Game ID: 22400102
Indiana Pacers @ Orlando Magic
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 35 36 22 26 119IND 36 23 39 17 115
IND @ ORL ScoutingIND @ 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.
ORL availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
ORL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 10/25, returns tonight: 14 min (91% of 15)
ORL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT da Silva missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 14 min since (91% of 15)
ORL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Bitadze missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 20 min since (93% of 22)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 4 since 10/28, returns tonight: 27 min (136% of 20)
OUT Queen missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK da Silva back 11/01 after 4, 26 min since (119% of 22)
BACK Isaac back 10/30 after 3, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Joseph back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 13)
BACK Houstan back 11/01 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 13)
IND availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
IND availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
IND availability going into 10/28 · back-to-back
full strength
IND availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
IND availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Que. Jackson missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
10/23 @ MIA 116-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-97. ORL shot 43% (41 of 96) to MIA's 39%, 18 of 49 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIA's 29. The glass went 57-41 for them. Banchero led with 33 (12 of 24, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); F. Wagner added 23, Harris 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-18: a lead of 4 became 25, and the lead reached 32. Banchero was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
10/25 vs BKN 116-101 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-101. ORL shot 52% (39 of 75) to BKN's 42%, 15 of 30 from three, and went to the line 33 times to BKN's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. ORL turned it over 12 times to BKN's 17. F. Wagner led with 29 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); M. Wagner added 18, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-25: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 18. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/26 @ MEM 111-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 111-124. ORL shot 43% (37 of 87) to MEM's 53%, 17 of 48 from three. F. Wagner led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 21, Banchero 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-21, the deficit cut from 26 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 103-76 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -21 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs IND 119-115 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-115. ORL shot 47% (39 of 83) to IND's 47%, 13 of 41 from three, and went to the line 38 times to IND's 30 — 28 points from the stripe to their 20. Banchero led with 50 (16 of 26, 3 of 9 from three, 15 of 22 at the line); Suggs added 25, M. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q2, 36-23: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/01 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 107, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 18 a game. Without da Silva (4 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 35 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Cleveland's 23. Call it Cleveland 118, Orlando 108, Cleveland by 10.
11/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 27 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Kleber (3 straight), Edwards (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Suggs at 20 a game. Without Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Dallas's 19 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 14 times a game to Dallas's 10. Call it Dallas 112, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
11/04 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 26 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 32 and Suggs at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (2 straight), Bitadze (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Orlando's 114 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it OKC 116, Orlando 100, OKC by 16.
10/23 @ DET 115-109 — IND notes
IND won 115-109. IND shot 51% (42 of 83) to DET's 43%, 9 of 31 from three. Turner led with 20 (7 of 14, 3 of 8 from three); Siakam added 19, Mathurin 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-19: IND came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 6. IND trailed 49-58 at the half and won the second half 66-51. Turner was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
10/25 @ NYK 98-123 — IND notes
IND lost 98-123. IND shot 49% (41 of 83) to NYK's 52%, 3 of 30 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 29. The glass went 33-43 against them. Mathurin led with 20 (8 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Turner added 13, Siakam 12. Q4 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 31 to 25, but the other 3 periods went 95-64 against them. Haliburton's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 vs PHI 114-118 — IND notes
IND lost 114-118 in 1 overtime. IND shot 46% (39 of 84) to PHI's 43%, 13 of 32 from three. The glass went 37-54 against them. Haliburton led with 22 (8 of 18, 4 of 9 from three); Siakam added 17, Toppin 15. Q2 was theirs, 35-24, turning a 5-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 94-79 against them.
10/28 @ ORL 115-119 — IND notes
IND lost 115-119. IND shot 47% (41 of 88) to ORL's 47%, 13 of 29 from three, and got to the line 30 times to ORL's 38. Siakam led with 26 (10 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Haliburton added 19, Toppin 14. Q3 was theirs, 39-22, turning a 12-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-76 against them. Nesmith's -10 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and McCollum at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Murray (4 straight), Matković (2 straight), Reeves (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 113 a night to Indiana's 120. Call it New Orleans 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
11/04 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Irving at 25 a game. Without Kleber (4 straight), Edwards (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Mathurin at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 105 a night to Indiana's 123 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 16 times a game to Dallas's 12. Call it Dallas 116, Indiana 110.
11/06 vs ORL — 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 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Haliburton at 19 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 25 from three, 26 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Wagner at 13 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 25 and the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it Indiana 116, Orlando 112, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JS J. Suggs
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
IND/ORL 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
Paolo Banchero stars as the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115 on Monday night.
Banchero also had 13 rebounds and nine assists in a terrific performance .
Jalen Suggs had 25 points and seven assists for Orlando, and reserve Mo Wagner finished with 14 points.
Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who wiped out a 13-point Magic lead in the third quarter but went cold in the final minutes. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.
Banchero tied a franchise record with 37 points in the first half, matching Tracy McGrady on March 9, 2003.
Takeaways Pacers: Went 20 for 30 at the free-throw line while falling to 1/3 on the season.
Magic: Banchero helped the Magic hold on after losing leading scorer Franz Wagner (illness) in the third quarter.
Key moment The game was slipping away from the Magic after Indiana’s 22-3 run in the third quarter. But Banchero came up with a backcourt steal and fed Mo Wagner for a dunk, cutting the Pacers’ lead to one and bringing the crowd back into the game.
Key stat The Pacers shot 22 free throws in the third quarter and none in the fourth.
Up next The Pacers host Boston on Wednesday night while the Magic open a five-game trip at Chicago.