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Kon Knueppel set the NBA single-season rookie record for 3-pointers and Brandon Miller matched a season high with 33 points, fueling the Charlotte Hornets to a 133-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Knueppel highlighted his 28-point performance by matching his own franchise rookie record with eight 3-pointers, boosting his season total to 209 — three more than Keegan Murray’s mark in 2022-23.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Knueppel was the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Hornets, who have 22 games remaining on their regular-season schedule.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Miller, who scored 19 points in the third quarter, made 11 of 19 shots from the floor for the game and 6 of 11 from 3-point range. His point total on Thursday matched his output on New Year’s Eve, set in Charlotte’s 132-125 setback to the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n LaMelo Ball collected 20 points and eight assists and Moussa Diabate contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who extended their franchise-best road winning streak to nine games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Charlotte, which has won three in a row overall and 13 of its last 16 games, shot a robust 55.8% from the floor (48 of 86) and 47.8% from 3-point range (22 of 46). The Hornets also held a decisive 46-37 advantage in rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Indiana’s Andrew Nembhard contributed 20 points and seven assists and Micah Potter added 19 points off the bench.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jarace Walker added 16 points for the free-falling Pacers, who have dropped five in a row and nine of their last 11 games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Indiana played without Pascal Siakam (left wrist sprain) and Aaron Nesmith (sprained right ankle).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Pacers claimed a 34-31 lead after the first quarter before the Hornets responded with a dominant display in the second. Grant Williams sank a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions at one point before Knueppel drained his fifth 3-pointer to cap the scoring and give the Hornets a 67-46 advantage at halftime.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Knueppel etched his name into the record book by using a brilliant pump fake before calmly sinking a 3-pointer late in the third quarter to push Charlotte’s lead to 103-77. He capped the Hornets’ 40-point quarter with a turnaround jumper with 1.7 seconds to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n