Schedule and 2011-12 Results
Regular Season Records: Indiana 42-24, Orlando 37-29
Game 1 on Saturday, 28 April: Orlando wins at Indiana, 81-pts-77
Game 2 on Monday, 30 April: Orlando loses at Indiana, 93-pts-78
Game 3 on Wednesday, 02 May: Indiana wins at Orlando, 97-pts-74
Game 4 on Saturday, 05 May: Indiana wins at Orlando, 101-pts-99 (OT)
Game 5 on Tuesday, 08 May: Orlando loses at Indiana, 105-pts-87

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1172 back in Indiana, the host Pacers defeated the Orlando Magic 105-pts-87 for a 4-games-1 series 1172 victory. With the series 1172 win, the Indiana Pacers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 10-10 overall and 3-3 in the NBA Preliminary round. With the series 1172 loss, the Orlando Magic see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 9-9 overall and 3-4 in the NBA Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Indiana Pacers in series 1172 was LWWWW: Series 1172 thus becomes the third NBA Preliminary-round series, the 16th NBA series (all rounds), and the 53rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow this win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Indiana Pacers visited and defeated the Orlando Magic 101-pts-99 in overtime to take a 3-games-1 lead in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1172. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Indiana Pacers have a 4-0 series record and a 1-3 Game 5 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Orlando Magic have a 0-4 series record and a 2-2 Game 5 record.

After Game 3: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1172 in Florida for Games 3-4, the Indiana Pacers visited and defeated the Orlando Magic 97-pts-74 for a 2-games-1 series 1172 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Indiana Pacers have a 6-2 series record and a 3-5 Game 4 record with an active five-Game 4 losing streak. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Orlando Magic have a 1-3 series record and a 1-3 Game 4 record. The 23-point victory margin by visiting Indiana in series 1172 Game 3 is the largest road victory margin in Game 3 of a best-of-7 NBA playoff series since series 1113, in which (ironically) the Orlando Magic visited and defeated the Hawks in Atlanta by 30 points en route to a four-game sweep in their 2010 NBA Quarterfinals series.

After Game 2: The Indiana Pacers hosted and defeated the Orlando Magic 93-pts-78 to tie MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1172 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Indiana Pacers have a 3-5 series record and a 5-3 Game 3 record, while the Orlando Magic have a 4-2 series record and a 4-2 Game 3 record. Neither Indiana nor Orlando has ever won Games 3-5 to convert a 1-game-all series tie into a 4-games-1 series win.

After Game 1: The Orlando Magic visited and defeated the Indiana Pacers 81-pts-77 for a 1-game-nil MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1172 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Orlando Magic have an 8-1 series record with an active five-series winning streak and a 5-4 Game 2 record. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Indiana Pacers have a 1-8 series record and a 4-5 Game 2 record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2011-12 NBA regular season, Indiana finished five games ahead of Orlando. From 1947 through the 2011 NBA Finals round, inclusive, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season games, they have posted a 24-9 (.727) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1172 is the 18th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for Orlando, and the 20th for Indiana. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Orlando has a 9-8 series record, a 3-3 Preliminary-round series record, and a 9-8 Game 1 record, while Indiana has a 9-10 series record, a 2-3 Preliminary-round record, and a 10-9 Game 1 record. Series 1172 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between Orlando and Indiana: Orlando defeated Indiana in series 692 (in the 1995 NBA Semifinals) in their only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting.