National Basketball Association
Orlando 94, Indiana 90
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Where: Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#74 Curtis Blair, #13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance:
17087
By Field Level Media
Franz Wagner scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic benefited from a fourth-quarter surge to post a 94-90 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.
Orlando's Goga Bitadze collected 12 points and 12 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Moritz Wagner each had 10 points.
The Magic outscored the Pacers by a 26-18 margin in the fourth quarter to improve to 6-0 at home.
Indiana's Pascal Siakam sank four 3-pointers to highlight his 25-point performance, and Bennedict Mathurin added 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Myles Turner contributed 11 points while Tyrese Haliburton logged nine points and 12 assists, but the Pacers fell to 2-5 on the road this season.
Indiana secured a 72-68 lead after scoring nine of the final 11 points of the third quarter. Undaunted, Orlando scored the first 13 points of the fourth, highlighted by two 3-pointers from Jonathan Isaac and one from Moritz Wagner.
Siakam answered with a 3-pointer, but the Magic pulled away by scoring nine of the next 12 points. Caldwell-Pope converted from beyond the arc and added a bucket in the interior to stake Orlando a 90-78 lead with 3:42 remaining.
Mathurin scored 10 of the game's next 12 points, and Haliburton's dunk trimmed the Magic's lead to 92-90 with 11.2 seconds to play. Suggs, however, sank a pair of free throws and Haliburton misfired on a 3-point attempt to end the game.
Tempers flared midway through the third quarter as Siakam and Bitadze exchanged shoves and words underneath the basket, leading to a double technical foul being issued.
Haliburton answered a 0-for-6 performance from the floor in the first half by sinking a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions to stake Indiana to a 54-51 lead early in the third quarter.
Indiana saw its 12-point edge trimmed to 38-36 after Cole Anthony sank a floating jumper with 4:37 remaining in the second quarter. The Pacers responded with seven straight points, highlighted by Siakam converting a three-point play and Ben Sheppard draining a 3-pointer.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Orlando |
Pascal Siakam 25 |
Scoring |
Franz Wagner 29 |
Tyrese Haliburton 11 |
Assists |
Anthony Black 6 |
Bennedict Mathurin 12 |
Rebounds |
Goga Bitadze 12 |
Bennedict Mathurin 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Franz Wagner 8 |
Jarace Walker 4 |
Steals |
Anthony Black 4 |
Obi Toppin 2 |
Blocks |
Jonathan Isaac 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
90 |
38.1 |
10-30 |
16-18 |
22 |
41 |
6 |
10 |
17 |
Orlando
|
94 |
40.0 |
13-38 |
13-15 |
26 |
51 |
10 |
8 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Magic have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game at home against Miami. The Pacers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .600 after a loss.