Pacers lose 21-point lead and fail to execute late in Charlotte, spoiling Mathurin's return
The Pacers shot 1 for 14 and were outscored 19-4 over the final six minutes in a loss in Charlotte, 115-109. Mathurin was back after missing the last four games.
![Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin runs an action with center Myles Turner in Charlotte. Pacers rookie Bennedict Mathurin runs an action with center Myles Turner in Charlotte.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3e8125f-54a1-48ef-b58b-017e2dd1dda5_2242x1246.jpeg)
The Pacers had their way with the Charlotte Hornets for the first 17 minutes Monday night. They had a 21-point lead early in the second quarter off an Isaiah Jackson tip-in dunk, then they slowly unraveled.
The lead was sliced to eight points …