CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and 11 assists, Myles Turner added 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers beat Charlotte 125-113 on Wednesday night in a game in which Hornets guard LaMelo Ball re-injured his left ankle.
Bennedict Mathurin had 20 points off the bench, including Indiana’s first 10 points of the fourth quarter, and the Pacers won for the sixth time in eight games. Buddy Heidl added 19 points.
Ball finished with 26 points for the Hornets, but left with 1:34 left when he re-injured his left ankle — the same one that kept him out of the first 13 games of the season.
Ball was hurt attempting to save a ball from going out of bounds. He immediately limped toward the bench and then headed straight to the locker room. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury.
It was Ball’s third game back, but his first at home and he received a huge ovation during pre-game warmups.
P.J. Washington scored 24 points, and Kelly Oubre had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets. They’ve lost nine of their last 10 games.
TIMBERWOLVES 126, MAGIC 108
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 35 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 and Minnesota beat Orlando after taking a 27-point lead in the first half.
Edwards and Towns had scoring season highs and the Timberwolves shot 52.3% in their biggest victory margin of the season.
Rudy Gobert, the NBA’s leading rebounder, had 16 points and eight rebounds to help Minnesota win back-to-back road games for the first time this season.
Bol Bol led the Magic with a career-high 26 points and added 12 rebounds.
THUNDER 121, WIZARDS 120
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining and matched a career high with 42 points in Oklahoma City’s victory over Washington.
Alexander scored 30 points in the second half, making nine of 10 field goals.
Kristips Porzingis scored 27 points for Washington, which had its four-game winning streak halted.
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