NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Charlotte Hornets

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13-39, 5-20 Away
Final
95 - 102

23-28, 11-13 Home

Hornets fight back from 22 down to beat Pelicans 102-95 for 7th straight victory

LaMelo shaken up after colliding with his head coach

Kon Knueppel added 17 points, hitting four 3s, and Brandon Miller and Grant Williams each scored 16 as Charlotte pulled within a half-game of the Atlanta Hawks for the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Hornets overcame 17 turnovers while matching their longest winning streak since March 2016.

Trey Murphy III scored 27 points to lead the Pelicans, who have lost six of their last nine. Zion Williamson finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Derik Queen had 16 points.

Ball left the game briefly in the first quarter with an eye laceration after banging heads with Lee as Ball was trying to save an errant pass from going out of bounds.

He returned a few minutes later and scored 18 points on three 3s in the first half, but the Hornets still found themselves trailing 64-49 at the break after shooting 7 of 30 from beyond 3-point range and committing 10 turnovers.

Charlotte stormed back to take the lead in the fourth quarter on a blow-by drive and two-handed dunk by Ball.

The Hornets later pushed the lead to nine when Miller, the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, picked Herbert Jones' pocket at midcourt and raced in for a soaring one-handed dunk.

Up next Pelicans: Visit Milwaukee on Wednesday night.

Hornets: Visit Houston on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 95 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 95 - 102
4th 9.6 Trey Murphy III makes 2-foot driving dunk 95 - 102
4th 17.3 Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2 93 - 102
4th 17.3 Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball 93 - 101

Statistics

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33-84 FG 34-85
39 Field Goal % 40
11-34 3PT 12-50
32 Three Point % 24
18-25 FT 22-27
72 Free Throw % 81
34 Rebounds 59
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
29 Defensive Rebounds 46
23 Assists 16
9 Steals 3
4 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
8 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
16 Fast Break Points 10
42 Points in Paint 32
23 Fouls 19
22 Largest Lead 10
4 Lead Changes 4
69 Percent Led 30
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kon Knueppel, G Day-To-Day Sep 28
Grant Williams, F Day-To-Day Sep 25
PJ Hall, C Day-To-Day Jun 16
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bryce McGowens, G Day-To-Day Jun 16

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 17,263 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 0 - 0 0
Miami - 0 - 0 0
Orlando - 0 - 0 0
Washington - 0 - 0 0
Charlotte - 0 - 0 0
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