INDIANAPOLIS โ Charlotte coach James Borrego gave his players a simple instruction Wednesday night.
Let it fly.
The Hornets didnโt disappoint. They made 24 3-pointers, broke the franchiseโs single-game scoring record and produced the highest point total in the NBA this season with a 158-126 win over the Indiana Pacers.
โTonight we we kind of got in that zone in the third quarter and we didnโt look back,โ said Kelly Oubre Jr., who scored a career-high 39 points and made a career-best 10 3-pointers. โNone of us were going for numbers today. We just wanted to play hard.โ
The numbers, though, were incredible. Oubre was 12 of 18 from the field and only missed five 3s. LaMelo Ball had his fourth triple double of the season with 29 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. In all, four Hornets players topped the 20-point mark as they tied a season-best from beyond the arc.
Charlotte also snapped a two-game losing streak and pulled off a…