Indiana didn't appear interested in playing tonight, suffering their worst loss of the season to Charlotte. Paul George had 22 to lead the Pacers.
The Indiana Pacers head into the All-Star Break on a loss, a particularly bad one, falling to the Charlotte Hornets in spectacular fashion. The Hornets sliced up Indiana's defense all night long, using a 35-18 second quarter to put the game effectively out of reach in the second half. The Hornets were a step quicker all night, resulting in either a good look from three or an easy shot inside.
After watching the Pacers more or less check out and stumble into a win over the hapless Lakers, Indiana couldn't afford to come into tonight's game with the same mindset, and it sure looked like they did and the result was their worst home loss of the season to a poor shooting Hornets team that's performed poorly on the road.