CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Pascal Siakam scored 30 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and made a driving layup with 11.5 seconds left to lift Indiana to a 114-112 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night that snapped the Pacers' 13-game skid and finally gave coach Rick Carlisle his 1,000th career win.

Carlisle had been stuck on 999 victories since his injury-depleted team beat Sacramento on Dec. 8. He improved to 1,000-891 in 24 seasons as an NBA coach.

T.J. McConnell added 23 points and eight assists, and Aaron Nesmith chipped in 16 points.

LaMelo Ball made seven 3-pointers and had 33 points and eight assists off the bench to lead the Hornets, who lost a heartbreaker at home for the second straight night.

After Siakam scored to put the Pacers in front, McConnell stole the ensuing inbounds pass. Ben Sheppard made one of two free throws, giving the Hornets the ball with 8 seconds left and a chance to tie or win.

However, the play broke down, Collin Sexton's jump shot hit the front rim and the Hornets were unable to corral the rebound.

Charlotte lost 97-96 to Toronto on Wednesday night on a buzzer-beating 3 by Immanuel Quickley.

Hornets coach Charles Lee opted to not start Ball on the second night of a back-to-back, going with Sexton at point guard instead. The move was designed to help Ball manage wear and tear on his body given his history of missing games with ankle problems.

It is the first time Ball has come off the bench since Jan. 30, 2021.

Charlotte's Brandon Miller was ejected for arguing with officials with 9:49 in the third quarter. He finished with six points.

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Pacers: Host Miami on Saturday night.

Hornets: Visit Utah on Saturday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jay Huff vs. Moussa Diabate (Quenton Jackson gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Aaron Nesmith misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:38	Hornets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:14	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	0	0
11:11	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	0	0
10:49	Quenton Jackson lost ball turnover (Miles Bridges steals)	0	0
10:45	Collin Sexton makes running layup (Brandon Miller assists)	2	0
10:28	Pascal Siakam makes driving layup	2	2
10:28	Moussa Diabate defensive goaltending violation	2	2
10:12	Miles Bridges makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Collin Sexton assists)	4	2
9:49	Pascal Siakam makes 11-foot two point shot	4	4
9:32	Brandon Miller out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	4
9:12	Johnny Furphy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quenton Jackson assists)	4	7
8:55	Moussa Diabate misses layup	4	7
8:53	Pascal Siakam defensive rebound	4	7
8:49	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	4	7
8:49	Johnny Furphy makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
8:49	Johnny Furphy makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
8:29	Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	9
8:25	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	4	9
8:21	Pascal Siakam misses running layup	4	9
8:21	Pascal Siakam offensive rebound	4	9
8:21	Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	4	9
8:21	Quenton Jackson personal foul	4	9
8:03	Brandon Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	9
8:02	Pacers defensive team rebound	4	9
8:02	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Quenton Jackson	4	9
7:50	Pascal Siakam makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	4	11
7:38	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	4	11
7:34	Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound	4	11
7:28	T.J. McConnell makes 7-foot fade away jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists)	4	13
7:28	Hornets Full timeout	4	13
7:28	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	4	13
7:17	T.J. McConnell personal foul	4	13
7:10	Jay Huff blocks Moussa Diabate 's 2-foot driving layup	4	13
7:03	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	4	13
7:01	Ben Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (T.J. McConnell assists)	4	16
6:48	Moussa Diabate makes alley oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists)	6	16
6:35	Collin Sexton personal foul	6	16
6:35	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Kon Knueppel	6	16
6:35	Josh Green enters the game for Collin Sexton	6	16
6:23	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	6	16
6:23	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	6	17
6:23	Micah Potter enters the game for Jay Huff	6	17
6:23	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2	6	18
6:08	Brandon Miller makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot	8	18
5:46	Johnny Furphy misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	18
5:45	T.J. McConnell offensive rebound	8	18
5:44	T.J. McConnell steps out of bounds turnover	8	18
5:30	T.J. McConnell shooting foul	8	18
5:30	(05:30) [Pacers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	8	18
5:30	Brandon Miller technical foul	8	18
5:30	Ben Sheppard makes technical free throw	8	19
5:30	Brandon Miller misses free throw 1 of 2	8	19
5:30	Hornets offensive team rebound	8	19
5:30	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	9	19
5:30	Kam Jones enters the game for T.J. McConnell	9	19
5:20	Pascal Siakam misses driving layup	9	19
5:17	Pascal Siakam offensive rebound	9	19
5:16	Pascal Siakam bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	9	19
5:13	LaMelo Ball makes running layup	11	19
5:13	Kam Jones shooting foul	11	19
5:13	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	12	19
4:55	Micah Potter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kam Jones assists)	12	22
4:38	LaMelo Ball makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	14	22
4:21	Pascal Siakam makes driving layup (Ben Sheppard assists)	14	24
4:10	Josh Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	17	24
3:56	Pascal Siakam makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kam Jones assists)	17	27
3:48	Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	20	27
3:28	Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	20	27
3:24	Josh Green bad pass turnover (Johnny Furphy steals)	20	27
3:19	Pascal Siakam makes running layup (Johnny Furphy assists)	20	29
3:14	Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	22	29
3:14	Pacers Full timeout	22	29
3:14	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	22	29
3:14	PJ Hall enters the game for Moussa Diabate	22	29
3:14	Jarace Walker enters the game for Johnny Furphy	22	29
3:14	Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Pascal Siakam	22	29
3:14	Quenton Jackson enters the game for Kam Jones	22	29
2:58	Aaron Nesmith misses 6-foot fade away jump shot	22	29
2:54	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	22	29
2:46	Tidjane Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	29
2:41	PJ Hall offensive rebound	22	29
2:40	PJ Hall bad pass turnover (Jarace Walker steals)	22	29
2:36	Quenton Jackson misses 25-foot running jump shot	22	29
2:34	Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound	22	29
2:33	Brandon Miller blocks Aaron Nesmith 's 5-foot floating jump shot	22	29
2:33	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	22	29
2:27	Brandon Miller misses running layup	22	29
2:24	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	22	29
2:11	Micah Potter makes 2-foot dunk (Quenton Jackson assists)	22	31
2:05	LaMelo Ball offensive foul	22	31
2:05	LaMelo Ball offensive foul turnover	22	31
2:00	LaMelo Ball personal foul	22	31
1:51	Jarace Walker misses driving floating jump shot	22	31
1:48	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	22	31
1:41	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)	25	31
1:34	PJ Hall shooting foul	25	31
1:34	Jarace Walker makes free throw 1 of 2	25	32
1:34	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	25	32
1:34	Jarace Walker makes free throw 2 of 2	25	33
1:09	Sion James misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	25	33
1:06	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	25	33
1:03	Micah Potter misses 23-foot running jump shot	25	33
1:01	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	25	33
47.4	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	25	33
43.4	PJ Hall offensive rebound	25	33
43.4	PJ Hall makes tip in dunk	27	33
29.9	Brandon Miller blocks Jarace Walker 's 6-foot driving layup	27	33
29.9	Pacers offensive team rebound	27	33
26.6	Micah Potter misses 21-foot fade away jump shot	27	33
24.4	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	27	33
3.6	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	33
0.6	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	27	33
0.0	Jarace Walker bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	27	33
0.0	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot fade away jump shot	30	33
0.0	(00:00) [Pacers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	30	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	33

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Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 9, 2026

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FanDuel SN IN, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,342

Referees

Kevin Cutler, Jacyn Goble, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	L4

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	27	24	.529	W2
Miami	28	26	.519	W1
Atlanta	26	28	.481	L1
Charlotte	25	28	.472	W9
Washington	14	38	.269	L2

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