Spencer Dinwiddie leads Nets past Bulls in final game of road trip

Spencer Dinwiddie and Joe Harris came up big for the Brooklyn Nets in Saturday’s win over the Chicago Bulls.

After jumping out to a comfortable 30-19 first-quarter lead, the Brooklyn Nets started to slip against the Chicago Bulls, trailing 50-56 at the half. The Bulls still held a four-point lead entering the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to get past Spencer Dinwiddie and the Nets, who finished their road trip with a 117-111 win in Chicago.

Dinwiddie entered the fourth quarter with only four points to his name, but finished the night with 24 on 5 of 11 shooting, while knocking down 14 of his 15 free-throw attempts. The point guard started in place of the injured Kyrie Irving, who was out due to a right shoulder impingement.

Dinwiddie’s 20 fourth-quarter points are the most he’s ever scored in an individual quarter in his career. He also set the bar for most points scored by a Nets player in any quarter this season.

Joe Harris also exploded offensively, scoring 22 points on 8 of 15 shooting — though he wasn’t at his best from long-range, finishing 2-for-8.

Harris also dished out eight assists without turning the ball over once.

Each of the other three Nets starters finished in double-figures, as well. Taurean Prince had 13 points, Garrett Temple scored 12 and Jarrett Allen had 11. However, Prince and Temple weren’t consistent with their shots, finishing 4-for-13 and 4-for-12 from the floor, respectively.

Theo Pinson provided a lift off the bench with his 10-point performance (4-for-9 shooting).

DeAndre Jordan grabbed seven rebounds, eclipsing the 9,000 career rebounds mark in the process. Allen and Dzanan Musa each grabbed seven rebounds, as well. Jordan also blocked four shots.

Iman Shumpert made his Brooklyn Nets debut on Saturday. He scored five points on 2-for-4 shooting and had three rebounds in 12 minutes of action.