Oct 13, 2008 - 12:08 AM
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NEW JERSEY 94, MIAMI 92 -----------------------
LONDON (Ticker) -- Vince Carter gave an early sign of the leadership that he will provide for the young New Jersey Nets, scoring five points in the final minute to secure a 94-92 victory over the Miami Heat in a NBA Europe Live preseason matchup.
Carter went on to finish with 19 points for New Jersey, which beat Miami for the second straight time after posting a 100-98 overtime victory in Paris on Thursday.
In another tight affair, Carter snapped an 86-86 tie with 50 seconds left on a turnaround jumper in the lane. After Yi Jianlian blocked a shot by Miami's Joel Anthony on the other end, Carter looked to add to the lead with another jumper.
Although Carter missed, the Nets' young front line of Yi and Brook Lopez hit the glass, with the rookie from Stanford getting credit for the tip and a 90-86 advantage with 18 seconds left.
After Dwyane Wade and New Jersey's Devin Harris both split a pair of free throws, Miami closed within 91-89 when Shawn Marion tipped in a missed layup by Wade with 9.7 ticks remaining.
PHILADELPHIA 85, TORONTO 79 ---------------------------
TORONTO (Ticker) -- Thaddeus Young scored a game-high 17 points, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to an 85-79 exhibition victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Young, a second-year forward, connected on 7-of-15 shots from the field, including a trio of 3-pointers in seven attempts.
Andre Iguodala added 13 points for Philadelphia and rookie Marreese Speights came off the bench to score 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter. Louis Williams chipped in 10 points for the 76ers (2-1).
Elton Brand had 10 points and nine rebounds in 29 minutes for Philadelphia.
Toronto's Chris Bosh was held to just four points in 23 minutes, going 1-for-5 from the floor. Jermaine O'Neal had nine points in 25 minutes for the Raptors, who lost for the first time in 12 preseason games at Air Canada Centre.
UTAH 93, PORTLAND 80 --------------------
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) -- Kyle Korver and Mehmet Okur both scored 11 points in the second half as the Utah Jazz rolled to a 93-80 exhibition victory over a shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers squad.
Korver made all three of his 3-pointers en route to 14 points and Okur bounced back after a scoreless opening half for Utah, which improved to 2-1 in the preseason.
French rookie Nicolas Batum scored 16 points and Travis Outlaw added 14 for Portland, which dropped to 2-2 in exhibition play.
Trailing 38-35 at the break after shooting just 34 percent (13-of-38) from the field, the Jazz took control of the contest late in the third quarter, using an array of turnovers by the Trail Blazers to put together a 13-1 run.
LA LAKERS 94, SACRAMENTO 89 ---------------------------
LAS VEGAS (Ticker) -- Kobe Bryant scored nine points in 25 minutes and Pau Gasol chipped in 12 points and six rebounds in limited work as the Los Angeles Lakers edged the Sacramento Kings, 94-89, in a preseason contest.
Andrew Bynum, who is recovering from knee surgery, added nine points and five rebounds in 22 minutes for the Lakers, who shot 46 percent (36-for-78) from the floor.
Both Bryant and Gasol sat out the fourth quarter as younger players battled for the final spots on Los Angeles' roster. Coby Karl scored five points on 2-of-7 shooting and Joe Crawford finished with six points on 2-of-4 from the floor.
Lamar Odom, who has been a starter for the team in the past, came off the bench and scored four points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out three assists in 22 minutes.
