At halftime in Charlotte, the Indiana Pacers trail the Hornets, 58-37.
In the early going, the Pacers had trouble stopping Charlotte's Nic
Batum. The Hornets' sharpshooting forward scored 14 points in the opening quarter, helping fuel a 10-3 run that put the home team up six, 20-14, with under three minutes to play.
He ended the quarter with a bang by draining a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Hornets a 27-16 lead heading into the second quarter.
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In the second period, Charlotte picked up right where it left off.