Stuckey, West Propel Pacers To Win Over Magic

David West and Rodney Stuckey powered the Indiana Pacers past the Orlando Magic 98-83.

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Indianapolis, IN – The Indiana Pacers were able to get back on the winning track tonight by defeating the Orlando Magic by a final score of 98-83. This was a big win for the Pacers and it was a bit sweeter as both David West and C.J. Watson made their season debuts after missing every game to this point with injuries. Orlando put up a good fight, but the Pacers were able to put them away in the second half.

Now the Pacers are sitting at 7-9 and are definitely a team that has surprised most people this season. They are playing well above the expectations, and their health is beginning to come back which will help them continue playing well.

Rodney Stuckey once again went off for the Pacers on the offensive end of the court with 24 points on 9-15 shooting. He has been a great pickup for Indiana so far this season, and now has back-to-back 20-point performances after putting up 22 points against the San Antonio Spurs. The Pacers need him to continue playing like that, but it’s games like these that will help fans get over Lance Stephenson even more.

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West put up a nice game for Indiana as well in his return to the court, scoring 18 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists. Solomon Hill scored 11 points on the evening, while Lavoy Allen came off the bench to have a big 11 point and 14 rebound double-double. Watson also returned this evening to score nine points and dish out four assists.

Nikola Vucevic led the way in scoring for the Magic with 16 points, while both Tobias Harris and Victor Oladipo put up 14 points each. Orlando also had Ben Gordon put up 12 points off of the bench to round out the double digit scorers.

Indiana is very happy with this win and to begin getting healthy, and they will now look ahead to their next game tomorrow night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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