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IND 2-6
127 – 135
FINAL
ORL 2-5

Indiana Pacers 127, Orlando Magic 135 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 127, Orlando Magic 135. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 36-28 ORL; Q2 IND 22-41 ORL; Q3 IND 42-38 ORL; Q4 IND 27-28 ORL.

Top performers (box score): Pascal Siakam (IND) 34 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 14-of-21 shooting; Desmond Bane (ORL) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-17 shooting; Paolo Banchero (ORL) 28 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Anthony Black (ORL) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Aaron Nesmith (IND) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · IND
Pascal Siakam
34 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 14-21 FG
Scoring · ORL
Desmond Bane
31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 12-17 FG
Scoring · ORL
Paolo Banchero
28 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 9-18 FG
Season highs
Micah Potter · Season-high 10 reboundsAnthony Black · Season-high 10 assistsAaron Nesmith · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

IND 12 largest lead Q2 11:03 (IND 41, ORL 29) · 9-0 run, Q1 10:05–Q1 8:49
ORL 13 largest lead Q2 1:56 (IND 50, ORL 63) · 17-0 run, Q2 10:49–Q2 7:40
Swings 6 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Desmond Bane makes layup (Anthony Black assists) (Q4 7:19, IND 116, ORL 117).

Linescore

1234 T
IND 36224227 127
ORL 28413828 135

🧮 How They Scored

INDORL
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
35Bench points21
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
63.8%Effective FG%64.9%
10.3%Turnover %6.6%
17.9%Offensive rebound %10.5%
0.241Free-throw rate0.405

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Pascal Siakam F 37347500114-212-44-4-12
Andrew Nembhard G-F 36201110017-162-74-6-8
Aaron Nesmith G-F 3425480248-165-114-4-8
Micah Potter F 29111021013-51-34-4-7
Ben Sheppard G 248321003-62-30-0+2
T.J. McConnell G 2110450025-90-00-0-10
Jay Huff F-C 1711510015-61-20-1+1
Jarace Walker F 166130002-42-20-0+3
Johnny Furphy G 132511011-40-20-20
Tony Bradley C 70100100-00-00-0+1
Kam Jones G 60000000-00-00-0-2

Orlando Magic

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Desmond Bane G 37316621212-173-64-4+10
Paolo Banchero F 36281251019-183-57-90
Anthony Black G 36273101418-163-78-10-3
Wendell Carter Jr. F 31181242016-101-35-8+12
Tristan Da Silva F 2810001014-82-40-0-8
Jase Richardson G 2712140005-92-50-1+14
Goga Bitadze C 162200011-20-00-0-4
Tyus Jones G 143020101-21-20-0+11
Jonathan Isaac F 124030001-10-02-2+8
Jett Howard G 30000000-10-00-00
Jamal Cain F 10000000-00-00-00

🔬 Advanced Stats

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Pascal Siakam Starter 373474.726.7-15.416.8
Aaron Nesmith Starter 342570.428.6-10.811.3
Andrew Nembhard Starter 362053.624.7-10.78.3
Micah Potter Starter 291181.411.8-8.89.7
Johnny Furphy Starter 13220.519.4+5.62.1
Jay Huff Bench 171185.417.9+10.19.2
T.J. McConnell Bench 211055.623.9-28.710.3
Ben Sheppard Bench 24866.710.5+8.45.5
Jarace Walker Bench 16675.010.5+11.98.7
Tony Bradley Bench 0700.00.0+23.23.8
Ethan Thompson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Quenton Jackson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kam Jones Bench 0600.00.0-5.10.0
Taelon Peter Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Desmond Bane Starter 373182.624.1+11.015.1
Paolo Banchero Starter 362863.828.4-1.716.1
Anthony Black Starter 362766.225.9-4.013.5
Wendell Carter Jr. Starter 311866.621.1+16.312.9
Tristan Da Silva Starter 281062.513.8-17.42.4
Jase Richardson Bench 271263.615.5+23.57.5
Jonathan Isaac Bench 124106.47.4+32.011.0
Tyus Jones Bench 14375.06.7+33.26.9
Goga Bitadze Bench 16250.07.7-13.7-1.3
Jamal Cain Bench 0100.00.00.00.0
Jett Howard Bench 0300.012.50.0-5.1
Noah Penda Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series IND 0 – 2 ORL
Last 19 meetings · since 2020-21 IND 9 – 10 ORL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Indiana Pacers 6-30 L12 L10 0-10 Next game recap: vs CLE · Tue, Jan 6
Orlando Magic 20-16 W1 L10 5-5 Next game recap: @ WAS · Tue, Jan 6

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