National Basketball Association

Magic Wands: Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Time/TV: 7 p.m./FSFlorida
Line: Pacers by 7.5
Tickets: $5-$195 on SeatGeek
Season Series: Tonight in Indianapolis; Jan. 1 in Indianapolis; Feb. 1 in Orlando; April 8 in Orlando

	Pace	Off. Rtg.	Def. Rtg.	eFG%	O.Reb.%	TO%	FTR
Orlando	96.0	99.2	108.3	46.7	24.0	12.5	24.3
Indiana	100.9	103.6	108.3	51.5	20.9	14.5	24.4

2) Paul George remains questionable for tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic, but he is motivated to play in Frank Vogel’s first game back in Indianapolis, Nate Taylor of the Indianapolis Star reports.

3) The Indiana Pacers players still keep in touch with Frank Vogel and they plan to embrace him in his return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse tonight, Nate Taylor of the Indianapolis Star reports.

4) The Orlando Magic’s shooting has been bad this season, Cory Hutson of Orlando Pinstriped Post observes. Like historically bad.

5) Elfrid Payton controls the Orlando Magic’s pace and fortunes. He proved that again with a stellar performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

6) Frank Vogel’s return to Indianapolis closes the curtain on the Frank Vogel era with the Indiana Pacers, C. Cooper of Indy Cornrows writes. The Pacers have not quite had the epilogue they wanted.

7) In trying to win now, the Orlando Magic have pushed their youth movement to the side.

8) Chris Barnewall and I broke down the Orlando Magic’s first nine games following Friday’s game against the Utah Jazz and where the Magic go from here.

9) An anonymous coach tells Locked On NBA that Aaron Gordon has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the season.

10) Who are the Indiana Pacers missing most? Josh Padmore of 8 Points, 9 Seconds explores.

11) Victor Oladipo will always remember the good times and how he grew up in Orlando with the Orlando Magic, John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com writes.