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Baron Davis had 20 points and six assists to lead the New Orleans Hornets to an 89-84 exhibition victory Tuesday night over the Orlando Magic.
George Lynch added 14 points and six rebounds for the Hornets (3-1). But New Orleans lost backup shooting guard Courtney Alexander, who tore his right Achilles' tendon in the fourth quarter.
Tracy McGrady, diagnosed earlier in the day with pleurisy, started for the Magic and played 26 minutes. McGrady, who sat out the last two exhibition games with a sore hip, had 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
The Magic (0-4) got 14 points apiece from reserves Gordon Giricek, Shammond Williams and Steven Hunter.
The Hornets took a 15-4 lead in the first five minutes and never trailed until Hunter converted a pass from Williams to give the Magic an 84-82 lead with 1:04 left. Ticketmaster
Armstrong, who played nine seasons for the Magic before signing as a free agent with the Hornets, nailed a 3-pointer with 47 seconds to play to put New Orleans back in front 85-84. He added a layup with 19.6 seconds to go that made it 87-84.
Lynch had a steal and layup with 2.1 seconds left to finish off the scoring.