Nets get back to .500 with 103-101 win over Knicks

The Knicks gave the Nets a run for their money, but Spencer Dinwiddie and company led Brooklyn to another win on Sunday.

For the first time since the Nets won their second game of the 2019-20 season, Brooklyn is back at .500. Oddly enough, the Nets improved to 8-8 by knocking off the same team on Sunday they also beat back on October 25 to get to 1-1: the New York Knicks.

The margin of victory was a bit tighter on Sunday thanks to some clutch plays from the Knicks down the stretch, but the Nets still hung on to win 103-101. Brooklyn has now won each of its last four matchups against New York. All-time, the Nets are 98-99 against the Knicks.

Spencer Dinwiddie continues to be Brooklyn’s most reliable scorer with Kyrie Irving out. He dropped 30 points on the Knicks, going 13-for-14 from the free-throw line.

Dinwiddie has now scored 20-plus points in each of the five games Irving has been absent. He’s currently in the midst of the longest streak of 20-plus point games in his career.

Additionally, Dinwiddie’s 30 points against the Knicks is a career-high against New York.

Taurean Prince led the Nets with 11 rebounds while scoring 14 points, logging his fourth double-double for the Nets. He only had five double-doubles in his career before joining Brooklyn. Prince also led the Nets with five assists.

Jarrett Allen scored 18 and grabbed 10 rebounds. He leads the Nets with six double-doubles this season.

Garrett Temple scored all 12 of his points from behind the arc, going 4-for-8 from deep.

Joe Harris scored 13 and finished 3-for-8 from three, but his best moment of the win may have been on the game’s final play — which Dinwiddie drew up in the huddle with 0.4 seconds left on the clock: