Game ID: 22300209
Orlando Magic @ Indiana Pacers
Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 21 23 34 38 116ORL 42 36 29 21 128
IND vs ORL ScoutingIND vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (134% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (150% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK Sheppard back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 16)
BACK Jackson back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (134% of 13)
BACK Nwora back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (150% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT McConnell missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Sheppard missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Nwora missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Jackson back 11/06 after 2, 13 min since (102% of 13)
IND availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Nwora missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 11/06 after 2, 13 min since (102% of 13)
IND availability going into 11/19 · 4 days' restOUT Sheppard missed 4 since 11/08, returns tonight: 16 min (105% of 16)
OUT Nwora missed 4 since 11/08, returns tonight: 23 min (230% of 10)
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 15 min since (80% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 11/06 after 2, 14 min since (114% of 13)
IND availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restBACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 17 min since (91% of 19)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 16 min since (105% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 23 min since (230% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Nembhard missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 16 min since (86% of 19)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 23 min since (230% of 10)
IND availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Nembhard missed 3 since 11/19, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 26)
BACK McConnell back 11/12 after 2, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 19 min since (184% of 10)
NEW Toppin 21 to 29 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 11/27 · 2 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 2 since 11/22, returns tonight: 25 min (89% of 29)
BACK Nembhard back 11/24 after 3, 20 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Sheppard back 11/19 after 4, 7 min since (46% of 16)
BACK Nwora back 11/19 after 4, 19 min since (184% of 10)
NEW Toppin 21 to 29 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 11/09 after 3, 29 min since (141% of 20)
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 20 min since (121% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Carter Jr. missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 11/09, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 13)
BACK Fultz back 11/09 after 3, 29 min since (141% of 20)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ingles 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Carter Jr. missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 5 since 11/04, returns tonight: 21 min (86% of 24)
OUT Fultz missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ingles 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (102% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 13)
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 24 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 6 min since (48% of 13)
NEW Black 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 23 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Carter Jr. missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 6 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 24 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Houstan back 11/14 after 2, 6 min since (43% of 13)
NEW Anthony 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 7 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 11/15 after 5, 24 min since (97% of 24)
NEW Anthony 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 8 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Anthony 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 15 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight). 4 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 18 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Carter Jr. (7 straight), Fultz (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 123 and the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 34. Call it Indiana 119, Orlando 114.
11/08 vs UTA 134-118 — IND notes
IND won 134-118. IND shot 51% (52 of 101) to UTA's 47%, 13 of 41 from three. IND turned it over 11 times to UTA's 21. Nesmith led with 24 (9 of 13, 4 of 6 from three); Mathurin added 22, Turner 22. The hinge was Q4, 33-20: a lead of 3 became 16. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/09 vs MIL 126-124 — IND notes
IND won 126-124. IND shot 48% (44 of 92) to MIL's 53%, 20 of 48 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIL's 26. Haliburton led with 29 (10 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Mathurin added 26, Turner 21. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 18.
11/12 @ PHI 126-137 — IND notes
IND lost 126-137. IND shot 52% (47 of 90) to PHI's 50%, 16 of 39 from three. The glass went 32-54 against them. Haliburton led with 25 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Turner added 22, Hield 16. Q3 was theirs, 39-31, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 106-87 against them. Mathurin's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 @ PHI 132-126 — IND notes
IND won 132-126. IND shot 52% (48 of 93) to PHI's 50%, 13 of 37 from three. IND turned it over 11 times to PHI's 16. Haliburton led with 33 (11 of 18, 7 of 12 from three); Toppin added 27, Turner 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-30: from level to 6 ahead. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/19 vs ORL 116-128 — IND notes
IND lost 116-128. IND took 8 more shots (95 to 87), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to ORL's 49%, 8 of 31 from three, and got to the line 31 times to ORL's 42. Nwora led with 19 (8 of 11, 2 of 5 from three); Mathurin added 14, Haliburton 12. Q4 was theirs, 38-21, the deficit cut from 29 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 107-78 against them. Haliburton's -30 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Murray at 19 a game. Without Fernando (4 straight), Mathews (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 23 and Turner at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Indiana's 12 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 120 a night to Indiana's 127. Call it Atlanta 123, Indiana 121, Indiana keeping it close.
11/22 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 133, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (12 straight), Young (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 116 a night to Indiana's 133. Call it Indiana 123, Toronto 120, Toronto keeping it close.
11/24 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 135, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 28 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Nembhard (3 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 17 and Bagley III at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-9 and the defense, Detroit allowing 120 a night to Indiana's 135. Call it Indiana 126, Detroit 118.
11/27 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Haliburton at 28 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Nesmith (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 23 and Brogdon at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 130 and the line, where Indiana takes 26 free throws a game to Portland's 19. Call it Indiana 125, Portland 113, Indiana by 12.
11/11 vs MIL 112-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 112-97. ORL shot 43% (36 of 84) to MIL's 49%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIL's 25 — 30 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 13 times to MIL's 19. Banchero led with 26 (10 of 22, 2 of 5 from three); F. Wagner added 24, Suggs 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/14 @ BKN 104-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 104-124. ORL shot 44% (36 of 82) to BKN's 54%, 16 of 46 from three. F. Wagner led with 21 (8 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Banchero added 19, Bitadze 14. Q2 was theirs, 36-24, turning a 9-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-68 against them. Suggs's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ CHI 96-94 — ORL notes
ORL won 96-94. ORL shot 39% (32 of 82) to CHI's 40%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. ORL turned it over 13 times to CHI's 19. Banchero led with 17 (4 of 12, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Anthony added 16, Bitadze 15. The hinge was Q2, 29-12: from level to 17 ahead.
11/17 @ CHI 103-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 103-97. ORL shot 48% (38 of 79) to CHI's 44%, 11 of 34 from three. The glass went 46-34 for them. F. Wagner led with 21 (9 of 18, 2 of 8 from three); Isaac added 18, Harris 15. The hinge was Q2, 25-17: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Ingles was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/19 @ IND 128-116 — ORL notes
ORL won 128-116. ORL shot 49% (43 of 87) to IND's 44%, 7 of 20 from three, and went to the line 42 times to IND's 31 — 35 points from the stripe to their 24. Banchero led with 24 (9 of 14, 6 of 7 at the line); F. Wagner added 19, Suggs 18. The hinge was Q1, 42-21: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 40. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/21 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (8 straight), Fultz (5 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (11 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 115 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Toronto's 23. Call it Orlando 112, Toronto 108, Toronto keeping it close.
11/22 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (9 straight), Fultz (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Porter Jr. at 18 a game. Without Murray (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 27 free throws a game to Denver's 20. Call it Orlando 111, Denver 108, Denver keeping it close.
11/24 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (10 straight), Fultz (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 20. Call it Orlando 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
11/26 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Carter Jr. (11 straight), Fultz (8 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 34 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Rozier (9 straight), Richards (3 straight), Maledon (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Charlotte's 119 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-1. Call it Orlando 119, Charlotte 108, Orlando by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
AS A. Schofield
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
INDAN A. Nesmith
BB B. Brown
BH B. Hield
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JN J. Nwora
JS J. Smith
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
ORL/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Banchero leads fast-starting Magic to 128-116 win over Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Paolo Banchero scored 24 points, Franz Wagner added 19, and the visiting Orlando Magic routed the Indiana Pacers 128-116 on Sunday.
The Magic, who improved to 6-3 on the road, scored the game's first 11 points. They had a 42-21 lead after the first quarter and were ahead by as much as 38 in the second quarter. The margin reached 40 in the second half before the Pacers rallied in the final minutes.
“Just come out and hit 'em in the mouth early,” said Magic point guard Jalen Suggs . ”It's like a boxing match. Once you’ve got in their head, that they don't want to get hit, they don't want to play physical, they don't want to play against tough defense ... that's hard to play against, night in and night out."
Six Magic players scored at least 13. Suggs, who sat out Friday's win at Chicago with a knee injury, scored nine of his 18 in the opening quarter. Moritz Wagner scored 16 and Cole Anthony 15.
“I'm extremely pleased with how they played tonight,” said Magic coach Jamahl Mosley. “They came out right away and took on the challenge.”
Reserve Jordan Nwora led the Pacers with 19. Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed all seven field-goal attempts in a two-point first half. He finished with 12 points.
When asked about why his team played so poorly in the first half, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said, “I'll take the blame.”
He later added, “Let's quit talking about offense. We didn't guard them. We’ve got to defend better.”
The Pacers came into the game with four wins in five games, including three at home. The Magic wrapped up a four-game road trip with their third consecutive victory.
“We've got to be physical back,” said Pacers reserve Jalen Smith , who scored 10. “The NBA is a grown man's league.”