MAGIC 84, JAZZ 93 Preseason ends with loss Associated Press Posted October 24, 2003, 10:06 PM EDT Carlos Arroyo scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as the Utah Jazz concluded their best preseason in nine years with a 93-84 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Andrei Kirilenko scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Jazz closed the game on a 15-6 run. Matt Harpring scored 11 points, and Greg Ostertag and Raja Bell each added 10. Utah finished exhibition play with a 7-1 record, matching its 1994 record. The Jazz's only loss came against Orlando a week ago. Orlando (1-7) had the worst preseason in its 15-year history, and just its third with a sub-.500 record. The Magic's previous worst was 2-6, before their inaugural season of 1989-90 Tracy McGrady, helped by 17-for-19 shooting from the line, finished with 27 points. He shot just 5-for-18 from the field and finished the preseason with a .387 shooting percentage (24-of-62), missing all but one of 17 3-point attempts. Juwan Howard scored 12 points on 6-for-19 shooting. Tyronn Lue and Gordan Giricek each scored 10. Utah used a 17-4 run to take a 14-point lead less than two minutes into the second quarter. Kirilenko had seven points, while Ostertag added two fadeaway jumpers to give the Jazz a 31-17 lead. Orlando rallied by forcing eight turnovers in the final nine minutes of the quarter. Shammond Williams made a 3-pointer with 5 seconds left to cap a 23-8 run, including the final nine points of the period, as the Magic took a 40-39 lead into the break.
