Carmelo Anthony counted down from five seconds, just to keep time with the referee, and Andre Roberson stayed both strong and nimble to track Spencer Dinwiddie out to the three-point line. The Thunder’s defensive ace forced the Brooklyn Nets guard to catch it deep and didn’t give an inch, and Dinwiddie’s desperation jumper fell short and right to seal a heart-thumping 109-108 Thunder win.
“Dre, before (Dinwiddie) even got the ball, did a terrific job of handling that,” Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan noted.
“(Roberson) forced (Dinwiddie) back up to the ball, which was a huge play because it got him into an area of the floor where Dre could kind of contain the dribble,” Donovan added.