Brooklyn Nets’ Royce O’Neale (00) gestures after hitting a 3-point shot during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball in-season tournament game against the Orlando Magic, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie had 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 124-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night in Eastern Conference Group C of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Mikal Bridges chipped in 21 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Cam Johnson scored 20 points as Brooklyn put six players in double figures. Day’Ron Sharpe finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out, and the Nets won their second straight overall and improved to 2-1 in the tournament.
“A really good response and effort from our guys,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. “We talked about being better tonight on both ends of the floor, and our guys were definitely better.”
The Nets will close their round-robin slate with a home game against Toronto on Nov. 28.
Franz Wagner had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Magic in their tournament opener. Orlando fell to 4-16 all-time at Barclays Center.
“I think the game was a little closer than it ended up being,” Wagner said. “I think (there were) a lot of turnovers, and they got open shots in transition. Offensively, we lost our flow a bit.”
After closing the third quarter with a 15-7 run, Brooklyn pulled away with a 22-9 spurt to start the fourth. Dinwiddie scored 12 in the quarter.
“Just playing some pick-and-roll and getting some mismatches,” Dinwiddie said. “I was fortunate enough to hit some shots.”
Royce O’Neale added seven in the fourth and the Nets made 7 of 10 3-pointers while outscoring Orlando 36-18 in the period.
“Obviously (Dinwiddie) had a great quarter,” Johnson said. ”Really gave us a big lift with some timely buckets. That kind of hurts the other team’s…
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