Boracay Island, Philippines – Spencer Dinwiddie had 31 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 steal to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 108-101 in overtime on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning, Philippine time) at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Joe Harris added 24 markers, including 5 triples to go with 6 boards and 3 dimes. Third year center Jarrett Allen was a monster on the shaded lane, scoring 12 points on 6-for-7 field goal shooting, corralling 14 rebounds, and swatting 6 shots for Brooklyn, who were without injured starters Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert.
The Nets are now at 7th place in the Eastern Conference team standings with a record of 15 wins and 12 losses.
Brandon Ingram topscored for New Orleans with 22 points, on top of 10 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. Jrue Holiday and Lonzo Ball added 21 and 10, respectively for the Pelicans, who dropped to a 6-22 win-loss card.
Up next for the Pelicans are the Timberwolves in Minnesota on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, Philippine time).
Meanwhile, the Nets will visit San Antonio to face the Spurs on the following night.
How they scored:
Nets 108 – Dinwiddie 31, Harris 24, Allen 12, Nwaba 12, Temple 7, Chandler 7, Jordan 6, Luwawu-Cabarrot 6, Prince 3
Pelicans 101 – Ingram 22, Holiday 21, Hart 14, Hayes 13, Ball 10, Alexander-Walker 9, Favors 7, Williams 3, Melli 2
AROUND THE LEAGUE:
(Road Team – Home Team)
SAC 102 – 110 CHA
LAL 102 – 105 IND
ATL 120 – 143 NYK
ORL 102 – 109 UTAH
PHX 99 – 120 LAC
GAMES TODAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019 CT
CHI @ WSH 8:00 AM CT
CHA @ CLE 8:00 AM CT
MIA @ PHI 8:00 AM CT
TOR @ DET 8:00 AM CT
NOP @ MIN 9:00 AM CT
MEM @ OKC 9:00 AM CT
ORL @ DEN 10:00 AM CT
BOS @ DAL 10:30 AM CT
GSW @ POR 11:00 AM CT
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