Spencer Dinwiddie

BROOKLYN (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points in his first game since returning to Brooklyn and the Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 116-105 on Thursday.

Brooklyn looked sluggish from the outset, shooting just 28.6% from the field in the first quarter, and Chicago capitalized. Dinwiddie scored 13 in the fourth and Watanabe hit a pair of 3s. Brooklyn built an 11-point advantage early in the third. He spent five seasons with the team and returned with 18 points in the second half. “My job as GM and our job as a front office is to try and bring in that caliber of talent. Joe Harris had 18 points, and Yuta Watanabe chipped in 14 points in 22 minutes off the bench.

When the chaos of the trade deadline settled, the Nets were left with a shell of their team, at least for the short term, than what they had just 72 hours prior ...

The Nets still found a way to lead at halftime because of Harris and his six 3-pointers. The Nets built their lead to double digits in the opening minutes of the third, until Zach LaVine, who had a game-high 38 points, pulled Chicago back into the game. “But I think you saw the versatility and the size come into play tonight, where we didn’t get destroyed rebounding-wise and shot discrepancy.” But Caruso still managed to steal the ball and make the layup. They didn’t even have a chance to practice with Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, only walking through plays after the pair cleared physicals. “We started a different lineup, which we haven’t started the entire year.

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls on Thursday 116-105 thanks to Spencer Dinwiddie's 25 points. Here are the Nets player grades.

He did a good job passing the ball in this one and his defense was critical to the Nets building their lead in the second half. He did a great job of getting on the glass and he had some nice passes in this one as one of the main creators for this new-look Brooklyn Nets team. He did a great job of rebounding the basketball in place of Nic Claxton and Sharpe played some good defense on Nikola Vucevic by making most of his shots of the difficult variety. DFS was awesome on the boards and on the defensive end as he did a good job of guarding guys like DeMar DeRozan. Dinwiddie did a good job of chasing down rebounds from his guard position and he did a great job of passing the ball when he was able to break down his defender and create an opening for his teammates. Outside of that, he did a decent job rebounding and he provided some value passing the ball and finding the open man.

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie is in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls.

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Dinwiddie scored 25.0 points in the Nets' win over the Bulls, putting together a solid performance in his first game with the Nets.

[Game Recaps](/nba/game-recaps.php) - NBA - NFL [Nets Correspondent](/nba/team-news.php?team=BKN) Dinwiddie scored 25.0 points in the Nets’ win over the Bulls, putting together a solid performance in his first game with the Nets. Ruffin Jr.](/news/correspondents/joel-e-ruffin-jr.php)