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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
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Roy Parry

Late Evan Fournier bucket helps Magic earn 117-112 win over Pacers

INDIANAPOLIS _ The Orlando Magic solved the Indiana Pacers' defense just fine, especially in the fourth quarter, and made their first trip this season to Bankers Life Fieldhouse a memorable one.

Nikola Vucevic finished with a game-high 27 points, and Terrence Ross had 23 points as the Magic rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers, 117-112, on Saturday night in Indianapolis.

Evan Fournier, who missed Friday's practice while dealing with a stomach issue, sealed the win with a 3-pointer over Bojan Bogdanovic with 8.4 seconds left.

Fournier finished with 19 points _ one of five Magic players in double figures _ and eight assists.

The Magic shot 50.5 percent from the field against a Pacers' team that allows an NBA-best 103.6 points a game.

Ross scored 16 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Magic outscored the Pacers 34-25 that helped erase a 10-point deficit in the third quarter.

His three-point play gave the Magic a 100-98 lead they never relinquished, and he later threw down a thunderous one-handed dunk to make it 109-102.

The Magic are now 2-1 against the Pacers (41-23) this season. Their Jan. 31 victory in Orlando snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Pacers. Now the Magic have won the past two.

Bogdanovic finished with 25 points and Darren Collison had 23 for the Pacers, who led 72-62 early in the third quarter.

The Magic (30-34) moved back into a tie with the Charlotte Hornets (29-33) for eighth in the Eastern Conference, and pulled within 1.5 games of seventh-place Detroit Pistons (30-31).

The Hornets and Pistons were idle on Saturday.

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