Spencer Dinwiddie stars in return to Brooklyn, Nets beat Bulls

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 13 of his 25 factors within the fourth quarter and made his return to Brooklyn a profitable one because the Nets pulled away down the stretch for a 116-105 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls Thursday night time in New York.

After being acquired together with Dorian Finney-Smith from Dallas for Kyrie Irving on Monday, Dinwiddie loved a heat reception all night time from followers, together with chants of “Welcome Back Spencer” when he took free throws.

Dinwiddie made 8 of 17 pictures and sank seven free throws. He additionally handed out six assists and tied a profession excessive with 4 steals whereas taking part in 39 minutes.

The Nets received for the sixth time in 15 video games after buying and selling Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren to Phoenix for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Jae Crowder as a part of a four-team commerce. The deal was formally introduced an hour earlier than the opening tip.

Cam Thomas added 13 of his 20 factors within the fourth after three straight 40-point video games, and Joe Harris scored all of his 18 within the second quarter by hitting six 3s. Yuta Watanabe contributed 14 because the Nets shot 42.9 p.c and made 17 triples.

Zach LaVine scored 14 of his 38 factors within the third to assist Chicago take a five-point lead into the fourth. Nikola Vucevic added 15 factors and 17 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan completed with 14 factors for the Bulls, who shot 46.2 p.c however missed 21 of 26 3-point tries.

LaVine scored eight factors in a 10-2 run to shut the opening quarter because the Bulls took a 26-19 lead. The rating reached 32-19 within the opening minute of the second quarter, however the Nets responded and held a 53-50 lead by halftime.

After dealing with their second 11-point deficit, the Bulls outscored the Nets 28-12 over the ultimate 8:23 of the third quarter. They carried an 84-79 lead into the fourth after LaVine hit a 19-footer with 5.1 seconds left.

Dinwiddie hit three free throws to snap an 88-88 tie with 8:34 left, and Brooklyn opened a 104-92 lead when Watanabe hit an uncontested nook 3 with 4:23 remaining. Dinwiddie clinched the win when he made a 3-pointer from the correct facet over Coby White for a 109-97 lead with 96 seconds left.

–Field Level Media/Reuters