Indiana Pacers @ Orlando Magic
Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22500495
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 28 41 38 28 135IND 36 22 42 27 127
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Bane, Banchero help Magic hand Pacers 12th straight loss, 135-127
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Desmond Bane scored 31 points, Paolo Banchero added 28 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic handed the Indiana Pacers their 12th straight loss, 135-127 on Sunday.
Anthony Black had 27 points and 10 assists for the Magic, who beat the Pacers for the second time in five days.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 34 points. Aaron Nesmith had 25 points and eight assists and Andrew Nembard added 20 points and 11 assists for the Pacers, who shot 55.2 % after coming into the game with the NBA's poorest field-goal percentage (43.8%).
Orlando shot 56% overall and made 15 of 32 3-pointers (46.9%).
Seven months after playing in the NBA Finals, the injury-depleted Pacers tied a 43-year-old franchise record with their 12th straight loss. Two of their last three losses were against the Magic, including a 112-110 decision on Dec. 31 at Indianapolis.
Bane scored nine points during a 17-0 run that wiped out an early 12-point Pacers lead.
Siakam kept Indiana in the game with a 20-point third quarter and the Pacers took a one-point lead on a couple of free throws by Nembhard with 7:29 left in the game. Bane answered with a layup, fed Banchero for a 3-pointer and the Magic held on.
Bennedict Mathurin (thumb) missed his 12th game of the season for Indiana.
Jalen Suggs (knee) missed his 13th game for Orlando.
Up next Pacers: Play at home against Cleveland on Tuesday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JR J. Richardson
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
JF J. Furphy
JH J. Huff
JW J. Walker
MP M. Potter
PS P. Siakam
TB T. Bradley
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