NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Toronto Raptors at Barclays Center on Tuesday for the final day of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament and won 115-103.
For the Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie had 23 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists while Mikal Bridges had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. Cam Johnson had 18 points and Royce O’Neale had 18 points off the bench.
For the Raptors, Pascal Siakam had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Scottie Barnes had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. had 15 points off the bench and Dennis Schroder had 14 points.
In the first half, both teams were laying bricks as neither team could find its shooting touch from anywhere on the floor. The scoring picked up in the second quarter as both teams started to find their groove before the Nets ended the period with a 13-0 run in the last three minutes to go into halftime leading 52-44.
In the second half, Toronto got back into the game in a hurry as they started to wake up and play with more energy on both ends of the floor. However, Brooklyn ran away with things in the fourth quarter as O’Neale continued to make threes and the Raptors did not have an answer for him or Dinwiddie. The Nets eventually won the game 115-103 to finish the In-Season Tournament with a 3-1 record.
Here are the Nets player grades following Tuesday’s In-Season Tournament win: