ORLANDO, Fla. _ The Charlotte Hornets, getting big games from Marco Belinelli and Frank Kaminsky, won their third consecutive game Wednesday, beating the Orlando Magic, 109-102, at the Amway Center.
Belinelli and Kaminsky gave the Hornets (31-39) a huge boost off the bench. Belinelli scored 20 points _ 16 in the second quarter. Kaminsky added 18 _ 13 in the fourth quarter.
The Hornets played from behind for most of the game and didn't take the lead for good until Cody Zeller scored inside with 5 minutes, 51 seconds left, giving Charlotte a 92-91 lead.
The Hornets pushed the lead to as many as nine points on another Zeller tip before the Magic made it interesting in the final minute, cutting it to 107-102 on a 3-pointer by Evan Fournier.
The Hornets remain in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and trail eighth-place Miami by 3{ games.
