Oshae Brissett scored 23 points to help lift the Indiana Pacers to a 144-117 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday in an Eastern Conference play-in game in Indianapolis.
Doug McDermott scored 16 of his 21 points in the first quarter for the ninth-seeded Pacers, who will visit the loser of Tuesday’s clash between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics. The final play-in game on either Thursday or Friday will determine which team advances to face the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs.
Brogdon, McConnell, McDermott & Brissett all come up big in the @Pacers #StateFarmPlayIn W!@MalcolmBrogdon7: 16 PTS, 8 AST@TJMcConnell: 17 PTS, 4 STL@dougmcdermott: 21 PTS@Obrissy: 23 PTS
PACERS/WIZARDS – Thursday: 8pm/et, TNT to decide the East #8 seed in the #NBAPlayoffs. pic.twitter.com/V4Vhc6Udad
— NBA (@NBA) May 19, 2021
T.J. McConnell had 17 points off the bench and Malcolm Brogdon collected 16 points and eight assists i…
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