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Magic’s Paolo Banchero makes ‘tough’ admission on final play vs. Pacers

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Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero got denied in the final possession against the Indiana Pacers on Monday.

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The Orlando Magic fell short against the Indiana Pacers, 128-126, at Kia Center on Monday after Paolo Banchero ’s game-winning attempt was blocked as time expired. The Pacers finally ended their franchise-record 16-game losing streak, while dealing the Magic their fifth straight defeat. Orlando won the jumpball with only 6.

4 seconds left in the game. Banchero attacked the rim, only to be met by Pascal Siakam and Jay Huff, who held down the fort. After the game, the 23-year-old Banchero said he might have been fouled in the last play, as reported by The Orlando Sentinel’s Jason Beede.

“We just made an aggressive move to the hoop. I thought both of them jumped into me with their body, but they were both straight up, you know? So it could’ve been a foul, but it wasn’t.