Paolo Banchero made a driving layup with 7.5 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 112-110.
Bennedict Mathurin’s 2 free throws had tied it at 110 with 29 seconds left.
The Pacers had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Aaron Nesmith missed a 32-foot 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 8. Banchero scored 4 of the Magic’s 8 on 2 for 5 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Jalen Suggs had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Magic scored 2 points off them.
Banchero had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Goga Bitadze added 14 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds off the bench.
For the Pacers, Pascal Siakam scored 26 points (13 in the second quarter), and Mathurin added 23 points.
The Pacers got 5 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Magic outscored the Pacers 70-38 in the paint. The Pacers outscored the Magic 33-20 in 10 minutes with Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith, Potter and Mathurin on the floor together.