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Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic

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1-3, 1-2 Away
Final
115 - 119

3-1, 2-0 Home

Paolo Banchero stars as the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115

Paolo Banchero nears LeBron James with 50-point outing

Banchero also had 13 rebounds and nine assists in a terrific performance.

Jalen Suggs had 25 points and seven assists for Orlando, and reserve Mo Wagner finished with 14 points.

Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who wiped out a 13-point Magic lead in the third quarter but went cold in the final minutes. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.

Banchero tied a franchise record with 37 points in the first half, matching Tracy McGrady on March 9, 2003.

Takeaways Pacers: Went 20 for 30 at the free-throw line while falling to 1/3 on the season.

Magic: Banchero helped the Magic hold on after losing leading scorer Franz Wagner (illness) in the third quarter.

Key moment The game was slipping away from the Magic after Indiana’s 22-3 run in the third quarter. But Banchero came up with a backcourt steal and fed Mo Wagner for a dunk, cutting the Pacers’ lead to one and bringing the crowd back into the game.

Key stat The Pacers shot 22 free throws in the third quarter and none in the fourth.

Up next The Pacers host Boston on Wednesday night while the Magic open a five-game trip at Chicago.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Magic: 57.4%
Pacers: 42.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 115 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 115 - 119
4th 3.1 Jalen Suggs defensive rebound 115 - 119
4th 7.1 Pascal Siakam misses 28-foot three point jumper 115 - 119
4th 9.1 Tyrese Haliburton enters the game for Isaiah Jackson 115 - 119

Statistics

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41-88 FG 39-83
46.6 Field Goal % 47.0
13-29 3PT 13-41
44.8 Three Point % 31.7
20-30 FT 28-38
66.7 Free Throw % 73.7
44 Rebounds 46
15 Offensive Rebounds 11
29 Defensive Rebounds 35
25 Assists 26
7 Steals 7
4 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
8 Fast Break Points 7
48 Points in Paint 40
28 Fouls 25
8 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,846 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 38 29 .567 18 W1
Detroit 38 31 .551 19 W1
Chicago 29 39 .426 27.5 W1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 36 .471 - L2
Orlando 32 37 .464 0.5 W1
Miami 29 39 .426 3 L8
Charlotte 17 50 .254 14.5 L1
Washington 15 52 .224 16.5 L1
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