Despite 115-103 win over Raptors, Nets knocked out of NBA In-Season Tournament
NEW YORK (AP) Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 115-103 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night to win their third straight, but were knocked out of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Dinwiddie was one of five players to finish in double-figure scoring for Brooklyn (9-8).
Mikal Bridges scored 22 points, Cameron Johnson and Royce O’Neale had 18 apiece, and Nic Claxton chipped in with 15.
“We just (ended) up making the right plays at the end (of the game),” Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said. “Overall we had a good balance of attacking the rim and shooting 3s tonight.”
Brooklyn entered the last day of tournament group play needing to win by at least 15 points and for the Celtics to beat Chicago by less than 21 in order to clinch Group C and advance to the knockout round of the inaugural tournament.
While the Nets were engaged in their close fight with the Raptors, Boston routed Chicago 124-97.
Brooklyn could have earned a wild-card berth with a win and losses by the Cavaliers, Heat and Knicks. But New York blew out Charlotte 115-91 to clinch the wild card.
“It (would) have been nice to go to Vegas, but it is what it is,” Claxton said.
Despite having six players finish in double-figure scoring, Toronto dropped to 8-10. Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes had 17 each and Gary Trent Jr. finished with 15 off the bench. Dennis Schroder added 14, Chris Boucher contributed 13 and OG Anunoby had 10.
“I thought in the first half Scottie was settling quite a bit,” Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said, when asked about Barnes and Anunoby. "He was taking some mid-range shots. We talked about it at halftime. He played a completely different game in the second half. So much more force.
“I thought OG started the game slow as well. But (in) the second half he gave us much more force.”
Trent tied the game at 94-all with a jumper in the lane with 4:30 remaining. On the next possession, Bridges converted a floater and knocked down a free throw to give Brooklyn a three-point lead. That was quickly cut to 97-96 on another Trent jumper.
After a timeout, Bridges knocked down a 3 from the left corner to extend Brooklyn’s lead. Two Johnson free throws stretched the advantage to six, before Barnes’ tip-in allowed the Raptors to close to 102-98.
The Nets went up by five on a Claxton free throw, only for Barnes to cut the deficit to three on a pair of free throws.
“Congratulations to Brooklyn,” Rajakovic said. “They played (a) great game. They were able to make shots down the stretch.”
Brooklyn was shorthanded as Ben Simmons (impinged left lower back nerve), Cam Thomas (sprained left ankle), Dennis Smith Jr. (sprained lower back) and Noah Clowney (right shoulder soreness) missed the game with injuries.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Host Phoenix on Wednesday night.
Nets: Host Charlotte on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jakob Poeltl vs. Nic Claxton (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | OG Anunoby misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:44 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 10:55 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | OG Anunoby misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Cameron Johnson assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:12 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:43 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:41 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 2-2 |
| 9:13 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Nic Claxton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 8:28 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving bank hook shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 4-4 |
| 7:55 | | Nic Claxton blocks Scottie Barnes's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:52 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 7-4 |
| 6:58 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 7-6 |
| 6:37 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 7-8 |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point stepback jump shot | 9-8 |
| 5:38 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point stepback jump shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 9-11 |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 11-11 |
| 5:13 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:12 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 11-13 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 13-13 |
| 4:40 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 13-15 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 15-15 |
| 4:01 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 4:01 | | Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Loose ball) (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup (OG Anunoby assists) | 17-15 |
| 3:22 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Lonnie Walker IV blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:05 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 19-15 |
| 2:48 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Mikal Bridges assists) | 19-17 |
| 2:42 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-18 |
| 2:26 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point dunk (Royce O'Neale assists) | 19-20 |
| 2:10 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:53 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot | 21-20 |
| 1:27 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:21 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Precious Achiuwa misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:19 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving layup | 21-22 |
| 0:54 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spencer Dinwiddie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup | 21-24 |
| 11:16 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:16 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Trendon Watford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Lonnie Walker IV makes two point driving reverse layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 21-26 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 24-26 |
| 10:29 | | Lonnie Walker IV turnover (lost ball) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Scottie Barnes's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot (Lonnie Walker IV assists) | 24-28 |
| 9:49 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 27-28 |
| 9:22 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point bank hook shot | 27-30 |
| 9:10 | | OG Anunoby turnover (lost ball) (Nic Claxton steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | Jalen McDaniels blocks Nic Claxton's two point layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 27-32 |
| 8:39 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Lonnie Walker IV defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Lonnie Walker IV misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 30-32 |
| 7:50 | | +3 | Lonnie Walker IV makes three point jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 30-35 |
| 7:25 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point running finger roll layup | 32-35 |
| 6:45 | | Trendon Watford misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Chris Boucher misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Lonnie Walker IV turnover (bad pass) (Chris Boucher steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 35-35 |
| 6:09 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:54 | | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (bad pass) (Jalen McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:43 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Dennis Schroder offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point putback layup | 37-35 |
| 5:17 | | Trendon Watford turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:03 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 39-35 |
| 4:39 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Day'Ron Sharpe's two point layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 41-35 |
| 4:19 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-35 |
| 4:06 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:47 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 42-37 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 44-37 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes two point driving bank jump shot | 44-39 |
| 2:47 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 44-41 |
| 2:40 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:28 | | Nic Claxton blocks OG Anunoby's two point dunk | ||
| 2:25 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Dinwiddie steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:04 | |