Jarrett Allen, Spencer Dinwiddie lead Nets past Cavaliers

Jarrett Allen did a bit of everything against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Spencer Dinwiddie put a punctuation mark on the game.

Tristan Thompson didn’t stand a chance against Jarrett Allen on Monday. The Nets big man had one of the best regular season performances of his career, finishing with 22 points and 21 rebounds.

Allen went 9-for-10 from the floor, 4-for-5 from the free-throw line and grabbed a career-high nine offensive rebounds.

Allen’s performance in the 108-106 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers was the second 20-20 game of his career. His last one came against the Houston Rockets in January. Allen now leads the Nets with seven double-doubles this season.

Spencer Dinwiddie extended his streak of 20-point games to six in the win. He scored 23 points on 10-for-24 shooting (1-for-5 from three). Dinwiddie also had a season-high nine assists

Dinwiddie and Allen each blocked important shooting opportunities in Cleveland’s final offensive possession, which gave Dinwiddie the chance to take what went on to be the game-winning shot.

Dinwiddie and Nic Claxton led the Nets with three blocks apiece. Allen had two.

Joe Harris (19 points) and Taurean Prince (18) were the other two Nets who finished in double figures. Prince led the Nets from behind the arc, finishing 4-for-6 from three.