past 10 games.
Donations from everywhere tonight.👏@TyHaliburton22: 22p/11a/3s/2r@Original_Turner: 20p/10r/3b/3a@buddyhield: 19p/4a/2r/2s@BennMathurin: 20p/3r@AndrewNembhard: 13p/3s/2r@thejalen_smith: 11p/7r@Obrissy: 8p/2r@IJackson22: 6p/3b/2a@TJMcConnell: 6p/5a/3r pic.twitter.com/VNYGJ7sbB2
– Indiana Knights (@Pacers) November 17, 2022
PJ Washington took 24 points for Charlotte, and Kelly Oubre Jr. yields 17 points (despite shooting 1 to 7 from 3-point range) and 13 bounces. Terry Rozier had 17 points and eight assists while Mason Plumlee finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, who had trailed 35-23 in the fourth half.
The Hornets made 12 of 32 attempts for 3 points but were hurt by 17 spins. In addition, their defense failed to meet the task against an Indiana team with a 53.7% shooting rate.
There were back and forth periods in the fourth quarter. The Pacers went from up five to two in less than 2 and a half minutes.
Then the visitors won eight points in a row, starting with four points from Smith.
When Haliburton took 3 points with 2:32 to play, the Pacers took a 115-106 lead. That ends 11 points for Indiana in two minutes.
The Hornets had a 13-point lead in the second half, but that gap almost disappeared after halftime. Charlotte took a 63-60 lead at halftime after Hield scored 5 points in the final 17 seconds.
School-grade vehicles
BUT RELATED STORY
Continue reading
Register QUESTIONER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer and more than 70 other titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to news, download as early as 4am and share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.
For feedback, complaints or requests, Contact us.
