Indiana Pacers @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22300928
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 24 26 21 26 97IND 18 29 39 25 111
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Pacers beat Orlando 111-97 to close within a game of the Magic in the Eastern Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Once the Indiana Pacers started running, they were hard to stop.
Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam each scored 20 points and the Pacers beat Orlando 111-97 on Sunday night to close within a game of the Magic in the Eastern Conference standings.
Paolo Banchero had 19 points for Orlando, Cole Anthony added 16 and Wendell Carter had 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Indiana fell behind by 15 points early, but the game changed abruptly when T.J. McConnell and Obi Toppin came off the bench. They scored 17 points each for the Pacers. McConnell also contributed six assists.
“T.J. McConnell gave us a great left when he came into the game because we were struggling to score,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “He got to the rim a few times and really boosted our energy from there.”
The highest-scoring team in the NBA, Indiana had only 18 points in the first quarter. Haliburton’s basket with 6:49 left in the second quarter marked his first points of the game and the Pacers’ only 3-pointer of the first half. After making only seven of their first 23 shots, the Pacers finished the game at 49.4%.
“We understand that we’re one of the best teams in transition, and the only way we can get transition buckets is getting stops,” Toppin said. “I felt we locked into getting those stops which allowed us to get a lot more transition points.”
The Pacers moved ahead for keeps on a 3-pointer by Aaron Nesmith early in the second half. They led by 15 by the end of the third quarter, and Toppin’s layup early in the fourth gave Indiana its biggest lead of the game, 99-83.
“We just didn’t do a great job of having that sense of urgency, to sprint back,” Anthony said. “I know Toppin had five or six layups where he just outran everyone down the court. That can’t happen. That’s their style. They’re comfortable in it. We let them play their game.”
The Magic have dropped two in a row for the first time since Jan. 22-26. They shot 37.5% after scoring 128 and 117 points in victories at Indiana in November and December.
“We’re a very good running team, and that’s well documented,” Carlisle said. “What we needed tonight was a much higher level of determination than we had in the first two games against these guys.”
The Pacers played for the first time since learning that Bennedict Mathurin will miss the rest of the season after having shoulder surgery.
The Magic played without Jalen Suggs (thigh contusion) and Markelle Fultz (left knee strain). Caleb Houstan started in place of Suggs and did not score in 22 minutes.
The Magic had won 13 of 17 and were beginning a stretch of games in which they will have played 10 of 11 at home. They scored a then-NBA season-low 74 points in a loss at New York on Friday night.
“That’s part of this league. Once you get comfortable you can get knocked right off your feet, and I think that’s what’s happened to us these last two games,” Anthony said.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaNeNeSiTu 6 2 -10 1 8 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 2 2
IND Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner
in Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMcNeToTu 1 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
IND Haliburton, McConnell, Nesmith, Toppin, Turner
in McConnell, Toppin
out Nembhard, Siakam
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMcToTuWa 1 2 -3 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
IND Haliburton, McConnell, Toppin, Turner, Walker
in Walker
out Nesmith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaMcToWa :46 2 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
IND Haliburton, Jackson, McConnell, Toppin, Walker
in Jackson
out Turner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaMcShToWa :47 0 -4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IND Jackson, McConnell, Sheppard, Toppin, Walker
in Sheppard
out Haliburton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaMcShSiTo 4 8 -1 2 6 33 0 1 0 4 4 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
IND Jackson, McConnell, Sheppard, Siakam, Toppin
in Siakam
out Walker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMcNeToTu 4 11 +6 3 4 75 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 1
IND Haliburton, McConnell, Nesmith, Toppin, Turner
in Haliburton, Nesmith, Turner
out Jackson, Sheppard, Siakam
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaNeNeSiTu 3 6 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 4 4 100 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 1
IND Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner
in Nembhard, Siakam
out McConnell, Toppin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaNeNeSi 2 9 +2 2 4 50 0 1 0 4 6 67 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
IND Haliburton, Jackson, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam
in Jackson
out Turner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaNeNeSiTu 5 18 +9 7 13 54 3 4 75 1 1 100 1 5 6 4 0 2 1 2
IND Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner
in Turner
out Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMcNeToTu 1 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
IND Haliburton, McConnell, Nesmith, Toppin, Turner
in McConnell, Toppin
out Nembhard, Siakam
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaJaMcNeTo 2 5 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
IND Haliburton, Jackson, McConnell, Nesmith, Toppin
in Jackson
out Turner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaMcNeShTo :53 2 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
IND Jackson, McConnell, Nesmith, Sheppard, Toppin
in Sheppard
out Haliburton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
McNeShSiTo 2 12 +6 5 6 83 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 2
IND McConnell, Nesmith, Sheppard, Siakam, Toppin
in Siakam
out Jackson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
McNeShSiTo 4 7 -5 3 5 60 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0
IND McConnell, Nembhard, Sheppard, Siakam, Toppin
in Nembhard
out Nesmith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMcNeToTu 3 6 0 2 5 40 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 5 5 2 1 0 3 2
IND Haliburton, McConnell, Nesmith, Toppin, Turner
in Haliburton, Nesmith, Turner
out Nembhard, Sheppard, Siakam
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaNeNeSiTu 5 10 +3 2 6 33 2 2 100 6 6 100 1 5 6 2 0 3 0 2
IND Haliburton, Nembhard, Nesmith, Siakam, Turner
in Nembhard, Siakam
out McConnell, Toppin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaHo 7 12 +6 5 14 36 1 4 25 1 2 50 4 6 10 2 2 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Houstan
in Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Houstan
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrHaHoIn 1 5 +3 2 3 67 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Houstan, Ingles
in Ingles
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaBlJrIn :46 0 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Black, Carter Jr., Ingles
in Anthony, Black
out Harris, Houstan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaBlInWa 1 4 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Black, Ingles, M. Wagner
in M. Wagner
out Carter Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBlInIsWa 4 14 +8 4 9 44 2 5 40 4 6 67 3 5 8 3 0 0 1 5
ORL Anthony, Black, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Isaac
out Banchero
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnHaInIsWa 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
ORL Anthony, Harris, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Harris
out Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaWaHaWa 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
ORL Anthony, Banchero, F. Wagner, Harris, M. Wagner
in Banchero, F. Wagner
out Ingles, Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrWaHa 2 2 -5 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris
in Carter Jr.
out M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaHo 4 9 -2 4 8 50 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Houstan
in Houstan
out Anthony
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHoIs 1 4 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 4 50 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Houstan, Isaac
in Isaac
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrWaHaHo 7 13 -7 4 12 33 0 5 0 3 3 100 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 5
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Harris, Houstan
in Harris
out Isaac
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJrHaHoIn 2 2 -3 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
ORL Banchero, Carter Jr., Harris, Houstan, Ingles
in Ingles
out F. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaHaInWa 3 6 -8 2 5 40 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Harris, Ingles, M. Wagner
in Anthony, M. Wagner
out Carter Jr., Houstan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBlInIsWa 5 12 -1 5 10 50 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 2 1 3
ORL Anthony, Black, Ingles, Isaac, M. Wagner
in Black, Isaac
out Banchero, Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaWaInIs 4 10 +5 2 9 22 2 5 40 4 5 80 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 1
ORL Anthony, Banchero, F. Wagner, Ingles, Isaac
in Banchero, F. Wagner
out Black, M. Wagner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBaJrWaIs 3 4 -3 1 7 14 0 4 0 2 2 100 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 2
ORL Anthony, Banchero, Carter Jr., F. Wagner, Isaac
in Carter Jr.
out Ingles
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
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
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