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00:00The home of the Hornets and Hurricanes.
00:26Hornets basketball is brought to you by Sharon View.
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00:31It is a good Friday night in the big city.
00:34The Hornets stepping it out in Uptown Spectrum Center.
00:38Come alive.
00:38How about Conk Knipple?
00:40Record-setting performance for him yesterday.
00:42The Hornets, well, they will try and outpace the fellows from Indiana.
00:47LaMelo Ball playing the best basketball of his professional life.
00:50He will match up with Pascal Siakam and a pesky Indiana Pacers team.
00:56What will happen on a Friday night here in Uptown?
00:59We shall find out.
01:00It's the Pacers.
01:01It's the Hornets.
01:02Glad to have you along for the ride, folks.
01:04With my partner, Del Curry.
01:05I'm Eric Collins.
01:06Deja vu all over again.
01:0824 hours ago, we were right here, Del.
01:09The Hornets won a game.
01:10They started slow against Phoenix, but eventually won convincingly.
01:14Yeah, they really did.
01:14They started slow, but again, they got their heels dug in on the defensive end,
01:18especially in that second quarter.
01:20Took everything Phoenix wanted to do away,
01:23and then offensively continued to share the ball and knock down threes.
01:27Individually, the star of the game was LaMelo Ball.
01:30He was close to flawless with what he was able to do.
01:33Unbelievable how he's playing this late in the season.
01:35See his numbers last night, 15-11.
01:38No turnovers, making solid plays for the basketball on the offensive end.
01:42But more importantly, on the defensive end, he's keeping that ball in front of him.
01:46Had a couple of nice steals in that game.
01:48Gillespie may have outplayed him in Phoenix.
01:50Stayed in front of that guy.
01:52Did not let him shoot the three ball like he did out in Phoenix.
01:54LaMelo has his team on his back.
01:56He has everybody playing the right way.
01:58All right, let's switch gears now and talk about this Indiana Pacers team.
02:01This is going to be our starter brought to you by Honda Dealers of the Carolinas.
02:04Dale, they don't have a great record, but they are playing well.
02:07Only 18 wins at 3-2 in their last five games, two wins in a row.
02:12Look at the field goal percentage right there.
02:13Three-pointers.
02:14They're moving the ball around as well.
02:17They have that guy, four-time All-Star.
02:20Pascal Siakam, two-time All-Star in a row in that jersey right there.
02:2448% on the year.
02:26You know he's guarded better than anybody on their team.
02:28He is a professional, plays the right way,
02:30and is tough in a one-on-one scenario.
02:32He can put up any night numbers like that.
02:36Got to make sure that you give him different scenarios on the defensive end.
02:39Make him move the ball.
02:41Do not let him get a recatch.
02:42It is on like a pot of neck bones.
02:44It's the Pacers.
02:45It's the Hornets.
02:46When we come back, we will talk about the greatest shooting season
02:50by a 20-year-old in the history of the NBA.
02:53And, folks, it was done by a con man.
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03:11and Sharon View Federal Credit Union.
03:14With us, it's personal.
03:17Back here in Uptown Charlotte on a Friday night.
03:19It is a second-to-last home game of the season.
03:22And if you were watching or in the crowd last night,
03:25you saw Khan Knipple make history again.
03:28The rookie's been breaking records all year long.
03:31Walker, now he is on top of the single-season three-point record
03:34and third-book passing one Kemba Walker.
03:37It's only one of the most efficient rookie seasons we've ever seen in NBA history.
03:41Not only does he have the franchise record for most threes hit in a single season,
03:45he also set a franchise record for best effective field goal percentage in a single season.
03:49And you see some of these passes, man, the skip court passes,
03:52where you see Khan, the recipient, on a lot of that ball movement.
03:55He's been so impressive all year long.
03:57And in my opinion, rookie of the year, possibly.
04:00I think, in my opinion as well, as we take a look at our True West leaderboard,
04:03the thing about it is that humble confidence that Coach Charles Lee talks about.
04:07It is we, not me, with Khan Knipple.
04:10He wants to celebrate as long as the team gets a win.
04:12We're trying to get him to celebrate a little bit more of these individual records.
04:15You're only a rookie one time.
04:17And, of course, what we expect from him is great things moving forward.
04:20How about a nice foundation of 261 made threes in your first season?
04:24And with Luka Doncic injured right now, Khan will be on top most likely the rest of the season.
04:29The final stretch is upon us.
04:31The Hornets know what they need to do, and that is get a dub.
04:35We got Tipoff coming up next.
04:38261 times he's rang the bell.
04:41That is most of any NBA player.
04:43He is having a phenomenal rookie season.
04:46He's having a final season in any category.
04:49Folks, he has been unbelievable.
04:51Rick Carlisle knows it.
04:52He is a long-time head coach of the Indiana Patriots.
04:55He was raving about Khan Knipple and his progress during his press conference earlier today.
04:59All right, let's tip this one off.
05:02Rick Carlisle's lineup card has Quinton Jackson in the backcourt with Ben Shepard.
05:06Kobe Brown, Pascal Siakam.
05:08He is their mainstay, their all-star.
05:10And a kid from just down the road.
05:11Kid out of Durham, North Carolina, Jay Huff.
05:14Welcome home.
05:15For the locals, one change to tell you about.
05:18Moussa Diabate a little bit sore with the ankle, so he won't play.
05:21Ryan Culprenner gets the nod instead.
05:24LaBello, Brandon, Khan, and Miles rounding out the five.
05:27These five have started, Del, eight games together and won five of the eight.
05:31All right.
05:33Doable.
05:33You know what time it is!
05:35Friend of the program.
05:37Growing the ball up in the air.
05:38Our lead official, Kevin Scott.
05:41Oh.
05:42Just came from a fishing hole.
05:44Yeah.
05:44Make it in time.
05:45Love replays.
05:46Tip-off presented by Planet Fitness.
05:52Jay Huff starts with the basketball.
05:54Two true seven-footers matching up at the center spot.
05:57Huff, nice pass.
05:58Finds the cutting to Siakam.
05:59Siakam, one of those guys that knows how to play basketball,
06:03moves without the ball, fakes uphill back door.
06:05And it's an easy one for his first bucket.
06:10LaBello did not have a turnover in yesterday's game.
06:13Was passing with precision.
06:17Miles Creeches had it poked away by Siakam.
06:20Numbers advantage for Indiana.
06:22Good interior pass.
06:24Sheppard finds Jackson.
06:25Very good pass right there.
06:30I think in the offseason, Ben Sheppard is auditioning to become an X-ray
06:34in some 70's action movie with that mustache of his.
06:38Up and in!
06:39Brandon Miller!
06:41Alright, that'll break the seal for the Hornets.
06:43Good job by Kalkbrenner to get reestablished in the court
06:46before he touched that ball.
06:48Just tipped it over to a wide open.
06:49Brandon.
06:50Overplay by Bridges and he's called for it.
06:53Went over the back and knocked into.
06:55Pascal Siakam.
06:56Del Keese to the game.
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06:58Can't afford to have a let down tonight, Eric.
07:01It's all about the start up of the first quarter, second and third.
07:04How will the bench come in?
07:05Will they play?
07:06And then you gotta move it.
07:07Continue to move your body.
07:09Share the basketball.
07:1035 assists when you beat the Indiana Pacers earlier this year.
07:13I like that number.
07:14If you get up over the 30 mark, you got a good chance here.
07:19Siakam.
07:19He is a wonderful player.
07:21That's not totally his game.
07:24Shoots 35% from behind the arm.
07:26Conn Knieppel misses his first three.
07:30Conn passed.
07:30Kemba Walker for the franchise record.
07:32And three pointers in the season.
07:34Did it last night.
07:38Here comes LaVelo.
07:41And a reach-in foul can be called against Indiana.
07:47Indian foul on 29.
07:49Conn Knieppel.
07:51Look at him right there.
07:53As soon as he knows Siakam is into his shot.
07:55Can't pass that ball.
07:57You leave your guy.
07:58Get a finger tip on it.
07:59LaVelo grabs it.
08:00Goes the other way.
08:01He is now four blocks away from 100.
08:0596 blocks.
08:06118 dunks for the rookie.
08:08Who the Hornets got in the second round.
08:11Another dunk for Colt Brenner.
08:13Set a nice screen up top on LaVelo Ball who turned the corner quickly.
08:18And then no one at the front of the rim but Colt Brenner and the basketball.
08:22Colby Brown gets open underneath the basket.
08:25Fusion horse got to clean up.
08:26We got to communicate on the defense bend the floor right now.
08:30Pacers score a little too easy in the paint.
08:32Miles Bridges in attack mode takes it to Huff.
08:39Bridges over the last couple of weeks has put his outside shot in mothballs to a certain set.
08:45He has made a point of attacking the rim and he's reaped the benefits because of it.
08:49He changed his game right on the fly.
08:52He wants to shoot the ball so well from three.
08:55He's leaving that middle wide open.
08:56He's putting his head down.
08:59Buttered his bread to paint.
09:02Times missed his first two shots of today's ball game.
09:07Overplay by LaVelo.
09:08Now even straight.
09:10Corner three for Shepard.
09:14Mismatched early in that offensive possession.
09:18Always look in the short corner.
09:20If you mismatch and you can't find a player on the offensive end.
09:24LaVelo Ball!
09:25His first three pointer.
09:28With Luka Doncic banged up, Del.
09:30Luka has got a chance to get passed by LaVelo.
09:34Three pointers.
09:34The league leader is Con Canippo.
09:36The number two is Luka.
09:37LaVelo is three.
09:38But LaVelo could catch Luka.
09:41Luka's got a hand look.
09:42What a dive!
09:43Left-handed bullet to Canippo!
09:50If you run the floor, LaVelo will find you.
09:52If you run the floor and you're a little bit open.
09:56He's going to throw it to you and lead you to the rest of the way.
10:00Brown missed twice inside.
10:04Brandon the rip through.
10:06Off the window and in!
10:08And Indiana figuring out this offense for the Hornets is really good.
10:13They need to call a timeout.
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10:20You can't teach that.
10:21That's born.
10:22And that guy was born to play the game.
10:25And boy, does he play it the right way.
10:26Look at B. Mill.
10:27Swim through.
10:28Runner off the wrong leg.
10:30Spectrum center.
10:31Con Canippo.
10:32What a night for him.
10:33It was 24 hours ago.
10:35Breaking Kemba Walker's record for that single season three pointer.
10:39Such a fun night and such a cool thing to watch the rookie do.
10:42So what do you get when you break that record?
10:45Well, of course, you get a water bath from your head coach on your way to post-game media.
10:50That's, of course, what happened.
10:51You see Kemba giving him some love as well.
10:54Con was really able to celebrate this because the team won.
10:57But something that was interesting is he talked about the shooting quote-unquote slump he was in.
11:02One of nine in just the two previous games.
11:04He said he sat down with coach Blaine Miller.
11:06They looked at all the shots he missed.
11:08Compared them to shots that he made.
11:10Looked at his footwork, his base, where his hands were.
11:13And he really thought that comparison helped get him out of that mini slump that he was experiencing.
11:18Excellent stuff.
11:19Thank you, Shannon.
11:19And congratulations to Con Canippo for breaking the record by one of the all-time greats.
11:25Leonardo becoming an all-time great.
11:27His second three pointer.
11:29Put Brown in a mixer and served him up.
11:35Del is it that easy?
11:36You're that good of a shooter to find your mistakes and tweak them that quickly?
11:40Yeah.
11:40You got to have the right mindset.
11:42I think Con is tough-minded.
11:45You can't let your mind get too involved in missed shots.
11:50And he's such a good shooter, such a tough-minded guy.
11:53You can look at film and maybe tweak the mechanic here or there and come right out of it.
11:58I wouldn't say it was a big-time slump.
12:00It's just missed shots that happens.
12:02Show him a foul on the zero line for just his second team's second.
12:07The mellow ball, we've seen some of the passes.
12:09Look at this right here.
12:10The pull back behind the back dribble, snap back, whatever you want to call it.
12:16It ends with a triple.
12:20Ben Shepard's going to go to the free throw line.
12:23He has got one of the best soup strainers among active players.
12:26He plays many all-time, Bill.
12:28That is a fluffy caterpillar under his nose.
12:32Certainly is.
12:35Zeon James, welcome to the game.
12:37Zeon still has never missed a game as a professional.
12:41This is 78th game.
12:46Told you that Musa Diabate not playing today.
12:49Also not going to play today, Grant Williams.
12:51Hornets still kind of navigate his return.
12:54He missed both the glasses with an injury.
12:56He is so important what the Hornets do.
12:58He's yet to play both games from the back-to-back.
13:01Yeah, you just can't chance it right now.
13:03We've seen how Grant Williams can affect the game on either end with his shooting,
13:08the shooting ball really well.
13:10Lately, it's basketball IQ.
13:11You can run the offense through him.
13:13He can play big, bigger than he is.
13:16The center spot using that big body.
13:19Hornets bring Xavier Tillman into the game, Del.
13:21This is the earliest we've ever seen Xavier play as a Hornet.
13:26Zeon James, a step-back three-pointer.
13:30Zeon didn't need a lot of time.
13:32Didn't show the square on that one.
13:34That's a quick shot by Ben Shepard.
13:37And a foul called on Micah Potter, who's checked into the game.
13:41Potter is called for a loose ball foul.
13:45Six assists on the eight field goals for the Hornets.
13:49I love that ratio to start the game.
13:54The only two buckets not assisted were great moves.
13:57One by Brandon Miller, the runner off the glass,
13:59and LaBello with a snap-back three.
14:04Ethan Thompson's going to come into the game.
14:06I wonder if LaBello knows this,
14:08but Ethan Thompson was the star on the Bishop Montgomery High School team
14:12that ended LaBello's high school career.
14:15LaBello's playing a sophomore year Chino Hills out of California,
14:17and his season ended the playoffs against Ethan Thompson's team.
14:21But the way that LaBello kind of rolls, I don't know if he keeps like a catalog of that kind
14:26of thing.
14:26Yeah. Probably followed it for a couple hours after the game.
14:31You might remember the name.
14:34Here's the guy we're talking about.
14:36Hands it off to Obi Toppin.
14:40LaBello saves it.
14:43Hornets lead by nine.
14:44What's the basketball?
14:46And Kahn gets the whistle.
14:56Kahn knippled at the free throw line.
14:59He's been the first free throws of the game.
15:01The Hornets continue to shoot the best free throw percentage as a team in franchise history.
15:0681.8%.
15:14Whoop!
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15:29In order to make another substitution, Josh Green comes in.
15:33Replacing Brandon Miller.
15:35Like a gentleman, Kahn nails them both.
15:38Alright, Cam Jones is going to run the points.
15:40He's got the ball.
15:41Cam Jones, Obi Toppin, Micah Potter, Ethan Thompson, and Taylor Peter.
15:46First time we see Taylor Peter play.
15:48He wears number four in white for Indiana.
15:54Josh Green out to X-Man.
15:59Lavello.
16:04Obi Toppin fires it over to Peter.
16:07Good challenge by Sion.
16:12Nobody stopped the ball.
16:13And Kahn takes it to the rack.
16:16Scored the goal with a foul.
16:18End-to-end basketball by the rookies.
16:22Sion James forces the miss.
16:26And Kahn, you better get in front of him.
16:28Look him use that off-arm right there.
16:29Gets fouled right there.
16:30Doesn't bother.
16:32Fouls right through the body.
16:34A potter lays that one in.
16:37Kahn Knipple is a total basketball player.
16:41Two guys that have had a glass of milk before.
16:43Yeah.
16:43Kahn Knipples from Milwaukee.
16:45The guy who fouled him, Michael Potter, played at University of Wisconsin.
16:49Madison.
16:50Old-fashioned three-point play.
16:52Kahn Knipple leads the Hornets in and ones this year.
16:55Really?
16:55That's the 19th time he's been fouled while waking up.
16:58Tex are really no number for a team.
17:04Hornets have made another change.
17:05Colby White has come in.
17:06So the only starter remaining in the game for the Hornets is Kahn Knipple.
17:10Josh Green pulls the chair out.
17:14Trailer's Sion.
17:16Second three-pointer for C.I.J.
17:19This is so good end-to-end.
17:23We got some smart players in the Hornets uniforms.
17:31Micah Potter.
17:37Hornets leading by 17.
17:39They're on a 21-2 run.
17:42Colby White's first shot.
17:43Boom!
17:45Matches for Colby!
17:49How about your Charlotte Hornets?
17:52We got a focused, hungry, excited, and might not say good basketball team in Charlotte.
18:01Late 4-54 remaining first quarter.
18:03Take a look at our live same-game parlay brought to you by FanDuel.
18:06Hornets are leading.
18:07You can see how the odds have shifted to Del.
18:08What do you make of the pace of this game?
18:10The over-under.
18:11Good golly.
18:122-43 and a half.
18:13Hornets are running laps around the Pacers right now.
18:17That's what I think of the pace.
18:18Pacers started 4-0 since then.
18:21They've been outscored 31-7.
18:24And everybody's touched the ball.
18:26The only guy, the two guys that had scored are Tillman and Green because they haven't taken a shot.
18:35Rick Carlisle needs Pascal Siakam back into the game.
18:38Siakam does what he's supposed to do.
18:40The veteran gets a bucket and he's fouled.
18:42The ball quiets the storm quickly, does Siakam.
18:48I'm really impressed with the maturity and professionalism.
18:52This guy Siakam.
18:5318 wins.
18:55Made the All-Star team for the second year in a row.
18:57Four-time All-Star now.
19:00Scored a ball over 23 at night 48 percent from the field
19:04You know he's being guarded more intensely than anybody else on the roster, but it's still getting it done
19:11He's played 61 games. Yes
19:162019 title winner big part of the Toronto Raptors when they won it all most improved player that same year
19:23And oh by the way
19:28Play what time you tell the bird but yeah, who is it but I'm a little player. It was Pascal
19:33Siakam
19:36There is Tyrese Caliburts with your glasses
19:41He is an Oshkosh, Wisconsin widely considered to be the greatest ever come out of us. Okay
19:48Hard along the shores of Lake Winnebago X couldn't give it to you
19:57Head of the pack maybe the only person in the league right that's that pass is OB top open top
20:02of the files with our bridges
20:06And Indiana turns it over
20:09There's certain small things that have to go the course of the game that are just amazing if you see
20:12it
20:13OB topic is catching a one-headed pass. There was probably 14 feet in the air just came down under
20:19control
20:28Good ball
20:29That's perfect on his shoes so far today hasn't hit a three
20:36Ethan Thompson at his career high a couple of days ago in Chicago he scored twenty four points
20:44Five three pointers now the Pacers who are spinning their wheels you mentioned 18 wins they put up one hundred
20:51and forty five points
20:52Against Chicago two days ago
20:56Team it still can be dangerous. Yeah, but right now the Hornets are taming them
21:01Dangerous because they know their games are numbered. They want to be spoilers right now
21:10Brandon Miller comes back into the game concepts for the first time
21:16Lefty off the window that is Cam Jones. He is a left-handed player
21:25Couple Tennessee natives squared up camp Jones is tremendous. That's why he made that shot looks so easy now
21:35Thompson Jones
21:38Lefty three for Jones
21:47Josh green ever really had solid grip of basketball or has been stuck on 31 for a minute now
21:54Don't wear Kurt Rambis smiling
22:01Hunter that's it no chance
22:10Kobe
22:11Kobe
22:12fight
22:13Sian
22:15Sian
22:15Sian
22:16Hit it and he's fouled
22:17What a first quarter for Sian James
22:20Sian coming out aggressive
22:24Looking for his shot from three
22:26Look at him space out
22:27Seems to slide to the left
22:28Just enough to give Kobe a window
22:30And draws attention and a concentration to knock that shot down knowing you're going to get fouled
22:36Farris on the front of the UBC for a reckless closeout
22:40All right, that's part of my night. Yes, we've got Kevin Scott looking at a review
22:45And this is only going to be positive because we know the busk is going to count pretty sure there's
22:51going to be a foul
22:51But there also could be a reckless closeout, which would mean even more wonderful benefits
22:57Yeah, he didn't give Sian any chance to come down put the foot contact defender right on top of Sian's
23:04foot
23:05That's definition of reckless closeout
23:09Seat turn right there the fact that Sian slid to his left
23:15He that defender had no idea where he was he just traced the ball said oh, there's my guy he
23:21moved from the spot that I last saw it
23:25Now we're talking about is that Taylor Peter
23:28Rookie 24 year old many people consider him to be the second greatest NBA player ever played at Liberty
23:34He played at Liberty last year
23:36Oh, yeah, yeah
23:38All right, Richard McKay come alive
23:41That was actually the third school. He went to he also played at Arkansas Tech
23:46They call themselves the wonder boys
23:48What vision to Arkansas Tech after the defender closes out with an extended leg makes direct foot-to-foot contact?
23:55Shooter rolls his ankle with a high potential for injury therefore. It's unnecessary
23:59Big flag or foul penalty one two shots to make one Charlotte inbound free throw line extended with 24 in
24:05the shot clock
24:06Nothing, but good news man from Kevin Scott. I gotta float a river with Kiklin Scott man. Come on
24:13So an abundance of riches for the Hornets score the goal. How about a free throw in possession of the
24:18ball?
24:20What else do you want
24:25Del Cion here in our first quarter, I'm not sure he's touched it more than the three times
24:29But he's three for three all behind the arc. He's got nine points. I agree with that. Oh, he's touched
24:34it either couple good defensive
24:36challenges at the rim digs
24:40On the help side
24:43He's got a ten point first quarter off the bench
24:49Bet you probably had that right maybe maybe month points in the first quarter off the bench in Hornet system
24:55That's not a huge number
24:56That's not 14-15
24:58It's not huge for that
25:00Hey, Pat Connick, it's gonna get the first quarter bird as well
25:05Hornets trying to make this a
25:08Six-point possession
25:10Paul Brenner misses the tap or to settle for the three-point flight plus the free-throw
25:17Ethan Thompson three-pointer
25:20There by Thompson scooped that off the shoelaces
25:24Second-generation NBA player his father Stevie Thompson played half of one season in Orlando
25:31Early early 90s
25:34Sleeper crazy
25:37Conagenda
25:45Here's Taylor Peter
25:46Here's Taylor Peter
25:47That's what they do coming out of Liberty. Yeah, man
25:50Bouncing three right in rhythm
25:53The former Arkansas Tech's wonder boy Taylor Peter
26:08And we have a foul called on Indiana
26:13Maybe that'll slow down the Pacers
26:15He's done on the left before one
26:18Boul is called on Peter. That's number two on Peter and Rick Carlisle is gonna go rescue him. I think
26:23we're gonna have Ben Shepard come into the game
26:26Two free throws for Kobe
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26:45No, when you were young if you get better during your season or when you were having summers off in
26:49the child summers off
26:51No doubt
26:53Oh
26:53Oh, my goodness. Oh, but diet topping
26:56He was looking for the facial and left it short. Yeah summers off
27:00Is when you really get to work with your game to come better? Hey getting outside of your comfort zone
27:07One of those camps playing against guys that you normally don't see when you're playing during the year learning things
27:13from guys you don't see
27:15Why so many guys in the league like working out together that don't play on the same team
27:21Great hands by Siakam. He's knows for that touch pass and this time top it gets into the ball
27:31Walmart dunk champion Obie Tuffins now the sixth season
27:38Kobe white
27:43Conniton is fouled
27:47And Pat Conniton will go to the free-throw line
27:50These will be free-throws 19 and 20 on the year for Pat
27:58One of the top three baseball players that have ever played for the Hornets
28:02You got Pat Conniton
28:05You got Del Curry
28:07You got Scott Burrell
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28:24All three of us work hard-throwing right-handed yeah, and but six four six five
28:31Long limber standing tall on the mound
28:37Pat Conniton tells me that they will snap-drag it up with Charlie's nose-toes curveball
28:43Also had the speedball, too
28:46Here comes the Hornets foot possession of the basketball two-for-one opportunity
28:55Hornetton led by as many as 20 nice professional job by Indiana to stay tight
29:01Camp Jones
29:05Siakam
29:07Kept playing and Siakam is fouled
29:11Oh, no
29:13Pat Conniton was holding on to the ball when Pat had a foot out of bounds so it's Indiana ball
29:20I was Pat out of bounds and not Siakam
29:27Yeah
29:28Inside position
29:32Yeah, I have never questioned Kevin Scott. That's why that's a great call. That's why they hold the whistles
29:41Connitples back in
29:45Canipple green white Miller and James
29:54You should give a shout out to all the other officials, too
29:56It's not just all Kevin Scott
29:59Jason Goldenberg and number 56 is John Connelly. All right, Connelly made that call for the out-of-bounds play
30:04there
30:07Got a good barber
30:10Oh
30:22Interesting somehow that has made it through
30:26Ben Shepard
30:30Hornets plenty of time final five seconds of our quarter kobe white
30:38kobe was hunting a foul the whistle never flew
30:42And that's the way our first quarter ends
30:45Hornets run out to a 20-point lead they settle for a 14-point stiff arm as we head to
30:51our second quarter 38-24 here in uptown
30:58Lead the Pacers 38-24 that's good news but folks we actually have great news
31:04How about this congratulations go out to the Farber's
31:07Longtime Hornets radio announcer Sam Farber his lovely wife warren welcoming magnolia grace
31:14Farber into the world 216 in the morning yesterday
31:18Eleanor and hank have got a younger sister. How about that looks like her mother already?
31:26Congratulations Farber's that is excellent
31:31And if I know anything what Sam Farber
31:34He can't stop talking about his little girl. Oh, and he won't stop talking about his little girl should never
31:43Brandon Miller
31:45Scores for magnolia grace way to do it be a team player brandon is the defender up quick crossover
31:51Right the left and floats to the front of the rim. Dave Ruthie's promise home runs the kids brandon miller
31:57promises layups for newborns
32:00Quentin jackson's back into the game huff whip to pass over to shepherd now top it with an opportunity
32:05Three-pointer for Obadiah happen he can do that good ball movement
32:12What it's going to play with miles bridges pat coniston brandon miller la metal ball and ryan kopf renner
32:18Lucy diabate not playing tonight grant will also won't play
32:24Oh with the right
32:29Such a good move
32:31But you can't defend that the way he extends that right arm
32:38Here's huh from voyager academy in durham welcome home j. Huff
32:44That comp renter to fight on the three ball
32:48You can shoot it
32:49Just gotta stay down just give it to test tip your cap. He makes it
32:54Jay huff has not missed a game today. We shout that out
32:57This season we whenever that happens. We shout it out
33:00All 77 for j. Huff
33:03Keep on keeping on young man
33:06And he does it naturally his father the director of michael k. Krzyzewski performance lab in durham for many many
33:13many many many years
33:15Better be in shape get the lab son. You're gonna play every game
33:20That's not just physical that's mental too, right? That's right
33:25Kobe brown comes back into the game
33:28For those of you out there wondering yes indeed every kobe that has ever played in the nba is at
33:33one point played for an l18
33:35You got kobe brown who began this year out there in la the clippers you got kobe bumpkins current laker
33:40kobe sanders
33:41And then of course you get the original kobe bryant those are all kobe's kobe
33:46not to be confused with our kobe she will be why
33:52And what is this following la bello
33:57There's our kobe but he is actually jacobi kobe what oh
34:03Goes like kobe
34:04I see some kobe's k and some are stuck spell with a c
34:14Baseball kobe yes
34:22Shock locks down at two wonderful defense lock them up
34:29Miles pritches to the rim another dunk trampine
34:34It's getting easy offense off of your good defense look at brandon miller tussling here with
34:40open top of the debate
34:41And a foul called on brandon
34:45That's solid d look at brandon taking the page out of lamello's ball
34:49Balls book looks head up perfect
34:52alley-oop pass
34:53Look at bridges right there hanging on the rim seeing a good pass 24
34:59Over the last 10 quarters miles bridges now with seven dunks
35:04It's a lot it is
35:09Uh-oh that's turnover
35:12Yeah turnover
35:13When jackson just bumped it into the backcourt you can't do that thought he got away with it for a
35:18half a second
35:19I
35:24Rick carlo knows a winning basketball is all about what a championship as a player
35:29Was very young on a boston Celtics team in 1986 and of course
35:32I won it all by 15 years ago as the head shot caller with the dallas mavericks
35:39Colt Brenner!
35:45Indiana ball.
35:49Couldn't quite get the handle on that one.
35:51It was another good pass by B. Mill.
36:03Hornets keeping an eye on the scoreboard.
36:05Adventist Orlando is in Dallas.
36:08If the Hornets slip on a banana peel and lose a game,
36:12and Orlando wins, the Hornets will fall from 8th,
36:15now to 10th.
36:17It's kind of a weird situation right now.
36:20Eastern Conference standings tighter than a tick.
36:26Miles left it short, and Colt Brenner runs in to Brown.
36:35Hornets currently the 8th best record in the Eastern Conference.
36:38You want to be in the top 6, but if you're not in the top 6
36:41and you're in the play-in, which the Hornets are guaranteed to be in at least,
36:45you want to be 7 or 8, that means you have 2 chances to make it into the playoffs.
36:51And you're going to host at least one game.
36:54What?
36:55Bridges took it away!
36:58Jackson, athletic finish.
37:00What Jackson?
37:03Saw a seam and exploded.
37:07Got to the other side of the rim.
37:10Right here, up and under.
37:12Wow, that's good athleticism.
37:14Body control.
37:18Yeah, one of the better dunks we've seen all season long when we were out in Indiana about a month
37:23and a half ago.
37:26Concanippo comes back in.
37:28Brandon Miller will sit.
37:29Brandon has 2 fouls.
37:31A little bit of concern there.
37:48Connaughton.
37:55Oh, LaBello hit the face.
37:58Quentin Jackson's trying to fight through his screen and he got tangled up on LaBello.
38:07Pascal Siakam back into the game.
38:13Indiana's won 2 straight.
38:15They've won 3 of their last 5.
38:21Camp Jones back in for Indiana.
38:24Jones, Shepard, Huff, Siakam, and Brown.
38:34Connaughton.
38:36That was a pass.
38:39Trying to get the Colt better at the rim.
38:52Oh
38:53Brown
38:54Yeah, you took a powerful double you could see what was about to happen ice in a row
38:59He's seen an opening and exploded to the rim
39:05Round coming over for the Clippers in the trade that also brought your beats a zoo box
39:10The Indiana miles bridges misses the put back
39:14It's a rarity and Indiana only down by 11
39:31Brown
39:34Is found
39:36Kobe Brown playing horse getting an opportunity
39:40He's rewarded with free throws
39:43Second time where the Hornets really been mismatched on the deep bits of in
39:47And it's the outcome tries to bring it down even further with a one-on-one move it sets up
39:51a kick out and
39:54Got Kobe goes to the rim once again
40:01Here's a message from CPI security
40:05Luke walk us through that replay these two came in hot attacking the rim, but they don't see the coverage
40:10blocked blocked and blocked
40:13CPI security your best defense
40:20One out of two for Brown a
40:26Win tonight and the Hornets would set a new franchise record for most wins from one season to the next
40:32Ornets won 19 last year wins that I would get this a 42 that would be a 23 game improvement
40:45He's had a couple of missed opportunities for the rim in this quarter
40:56Jones back out to hump really took his time on that one
41:02He has made a hundred twelve three-pointers on a season
41:06He can block the shot to make a three
41:09stretch five
41:11That's valuable
41:13Maybe next year he comes up the bench with he beats the zoo box with their starter totally different
41:19Option they'll have for those two guys
41:24First time it's been single digits in a while
41:30The option is fouled by Josh green stock was just a tough matchup
41:36Beat you with the size quickness
41:40In pace is still playing hard. Yeah, they are
41:45Or it's do a good job scoring the paint do that left hand die by love fellow con finishes with
41:50left hand
41:51The Brandon billet survey the court sweep through over
41:56See I can lose a pretty good defender
41:58Josh pulls chair out well with top of your off and running these guys got to play the game touch
42:04the paint kick it back
42:06See on lines the seams up knocks that one down and it's me mill up and over the top to
42:12the dunker
42:13Oh bridges
42:18What it's last night they'll off to the races had a whole bunch of fast-break points
42:22That was the one of their keys to victory for Charles Lee and his bunch over the Suns. They're doing
42:26it again tonight
42:27Yeah
42:28Impressed at the energy
42:31These guys are playing with me talk about last night. Can it play 32 minutes? Everybody else is right around
42:3630 level only paid
42:3725
42:40hard-fought game but you're able to separate yourself out toward the end we get some rest and
42:46Now you can refocus and understand how important this game is you played well enough last night. You don't want
42:51to let this and get away
42:55Or it's have led by as many as 20 free throw here and it's a seven-point game
43:04Came off the hand strong
43:08See on James had a wonderful first quarter ten points off the pine
43:12It's James pinniple Xavier children
43:16Josh green Kobe white
43:21That's a good stroke first three for college things against that others just know
43:26Confidable is going to use screens top the floor getting rid of Bob's his first triple. He's got did
43:35First time today. We've had three colors on the floor. We got a white. We've got a green. We've got
43:41a brown
43:44Huff
43:46Stick to it a bit
43:48three times
43:50Kobe Brown forces it up it in
43:53Are they really going to give Huff three misses that time down the floor? Yeah, they should
43:57Yeah, he's now two tonight. She's the basketball
44:03Oh
44:04Oh
44:04Like a con man stolen from him a sneaky
44:10What if can't cash it in and it leads to the dumps by home
44:15Oh
44:19Second dump brought quick second three by see on
44:24It was not able to get the transition. There's Josh making a port
44:33Huff looks down took his eye on the rim. He needs more time than that one
44:41He needs more time than that
44:48Kobe white
44:49Cornets are only one and two in the three previous games gets get me out of this year
45:01Siakam whoo as an all-star move right there the ball and the crowds over pull up in the paint
45:06the gravity fader
45:19That's his first miss off at the rebound Tillman
45:25Nice no look pass see on five job back the back triple spot is
45:31Off of good ball movement and body movement
45:34Hornets it's in 10 out of 22 three-pointers
45:37See I'm gonna get his
45:42Dap of the first pacer in a double digits
45:46Or to set two player to 10 points see on James conca nipple
45:56See on that's his spot
46:02See the good ball right now
46:06See the good ball right now
46:06Four of six for bound the art for its last four field goals have all been three
46:15See the opposite really today to Sydney he just come at you those
46:20It's gas right now. That's his guy a lot of quarter threes for the Hornets tonight
46:29We've gone under three minutes to play here in our second quarter
46:33And now it'll be a timeout called by rick carlisle
46:36Wants to give his guys a blow
46:39Hornets lead indiana by 12
46:43Back here at the spectrum center we all know we have so many great sports professional sports in the state
46:48of north carolina
46:49nascar is one cup series is off this weekend so we got daytona 500 winner austin dillon
46:54He also owns a pbr team played in the little league world series and the best points that austin will
47:00give us take a look at the jersey
47:01Oh, yeah, it's mugsy, man. I played in his camp when I was a kid. So it's pretty fun. We
47:06love it
47:06You love sports
47:08You're a big sports fan, and I know you watch the hornets a lot. What do you like about this
47:11team? Austin?
47:12Well, I love what the organization did the draft
47:14I think they nailed it, you know concan apple
47:16I got to go watch Duke and see on play together
47:18I think pairing them and then bringing in the big call printer. It's it's been awesome this year and i've
47:23been a big fan watching a lot of games and
47:26That's why we're here. We're supporting the team. We love the hornets
47:28You're sitting behind the pacers bench
47:30We won't blame you for that one
47:31But you get to see this team on offense and you get to see the spectrum center
47:34What do you think about the way this team is united this this community and this fan base?
47:39Well buzz city's buzzing. That's all I can say and let's make a big playoff run for sure
47:441v1 with anyone who would it be i'm taking tillman because I want to pull him outside
47:48And then drive to the hole hopefully I can get away from him. He's pretty tall, but I think I
47:52got him on the speed part
47:53We love you austin his son ace right here enjoying the game. Thanks for joining us austin
47:58That's good the tactic big guy on the perimeter. I love it excellent stuff
48:03Shannon gets that little extra sparkle when she's talking about uh the guys get those fast cars those guys go
48:09fast turn it left
48:12Dylan that's it that's a good pbr david
48:16Oh
48:16Third three quarter from the bottom of all ball is a good basketball day
48:25Quit jackson back into the game he's got the ball up high now siako with a touch
48:30Siako has been as usual self ten points five rebounds couple of assists
48:34Xavier tillman a rebound tillman miller ball james and green playing together
48:42Hornets had to win last night against phoenix a very good phoenix team
48:50Brandon miller rebounded micah potter
48:59Skip pass to potter
49:23I mean he's going against a really good defender and siakam
49:26Siakam bit on the drive and lamello once again backs up sets the feet and knocks down his fourth triple
49:34And now look at the bellow playing
49:37center field in the back of that zone score the bucket for siakam
49:43Siakam is a old-school player
49:46He's a mid-range paint guy sport left to right
49:50five buckets 12 points
49:52Drafted late late late late the first round by toronto they've set him up and down in the g league
49:57his first year
49:58He has turned into a wonderful player
50:01oh
50:01Brandon miller center screen roll
50:04confusing the d throw it up and over and then branda miller stops on a dime
50:09defense flies by and he lays it through the nice mid-range jump
50:23And now the hornets will hold for the final shot that was smart basketball recognition his team's locked in right
50:29now
50:33final possession of the half hornets lead by 16 looking for more get greedy brandon
50:39yes
50:42Hornets lead by 19 in basketball
50:46green is a good thing
50:48How about your charlotte hornets?
50:50They lead by 20 at one point in the first half first quarter
50:54They give it back a little bit, but then they come on strong tail into the second quarter to lead
51:00by 19
51:01four guys and double figures
51:04Ball and miller each with 12 played really good down the stretch here this quarter the pride of sugar hill
51:10georgia
51:11Seon james danny by with shannon that's right great first half for you seon what what was the key to
51:16getting you out here
51:17Getting you comfortable and having the first half that you had really just staying composed and letting my teammates find
51:23me
51:23We knew anything different today. It's just ball found me four more times made a few more shots
51:26Where do you guys have to dial it in the most when you have a game that you're out front
51:30the majority of it?
51:32Siakam he's the one that's got it going
51:34We're doing a good job on most guys for the most part
51:36He's been hurting us they've been hurting us on cutters, so it's just staying focused on that. Thank you seon
51:40Okay
51:41That guy's a renaissance man
51:43Good golly. He's smart. He's personable. He's good looking into the whale of a basketball player
51:48What more do you want nothing?
51:50Hornets lead by 19
51:52We'll step aside. We come back
51:54Shannon Walker, they'll do their thing
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52:09Well, if you want to do that, you got to control siakam. I mean, that's pedestrian 12 and 6 for
52:14him
52:14We'll take that
52:15Uh the rest of those guys chipping in but like fax the hornets made 14
52:20threes four guys
52:21Make 12 of those 14 seon four of seven off the pine for 13 and lamello boy
52:27How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
52:31How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
52:31How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
52:31How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
52:31How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
52:31How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
52:31How good has he been over the last month or so in this league?
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