Pacers 123, Magic 102: Shorthanded Magic struggle in Indiana

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesThe Magic followed up their narrow loss to the Pacers on Saturday with a blow-out loss on Monday.

Indiana completed a sweep of the two-game set, managing to overcome some outside shooting struggles and turnover problems to hand a shorthanded Orlando team a 123-102 loss.

The Magic were held to a single free throw over the opening 3:30 of the game until Mo Bamba connected on a pair of threes to pull Orlando within 9-7.

Bennedict Mathurin - the No. 6 pick in the 2022 draft who entered the game averaging 19.1 points per, second most behind Paolo Banchero - then provided a quick spark off the bench. He hit the first three he took, after the Pacers missed their first…