Pacers 98, Magic 79
Lance Stephenson recorded 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Indiana pulled away from visiting Orlando in the second half.
Danny Granger came off the bench to pour in a season-high 16 points and Paul George chipped in with 15 for the Pacers, who improved to 23-2 at home. C.J. Watson scored 12 points and Luis Scola added 10 for Indiana, which held the Magic to 29 points in the final two quarters.
Arron Afflalo led the way with 20 points while Nikola Vucevic collected 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Magic dropped their 12th straight road game. Tobias Harris had 11 points and rookie Victor Oladipo added a career-best 11 assists for Orlando, which shot 39.8 percent from the field.
The Pacers led by seven after one quarter and pushed their advantage to 53-37 after Granger’s 3-pointer with a little less than five minutes left in the second. Afflalo answered by scoring 18 in the first half, including four baskets from beyond the arc, to help Orlando pull within 59-50 at intermission.
The Magic crept within 60-58 midway through the third before Stephenson’s three-point play and a 3-pointer by George ignited 15-5 run to give Indiana a 12-point lead going into the fourth. Watson had five points during an 11-1 burst to start the final period and the Pacers were on their way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: After committing a season-high 24 turnovers in a win over Brooklyn on Saturday, the Pacers coughed the ball up only nine times against the Magic. … Orlando G Jameer Nelson, averaging 13.4 points and a team-high 6.6 assists, missed his second straight game with a sore left knee. … It was the 11th time this season Indiana has held an opponent to fewer than 80 points.