Nets lose third straight, drop season series with Timberwolves

The Brooklyn Nets continue to struggle as they closed out 2019 with a disappointing loss.

A nine-point fourth quarter lead clearly wasn’t enough for the Brooklyn Nets in Minnesota — a place they can’t seem to buy a win.

After losing to the Timberwolves 127-126 in overtime on opening night, the Nets found themselves on the wrong side of yet another overtime battle. Brooklyn lost 122-115, marking their third loss in a row, fifth in a row in Minnesota.

What’s worse is the Timberwolves had lost their last nine home games, and they were without Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins — their top scorers this season.

Spencer Dinwiddie led all scorers with 36 points on 12-for-31 shooting (3-for-9 from three, 9-for-13 at the line).

Dinwiddie also had eight assists.

Tauran Prince had a double-double (11 points and 14 rebounds), but he was not efficient with his shooting. He hit a big shot late, but Prince went 3-for-13 from the floor (2-for-7 from long-range).

Garrett Temple scored 11, but struggled offensively, as well. He made 3 of his 16 shots, going 1-for-7 from three.

The one player who was efficient was Joe Harris. He scored 18 on 8-for-14 shooting (3-for-6 from 3-point territory).

Off the bench, DeAndre Jordan grabbed 13 boards, Wilson Chandler scored 13 points and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot finished with 11 points.

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