Danny Granger’s 24 points propelled the visiting Indiana Pacers to an easy 106-85 victory over the Orlando Magic Sunday evening.
George Hill and new addition David West both chipped in 16 points.
With this win the Pacers now have eight road victories on the season, tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls for best in the NBA.
Indiana also broke a six game losing streak to the Magic.
“It is a lot of fun to win and be one of the top teams right now,” Granger said. “We are playing together and that is the biggest thing. We have so much talent now. We are in position to really contend for the East.”
Orlando, losers of their last three are looking for answers.
“We’re in a real tough stretch and guys are playing poorly,” Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. “I don’t know what else we can do. … It’s easy to find the reasons. The hard part is to make it better. That’s frustrating to me as a coach.”
The Magic took a 51-48 lead going into the intermission.
The second half would be all Pacers, out scoring the Magic 58-34 and leading by as many as 23 points in the fourth quarter.
Dwight Howard led the Magic with 24 points and 13 rebounds along with Chis Duhon’s 14 points filling in for a hurt Jameer Nelson.
The Magic get no rest as they travel to play against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. Tip off is set for 7pm.
