Orlando puts home win streak on the line against Indiana
Sat, Mar 9, 2024
NBA News (AP)
Indiana Pacers (35-29, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (37-27, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hosts Indiana looking to extend its four-game home winning streak.
The Magic are 26-16 in conference games. Orlando is eighth in the Eastern Conference with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Wendell Carter Jr. averaging 2.0.
The Pacers are 25-15 in Eastern Conference play. Indiana ranks fourth in the NBA scoring 16.0 fast break points per game. Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers averaging 3.6.
The Magic's 10.9 made 3-pointers per game this season are the same per game average that the Pacers give up. The Pacers are shooting 50.6% from the field, 3.2% higher than the 47.4% the Magic's opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Magic won 117-110 in the last matchup on Dec. 24. Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 34 points, and Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 29 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Banchero is averaging 22.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Magic. Franz Wagner is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.
Haliburton is scoring 20.8 points per game and averaging 3.8 rebounds for the Pacers. Ben Sheppard is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 8-2, averaging 106.8 points, 41.5 rebounds, 22.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 51.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 100.2 points per game.
Pacers: 5-5, averaging 119.1 points, 42.0 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.5 points.
INJURIES: Magic: Jalen Suggs: out (thigh).
Pacers: Doug McDermott: day to day (calf), Bennedict Mathurin: day to day (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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