Magic 114, Pacers 94
INDIANAPOLIS -- Evan Fournier scored 25 points and Nikola Vucevic added 24, leading the suddenly red hot Orlando Magic to a 114-94 victory against the stunned Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.
The Magic (32-43) have won three in a row by a collective 76 points, as they beat the Chicago Bulls by 22 and the Brooklyn Nets by 34. Orlando also snapped a seven-game losing streak to Indiana and a six-game skid in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Orlando guard Victor Oladipo finished with 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Indiana (39-36) got 27 points from Paul George, 13 from Monta Ellis and 12 from Lavoy Allen in their second consecutive home loss. They fell to Chicago 98-96 on Tuesday.
Orlando shot 53.3 percent (48-for-90) and got 18 points from Oladipo in dominating from the midway point of the first quarter on. Indiana shot 41.9 percent (36-for-86).
Two Oladipo free throws and a Vucevic driving layup with 9:11 remaining gave the Magic a 95-82 lead, prompting an Indiana timeout.
An Elfrid Payton put-back gave Orlando a 72-66 lead after Indiana tied it at 62 early in the third quarter. The Magic continued to apply the pressure and took an 89-79 lead into the fourth quarter when Brandon Jennings hit a jumper at the buzzer.
The Magic got 13 first-half points from Fournier and eight points, five rebounds and three assists from Oladipo to grab a 57-51 lead through 24 minutes.
Orlando enjoyed a 34-20 advantage in first-half points in the paint and a 13-9 advantage in second-chance points. The Magic shot 48.1 percent in the first half, and the Pacers shot 41.7 percent.
Ellis had 11 first-half points to lead Indiana, and George and George Hill added nine and eight, respectively. Orlando's non-starters outscored Indiana's reserves 21-11 during the first 24 minutes, 47-31 overall.
NOTES: The Magic were without F Ersan Ilyasova (strained right SC joints). ... The Pacers entered Thursday's game in the No. 8 slot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, one-half game behind Detroit and two games ahead of Chicago. ... Indiana was coming off a 98-96 loss to Chicago on Tuesday in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. ... While the Magic came in 3-7 in their 10 most recent games, they had won two in a row before facing the Pacers. ... Orlando ranks seventh in assists in the NBA at 23.4 per game. ... Indiana ranks third in opponents' 3-point field goal percentage (33.1). ... The Pacers came in having beaten the Magic seven consecutive times and 11 of the past 12.