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Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers

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41-40, 19-21 Away
Final
129 - 115

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Trevelin Queen's big night leads Magic past Pacers 129-115 in battle of backups

Pacers' Johnny Furphy posterizes the defender

Queen made five 3-pointers for the Magic, who won their fifth straight despite benching four starters after locking up a spot in the play-in tournament. Guard Cory Joseph, the other starter, only played 6 minutes, 16 seconds.

All five of Indiana's starters also sat out one day after securing home-court advantage in its first playoff series since 2014. Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 20 points and eight rebounds. Johnny Furphy had 17 points and six rebounds as Indiana's six-game winning streak was snapped.

The loss locked the Pacers into the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and creates a first-round rematch against the Milwaukee Bucks. Indiana won that series last season.

Orlando closed the first quarter tied at 29, but broke away with a 17-4 spurt to open the second and never let the Pacers get close again.

Each team had eight players score in double figures.

Takeaways Magic: Orlando followed a perfect script. Coach Jamahl Mosley gave his starters what they needed — rest — then got the best out of his bench.

Pacers: Coach Rick Carlisle played with some unusual rotations and it showed. The Pacers were out of sync offensively and struggled to defensively on an ugly night that certainly wasn't indicative of how well Indiana had been playing.

Key moment Orlando's fast second-quarter start swung the game, but it was a 14-0 run later in the quarter that led to a 68-39 lead and turned this one into a blowout.

Key stat The Magic shot 63% from the field in the first half and nearly matched that total in the second half, finishing with a season best 57.6%.

Up next Orlando visits Atlanta and Indiana travels to Cleveland on Sunday, the final day of the regular season.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 129 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 129 - 115
4th 3.0 shot clock turnover 129 - 115
4th 27.0 Johnny Furphy makes free throw 1 of 1 129 - 115
4th 27.0 Tristan da Silva shooting foul 129 - 114

Statistics

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49-85 FG 40-89
57.6 Field Goal % 44.9
13-32 3PT 12-29
40.6 Three Point % 41.4
18-21 FT 23-35
85.7 Free Throw % 65.7
35 Rebounds 44
8 Offensive Rebounds 17
27 Defensive Rebounds 27
32 Assists 24
14 Steals 8
11 Blocks 7
19 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 3
20 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
19 Fast Break Points 17
56 Points in Paint 48
28 Fouls 19
35 Largest Lead 5
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Jackson, SF Out Nov 2
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Suggs, SG Out Mar 4
Moritz Wagner, C Out Jan 9

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 17,010 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 18 L1 0.7804878 64
Indiana 14 32 W1 0.6097561 50
Milwaukee 16 34 W8 0.58536583 48
Detroit 20 38 L2 0.5365854 44
Chicago 25 43 W3 0.47560975 39
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