Preview for Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers
Coming off of a strong – but fruitless – playoff series in 2011 against the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers came roaring back to start the 2011-2012 season. The organization is experiencing its best early record in the previous eight seasons, but they still struggle when playing the better teams in the league.
However, the Magic are a fearsome adversary that are 11-5 on the season at this point. And recent history is all favoring Orlando. The Magic have beaten the Pacers in Indiana in every one of the previous three matchups between the two.
Both teams come into this meeting with a 7-3 record over their last ten games. The Pacers have a 5-0 home record right now, and the Magic are 5-3 away from home. Expect Orlando to make a surprisingly strong showing after their disastrous 87-56 blowout to the Boston Celtics a few days ago.