Coming off of a hard-fought – but fruitless – first round playoff effort in 2011 against number one Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers have come roaring back to start the 2011-2012 NBA year. The team is earning its best early record in the last eight seasons, but are still struggling when playing the better teams in the league.

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However, the Orlando Magic are a fearsome adversary that are 11-5 on the season so far. Also, recent history is all favoring Orlando. The Magic have beaten the Pacers in Indiana in each of the last three meetings of the two.

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Both organizations come into this fight with a 7-3 record over their previous ten contests. The Pacers have a 5-0 record at home right now, and the Magic are 5-3 on the road. Look for Orlando to make a surprisingly strong first quarter after their pitiful 87-56 blowout to the Boston Celtics a few days ago.