By the Associated Press
NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points, D'Angelo Russell had 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the weary Phoenix Suns 111-103 on Sunday night.
The Suns, with a short turnaround after a 149-146 triple-overtime loss in Washington a night earlier, dropped their second straight after a four-game winning streak.
Rookie Rodions Kurucs from Latvia added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets. They bounced back from a loss to Indiana on Friday to win for the eighth time in nine games.
Rookie Deandre Ayton had 26 points and 18 rebounds for the Suns, shooting 13 of 16 from the field.