Hornets Gameday: at the Indiana Pacers
7 p.m., Bankers Life Fieldhouse
TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | Pacers | |||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 23.3 | 3.7 | G J. Teague | 15.1 | 3.8 | |
G N. Batum | 13.4 | 7.7 | G M. Ellis | 9.7 | 3.4 | |
F M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 9.4 | 6.9 | F P. George | 20.8 | 7.4 | |
F M. Williams | 9.8 | 5.9 | F T. Young | 11.4 | 6 | |
C C. Zeller | 10.7 | 6 | C M. Turner | 14.8 | 7.2 | |
Matchup to Watch
Paul George vs. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist: George is coming off a spectacular game versus the Portland Trail Blazers. He scored 37 points, made 13 of 27 shots overall and made five 3-pointers.
Observations
▪ Former Hornets center Al Jefferson signed with the Pacers over the summer. He’s finding his shots as an Indiana reserve, having reached double-figure scoring in three of his last five games.
▪ The Hornets have won four in a row over the Pacers, inclduing two at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Tap-ins
▪ Former Wake Forest point guard Jeff Teague moved to Indianapolis in an off-season trade with the Atlanta Hawks.
▪ One of the Pacers’ challenges this season is coordinating three starters — George, Teague and Monte Ellis — who all need the ball a lot to be effective.
Did you know?
Hornets point guard Kemba Walker suffered a knee contusion in Saturday’s road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He said post-game he’ll play versus the Pacers. Walker is one of three Hornets (along with Ramon Sessions and Marco Belinelli) to play in all 24 Hornets games this season.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published December 11, 2016 at 1:10 PM with the headline "Hornets Gameday: at the Indiana Pacers."