Dorian Finney-Smith sank the tiebreaking three-pointer with 36.8 seconds left in extra time because the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 124-123 victory on Friday in Minneapolis.
Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges scored 34 factors and hit the tying 3-pointer with 1:18 left in OT.
Bridges reached 30 factors for the sixth time since being acquired final month from the Phoenix Suns within the Kevin Durant commerce. He made 13 of 24 field-goal makes an attempt, together with the trey from the left facet that cast a 121-121 tie.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards then missed a 3-pointer earlier than Brooklyn’s Spencer Dinwiddie drove the lane and handed the ball nicely over Rudy Gobert’s attain to Finney-Smith, who sank the nook triple for a 124-121 lead.
Following Finney-Smith’s shot, the Nets sweated out the ultimate seconds. Edwards hit a layup to make it a one-point recreation with 31.6 seconds left, and the Nets escaped when Mike Conley’s off-balance 3-point try proper earlier than the buzzer was quick after being barely blocked by Dinwiddie’s proper hand.
Dinwiddie logged 29 factors and 11 assists as Brooklyn received for the fourth time in 5 video games.
Cameron Johnson contributed 15 factors for the Nets, whereas Royce O’Neale completed with 12 factors and a season-best 15 rebounds. Brooklyn rallied from a 12-point, first-half deficit and survived capturing 1-for-9 and committing 4 turnovers within the ultimate five-plus minutes of regulation.
Edwards scored 32 factors for the Wolves, who dropped its second straight regardless of capturing 57.4 % within the first half. Gobert added 26 factors and 13 rebounds but additionally missed 4 important free throws within the fourth.
After the Timberwolves held an eight-point lead at halftime, Brooklyn outscored them 24-8 over the ultimate 6 1/2 minutes of the third to take a 97-88 lead into the fourth quarter.
Edwards sank a 3-pointer that evened the sport at 109 with 1:57 remaining within the fourth, however O’Neale hit a trey on Brooklyn’s subsequent possession.
Two free throws by Conley made it 112-111 with 80 seconds left, and following two free throws by Bridges with 1.5 to go, Minnesota used its ultimate timeout and compelled extra time when Naz Reid drained a 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left.
