Overview
- Knueppel hit eight threes and scored 28 points in Charlotte’s 133-109 win at Indiana, moving the Hornets to 29-31 and extending a franchise-record nine-game road streak.
- The NBA announced during the second half that he had surpassed Keegan Murray’s rookie record, doing it in 59 games compared with Murray’s 80.
- His season total climbed to 209 made threes, and he entered the night leading the entire league in makes from beyond the arc.
- The record-breaking three came off an assist from former Duke teammate Sion James, and Knueppel credited teammates for creating his catch-and-shoot looks.
- The 20-year-old is averaging roughly 19.3–19.5 points with about 43–44% shooting from deep, sharpening a Rookie of the Year race headlined with Cooper Flagg as Charlotte pushes toward the play-in.