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Orlando Magic vs. Indiana Pacers

March 23, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Pacers beat the Magic 128-126 on 2026-03-23 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Jevon Carter, Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jay Huff, and Jarace Walker. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 27 points (11/22) in his matchups, with Paolo Banchero as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 14 points (5/14) in his matchups, with Pascal Siakam as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

ORL

Orlando Magic 126

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero GS	36:44	39	4	6	1	0	5	0	13-27	4-9	9-12	-4
Tristan da Silva GS	34:01	21	3	5	2	0	0	2	9-16	3-8	0-0	+2
Desmond Bane GS	32:29	17	6	7	0	0	0	3	7-15	1-5	2-3	-4
Wendell Carter Jr. GS	28:06	17	5	2	1	0	2	4	7-11	0-2	3-3	-6
Jevon Carter GS	23:46	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	1-5	0-2	0-0	-17
Jamal Cain	22:46	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	2-5	1-3	0-0	+8
Goga Bitadze	19:54	6	7	4	0	0	2	3	1-3	0-0	4-6	+4
Jase Richardson	18:32	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	4-5	1-2	0-0	+5
Jett Howard	15:57	10	2	0	0	0	1	1	4-5	2-2	0-0	0
Noah Penda	7:45	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	+2
Totals		126	36	29	5	1	11	18	48-94	12-34	18-24

Did not play: Colin Castleton (DNP - Coach's Decision), Alex Morales (DNP - Coach's Decision), Moritz Wagner (DNP - Coach's Decision)

IND

Indiana Pacers 128

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Nesmith GS	35:21	19	2	2	0	1	1	2	6-11	5-8	2-2	+6
Andrew Nembhard GS	34:48	13	7	14	0	0	2	5	5-9	1-3	2-2	+4
Pascal Siakam GS	33:33	37	6	1	2	2	2	3	13-26	2-5	9-9	-1
Jarace Walker GS	33:20	20	5	2	0	0	1	1	7-13	2-5	4-5	-2
Jay Huff GS	27:40	7	6	0	1	0	0	5	2-4	1-3	2-2	+11
Micah Potter	20:20	6	4	3	0	0	0	2	1-4	1-3	3-4	-9
T.J. McConnell	19:41	13	0	6	2	0	0	0	6-6	1-1	0-0	-1
Ben Sheppard	18:22	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	0
Obi Toppin	16:55	8	2	4	0	1	1	2	3-5	2-4	0-0	+2
Totals		128	35	32	5	4	7	21	45-82	16-35	22-24

Did not play: Kobe Brown (DNP - Coach's Decision), Quenton Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kam Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

ORL

Orlando Magic

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 12.9 min
Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Tristan da Silva 5.7 min
Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Tristan da Silva · Jase Richardson · Noah Penda 4.0 min
Goga Bitadze · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard · Jase Richardson 2.8 min
Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard 2.8 min

IND

Indiana Pacers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Jarace Walker Starter 17.0 min
T.J. McConnell · Obi Toppin · Micah Potter · Jarace Walker · Ben Sheppard 5.3 min
T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Micah Potter 4.5 min
T.J. McConnell · Obi Toppin · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Jarace Walker 4.0 min
Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Micah Potter · Jarace Walker · Ben Sheppard 3.0 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Magic defense

Pascal Siakam 27 pts (11/22) in 67 possessions

Guarded by: Paolo Banchero (42 %, 10 pts) · Wendell Carter Jr. (10 %, 2 pts) · Jamal Cain (10 %, 3 pts)
Obi Toppin 8 pts (3/7) in 28 possessions

Guarded by: Jamal Cain (32 %, 0 pts) · Paolo Banchero (23 %, 3 pts) · Tristan da Silva (18 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Paolo Banchero	Pascal Siakam: 28 poss., 10 pts (4/9) · Aaron Nesmith: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Desmond Bane	Andrew Nembhard: 36 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Aaron Nesmith: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Tristan da Silva	Jarace Walker: 25 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Aaron Nesmith: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Wendell Carter Jr.	Jay Huff: 34 poss., 11 pts (5/8) · Pascal Siakam: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jevon Carter	Aaron Nesmith: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andrew Nembhard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jamal Cain	Jarace Walker: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Obi Toppin: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Goga Bitadze	Micah Potter: 20 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jay Huff: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Jase Richardson	T.J. McConnell: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Ben Sheppard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jett Howard	Ben Sheppard: 11 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Aaron Nesmith: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Noah Penda	Pascal Siakam: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jarace Walker: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Pacers defense

Paolo Banchero 14 pts (5/14) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Pascal Siakam (35 %, 5 pts) · Jarace Walker (19 %, 0 pts) · Obi Toppin (13 %, 0 pts)
Desmond Bane 14 pts (4/7) in 65 possessions

Guarded by: Aaron Nesmith (35 %, 2 pts) · Andrew Nembhard (24 %, 2 pts) · Pascal Siakam (13 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Aaron Nesmith	Desmond Bane: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Tristan da Silva: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Andrew Nembhard	Jevon Carter: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Desmond Bane: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Pascal Siakam	Paolo Banchero: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Desmond Bane: 8 poss., 4 pts (0/0)
Jarace Walker	Tristan da Silva: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Paolo Banchero: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jay Huff	Wendell Carter Jr.: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Paolo Banchero: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Micah Potter	Goga Bitadze: 20 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
T.J. McConnell	Jase Richardson: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Goga Bitadze: 4 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Ben Sheppard	Jett Howard: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jase Richardson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Obi Toppin	Paolo Banchero: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tristan da Silva: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1)