DINWIDDIE, MAVS SNAP NETS WIN STREAK
NEW YORK—Spencer
Dinwiddie swished the game-winning triple at the buzzer on Wednesday to key a 113-111 Dallas victory over Brooklyn as the Mavs snapped a four-game winning streak by the Nets.
Dinwiddie’s 25-foot winner sealed a pulsating tussle, which was dominated by a thrilling duel between Nets star Kevin Durant and the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic.
Durant put the Nets into a game-winning position with 10 seconds remaining after sinking a three-pointer from 27 feet to put Brooklyn 111-110 ahead, just after Doncic’s fadeaway jumper gave Dallas a slender 110-108 lead.
But with the last play of the game, Doncic worked the ball to Dinwiddie on the edge of the arc and the shooting guard made no mistakes.
It capped a superb fourth-quarter performance from Dinwiddie, who had 15 of his 22 points in the fourth.
Dinwiddie, who joined Dallas in a trade from Washington last month, insisted Doncic, who finished with 37 points with nine rebounds and nine assists, should take the credit.
“That was Luka making a play rather than me doing anything special,” Dinwiddie said.