Sixers visit Pacers

 A pair of Eastern Conference teams intent on improving their playoff positioning meet at Conseco Fieldhouse Tuesday when the Philadelphia 76ers visit the struggling Indiana Pacers.

The Sixers have been playing very well recently and are currently the seventh seed in the East, five games ahead of Indiana, which holds the precarious eighth position.

Philadelphia finished a three-game homestand on a positive note Sunday when rookie Evan Turner scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as Philadelphia fought off Golden State to grab a 125-117 win at the Wells Fargo Center.

"What a game," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "That Golden State team is really hard to play against. They are quick, I think the best hands we played against anybody in the NBA."

Andre Iguodala put together his second consecutive triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Thaddeus Young supplied 20 points and seven boards off the bench for the Sixers, who climbed to two games over the .500 mark for the first time since April 9, 2009.

Iguodala's triple-double was his third of the year, tied for the most in the NBA, and seventh of his career. He is the first Sixers player to compile one in back-to-back games since Aaron McKie did it Dec. 30, 2000 at Sacramento and Jan. 3, 2001 against Atlanta.

Lou Williams added 19 points in a reserve role and Jrue Holiday provided 16 points, eight boards and seven assists as Philadelphia improved to a very solid 29-17 after opening the season a dismal 3-13.

The Pacers, meanwhile, dropped their third straight game in Houston on Saturday when Kevin Martin scored 20 points and the Rockets got back in the win column with a 112-95 victory over Indiana.

Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead the Pacers, who have lost five of their last six. Danny Granger added 16 points and Roy Hibbert scored 15.

"They jumped on us early and we never recovered," said Granger. "We need to come out with more energy. We played like a tired team and we need to turn things around."

Despite their recent struggles, Indiana has kept its hold on the eighth slot in the East thanks to a Charlotte team that has lost five in a row and a Milwaukee club that has gone 3-7 over its last 10 contests. The Pacers lead the Bobcats by 1 1/2 games and the Bucks by 3 1/2.

Indiana has taken two of three from the Sixers so far this season and five of seven overall.