Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic

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Indiana Pacers

5-6, 2-5 Away

Final
90 - 94

Orlando Magic

7-6, 6-0 Home

Franz Wagner scores 29 points, Magic beat Pacers 94-90 to improve to 6-0 at home

Orlando is 6-0 at home this season and has won 13 in a row overall at home.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 29 points. Bennedict Mathurin added 23 points — scoring 12 straight Pacers points late in the fourth quarter — and 12 rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton had with nine points and 12 assists.

Goga Bitadze added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic. Anthony Black came off the bench for six points, six assists, four steals and a block.

Takeaways Pacers: The Pacers survived a scoreless half by Haliburton to lead 45-41, but the NBA’s third-best 3-point shooting team could not survive 10-for-30 shooting from behind the arc.

Magic: The Magic relied on defense (10 blocks, eight steals, 38% Indiana shooting).

Key moment The Pacers had a four-point lead and momentum in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter when Black blocked a layup by Johnny Furphy, igniting a 13-1 Orlando run. Indiana did not score in the fourth quarter until Siakam hit a 3-pointer at 7:26.

Key stats Bitadze, Jonathan Isaac (11) and rookie Tristan daSilva (9) led Orlando to a 50-41 rebounding advantage.

Up next The Pacers return home to face Miami on Friday night. The Magic host Philadelphia on on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Magic: 48.8%

Pacers: 51.2%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	90 - 94
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	90 - 94
4th 2.0	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	90 - 94
4th 2.0	Tyrese Haliburton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	90 - 94
4th 9.1	Jalen Suggs makes free throw 2 of 2	90 - 94

Statistics

IND		ORL
32-84	FG	34-85
38.1	Field Goal %	40.0
10-30	3PT	13-38
33.3	Three Point %	34.2
16-18	FT	13-15
88.9	Free Throw %	86.7
41	Rebounds	51
7	Offensive Rebounds	14
34	Defensive Rebounds	37
22	Assists	26
10	Steals	8
6	Blocks	10
16	Turnovers	17
1	Team Turnovers	0
17	Total Turnovers	17
1	Technical Fouls	2
1	Total Technical Fouls	2
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
17	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	19
11	Fast Break Points	14
32	Points in Paint	40
19	Fouls	19
12	Largest Lead	12

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 17,087 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	13	0	1.000	-	W13
Indiana	5	6	.455	7	L1
Chicago	5	7	.417	7.5	W1
Detroit	5	8	.385	8	L1
Milwaukee	4	8	.333	8.5	W2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	-	6	W4	0.53846157	7
Atlanta	1.5	7	W1	0.41666666	5
Miami	1.5	6	L1	0.4	4
Charlotte	2	7	L2	0.36363637	4
Washington	3.5	8	L6	0.2	2

Full Standings

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