After a four-day break, the Pacers returned to the floor on Saturday night, taking a 55-45 lead into halftime against the Orlando Magic.
The Pacers' shots were falling early on Saturday. Indiana connected on six of its first seven shots and finished the first quarter shooting 52.6 percent from the field. But the Blue & Gold also committed seven turnovers in the opening frame and that was the difference as they trailed Orlando after one, 25-24.
Indiana's bench started the second quarter off strong, opening the frame with a 16-5 run to put the hosts in front.