Unable to overcome some wild Terry Rozier shots late, the Indiana Pacers dropped their second straight game and third this season to the Charlotte Hornets after having clawed back to within four and five points in the fourth quarter after having fallen behind by as many as 18 in a dreadful first half.
Rozier lit the Pacers up from the jump, scoring 13 in the first quarter as the Hornets just kind of marched away on the scoreboard. Their 65-47 lead with 2:48 remaining in the half was a game high, though the Pacers managed to at least lop off a couple of points heading into the break.