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Monday, Oct. 23 7:30pm ET
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady scored eight points in the final 2:38, helping the Orlando Magic hold off the Boston Celtics for a 117-113 exhibition victory Monday night. McGrady had 20 points, including a three-point play that gave the Magic a 114-108 lead with 1:26 remaining. Hill gave Orlando the lead for good with a dunk. He finished with 16 points in 17 minutes. Antoine Walker led Boston with 32 points. Kenny Anderson had 20 and Chris Carr added 12 for the Celtics (3-3). Darrell Armstrong scored 18 points and Bo Outlaw had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando, which is unbeaten in six games. The Magic outscored the Celtics 25-10 from the foul line en route to a 64-52 halftime lead. Boston got back into the game with a 31-point third quarter and tied the game at 106 on two free throws by Vitaly Potapenko before Hill and McGrady took over down the stretch. There were a total of 71 fouls and the teams shot 91 free throws with Orlando shooting 39-of-54 from the line. The Celtics shot 27-of-37 from the line. Chris Herron, Tony Battie, and Randy Brown did not play for Boston due to injury.
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