Jarrett Allen had 19 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 105-102.
Spencer Dinwiddie’s driving layup answered Nikola Jokić’s reverse layup and put the Nets back ahead for good with 26 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets had the ball down 3, but Jamal Murray missed a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Nuggets 14-10. Taurean Prince scored 7 of the Nets’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Dinwiddie had 24 points and 8 assists.
For the Nuggets, Jokić had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Murray added 21 points (9 in the first quarter). Jerami Grant scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nets grabbed 10 offensive rebounds to the Nuggets’ 7 and outscored them 66-22 in the paint. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 55-40 in 21 minutes together.