PARIS -- Devin Harris scored 21 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 100-98 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night in an exhibition game.
Michael Beasley, the second overall draft pick in June, had 21 points for the Heat, but missed a chance to force a second overtime when the second of his two free throws rattled out in the closing seconds.
"The game started off a little slow for us. We had a lot of turnovers getting used to this new offense," Harris said. "It took a while to get a little warmed up to what we needed to do out there. In the second half we did a bit better at hitting the outside shots and that opened up the lanes."
Dwyane Wade also scored 21 points for Miami and was largely rested in the third and fourth quarters, while Vince Carter was limited to only eight points for the Nets -- but limped out after tweaking his left hamstring.
"The severity of it we don't know. We'll just go day by day and see how if feels," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "But that gave an opportunity to see Chris Douglas-Roberts and his scoring practically held us together."
Douglas-Roberts had 18 points and helped the Nets rally.
The Heat led 41-29 in the second quarter, but the Nets rallied to take an 87-77 lead with less than five minutes left in regulation. Miami fought back before Stromile Swift's dunk put the Nets ahead 91-89 with 30 seconds remaining. Miami's Daequan Cook scored to send the game to overtime.
"For the most part it was an enjoyable game," Wade said. "The young guys didn't give up and continued to play. I think it's a good thing. They've got to know how to make plays and keep their composure."
NEW JERSEY (100)-Simmons 2-6 2-2 7, Anderson 4-12 0-0 9, Williams 1-5 0-2 2, Harris 7-11 7-9 21, Carter 2-3 4-4 8, Boone 5-6 0-0 10, Swift 1-8 6-8 8, Hassell 0-5 0-0 0, Douglas-Roberts 9-15 0-0 18, Gill 4-7 4-6 14, Ager 1-3 1-1 3. Totals 36-81 24-32 100.
MIAMI (98)-Diawara 4-12 1-1 9, Marion 4-10 2-2 10, Blount 3-6 0-0 6, Banks 4-10 0-0 9, Wade 6-11 7-8 21, Chalmers 2-6 4-6 8, Beasley 8-18 5-8 21, Magloire 0-1 0-0 0, Cook 4-12 0-0 9, Anthony 1-1 3-4 5, Padgett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-87 22-29 98.
New Jersey 21 22 21 27 9 -- 100
Miami 24 25 19 23 7 -- 98
3-Pointers-New Jersey 4-18 (Gill 2-3, Simmons 1-4, Anderson 1-6, Hassell 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-1, Carter 0-1, Harris 0-2), Miami 4-23 (Wade 2-2, Banks 1-3, Cook 1-6, Marion 0-2, Beasley 0-2, Chalmers 0-3, Diawara 0-5). Fouled Out--Williams, Chalmers. Rebounds--New Jersey 51 (Anderson, Boone 9), Miami 60 (Marion, Beasley 7). Assists--New Jersey 11 (Simmons, Harris, Anderson, Hassell 2), Miami 18 (Banks 7). Total Fouls--New Jersey 26, Miami 24. A--13,532 (13,200).
Mavericks 110, Bulls 102
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gerald Green scored 18 points to lead six Dallas players in double figures, helping the Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 110-102 in a preseason game on Thursday night.
Bulls rookie Derrick Rose, last spring's No. 1 draft pick, played nearly 27 minutes and scored 10 points in Chicago's preseason opener.
Dallas (2-0) never trailed, using an 11-1 run in the first quarter to establish an early edge. Josh Howard scored six points during that span and finished with 10.
DALLAS (110)-Howard 5-8 0-0 10, Nowitzki 6-9 3-3 15, Dampier 2-3 1-2 5, Kidd 1-3 0-0 3, Wright 4-7 2-2 11, Barea 4-13 2-2 11, George 0-2 0-0 0, Diop 1-4 1-2 3, Bass 5-9 0-1 10, J.Terry 4-10 1-2 9, Green 7-11 3-4 18, Singleton 1-3 1-2 3, Smith 1-2 2-2 4, Rhodes 0-4 4-4 4, R.Terry 1-1 0-0 2, Gadson 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 42-91 22-28 110.
CHICAGO (102)-Deng 5-9 4-6 14, Thomas 2-5 2-2 6, Gooden 4-5 3-4 11, Rose 4-9 2-4 10, Hinrich 2-6 2-3 6, Hughes 1-6 9-10 11, Nocioni 0-1 0-2 0, Sefolosha 4-7 0-0 8, Gray 5-8 4-5 14, Simmons 0-0 0-0 0, Nichols 3-5 0-0 6, Washington 4-7 4-6 14, Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Powell 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 34-73 32-44 102.
Dallas 36 26 20 28 -- 110
Chicago 22 22 26 32 -- 102
3-Pointers-Dallas 4-10 (Wright 1-1, Kidd 1-2, Green 1-2, Barea 1-4, Smith 0-1), Chicago 2-11 (Washington 2-3, Hinrich 0-1, Rose 0-1, Hughes 0-1, Nichols 0-1, Nocioni 0-1, Sefolosha 0-1, Powell 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Dallas 49 (Diop 8), Chicago 57 (Gray 9). Assists--Dallas 21 (Kidd 6), Chicago 11 (Rose 5). Total Fouls--Dallas 32, Chicago 26. Technicals--Dallas defensive three second. A--16,440 (22,467).
Suns 96, Jazz 89
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Matt Barnes scored 21 points and Alondo Tucker added 19 as the Phoenix Suns beat the Utah Jazz 96-89 on Thursday night.
The Suns, who didn't make a 3-pointer in their opening loss to Atlanta on Wednesday, went 9-of-21 from beyond the arc against Utah (1-1) and didn't trail after the opening minutes of the first quarter.
Raja Bell scored 11 points for Phoenix (1-1).
Kyle Korver scored 16 points and Mehmet Okur had 12 points and eight rebounds for Utah, which opened with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Deron Williams, an All-Star last season and U.S. Olympian this summer, had nine points and five assists as he played the entire first and third quarters.
PHOENIX (96)-Hill 1-4 2-2 5, Diaw 4-5 3-4 11, O'Neal 2-6 1-4 5, Nash 2-5 2-2 6, Bell 4-8 0-0 11, Lopez 1-5 1-1 3, Barnes 7-14 4-7 19, Tucker 7-10 4-5 21, Hite 2-5 2-2 6, Dragic 2-4 0-0 5, Amundson 2-3 0-4 4, Singletary 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 19-31 96.
UTAH (89)-Miles 1-5 2-6 4, Kirilenko 1-3 6-6 8, Okur 5-9 2-5 12, Williams 3-8 2-3 9, Brewer 1-2 1-2 3, Millsap 3-8 1-2 7, Almond 5-10 0-0 10, Korver 7-11 0-0 16, Fesenko 0-0 0-0 0, Price 1-4 4-6 6, Knight 1-1 2-2 4, McNamara 2-5 0-0 6, Collins 0-1 0-2 0, Muoneke 0-5 2-2 2, Lyde 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-73 22-36 89.
Phoenix 23 25 25 23 -- 96
Utah 23 20 22 24 -- 89
3-Pointers-Phoenix 9-21 (Tucker 3-4, Bell 3-5, Hill 1-1, Dragic 1-2, Barnes 1-4, Hite 0-2, Nash 0-3), Utah 5-12 (McNamara 2-3, Korver 2-3, Williams 1-2, Millsap 0-1, Okur 0-1, Muoneke 0-1, Price 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Phoenix 57 (Barnes 13), Utah 47 (Millsap 11). Assists--Phoenix 19 (Nash 5), Utah 20 (Knight 6). Total Fouls--Phoenix 27, Utah 26. Technicals--Bell, Phoenix defensive three second, Utah defensive three second. A--18,761 (19,911).
Rockets 85, Spurs 78
HOUSTON (AP) -- Ron Artest had 18 points and five rebounds and Luis Scola added 13 points as the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed San Antonio Spurs 85-78 on Thursday night.
Yao Ming scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in two quarters for the Rockets, while Tracy McGrady was in uniform, but did not play because of a sore left knee.
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich used mostly reserves in the Spurs' preseason opener. Tim Duncan, Bruce Bowen and Michael Finley all watched in street clothes and Tony Parker scored eight points in 14 minutes, all in the first half.
SAN ANTONIO (78)-Udoka 2-7 0-0 5, Bonner 2-8 0-0 5, Oberto 4-7 0-0 8, Parker 4-6 0-0 8, Mason 2-8 0-0 4, Green 1-4 5-6 7, Watkins 2-2 3-4 7, Vaughn 2-5 3-4 7, Tolliver 3-11 1-1 7, Hairston 5-8 0-1 10, Hill 3-6 0-0 6, Gaines 1-2 0-0 2, Farmer 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 32-77 12-16 78.
HOUSTON (85)-Artest 6-12 3-3 18, Scola 6-9 1-2 13, Yao 4-8 0-0 8, Alston 1-7 2-2 5, Barry 1-6 0-0 3, Hayes 1-4 0-0 2, Wafer 5-8 4-5 14, Head 3-4 0-1 7, Dorsey 2-3 0-1 4, Brooks 3-11 0-0 7, Harris 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 34-76 10-14 85.
San Antonio 22 12 22 22 -- 78
Houston 22 28 22 13 -- 85
3-Pointers-San Antonio 2-16 (Udoka 1-2, Bonner 1-4, Farmer 0-1, Green 0-1, Mason 0-2, Hairston 0-2, Tolliver 0-4), Houston 7-23 (Artest 3-5, Head 1-1, Brooks 1-3, Alston 1-6, Barry 1-6, Wafer 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--San Antonio 42 (Udoka 7), Houston 53 (Dorsey, Hayes 6). Assists--San Antonio 14 (Green, Hill 3), Houston 21 (Barry 8). Total Fouls--San Antonio 21, Houston 19. A--12,642 (18,500).
Clippers 107, Lakers 80
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Rookie Mike Taylor shot 9 of 12 to score a game-high 20 points and teammate Ricky Davis added 17 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 107-80 in a preseason game Thursday at the Save Mart Center.
It was the Lakers' worst preseason loss since a 31-point defeat to the Golden State Warriors in 2005 and kept the Lakers (0-2) winless this preseason. Lakers star Kobe Bryant played 24 minutes and finished with 12 points and three assists. He was removed midway through the third quarter and did not return.
L.A. CLIPPERS (107)-Thornton 4-6 2-2 10, Thomas 4-10 0-1 8, Kaman 1-8 2-4 4, B.Davis 4-10 3-3 12, Mobley 1-5 0-0 2, R.Davis 5-10 4-4 17, Hart 3-6 1-2 7, P.Davis 3-5 1-1 7, Skinner 1-2 1-2 3, Novak 4-6 0-0 12, Taylor 9-12 2-3 20, Jordan 1-1 0-0 2, Noel 0-0 0-0 0, Sumpter 0-2 0-0 0, McCoy 1-1 1-3 3, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-84 17-25 107.
L.A. LAKERS (80)-Ariza 3-9 4-6 10, Odom 0-1 0-0 0, Gasol 5-7 2-2 12, Fisher 1-4 4-5 6, Bryant 3-7 6-6 12, Bynum 2-5 2-4 6, Farmar 5-9 1-3 12, Radmanovic 5-9 0-0 14, Karl 0-3 0-0 0, Powell 0-3 0-0 0, Sun 0-1 0-0 0, Mihm 0-1 1-2 1, Giles 1-2 0-0 2, Heath 2-6 1-1 5, Mbenga 0-3 0-0 0, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-71 21-29 80.
L.A. Clippers 36 23 16 32 -- 107
L.A. Lakers 30 18 17 15 -- 80
3-Pointers-L.A. Clippers 8-21 (Novak 4-6, R.Davis 3-5, B.Davis 1-4, Taylor 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Hart 0-2, Mobley 0-2), L.A. Lakers 5-17 (Radmanovic 4-7, Farmar 1-4, Ariza 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Heath 0-2, Karl 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--L.A. Clippers 58 (Kaman 7), L.A. Lakers 45 (Bynum 9). Assists--L.A. Clippers 26 (B.Davis 7), L.A. Lakers 13 (Bryant 3). Total Fouls--L.A. Clippers 19, L.A. Lakers 29. Technicals--L.A. Clippers Coach Dunleavy, Hart, Jordan, Radmanovic. A--9,557 (13,800).
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