Even with Caris LeVert back on the floor for Brooklyn on Saturday, the Nets still needed Spencer Dinwiddie to set the tone on offense. But having both guards on the floor was not enough, as the Toronto Raptors won convincingly at Barclays Center, 121-102.
In the loss, Dinwiddie scored an efficient 23 points, going 6-for-12 from the floor (2-for-5 from 3-point territory). He also went 9-for-12 at the free-throw line.
Dinwiddie’s 23-point game was actually somewhat of a landmark performance. He’s now scored 20 or more points in each of Brooklyn’s last 11 home games.
First, that’s a Nets record at Barclays Center.
Second, Dinwiddie’s 11-game stretch is the longest streak of 20-point home games for a member of the Nets since Vince Carter logged 13 games in a row from March to April of the 2005-06 season.
Dinwiddie has averaged 26.5 points per game at home during this stretch.
RELATED: Nets lose fifth straight despite Caris LeVert’s return
RELATED: Kyrie Irving receives cortisone shot with hope of avoiding surgery