Mathurin's 20 leads balanced Pacers past Magic, 118-111

Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, 4 teammates each had 17, and nan Indiana Pacers defeated nan Orlando Magic 118-111 connected Wednesday night

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, 4 teammates each had 17, and nan Indiana Pacers defeated nan Orlando Magic 118-111 connected Wednesday night.

Ahead 2 successful nan last minute, nan Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton sank a 3 and Mathurin made 2 foul shots. Six of 9 Pacers scored successful double digits. Haliburton, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam and Jarace Walker each scored 17. T.J. McConnell had 15.

Orlando's Franz Wagner led each scorers pinch 28. Jalen Suggs added 15 and Moritz Wagner had 14 disconnected nan bench.

Magic: Lost 5th successful a statement successful a humbling roadworthy trip. Orlando's past triumph was astatine location against nan Pacers connected Oct. 28. Suggs vanished early arsenic nan 17.6-point scorer mustered conscionable 2 points successful nan first 19 minutes.

Pacers: After a sluggish 1-3 start, Indiana has won 3 of 4 because nan Pacers are sharing nan shot amended and pushing nan pace. It helps that Haliburton has regained much of his All-Star shape aft being slowed by a backmost injury.

Down 97-96 pinch 8:45 remaining, nan Pacers went connected a 16-6 tally successful 4:05 arsenic 4 players contributed. Turner deed a 3 pinch a dunk and Haliburton sank a trey pinch a layup. The Magic ne'er led again.

Walker, a second-year pro, group a caller profession champion successful points arsenic he made each 7 shots, including 3 3s. He besides had six rebounds.

The Magic big New Orleans connected Friday, and nan Pacers sojourn Charlotte connected Friday.

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