After Spencer Dinwiddie got hurt Sunday night in Charlotte, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot became next man up for the Nets. In the Nets failed comeback, TLC scored 11 points in 12 minutes, going 3-of-3 from deep.
Then, on Monday, the 25-year-old got his first start of the season promptly poured in 19 points in the first half, finishing with 21. Luwawu-Cabarrot is not Spencer Dinwiddie. He is not the ball handler, the point guard Dinwiddie is, but he can score in bunches and is now a reliable 3-point shooter. He is also confident in his abilities.
“[It’s] always great to learn and especially losses like that, where I personally made a few mistakes at the end of the stretch,” he said when asked about what he’s taken from the two games.