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BILLINGS, Mont. ó Rashad McCants scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Rodney Carney and Ryan Gomes hit consecutive 3s to help Minnesota spoil the Oklahoma City Thunder’s preseason debut with an 88-82 victory.
The game was the Thunder’s first since the team moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City.
The Thunder led 71-62 with 9:54 remaining, but McCants scored 11 of Minnesota’s next 14 points, tying the score at 76 with a dunk with 4:45 remaining.
“I had a pretty rough first half,” McCants said. “I really couldn’t get it going. I got in foul trouble. My teammates carried me. I needed to get to the line a little bit more.”
Nets 100, Heat 98, OT
PARIS ó 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.
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.