LOS ANGELES — It was a good day for Nets point guards past and present.
Hours after Jason Kidd was named a Hall of Fame finalist, unsung but rising point guard Spencer Dinwiddie captured the Skills Challenge to kick off All-Star Saturday at Staples Center. The 6-foot-6 Dinwiddie, who was the Pistons’ second-rounder in 2014, outdid 7-foot Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen in the finals that pit the big man against the guard.
In the morning, the loquacious Dinwiddie said, “I didn’t come here to lose.’’ And he backed up his claim, keeping the crown in New York after Kristaps Porzingis won it last year.