Pacers yield 46 points in the first quarter, never lead in loss to Magic: Running Thoughts
On the second night of a back-to-back, they were outscored 46-29 in the first quarter and it was uphill from there. Mathurin led the team with 26 points.
![The Magic recorded the highest point total in any quarter this season against the Pacers with 46 in the first. The Magic recorded the highest point total in any quarter this season against the Pacers with 46 in the first.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7e2a1e8d-734e-4ad4-9797-e7ae219cdcc3_1024x628.jpeg)
Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 126-120 loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday at the Amway Center.
Andrew Nembhard is out for the second consecutive game due to a non-Covid illness. However, he did make the trip and wa…