The Pacers start a string of three straight games at home against teams with a losing record Monday when they play the New York Knicks. Charlotte comes to Indianapolis on Wednesday and Minnesota visits on Friday.

"Certainly there's an opportunity (to make up ground), but you never know with this group," small forward Mike Dunleavy said. "Hopefully we seize that opportunity. If you look at the rest of the schedule, with our record, the good news is we play a lot of teams below .500. The bad news is, they are all fighting for the same thing we are, it's going to be a dog fight and we'll see what happens."

Indiana is 2-0 against the Knicks this season. The Pacers only have to worry about one of New York's low-post scorers -- Zach Randolph -- because Eddy Curry is out for the rest of the season.

MAGIC 122, PACERS 111: The Pacers might as well start making summer vacation plans if they continue to be an awful defensive team.

The Magic shot 63.6 percent -- the highest percentage ever given up in Pacers history -- in their victory over Indiana.

The Pacers didn't shoot badly -- 50 percent -- but they don't know how to stop opponents.

Orlando also made 60 percent (12-of-20) of its 3-point attempts.

The Pacers got an 18-point deficit down to two points early in the fourth quarter, but they missed two 3-pointers on the same possession that would have given them the lead.

Shooting guard Danny Granger led the Pacers with 24 points, with Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy chipping in 18 and 16 points, respectively.