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Clippers 119, Supersonics 116 2 OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) Mike Batiste scored 33 points, with four of his last six in the second overtime, to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 119-116 win over the Seattle Supersonics on Friday night.

Seattle's Gary Payton had 40 points. He played 46 of the 58 minutes, making 18 out of 29 attempts as Seattle went to 0-4 in the preseason.

Payton scored all 10 of his team's points in the first overtime that ended 109-109. His layup gave the Sonics their last lead of the game, 109-107 with 59.4 seconds left in the first overtime.

Batiste's jumper with 22.8 seconds to go then tied the score at 109-109, leading to the second overtime.

Batiste's two free throws with 1:44 remaining put the Clippers ahead for good at 115-113. Marco Jaric added two free throws with 26.8 seconds left and Batiste's breakaway dunk with 6.6 seconds left made it 119-113.

Andre Miller's layup with 11:19 left in the third quarter gave the Clippers a 61-39 lead. Seattle battled back in the third quarter behind Payson's 10 points to cut the Clipper margin to 77-65. Los Angeles led 57-39 at the half.

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