Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin and Myles Turner every recorded double-doubles, and Tyrese Haliburton capped his 17-point efficiency with a late 3-pointer because the Pacers held off the Orlando Magic 118-111 on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
Orlando performed with out injured star Paolo Banchero — who scored 50 factors when these two groups met final week – and the Magic misplaced their fifth straight.
Indiana raced to an early, 18-point lead. The Magic, nevertheless, chipped away behind Franz Wagner’s game-high 28 factors, and made the sport aggressive all through the second half.
Orlando took a 97-96 lead on Anthony Black’s layup with 8:45 remaining, however Indiana responded with a 15-3 run that threatened to place the sport away. Turner scored seven of his 17 factors on the evening through the large Pacers burst.
The Magic regrouped and went on an 11-2 run in response, through which 4 totally different Orlando gamers scored.
However with its lead trimmed to 2 factors and fewer than a minute remaining, Indiana turned to its All-Star Haliburton. He responded with a clutch 3-pointer that successfully put the sport away with a five-point lead with 33 seconds left.
Haliburton and Turner (10 rebounds) had been two of Indiana’s 4 Pacers to attain 17 factors, becoming a member of Pascal Siakam and Jarace Walker off the bench. T.J. McConnell added 15 factors off the bench and matched Andrew Nembhard with a team-high 5 assists.
Mathurin led the Pacers with 20 factors and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Turner added 10 rebounds. Mathurin scored 13 of his factors on the free-throw line, serving to Indiana to a 24-of-26 evening on the charity stripe as a staff.
That accuracy made a distinction within the Pacers’ win, mixed with Indiana’s 12-of-26 taking pictures from 3-point vary, in comparison with Orlando’s 7-of-25 from past the arc.
Orlando obtained a double-double from Goga Bitadze. The previous Pacer completed with 10 factors and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Jalen Suggs added 15 factors and matched Wagner and Black with a game-high six assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 13 factors, whereas Black and Moritz Wagner scored 12 and 14 factors coming off the bench.
