MEXICO CITY (AP) — Brian Roberts scored 17 points to help the New Orleans Hornets beat the Orlando Magic 85-80 in a preseason game Sunday.
E’Twaun Moore led the Magic with 16 points and seven assists before a crowd of 18,133 at Mexico City Arena. Mexican-born Gustavo Ayon added 12 points and six rebounds.
Ayon will be the third Mexican-born player to play in the NBA following Eduardo Najera and Horacio Llamas.
Orlando: 18 28 20 14—80
New Orleans: 16 15 23 31—85
ORLANDO (80)
Turkoglu 1-5 4-4 7, G.Davis 2-5 9-10 13, Ayon 5-8 2-2 12, Nelson 2-5 1-2 6, Redick 3-6 0-0 7, Vucevic 1-4 0-0 2, Moore 6-13 3-4 16, Nicholson 1-5 2-2 4, Jones 4-8 0-0 8, Johnson 2-9 0-0 4, McRoberts 0-0 1-2 1, O’Quinn 0-2 0-2 0, Harper 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-72 22-28 80.
NEW ORLEANS (85)
Aminu 1-3 1-2 3, A.Davis 4-9 0-2 8, Lopez 0-4 2-2 2, Vasquez 2-5 0-0 4, Rivers 2-6 6-8 10, Anderson 1-11 3-4 6, Mason 4-9 0-0 9, Henry 1-2 0-2 2, J.Smith 3-6 1-3 7, Roberts 5-11 4-4 17, Thomas 3-5 4-5 10, Alabi 1-2 0-2 2, Miller 2-3 0-0 5, Wright 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-78 21-34 85.
3-Point Goals – Orlando 4-21 (Redick 1-3, Nelson 1-4, Moore 1-5, Turkoglu 1-5, Jones 0-1, Harper 0-1, Johnson 0-2), New Orleans 6-22 (Roberts 3-4, Miller 1-1, Mason 1-4, Anderson 1-8, Aminu 0-1, Vasquez 0-1, Rivers 0-3).