Desmond Bane scored 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists to lead the Magic to a 135-127 win over the Pacers on Sunday at the Kia Center in Orlando, handing Indiana its 12th straight loss, which matches a franchise record.

The Pacers (6-30) hold the league’s worst record. Their previous 12-game losing streaks came in 1983, ’85 and ’89. The Magic (20-16) are sixth in the Eastern Conference.

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Orlando’s Paolo Banchero had 28 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Guard Anthony Black had 27 points and 10 assists, and center Wendell Carter Jr. 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Forward Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 34 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Forward Aaron Nesmith scored 25 points with five 3-pointers and recorded eight assists. Guard Andrew Nembhard posted 20 points and 11 assists.

Here are three observations.

Pacers rally back from disastrous second quarter but fade in fourth

The Pacers have developed a recent trend of starting strong but hitting some kind of disastrous stretch along the way. In Sunday’s case, it came in the second quarter.

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The Pacers led by 11 points in the opening minutes and 36-28 at the end of the first period, but the bottom fell out in the second as they scored just 22 points on 7 of 23 shooting. The Magic scored 41 points on 13 of 18 shooting, including 4 of 7 from 3 and 11 of 14 free throws for 1.57 points per possession. A Magic 17-0 run erased a 41-29 Pacers lead.

Indiana didn’t let go of the rope, though, outscoring the Magic 42-38 in the third quarter. They went into the fourth down 107-100 and rallied to take a 116-115 lead on two Andrew Nembhard free throws with 7:29 to go, but Orlando answered with nine straight points.

The Pacers rallied back again to get within 130-127 on a Micah Potter dunk with 1:32 to go. However, a Tristan da Silva 3-pointer with 1:10 to go put the Pacers on the brink and a dunk by Wendell Carter Jr. with 18 seconds completed the scoring.

“I was very proud of the way guys hung in in the second half,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said in post-game comments posted on the Pacers’ YouTube channel. “… We just had a couple of loose ball plays where we just need to squeeze it, just come up with it. There are positives to build on.”

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Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard get Pacers back in it with brilliant third

With Bennedict Mathurin out with a right thumb sprain, All-Star forward Pascal Siakam and point guard Andrew Nembhard attacked in the third quarter. Siakam scored 20 of his 34 points in the third quarter on 8 of 11 shooting with one 3-pointer. Nembhard scored 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting, including 1 of 2 from 3-point range, and he also dished out three assists.

After scoring just 14 points in the paint in the first half, the Pacers had 22 in the third quarter alone and that opened up outside shooting as they hit 3 of 6 3s. The Pacers hit their first eight shots in the quarter, and made 16 of 24 shots overall, posting 1.74 points per possession.

Aaron Nesmith continues to shoot well

Before spraining his left knee on Nov. 13, Aaron Nesmith’s efficiency numbers were down though his scoring numbers were up because he was asked to create off the dribble with Andrew Nembhard and T.J. McConnell working their way through injuries. Now that all three are available, Nesmith can operate like himself again. As he gets his wind back, he’s showing growth in his offensive game.

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Nesmith scored 18 points in the first half on 5 of 10 shooting, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range with two more 3s circling the rim before spinning out. That’s the most he’s ever scored in a first half. In the second, he was 3 of 6 from the floor, 1 of 3 from 3, but he showed how the 3-pointer is helping him drive by forcing aggressive closeouts. He also registered six assists. His 25 points are his most since Nov. 8.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana Pacers tie franchise record with 12th consecutive loss