MIAMI -- Dee Gordon had a courtside seat to watch the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, for a very good reason.The Miami Marlins second baseman was there to represent Jose Fernandez .Miamis first home preseason game of the season had a somber beginning, with the Heat paying tribute to the late Marlins ace right-hander by wearing his initials and jersey No. 16 on the back of their warmup shirts -- then by offering a moment of silence before tip-off against the Brooklyn Nets.The 24-year-old Fernandez and two friends died last month when the boat they were riding in crashed into a jetty off Miami Beach.It was a devastating blow to all of us in South Florida and our hearts go out to his family and everybody at the Marlins, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Its just so tragic for a player so young. We also want to acknowledge the other two gentlemen who were on that boat as well, and their families.Gordon told Fox Sports Florida during their broadcast of the game that when he heard about the gesture -- the Heat announced it a few hours before game time -- he made arrangements to be at the game. Gordon wore one of the teams shooting shirts with the Fernandez tribute on the back.He was the heart and soul of Miami. ... Its just still weird that hes gone, Gordon said. Thats just the part were trying to get over, but I think its going to be tough.The Heat players and coaches all linked arms for the playing of the national anthem in a show of unity, while the Nets players and coaches draped their arms over each others shoulders.---HEAT 121, NETS 100MIAMI -- Hassan Whiteside had 21 points and 14 rebounds in 23 minutes for the Heat. Whiteside is averaging 19.3 points and 13 rebounds in three preseason games, shooting 71 percent and playing about 24 minutes in each.Goran Dragic added 17 points and 11 assists for Miami. Jeremy Lin led the Nets with 16 points.NETS: Brooklyn was down by 12 in the first quarter, then led by 11 in the second quarter and trailed again by 17 after three quarters. ... Bojan Bogdanovic scored 13, while Luis Scola and Justin Hamilton each scored 12. ... The Nets took 13 3-pointers in the first quarter alone.HEAT: Whiteside made his first five shots. ... Josh McRoberts (foot) and Josh Richardson (knee) remain sidelined, and veterans Udonis Haslem and Beno Udrih also were held out.UP NEXT: Brooklyn (1-2) hosts Boston on Thursday. Miami (2-1) visits San Antonio on Friday.---GRIZZLIES 121, 76ERS 91MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Troy Williams scored 22 points for the Grizzlies, who pulled away with a 17-0 run in the third quarter.Mike Conley and Zach Randolph each had 17 for Memphis. Joel Embiid and Timothe Luwawu scored 13 apiece for Philadelphia.76ERS: Embiid scored his 13 points in only 12 minutes. He logged less time than any other 76ers player who saw the court Tuesday. ... Luwawu led Philadelphia with nine rebounds.GRIZZLIES: James Ennis had 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting. ... Memphis led by 15 after one quarter, then got outscored by 15 in the second quarter, then led by 35 in the second half.UP NEXT: Philadelphia (1-3) is at Washington on Thursday. Memphis (2-1) plays Oklahoma City in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday.---MAVERICKS 114, THUNDER 109DALLAS -- Jonathan Gibsons three-point play with 1:43 left broke a tie and put Dallas ahead to stay.Dwight Powell scored 16 points and J.J. Barea added 15 for the Mavericks. Ersan Ilyasova had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City, while Kyle Singler added 17 points.THUNDER: Russell Westbrook had 12 points and seven assists in 24 minutes. ... Enes Kanter grabbed 13 rebounds. ... Oklahoma City had 42 points at the half, then scored 40 in the third quarter alone to rally from what was a 20-point deficit.MAVERICKS: Deron Williams scored 11 for Dallas and Dirk Nowitzki had eight in 16 minutes. ... Andrew Bogut had 11 rebounds and three blocks in 16 minutes.UP NEXT: Oklahoma City (1-2) hosts Memphis in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday. Dallas (2-2) is at Phoenix on Friday. Robinson Chirinos Jersey . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Jon Niese Jersey . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. http://www.officialrangersgearshop.com/Rangers-Joey-Gallo-Kids-Jersey/ . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. 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I know probably everybody on that roster except one guy in a very close-knit way.Its going to be emotional, but I plan to just be in the moment and soak it all in and compete my butt off and try to help my team win the game, and let the rest be written as it may.St. Louis is 8-1-2 at home and 6-0-2 in the last eight, but 2-5-1 on the road and visits a team that may have finally figured out a way to win on home ice.The Bruins, whose failure to win at home cost them a playoff berth last season, started 1/3 at TD Garden but have won three straight home games -- capped by a strong performance in a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.And now Backes, who has seven points and is a plus-9 but has only one goal since opening night in Columbus, gets to play against his former team.It will be different seeing him on the other side, said goalie Jake Allen, who will start for the Blues, likely against Tuukka Rask. He was such a key part to this group and team and organization. Its touggh to see him part ways but thats the way the business goes.dddddddddddd Im sure we will say hi off the ice but well see what hes made of on the ice.The Blues hit town without the injured Alexander Steen, who will miss his third straight game with an upper body injury. David Pastrnak, who leads the Bruins with 10 goals (four more than anyone else), has missed two games with an upper body injury and is closing in on a return.Rask, just 3-1-3 lifetime but with a 2.22 goals against average and .923 save percentage lifetime against the Blues, is tied with Carey Price for the league lead in wins (11). He is second in the league with a 1.46 goals-against average and fifth with a .946 save percentage.The Bruins are 0-5 in games that Rask hasnt started this season.Allen is 2-1 but has allowed just two goals and has a .969 save percentage in three lifetime games against the Bruins. He comes in with three straight victories, yielding four goals in the three games. For the season, Allen is 8-3 with a 2.35 goals against and .910 save percentage.We need to take more pride playing on the road,Allen said. If we dont have that pride and urgency against these two teams (Boston and Washington), we are going to have our challenges.The Bruins outshot Winnipeg 38-12 in winning for the fourth time in five games Saturday night, with Rask losing a shutout with 2:40 remaining. ' ' '