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Magic Drop Pacers

Terrence Ross scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Magic beat Indiana 107-100 on Thursday night to hand the Pacers their fourth straight loss.

 

D.J. Augustin scored 20 points for the Magic, including nine straight free throws in the final 1:26. Orlando broke a four-game losing streak and snapped an eight-game skid against Indiana.

 

Myles Turner had 27 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who haven't won since Oladipo went down during a victory against Toronto on Jan. 23. It was their first loss at Orlando in almost five years.

 

Ross came off the bench and shot 11 of 18, including five 3-pointers. He made three steals in the fourth quarter.

 

Vucevic scored six points while the Magic were taking an 11-0 lead. The Pacers erased that deficit quickly, but never went ahead until Collison drove for a layup and three-point play with 9:56 left in the third quarter. That came during a 17-4 run in which Turner scored 10 points, lifting Indiana to a 65-57 lead, its largest of the game.

 

Ross converted two straight steals into points to pull Orlando back in front early in the fourth, and Vucevic's basket put the Magic ahead for good at 91-89 with 5:08 left.

 

Augustin followed with a 3-pointer and clinched the victory for Orlando at the foul line.

The Pacers are at the Miami Heat on Saturday night.

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