Eastern Conference Recaps, Feb. 9: Spencer Dinwiddie’s Clutch 3-Pointer Pushes Brooklyn Nets Past Chicago Bulls

Spencer Dinwiddie capped a 25-point game with a clutch 3-pointer, giving the new-look Brooklyn Nets a 116-105 victory against the Chicago Bulls. After recording three straight 40-point games, Cam Thomas finished with 20 points.

“What I loved about it was he did have some composure throughout the course of the night, and in the second half he figured out where to get to his spots and drive the basketball," Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said of Dinwiddie. "So that was growth within itself because he started not making shots.”

Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 38 points and Nikola Vucevic had 15 points and 17 rebounds.

NEXT NETS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 15 in Brooklyn

NEXT BULLS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 18 in Chicago

OTHER NOTES:

-Trae Young’s 36 points and 12 assists led the Atlanta Hawks to a 116-107 victory against the Phoenix Suns. Dejounte Murray had 19 points and John Collins had 16. Josh Okogie led all reserves with 25 points and Deandre Ayton had 23.

NEXT HAWKS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 4 at Miami

-The Orlando Magic defeated the Denver Nuggets 115-104 behind Wendell Carter’s 19 points. Cole Anthony and Bol Bol had 17 points off the bench and Moritz Wagner had 12.

Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 37 points and 13 rebounds and Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 12 rebounds.

NEXT MAGIC GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 11 in Orlando

NEXT NUGGETS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 13 at Miami

-The Milwaukee Bucks took advantage of LeBron James’ absence and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 115-106. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 38 points and 10 rebounds and Khris Middleton led all reserves with 22 points.

Dennis Schroder led the Lakers with 25 points and Anthony Davis had 23 points and 16 rebounds.

NEXT BUCKS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 24 in Milwaukee

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