Paolo Banchero stars as the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115

Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, and nan Orlando Magic hit nan Indiana Pacers 119-115

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, and nan Orlando Magic hit nan Indiana Pacers 119-115 connected Monday night.

Banchero besides had 13 rebounds and 9 assists in a terrific performance.

Jalen Suggs had 25 points and 7 assists for Orlando, and reserve Mo Wagner vanished pinch 14 points.

Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 9 rebounds for nan Pacers, who wiped retired a 13-point Magic lead successful nan 3rd 4th but went acold successful nan last minutes. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

Banchero tied a franchise grounds pinch 37 points successful nan first half, matching Tracy McGrady connected March 9, 2003.

Pacers: Went 20 for 30 astatine nan free-throw statement while falling to 1-3 connected nan season.

Magic: Banchero helped nan Magic clasp connected aft losing starring scorer Franz Wagner (illness) successful nan 3rd quarter.

The crippled was slipping distant from nan Magic aft Indiana’s 22-3 tally successful nan 3rd quarter. But Banchero came up pinch a backcourt bargain and fed Mo Wagner for a dunk, cutting nan Pacers’ lead to 1 and bringing nan crowd backmost into nan game.

The Pacers changeable 22 free throws successful nan 3rd 4th and nary successful nan fourth.

The Pacers big Boston connected Wednesday nighttime while nan Magic unfastened a five-game travel astatine Chicago.

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