Dinwiddie seals Nets victory
Indianapolis
Spencer Dinwiddie made a 21-foot jumper with 5 seconds left Monday night to give the Brooklyn Nets a 106-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Dinwiddie finished with 21 points.
The lead changed hands three times in the final 27 seconds and wasn't decided until Malcolm Brogdon's 3-pointer at the buzzer came up short. Brooklyn has won two straight at Indianapolis for the first time since 2012-13.
Domantas Sabonis had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth triple-double this season. T.J. Warren added 19 points but couldn't prevent the Pacers from extending their losing streak to a season-high six games.
Magic 135, Hawks 126: Aaron Gordon scored 26 points, Nikola Vucevic had 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Orlando surged past Atlanta. Evan Fournier added 22 points and Terrence Ross had 21 for Orlando, which hit 52.6 percent from the field, including a season-high 18 3-pointers, in its highest-scoring game this season. Trae Young had 29 points and nine assists for Atlanta. John Collins scored 22 points and Dewayne Dedmon had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Shen grad Kevin Huerter finished with 12 points and seven assists. The Magic used a pair of 11-0 runs in the fourth quarter to get past an Atlanta team playing the second game of a back-to-back. The Hawks needed two overtimes Sunday to beat the Knicks.
Hornets 87, Pistons 76: Miles Bridges scored 18 points and Charlotte snapped a five-game skid. The win was Charlotte's 10th straight against Detroit, including two consecutive 4-0 season sweeps. Malik Monk added 16 points for the Hornets while Devonte' Graham had 14 points and 11 assists. The Pistons have lost three straight and nine of 11. Thon Maker led Detroit with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
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