INDIANAPOLIS _ Frank Vogel felt miserable as tipoff approached Saturday night.
Suffering from a nasty cold, Vogel spent Friday night into Saturday morning coughing. At several points throughout the day, he wondered if he'd be able to coach the Orlando Magic in their game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
He toughed it out and coached the entire game.
And now he probably wishes he stayed in bed.
His Magic played one of their best first halves of the season, collapsed in the second half and sent Vogel to his seventh loss in seven games against his former team, a 114-112 defeat.
The Magic built a 21-point lead late in the second quarter and took a 106-96 lead on a pair of free throws by Shelvin Mack with 6:15 remaining in the fourth quarter.
But the Pacers scored 15 consecutive points.
A 3-pointer from the right corner by Lance Stephenson followed by a layup by Domantas Sabonis with 4:06 left in the fourth quarter cut Orlando's lead to 106-105.
On Orlando's ensuing possession, Bismack Biyombo missed a contested shot from 6 feet.
Then came the dagger. Victor Oladipo sank a long 2-point jumper to put Indiana ahead for the first time all game, 107-106.
After a turnover by Elfrid Payton, Sabonis scored on a dunk.
Oladipo and Sabonis were the two players the Magic traded in June 2016 for Serge Ibaka, and Saturday's loss showed once again why that was such a disastrous move.
Oladipo scored a game-high 24 points while Sabonis added 17 points and gathered nine rebounds.
A driving layup by Evan Fournier pulled the Magic within 113-112 with 22.3 seconds left.
On the ensuing inbounds pay, it appeared the Aaron Gordon had stolen the pass, but Gordon was whistled for a foul.
When the Pacers inbounded again, the Magic fouled Sabonis, and Sabonis made one of his two attempts.
On the Magic's next possession, Gordon missed a jumper, but Jonathon Simmons got the rebound. The ball came to Gordon again, and Gordon drew a foul when he drove to the hoop. But Gordon missed the first free throw, so he purposely missed his second attempt.
The Magic got the offensive rebound, and Simmons attempted 3-pointer that rattled off the rim just as the buzzer sounded.
The Magic (14-34) should have had an edge over the Pacers (27-23).
Orlando hadn't played since a disappointing loss to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Indiana, on the other hand, was playing on the second night of a back-to-back following a loss Friday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland.
Then again, the Magic only recently have started to receive a break in their schedule. Forty-eight games in, they already have played 27 times on the road this season.
Players on the Magic bench rose repeatedly throughout the first half to cheer on teammates.
They had plenty to celebrate.
Gordon ended the first quarter by making a 3-pointer as he absorbed a foul and then converted a four-point play. Mario Hezonja drove into the lane early in the second quarter, threw down an emphatic right-handed over Myles Turner as Turner fouled him. And midway through the second quarter, Gordon stole a pass at midcourt and threw down a reverse windmill dunk.
Orlando built a 21-point lead, 69-48, when Fournier sank a 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining before halftime.
And Orlando's 70 first-half points were the team's highest point total in any half this season.
Yet the Pacers methodically erased their deficit.
Darren Collison drained a 3 just before the halftime buzzer sounded, cutting Orlando's lead to 70-53.
The Pacers then dominated the start of the third quarter, going on an 18-8 run to pull within 78-71.
Things seemed to get worse when Fournier sank a 3-pointer but rolled his right ankle when he landed on Oladipo's right foot. Fournier remained in the game even though he had injured his right ankle earlier in the season and was having some difficulty running smoothly.
Orlando carried a 92-84 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Pacers had a chance to cut its deficit to 101-97 when Stephenson launched a wide-open 3 pointer from the left wing. But Stephenson missed badly, and the Magic collected the rebound. A few seconds later, Mack swished a 3, and it appeared the Magic had averted a potential collapse.
They didn't.
