Spencer Dinwiddie put the Nets on his back in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, leading Brooklyn to a 117-111 win to snap the team’s three-game losing streak, while also concluding the five-game road trip.
Most of Dinwiddie’s scoring was done at the free-throw line. He finished 14-for-15 from the charity stripe and went 5-for-11 from the floor (0-for-4 from three) to score 24 points.
Starting in place of the injured Kyrie Irving (right shoulder impingement), the point guard was able to draw contact frequently against the Bulls — which is one of his strengths. Kenny Atkinson explained to reporters in Chicago why Dinwiddie can draw fouls at will:
He’s like a tailback. Sometimes you just keep pitching it to him and he just keeps going around and he keeps going. He keeps going. He’s gotta be one of the fastest guys in the league. He was outstanding. . . I thought he really played a complete game