Game ID: 22401172
Orlando Magic @ Indiana Pacers
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 29 20 27 39 115ORL 29 43 37 20 129
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 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 23 min (85% of 27)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 70 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
NEW Walker 15 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 71 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 23 min since (85% of 27)
NEW Walker 15 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Isa. Jackson missed 72 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 22 min since (81% of 27)
NEW Walker 15 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 73 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 24 min since (88% of 27)
IND availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Sheppard missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 74 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 6 since 3/31, returns tonight: 20 min (147% of 14)
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 24 min since (88% of 27)
IND availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Sheppard missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 75 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 4/04 after 3, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK Que. Jackson back 4/11 after 6, 20 min since (147% of 14)
IND availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Haliburton missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 34 min (102% of 34)
OUT Siakam missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 33 min (100% of 33)
OUT Sheppard missed 5 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 76 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 4/11 after 6, 30 min since (219% of 14)
NEW Walker 15 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/22 · 2 days' restOUT Sheppard missed 6 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 77 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 4/19 after 2, 34 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Siakam back 4/19 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 33)
BACK Que. Jackson back 4/11 after 6, 30 min since (219% of 14)
NEW Walker 15 to 20 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Sheppard missed 7 since 4/06, returns tonight: 15 min (85% of 18)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 78 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Haliburton back 4/19 after 2, 35 min since (103% of 34)
BACK Siakam back 4/19 after 2, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK Que. Jackson back 4/11 after 6, 30 min since (219% of 14)
NEW Walker 15 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Anthony missed 7 since 3/19, returns tonight: 19 min (109% of 18)
BACK Queen back 3/29 after 7, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Howard back 3/29 after 3, 7 min since (57% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/08 · 4 days' restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (94% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT da Silva missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 12 min (56% of 22)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 6 min (40% of 14)
OUT Howard missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 12)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 15 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Joseph 13 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restBACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 12 min since (56% of 22)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 6 min since (40% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 23 min since (107% of 22)
BACK Anthony back 4/01 after 7, 17 min since (96% of 18)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (152% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Houstan 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restOUT Banchero missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 42 min (121% of 35)
OUT Wagner missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 36 min (107% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 28 min since (129% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 23 min since (196% of 12)
NEW Black 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restBACK Banchero back 4/20 after 2, 42 min since (121% of 35)
BACK Wagner back 4/20 after 2, 36 min since (107% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 21 min since (98% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
BACK Howard back 4/09 after 4, 23 min since (196% of 12)
NEW Joseph 13 to 19 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 24 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Howard missed 2 since 4/20, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 4/20 after 2, 43 min since (123% of 35)
BACK Wagner back 4/20 after 2, 38 min since (112% of 34)
BACK da Silva back 4/09 after 3, 21 min since (98% of 22)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 4, 18 min since (127% of 14)
NEW Joseph 13 to 18 min over the last 4
NEW Houstan 13 to 23 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 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Haliburton at 19 and Turner at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Sheppard (3 straight), Isa. Jackson (74 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 97 a night to Indiana's 109 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 11 times a game to Indiana's 7. Call it Indiana 111, Orlando 108, Orlando keeping it close.
4/04 vs UTA 140-112 — IND notes
IND won 140-112. IND shot 57% (51 of 89) to UTA's 38%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 38 times to UTA's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. Turner led with 26 (9 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 22, Mathurin 20. The hinge was Q4, 42-18: a lead of 4 became 28. IND trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 83-53. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/06 @ DEN 125-120 — IND notes
IND won 125-120. IND shot 48% (46 of 96) to DEN's 54%, 15 of 44 from three. IND turned it over 6 times to DEN's 13. Turner led with 24 (8 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Toppin added 22, Nembhard 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-31: IND came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. IND trailed 61-66 at the half and won the second half 64-54.
4/08 vs WAS 104-98 — IND notes
IND won 104-98. IND shot 38% (33 of 87) to WAS's 42%, 9 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 15 — 29 points from the stripe to their 11. Siakam led with 24 (11 of 19); Haliburton added 22, Mathurin 17. The hinge was Q2, 27-13: IND came in trailing by 14 and left it level. Toppin was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/10 vs CLE 114-112 — IND notes
IND won 114-112. IND shot 46% (43 of 93) to CLE's 44%, 14 of 41 from three, and went to the line 20 times to CLE's 13 — 14 points from the stripe to their 9. Haliburton led with 23 (8 of 16, 4 of 11 from three); Nesmith added 22, Walker 15. The hinge was Q1, 28-23: from level to 5 ahead. IND trailed 52-56 at the half and won the second half 62-56.
4/11 vs ORL 115-129 — IND notes
IND lost 115-129. IND shot 45% (40 of 89) to ORL's 58%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to ORL's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Mathurin led with 20 (5 of 17, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 13 at the line); Furphy added 17, Walker 15. Q4 was theirs, 39-20, the deficit cut from 33 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 109-76 against them. Bryant's -23 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/13 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jerome at 21 and Garland at 20 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Turner at 19 and Siakam at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (4 straight), Isa. Jackson (75 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Indiana takes 30 free throws a game to Cleveland's 18 and the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it Cleveland 118, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
4/19 vs MIL — 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 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Haliburton at 18 and Turner at 15 a game. Without Haliburton (2 straight), Siakam (2 straight), Sheppard (5 straight). 5 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Lillard (14 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Indiana 117, Milwaukee 116, Milwaukee keeping it close.
4/22 vs MIL — 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 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Without Sheppard (6 straight), Isa. Jackson (77 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. Without Lillard (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 32. Call it Indiana 117, Milwaukee 114, Milwaukee keeping it close.
4/25 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Connaughton at 17 a game. 2 days' rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Sheppard (7 straight), Isa. Jackson (78 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 40 percent from three to Indiana's 36 and the defense, Indiana allowing 114 a night to Milwaukee's 121. Call it Milwaukee 118, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
4/01 @ SAS 116-105 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-105. ORL shot 48% (43 of 90) to SAS's 49%, 18 of 47 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 17. Wagner led with 24 (9 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Banchero added 24, Caldwell-Pope 23. The hinge was Q4, 37-21: ORL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/03 @ WAS 109-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 109-97. ORL shot 46% (38 of 82) to WAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 11 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. ORL turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. Banchero led with 33 (11 of 24, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 27, Caldwell-Pope 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-18: a lead of 5 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/08 vs ATL 119-112 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-112. ORL shot 50% (42 of 84) to ATL's 45%, 14 of 34 from three, and went to the line 31 times to ATL's 22 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. ORL turned it over 13 times to ATL's 18. Banchero led with 33 (12 of 24, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 22, Carter Jr. 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-26: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 vs BOS 96-76 — ORL notes
ORL won 96-76. ORL shot 41% (37 of 91) to BOS's 39%, 16 of 45 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to BOS's 15. Wagner led with 23 (9 of 17, 2 of 4 from three); Anthony added 18, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-20: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 26. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/11 @ IND 129-115 — ORL notes
ORL won 129-115. ORL shot 58% (49 of 85) to IND's 45%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 21 times to IND's 35. Queen led with 25 (9 of 11, 5 of 6 from three); Black added 21, Howard 17. The hinge was Q2, 43-20: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/13 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Risacher at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Johnson (37 straight), Capela (16 straight), Mathews (9 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Orlando 114, Atlanta 113, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/20 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 97, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 12 free throws a game; Pritchard at 20 and White at 17 a game. Without Brown (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Wagner at 24 a game. Without Banchero (2 straight), Wagner (2 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 20 free throws a game to Boston's 12 and the defense, Boston allowing 97 a night to Orlando's 103. Call it Boston 110, Orlando 104.
4/23 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 96, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and White at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Orlando's 105. Call it Boston 109, Orlando 102.
4/25 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 92, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 92 a night to Orlando's 104 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-3. Call it Boston 106, Orlando 103, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
INDBM B. Mathurin
EF E. Freeman
JF J. Furphy
JW J. Walker
OT O. Toppin
QJ Q. Jackson
RD R. Dennis
TB T. Bradley
TB T. Bryant
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
Trevelin Queen's big night leads Magic past Pacers 129-115 in battle of backups
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Trevelin Queen scored a career-high 25 points and Anthony Black added 21 points, six rebounds and seven assists to help the Orlando Magic pull away from the Indiana Pacers 129-115 in a battle of backups Friday night.
Queen made five 3-pointers for the Magic, who won their fifth straight despite benching four starters after locking up a spot in the play-in tournament. Guard Cory Joseph , the other starter, only played 6 minutes, 16 seconds.
All five of Indiana's starters also sat out one day after securing home-court advantage in its first playoff series since 2014. Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 20 points and eight rebounds. Johnny Furphy had 17 points and six rebounds as Indiana's six-game winning streak was snapped.
The loss locked the Pacers into the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and creates a first-round rematch against the Milwaukee Bucks . Indiana won that series last season.
Orlando closed the first quarter tied at 29, but broke away with a 17-4 spurt to open the second and never let the Pacers get close again.
Each team had eight players score in double figures.
Takeaways Magic: Orlando followed a perfect script. Coach Jamahl Mosley gave his starters what they needed — rest — then got the best out of his bench.
Pacers: Coach Rick Carlisle played with some unusual rotations and it showed. The Pacers were out of sync offensively and struggled to defensively on an ugly night that certainly wasn't indicative of how well Indiana had been playing.
Key moment Orlando's fast second-quarter start swung the game, but it was a 14-0 run later in the quarter that led to a 68-39 lead and turned this one into a blowout.
Key stat The Magic shot 63% from the field in the first half and nearly matched that total in the second half, finishing with a season best 57.6%.
Up next Orlando visits Atlanta and Indiana travels to Cleveland on Sunday, the final day of the regular season.