Joe Johnson's 3 with 24 seconds left trimmed the deficit to 91-87 and Lowry missed two free throws.
Feed Brook Lopez early and often, keep Reggie Evans active on the glass and put the ball in Joe Johnson's hands with the game on the line.
Joakim Noah has battled plantar fasciitis in his right foot the same issue dogging Joe Johnson, except it's in his left foot.
Watson 14 for the Nets, playing without Joe Johnson, who bruised his thigh in Brooklyn's loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Before the team announced Johnson's release, Miami head coach Joe Philbin said in a Sunday press conference that he planned to "speak with Chad directly" about the situation.
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Watson scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter for the Nets, playing without Joe Johnson, who bruised his thigh in Brooklyn's loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
CNN's Adam Reiss, Ted Metzger, Raelyn Johnson, Joe Johns and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.
"He's had the same demeanor since Day 1, " Joe Johnson said.
"It's just as important as those other games, " Nets guard Joe Johnson said of the Orlando game.
In came noted tackler Joe Worsley, 6ft 8in second row Shaw and 17 stone centre Ayoola Erinle, but Johnson's plans were undermined inside the first 60 seconds.
Meanwhile young scrum-half Joe Simpson, whose superb recent form had seen him earmarked as a possible contender for Johnson's squad, faces three months out of the game.
"There's a great deal riding on this election, but it's really all about personalities, " said Joe Murphy, political editor of the capital's free daily newspaper, The Evening Standard, which has endorsed Johnson.
Watson joined starting guards Deron Williams and Joe Johnson, center Brook Lopez and forward Reggie Evans on the floor for the pivotal moment of Sunday's victory: a 17-point Nets run early in the fourth quarter.
Last year's top five picks--LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson, Wisconsin tackle Joe Thomas, Clemson defensive end Gaines Adams and Penn State tackle Levi Brown--took just under a third of last year's rookie money, while the top 10 picks accounted for half.
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