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The Pacers wrapped up the Orlando Summer League on Friday afternoon, falling to the Orlando Blue team, 98-74. Indiana had defeated the Magic's Blue squad on Thursday, but had just seven available players on Friday as several players joined other franchises for the start of the Las Vegas Summer League.

First-round draft pick Myles Turner was held out of Friday's contest to allow him to rest, but second-round pick Joe Young started once again at point guard. For the second straight game, Young scored 28 points. He logged 34:46, connecting on 11-of-23 shots from the field.

After sitting out the Pacers' first game in Orlando due to illness, Young averaged 22.5 points over the final four Summer League contests, shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 45 percent from 3-point range.

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After connecting on 14-of-28 3-point attempts in Thursday's win, the Pacers struggled from distance on Friday. They were just 5-for-26 from long range, while Orlando converted 13-of-27 3-point attempts.

Former Purdue guard Jon Octeus stuffed the stat sheet off Indiana's bench, tallying 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, and four steals. Jarrell Eddie also added 11 points, while former Indiana star Christian Watford had seven points, 10 rebounds, and four assists.

Jordan Sibert led Orlando Blue with 18 points off the bench. Jabril Trawick added 16 and Nnanna Egwu (11 points and 11 rebounds) recorded a double-double.

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Saturday, July 4: Pacers 76, Miami 92
Monday, July 6: Pacers 76, Orlando White 85
Wednesday, July 8: Pacers 65, Detroit 90
Thursday, July 9: Pacers 91 Orlando Blue 85
Friday, July 10 (Championship Day): Pacers 74, Orlando Blue 98

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Game Rewind: Pacers 74, Orlando Blue 98 (Summer League)

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Orlando -- The Indiana Pacers posted their first victory in the Southwest Airlines Summer Pro League Thursday afternoon by beating the Orlando Magic Blue team, 91-85, at the Amway Center.

The Pacers' top draft pick, Myles Turner, sat out the game for rest, but second-round pick Joe Young picked up the slack. The 6-1 point guard led all scorers with 28 points, hitting 9-of-17 shots from the floor that included 5-of-9 on 3-pointers. Through three games, Young is averaging 20.7 points per game on 52 percent shooting from the floor, 53 percent on 3-pointers and 90 percent from the line.

Turner has been equally impressive in the three games he has played, averaging 18.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game.

Prior to Thursday's game, the Pacers added 6-9 forward Amath M'Baye to their summer league roster. He played with the Pacers' Summer league team in 2013. He was added as the Pacers were without Turner, Solomon Hill (he returned home), Shayne Whittington (personal reasons) and Matt Stainbrook, who left to play in the Las Vegas Summer League. When the Pacers play on Friday (2:00 PM against Orlando's Blue team once again) they will be without Romero Osby, who left after Thursday's game for Las Vegas.

Against the Magic Blue, all 10 Pacers available scored with Osby adding 12 and Arinze Onuaku, starting for Turner, had 11 with nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

"We looked like a team out there," said Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke. "Joe pressuring their point guards set the tone for how we wanted to play. We were the aggressors. And Arinze was a calming factor for us. He got the court spaced and made the game easier."

Said Young, "Coach told me the point guard sets the tempo for the team so I wanted to pick up all 94 feet. Our intensity was off the charts."

Saturday, July 4: Pacers 76, Miami 92
Monday, July 6: Pacers 76, Orlando White 85
Wednesday, July 8: Pacers 65, Detroit 90
Thursday, July 9: Pacers 91 Orlando Blue 85
Friday, July 10 (Championship Day): Pacers vs Orlando Blue (2:00 PM)

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Game Rewind: Pacers 91, Orlando Blue 85 (Summer League)

ORLANDO -- The Indiana Pacers continued to struggle in Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League here at the Amway Center as they fell to 0-3 in a 90-65 loss to Detroit Wednesday afternoon.

The Pacers led briefly early in the game, but the Pistons built an 8-point lead after the first quarter, pushed it to double figures in the second quarter and never looked back, leading by as many 27 points. That turned the focus away from the outcome and onto the Pacers' two draft picks, Myles Turner and Joe Young, and they didn't disappoint.

Young led all scorers with 25 points, hitting 9-of-15 from the floor and all three of his 3-point attempts. He also had five assists, but four turnovers. Turner had his third straight solid game with 23 points (9-for-16 from the field), eight rebounds, and four blocked shots. After two foul-plagued games, Turner had just one Wednesday.

"Myles keeps showing us a wealth of potential," said Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke. "Joe is still figuring out the (NBA) game, when to pass, when to shoot, but he's got good potential."

As for the game, the Pacers were able to cut back on their turnovers (14), but other problems cropped up. Detroit dominated the boards by a 47-29 count, 14 offensively that led to 16 Pistons points.

"We let them get to the paint on us offensively and we didn't fight on the boards like we are capable," said Burke. "Offensively, we couldn't get organized and didn't execute very well. That said, we missed a lot of open shots."

The Pacers played without second-year forward Shayne Whittington, who missed the game for personal reasons.
The Pacers will meet the Orlando Blue team in Thursday's first game at 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 4: Pacers 76, Miami 92
Monday, July 6: Pacers 76, Orlando White 85
Wednesday, July 8: Pacers 65, Detroit 90
Thursday, July 9: Pacers vs Orlando Blue (1:00 PM)
Friday, July 10 (Championship Day): Pacers vs TBD (Time TBD)

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Game Rewind: Pacers 65, Pistons 90 (Summer League)

ORLANDO -- The Indiana Pacers dropped to 0-2 in the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League here at the Amway Center Monday as they lost to the Orlando Magic White team, 85-76.

Unlike Saturday's loss to Miami, the Pacers were very much in this game, taking a 61-57 lead into the fourth quarter. But poor shooting (31 percent) coupled with Orlando's shooting from the field (53 percent) and the line (10-of-11) did the Pacers in.

"I liked the effort," said Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke. "But we had a lot of lack of discipline on defense. And we need to do a better job playing through Myles Turner more."

Turner, the Pacers' top draft pick, put together his second straight solid game with 13 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots. Second-year Pacers forward Shayne Whittington came back after a sluggish opener Saturday with 16 points and seven rebounds.

The Pacers' second-round pick, Joe Young, made his debut, starting at point guard, and scored nine points, all in the first quarter. He also had four assists.

"Joe showed some skills and some good signs, good promise and passion," said Burke. "He struggled some, but he has only had about 10 minutes of live practice."

Said Young, "Today, I was just trying to get a rhythm as I haven't had much practice. I thought I did pretty well, but we definitely have some things to work on. Today was a learning experience."

The Pacers played without 6-7 forward James Nunnally, who broke his right thumb in practice and will miss the remainder of the Summer league.

The Pacers will practice today and Wednesday meet Detroit at 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 4: Pacers 76, Miami 92
Monday, July 6: Pacers 76, Orlando White 85
Wednesday, July 8: Pacers vs Detroit (3:00 PM)
Thursday, July 9: Pacers vs Orlando Blue (1:00 PM)
Friday, July 10 (Championship Day): Pacers vs TBD (Time TBD)

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Game Rewind: Pacers 76, Orlando White 85 (Summer League)

ORLANDO -- There was bad and good as The Indiana Pacers opened play in the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League here at the Amway Center.

The bad was the outcome as the Pacers lost to the Miami Heat, 92-76. Frequent fouling (the Heat were 25-32 from the line) and turnovers (25 leading to 32 Heat points) led to an obvious outcome as the Pacers led only once at 2-0 and trailed by as many as 26.

The good was top draft pick Myles Turner. The 6-11 center led all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting with eight rebounds and three blocked shots.

"The one bright spot," said Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke, who is coaching the summer league team. "He looks confident, he looks like he belongs. I know it's summer league but he had a helluva first day. And he'll get better."

Said Turner, "Before the game, I was nervous because it was my first taste of professional basketball, but I felt good and it was good to get the jitters out, but we didn't win and that's the bottom line."

Jarell Eddie added 16 points and Trent Lockett added 10 off the bench. Pacers veterans Solomon Hill and Shayne Whittington had tough days. Hill was 1-for-10 from the floor and had four points, Whittington was 3-for-8 for eight points and had six rebounds.

"Turnovers, loose balls, every rebound on the ground they got," said Burke. "This wasn't Pacers' basketball. They were the aggressors and we weren't."

The Pacers will practice Sunday and return to play Monday at 1 p.m. against one of Orlando's two teams here, the White team. The Pacers' second-round pick Joe Young is expected for that game missing two days of camp and Saturday's game with illness.

Saturday, July 4: Pacers 76, Miami 92
Monday, July 6: Pacers vs Orlando White (1:00 PM)
Wednesday, July 8: Pacers vs Detroit (3:00 PM)
Thursday, July 9: Pacers vs Orlando Blue (1:00 PM)
Friday, July 10 (Championship Day): Pacers vs TBD (Time TBD)

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Game Rewind: Pacers 76, Heat 92 (Summer League)

INDIANAPOLIS – Two veterans, Solomon Hill and Shayne Whittington, along with the team’s two draft picks, Myles Turner and Joe Young, highlight the Indiana Pacers rookie/free agent camp roster. Camp begins Wednesday and runs through Friday before the Pacers leave for Orlando to participate in Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League. The Pacers will play five games in seven days in Orlando, starting Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. when they meet Miami.

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The team will conduct two practices Wednesday and Thursday (media availability will only be after the first practice each day) with one practice Friday. All 14 players on the roster are expected to participate in Orlando. The team will be coached by assistant Dan Burke.

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The roster is below and players are subject to change:

Below is the Pacers' schedule for the 2015 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League. NBA TV will televise the Summer League games and fans will once again be able to watch every game live on NBA.com and on the NBA Game Time app.

Saturday, July 4: Pacers vs Miami (9:00 AM)
Monday, July 6: Pacers vs Orlando White (1:00 PM)
Wednesday, July 8: Pacers vs Detroit (3:00 PM)
Thursday, July 9: Pacers vs Orlando Blue (1:00 PM)
Friday, July 10 (Championship Day): Pacers vs TBD (Time TBD)