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The Miami Heat overcame the San Antonio Spurs in NBA pre-season

The Miami Heat survived a comeback from the San Antonio Spurs to win the rematch of last season's NBA Finals in overtime.
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The visitors needed overtime in San Antonio to win 111-108 in pre-season, with Shabazz Napier scoring 25 points for the Heat, who lost last season's championship series 4-1 to the Spurs.

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Miami surged to a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter but were reeled in in the second half, with Marco Belinelli scoring a three-pointer with 28 seconds left to level the game at 100-100, forcing overtime.

But Napier scored six points in the extra period, including four straight free throws in the last 18 seconds to secure a three-point win for Miami.

Tyler Johnson (17 points) and Andre Dawkins (16) were also critical to the Heat's victory, while Belinelli (18) top-scored for San Antonio.

In Atlanta, Andre Drummond and Brandon Jennings notched double-doubles for the Detroit Pistons as they beat the Hawks 104-100.

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Drummond (19 points, 17 rebounds) was ably supported by Jennings (16 points, 11 assists) as the Pistons outscored Atlanta 35-23 in the final quarter to triumph.

The Philadelphia 76ers held off a late surge from the Orlando Magic to win 95-84, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 98-93, the Sacramento Kings crushed Israeli club Maccabi Haifa 91-59 and the Denver Nuggets overcame the Los Angeles Clippers 104-93.

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