National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 124, Orlando 104
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: #78 Evan Scott, #32 Marat Kogut, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 17361

Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 29 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away down the stretch for a 124-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night in an NBA in-season tournament game in New York.

The Nets improved to 2-1 in East Group C and won their second straight game thanks to Dinwiddie, who helped Brooklyn turn a two-point, fourth-quarter lead into a double-digit victory.

After Orlando's Jonathan Isaac hit a 3-pointer a little over a minute into the fourth to get the Magic within 91-89, Royce O'Neale and Lonnie Walker IV hit threes to extend the lead to 97-89 with about 9 1/2 minutes left.

Dinwiddie began his small binge by hitting a 3-pointer with 8:13 left, converting a three-point play with 7:11 to go and hitting another trey with 6:37 left for a 106-92 lead.

Dinwiddie, who made 10 of 18 shots overall, hit another triple with 3:16 left to up the lead to 116-97 and clinch Brooklyn's third straight home victory. He also handed out a season-best-tying nine assists.

Mikal Bridges added 21 points and Cameron Johnson contributed 11 of his 20 in the third to help Brooklyn erase a seven-point deficit.

O'Neale contributed 13 points while Day'Ron Sharpe and Walker added 11 apiece as the Nets made 13 of 17 shots in the fourth and shot 54.1 percent overall.

Franz Wagner led Orlando with 21 points, but the Magic scored 18 points in the final quarter of their first tournament game. Paolo Banchero added 19 but shot 6 of 15 as the Magic shot 43.9 percent.

The Nets held a 33-19 lead on a 3-pointer by O'Neale with 56 seconds left in the first quarter but went ice cold, and Orlando capitalized. The Magic countered the early deficit with a 26-5 run and opened a 45-38 lead on a trey by Banchero with 5:28 left in the second and took a 60-57 advantage by halftime.

A 3-pointer by Banchero and a layup by Wagner pushed Orlando's lead to 79-73 with 4:11 left in the third. The Nets outscored Orlando 15-7 the rest of the quarter and took a two-point lead into the fourth.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Brooklyn
Franz Wagner 21 Scoring Spencer Dinwiddie 29
Franz Wagner 5 Assists Spencer Dinwiddie 9
Franz Wagner 8 Rebounds Day'Ron Sharpe 10
Moritz Wagner 5 Free Throws Made Spencer Dinwiddie 4
Paolo Banchero 2 Steals Mikal Bridges 4
Paolo Banchero 1 Blocks Nic Claxton 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 104 43.9 16-46 16-21 23 37 4 9 16
Brooklyn 124 54.1 19-39 13-20 22 44 3 13 16
Upcoming Games
  • Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Nets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Magic have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .600 after a loss.