The Indiana Pacers upset the Orlando Magic 128-126 to end franchise-record 16-game losing streak on Monday night.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 37 points and blocked Paolo Banchero’s attempted layup in the final seconds.
Jarace Walker had 20 points for the Pacers, and Aaron Nemith added 19. Andrew Nembhard, who hit a 3-pointer with 1:33 remaining for Indiana’s final points, finished with 13 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds.
On the other hand, Banchero had 39 points for the Magic, who have lost five straight. Desmond Bane scored 17 points and seven assists.
Banchero drove to the basket with a chance to tie the game after Orlando won a jump ball with 6.4 seconds left. But 7-foot-1 Jay Huff and the 6-9 Siakam were under the basket, and Banchero could not get the shot over them.
Indiana entered with a .453 field-goal percentage, third-worst in the NBA, shot 55% overall and made 16 of 35 3-point shots (45.7%) in winning for the first time since Feb. 11.
The Pacers had a 109-97 edge early in the fourth when Siakam and T.J. McConnell scored on three combined layups in a span of 39 seconds, the third coming after McConnell’s backcourt steal.
Meanwhile, Jalen Suggs missed his 24th game of the season, this one with an illness, and guard Anthony Black missed a ninth straight game with an abdominal strain for the Magic.
Up next: the Pacers host the Lakers on Wednesday, while the Magic visit the Cavaliers on Tuesday.