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Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu on Saturday night was a player of contrasts.? He was ineffective in the first half; however, he came alive, scoring 20 second-half points, leading the Magic to a 121-115 win over the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse.? After falling behind by six points late in the first quarter, the Pacers went on a 17-2 run, capped by Troy Murphy’s 3-pointer, to take a 43-34 lead in the second quarter.

Orlando used three consecutive 3-pointers to regain a 4-point edge later in the period, but Indiana, behind Shawne Williams’ layup, took a 60-58 lead going into halftime.? Orlando began to assume control with a 12-2 run midway through the third quarter; the Magic’s Turkoglu – who scored 11 points in the quarter – gave Orlando an 85-77 lead with a jumper with 4 minutes left in the period.? The Magic pushed the lead to 94-85 following Keith Bogans’ trey to end the quarter.

Orlando took their largest lead of the game, 105-93, on Turkoglu’s trey with 8:30 left in the game; Indiana responded?with an 8-0 run? to get to within 4 points, but Rashard Lewis’ 3-pointer and Turkoglu’s jumper pushed the Magic lead?back to 110-101 with 4 minutes left – a lead the Magic would not relinquish.? Orlando’s leading scorer was Dwight Howard with?24 points, 12 rebounds and a blocked shot; Turkoglu scored 23 – including 3 treys – with 5 rebounds and 8 assists.? Lewis added 19, while a trio of Magic players – Maurice Evans, Carlos Arroyo and Bogans – chipped in with 16 apiece.? Evans and Lewis drained 3 three-pointers each, while Bogans made 4 treys.?

Indiana was led by Danny Granger with 29 points, while Mike Dunleavy scored 19?with 7 rebounds and 5 assists;?Murphy from off the bench added 17?in a losing effort.? Orlando (31-18) returns home to host the Dallas Mavericks Monday, while Indiana (19-29) continues their homestand by hosting the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.?