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Spencer Dinwiddie weighs in on first two episodes of ‘The Last Dance’

The first two episodes of ESPN’s “The Last Dance” aired on Sunday, and the story of Michael Jordan and the ’98 Bulls captivated many.

The first two episodes of ESPN’s 10-episode docuseries “The Last Dance,” which tells the story of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, had the attention of the entire basketball world on Sunday.

While more of Jordan’s story was told, there were some riveting details shared about the battle between Pippen and then Bulls general manager Jerry Krause. On top of the compelling content ESPN provided during a time where live sports aren’t being played due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the second episode had to end on a cliff-hanger — as if people weren’t already going to be hungry for more after those two brisk hours.

In fact, Brooklyn Nets guard Chris Chiozza said he “felt normal again,” while watching “The Last Dance.”

Fellow Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie was all-in on the first two episodes, too, writing on Twitter:

When they rolled the credit just now a tear came to my eye #TheLastDance

Like everyone else, Dinwiddie and Chiozza will have to wait a week to watch the next two episodes in the series.

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Nets March Madness: Chris Chiozza, Florida defeated in Elite Eight

On March 26, 2017, Chris Chiozza’s longest March Madness run at Florida came to a close at the hands of South Carolina.

While there’s still hope for the NBA to crown a 2020 champion, the same cannot be said for college basketball. When professional sports organizations put their seasons on hold in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the NCAA canceled all winter tournaments — including the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

Since there won’t be any bracket busting or Cinderella stories this year, Nets Wire will try to help fans get their March Madness fix by looking back at performances and runs that featured current Brooklyn Nets players:

March 26, 2017

After knocking off No. 13 ETSU by 15 points and beating No. 5 Virginia by nearly 30, No. 4 Florida faced its first real challenge of the 2017 NCAA men’s basketball tournament in their Sweet 16 matchup with No. 8 Wisconsin.

Still, the Gators were victorious, winning 84-83 as future Brooklyn Nets guard Chris Chiozza scored five of his eight points off the bench in overtime — which included his game-winning shot.

Chiozza also had five assists, four rebounds and a steal.

“I was going to pass, but I was really going to the rim,” Chiozza said about his big shot after the win. “But they did a good job of bumping me and slowing me down, and that was the shot I had so I had to have that one.”

After the wild win came No. 7 South Carolina.

Florida took a 40-33 lead into halftime, but the Gamecocks turned the tables in the second half to win 77-70 and advance to the Final Four.

Chiozza scored nine points on 3-for-10 shooting (2-for-7 from deep) off the bench. He also finished with four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

Florida’s 2017 March Madness run would prove to be the Gators’ longest during Chiozza’s time at the university.

Nets embarrassed by Grizzlies 118-79

The Brooklyn Nets could not carry the momentum from their win in Boston into Wednesday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Brooklyn was on the wrong end of a blowout at Barclays Center just one night after the Nets had their most impressive win of the 2019-20 season. After losing the first quarter 23-22, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies took over and blew out the Nets 118-79.

The Nets had plenty of problems in the loss, but one glaring issue was their shooting. Brooklyn shot 33.3% from the floor and an abysmal 16.7% from 3-point territory.

The Nets were also out-rebounded 59-42.

After putting up 51 points against the Celtics in Boston on Tuesday, Caris LeVert scored 14 points on a rough 6-for-19 shooting (0-for-5 from 3-point range).

Taurean Prince scored 15 points and also went 6-for-19 from the floor (2-for-8 from deep). Joe Harris (13) was the only other Nets starter to finish in double figures. Spencer Dinwiddie and Jarrett Allen scored four and six points respectively.

Chris Chiozza had himself a career night. He reached double figures (14) for the first time in his NBA career. He went 5-for-8 from the floor (2-for-4 from deep).

Kenny Atkinson: Nets win over Celtics ‘like one of those Hollywood movies’

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a stunning comeback in Boston on Tuesday. Even Kenny Atkinson can’t believe what he witnessed.

Caris LeVert’s performance against the Boston Celtics was stunning on its own, but there was something else about the Brooklyn Nets’ 129-120 comeback, overtime win.

LeVert was the only starter out there throughout the comeback. Taurean Prince logged 14 seconds in the fourth quarter, and that was it for him, Joe Harris, Jarrett Allen and Spencer Dinwiddie between the fourth quarter and overtime.

“It’s really hard to even comment on that [game],” Atkinson said after the win. “I’m still trying to process it all.”Fifty-one points in the fourth quarter against a team like that. Hey, listen, it’s obvious we got a boost from those guys and that play. It’s like one of those Hollywood movies. A lot of those guys are third-team guys. I’m just so happy ’cause those guys work so hard and got rewarded.”

Of course, LeVert caught most of the attention since he finished with a career-high 51 points, 37 between the fourth quarter and overtime. But he knows just how well his teammates played.

“My teammates did a great job. Chris Chiozza, bit shoutout to him,” LeVert said. “He played his butt off tonight, along with TLC [Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot] and the rest of that unit. They work hard every single day, so they deserve that for sure.”

And while the win was unique in itself, Luwawu-Cabarrot thinks this can get the Nets back on track.

“It’s probably the biggest and sweetest comeback I have been a part of,” he said. “It is amazing … The team, we just needed that. The rhythm and the way we played. I think we just played as a team, and together we came back … It was great.”

Caris LeVert scores career-high in Nets’ 129-120 win vs. Celtics

Caris LeVert willed the Brooklyn Nets to a win in Boston on Tuesday.

At first, it looked like the Brooklyn Nets were going down without much of a fight on Tuesday. Even though the Boston Celtics didn’t have one of their All-Stars on Tuesday in Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker — their other 2020 All-Star — was on a minutes restriction, and Gordon Hayward did not return to play in the second half because of a right knee contusion, Brooklyn struggled for much of the night.

Then Caris LeVert took over in the fourth quarter.

The wing scored 26 of Brooklyn’s franchise-best 51 points in the final quarter of play, draining three free throws at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. And the Nets maintained their momentum, winning 129-120 to snap their four-game losing streak.

LeVert finished with a career-high 51 points on 17-for-26 shooting (5-for-10 from deep). He also had five rebounds and four assists.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot was second in scoring for the Nets. He finished with 16 points of the bench. Luwawu-Cabarrot also grabbed seven rebounds.

Chris Chiozza chipped in eight points off the bench. DeAndre Jordan did the same while grabbing 15 rebounds.

Joe Harris scored 10 points. He went 2-for-5 from long-range. Spencer Dinwiddie also finished in double figures, scoring 14 points.

Nic Claxton recalled from Long Island ahead of matchup with Hawks

After spending Saturday with the Long Island Nets for a G League tilt, Nic Claxton is back in Brooklyn for Sunday’s game.

Ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks at Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets have recalled rookie forward Nic Claxton from their G League team, the Long Island Nets.

Claxton was with Long Island on Saturday for a road game against the Greensboro Swarm, the Charlotte Hornets’ G League affiliate. Long Island won the game 119-109.

The rookie forward played a significant part in the double-digit victory. Claxton scored 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting (2-for-2 from 3-point territory) while going 2-for-4 at the free-throw line in his 22 minutes of action. He also grabbed 10 rebounds in his double-double effort, blocked a shot and had one steal.

Claxton also had the chance to play alongside Nets two-way player Chris Chiozza for the first time. Brooklyn inked a deal with the guard back on January 4.

Against the Swarm, Chiozza had nine rebounds and six assists. He scored eight points on 3-for-13 shooting (1-for-7 from deep).

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Nets sign Chris Chiozza to two-way contract

The Brooklyn Nets have filled the two-way slot that was made vacant by the team’s decision to waive Henry Ellenson.

The Brooklyn Nets have filled their second two-way roster spot after having waived forward Henry Ellenson on Friday.

Following Saturday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Nets announced the signing of Chris Chiozza to a two-way contract. The guard was was with the Washington Wizards earlier in the season on a two-way deal. He was released mid-December so the Wizards could use the two-way slot on Anzejs Pasecniks.

Chiozza appeared in seven games for the Houston Rockets last season and four with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Houston’s G League team. He also played with the Go-Go for 43 games in 2018-19.

This season, Chiozza was on a two-way deal with the Wizards. He played in 10 NBA games and 10 G League games for Washington’s affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.

Chiozza has averaged 12.8 points per game on 41.8% shooting throughout his G League career. In his limited time at the NBA level, the guard has averaged 1.9 points per game on 28.6% shooting.