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The loss wasn’t the only bad news on the Pacers’ field. In addition to leading player Malcolm Brogdon, the hosts lost to Domanto Sabonis, who sprained his left ankle before the deciding quarter.
Injury update: Domantas Sabonis (sprained left ankle) will not return to the game tonight.
– Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 3, 2021
This year’s season, Sabonis, who hasn’t missed a game through injury, managed to spend 27 minutes on the field and scored 8 points (4/7 points), 10 rebounds, 4 assists, interceptions and two errors.
The Lithuanian, who scored 9 points in the last meeting with the Miami Heat, missed the double-digit number of points scored in two straight games for the first time since late January 2019.
Injuries also adjusted the Hornets’ game plan. In addition to injured defenders LaMelo Ballo and Maliko Monko, Charlotte’s basketball players played in the second half of the game without Gordon Hayward, who sprained his right ankle. The team’s loss was more offset by Miles Bridges, who scored the most productive game of the season, with 23 points.
The Pacers, who outscored the guests in the game’s hitting percentage, were replaced by a negligent play in attack caused by the loss of the main player. Even the hosts who lost 20 balls doubled the number of Hornets.
The Indiana team continues to show disastrous results at their Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. The Indianapolis club have lost eight of their last nine home games, and their only victory was by five points, beating the Eastern Conference outsiders at the Detroit Pistons.
A series of failures brought the Pacers to ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings, with the Hornets, well ahead of preseason forecasts, in fourth place after the victory.
“Markers”: Caris LeVert 16, Doug McDermott 13, TJ McConnell (7 res.) And Aaron Holiday 12 each, Edmond Sumner 10 points.
“Hornets”: Miles Bridges 23 (4/7 trit., 10 reb.), Cody Zeller 17 (7/7 trit.), Terry Rozier 15 (1/9 trit.), PJ Washington, Gordon Hayward and Brad Wannamaker 13 apiece, Devonte ‘Graham 12 points (2/7 doubles, 1/8 trit., 6 res., 5 per.).
The Pacers, who will have no rest after the ruling, will play the next game in San Antonio next night, where they will face the local Spurs led by Gregg Popovich.
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