Trevelin Queen scored a career-high 25 points and Anthony Black added 21 as the Orlando Magic rolled past the Indiana Pacers 129-115 on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Both teams rested their primary starters with postseason seeding already determined, and it was Orlando’s second unit that took full control behind hot shooting and early runs.
Queen hit five of six attempts from beyond the arc and finished 9-for-11 from the field, helping Orlando win its fifth straight and improve to 41-40 on the season.
Black stuffed the stat sheet with six rebounds, seven assists, and two steals while shooting 9-for-16 overall and playing a team-high 31 minutes.
The Magic, who had already secured a play-in berth, sat key contributors including Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, and Wendell Carter Jr., while Cory Joseph — the lone usual starter in action — logged just 6 minutes before exiting.
Despite also sitting their entire starting five, the Pacers still had home-court advantage for the first round locked in after clinching the East’s No. 4 seed the night before.
Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Johnny Furphy added 17 and six boards off the bench in the team’s first loss in seven games.
The Magic broke open a tie game with a 17-4 run early in the second quarter, then pulled away for good behind a 14-0 burst that extended their lead to 29.
Orlando led 72-49 at the half after shooting 63% from the field through the first two quarters and finished the night at a season-high 57.6%.
All eight Magic players who saw extended action scored in double figures, including Jett Howard (17 points) and Jonathan Isaac (12), with Orlando also posting 32 assists on 49 made shots.
Goga Bitadze provided a solid presence in the middle with 11 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes, posting a team-best +37 plus-minus.
Indiana also had eight players reach double figures, but struggled with ball security and transition defense while getting outscored 43-20 in the second quarter alone.
The loss sets up a first-round playoff rematch between the Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks, who they defeated in the opening round last postseason.
Orlando, meanwhile, remains locked in a tight battle with Miami, Chicago, and Atlanta for play-in positioning in the East as they close out the regular season.
