UNDATED (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie came back to haunt one of his former teams and end the Brooklyn Nets’ four-game winning streak.
Dinwiddie made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Dallas Mavericks a 113-111 win at Brooklyn. He hit the winning basket with nine seconds left Sunday in Boston and came through in the clutch again after Kevin Durant had given the Nets a one-point lead with 10 seconds to play.
Luka Doncic finished with 37 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the Mavericks’ eighth win in nine games. Dinwiddie provided 15 of his 22 points in the final period.
Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA action:
— Devin Booker furnished 36 points, Mikal Bridges added 26 and the NBA-leading Suns earned their third straight win by downing the Rockets, 129-112. Deandre Ayton added 23 points and 11 rebounds to the victory.
— Jayson Tatum had 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Jalen Brown scored 14 of his 26 points in the first half of the Celtics’ 110-88 rout of the Warriors. Golden State guard Steph Curry went down with a left foot injury late in the first half and didn’t return.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo furnished 36 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks in a 135-126 win at Sacramento. Khris Middleton added 32 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help Milwaukee win its eighth in nine games.
— Joel Embiid shook off a sore back to contribute 35 points and 17 rebounds in the 76ers’ 118-114 victory over the Cavaliers. James Harden scored 21 points and added 11 assists for the Sixers, who blew a 17-point lead and trailed by one with 3:47 remaining.
— Pascal Siakam dropped in 31 points and the Raptors picked up their fifth straight win by defeating the Clippers, 103-100. Siakam also had 12 rebounds and has scored at least 20 points in a career-high eight straight games.
— Donovan Mitchell set a Jazz record by scoring 25 of his 37 points in the third quarter of a 125-110 downing of the Bulls. Mitchell made a franchise-record seven 3-pointers in the third period and broke Karl Malone’s team mark of 22 points in a quarter.
— The Nuggets rolled to a 127-109 win over the Wizards as Nikola Jokic delivered 29 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in just 26 minutes. The four-time All-Star shot 10 of 14 from the floor and 7 of 7 from the line to help Denver improve to 2-0 on its three-game East Coast trip.
— Karl-Anthony Towns scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves thump the Lakers, 124-104. Anthony Edwards had 20 of his 27 points in the second quarter to lead the early surge by the Wolves, who never trailed in their ninth win in 10 games.
— LaMelo Ball had 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Hornets in their third straight win, 116-106 over the Hawks. Montrezl Harrell chipped in with 20 points off the bench and PJ Washington scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help Charlotte get back to .500.
— Lonnie Walker IV made a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining to give the Spurs their first win in three games, 122-120 over the Thunder. Dejounte Murray had 26 points and 12 assists for San Antonio, which blew a 16-point, third-quarter lead.
— RJ Barrett dropped in 31 points and Julius Randle added 20 with nine rebounds in the Knicks’ 128-98 assault on the Trail Blazers. Immanuel Quickley had 18 points in New York’s first win in six home games.
