Lance Stephenson scored a season-high 21 points (12 in the paint), and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 21 points down in the second quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 114-112.
The Pacers trailed 69-48 with 42 seconds left in the second quarter and 70-53 at halftime. They outscored the Magic 66-43 the rest of the way.
Evan Fournier’s driving layup made it 113-112 with 22.3 seconds left, Domantas Sabonis went 1 for 2 at the line with the Pacers up 1 and 20.5 seconds left, and Aaron Gordon missed a 16-foot jumper with 12.5 seconds to go. The Magic had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Jonathon Simmons missed a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Magic 11-6. Sabonis scored 7 of the Pacers’ 11 on 3 for 3 shooting and 1 for 3 at the line.
Victor Oladipo had 24 points and 6 assists, and Thaddeus Young added 20 points (12 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Magic, Gordon had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Fournier added 21 points.
The Pacers outscored the Magic 21-10 in 8 minutes with Young, Stephenson, Joseph, Oladipo and Sabonis on the floor together.