Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points in a duel between two young point guards to help the Indiana Pacers to a 125-113 road victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
Haliburton also recorded 11 assists and had a role in ruining the season home debut for Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball.
Indiana's Myles Turner had big moments in the lane with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and reserve Bennedict Mathurin also had 20 points. Buddy Hield added 19 points, Andrew Nembhard had 13 points and Jalen Smith finished with 11 points to boost Indiana to its sixth triumph in the past eight games.