NBA Summer League rewind: A look back at Wednesday
Wednesday‘s games
Bucks 97, Rockets 93 — Sean Kilpatrick scored 26 points as Milwaukee (1-3) advanced in the playoffs despite being the lowest-seeded team at No. 24. Alan Williams led Houston (2-2) with 17 points. The Bucks won despite committing 25 turnovers.
Nets 75, 76ers 68 — Markel Brown led Brooklyn (3-1) with 23 points, and the Nets got a nice lift from their bench, with Cliff Alexander and Austin Hollins scoring 13 points apiece. Philadelphia rookie center Jahlil Okafor was not with the team; he was in Los Angeles attending Wednesday‘s ESPY Awards show.
Warriors 83, Kings 67 — Golden State was looking for revenge after losing to Sacramento on Monday, and the Warriors got it. James Michael McAdoo scored 20 points and LaDontae Henton 18 for the Warriors (2-2). Sacramento, which led 47-40 at halftime, was outscored 20-4 in the third quarter, going 1 of 19 from the floor. The loss ended the Kings‘ hopes of repeating as summer league champions. David Stockton led the Kings (1-3) with 17 points.
Hawks 75, Heat 64 — Atlanta advanced to the second round of the playoffs after being led by Mike Muscala with 15 points. Miami (1-3) was 3 of 16 from beyond the 3-point arc. Shabazz Napier led the Heat with 21 points.
Mavericks 88, Lakers 86 — Kevin Pangos came up with a steal with 23.5 seconds left to give Dallas possession, and it led to Jeremy Tyler‘s putback of Maalik Wayans‘ miss with 1.4 seconds remaining as the Mavericks (1-3) advanced to the second round. Jabari Brown led the Lakers (1-3) with 19 points, with Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson adding 17 apiece.
Wizards 86, Jazz 78 — Washington (2-2) had five players score in double figures, led by Scott Machado with 17 points. Utah (1-3) shot 39 percent from the floor and was led by Bryce Cotton‘s 20 points.
Bulls 91, Cavaliers 73 — Chicago (2-2) outrebounded Cleveland 41-33 and was led by Doug McDermott, Vander Blue and Bobby Portis with 16 points apiece. The Cavaliers (1-3), who shot 13 of 23 from the free-throw line, were led by D.J. Seeley’s 16 points.
Trail Blazers 82, Timberwolves 77 — Portland (2-2) was led by Noah Vonleh‘s 16 points and 10 rebounds and got 15 points off the bench from Malcolm Thomas. The Blazers lost guard Allen Crabbe, their leading scorer in the summer league, to a sprained left ankle with 1:03 remaining in the second quarter. Crabbe, taken off the court on a stretcher, had X-rays, which proved to be negative. Minnesota (1-3) was led by rookie center Karl-Anthony Towns’ 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Wednesday‘s attendance
8,402. Total through six sessions — 60,802 (10,133 avg.)
Three stars
1. Jeremy Tyler, Dallas. Scored 25 points and had the game-winning basket in the Mavericks‘ win over the Lakers. He also grabbed 11 rebounds.
2. James Michael McAdoo, Golden State. Scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Warriors in their second-half comeback against Sacramento.
3. Sean Kilpatrick, Milwaukee. Scored 26 points to lead the Bucks past Houston.
Local spotlight
Former UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn scored 23 points to help Milwaukee defeat Houston. Another former Rebel, Chris Wood, didn‘t play for the Rockets.
Also, former Desert Pines High School star guard Pierre Jackson signed a partially guaranteed contract with Philadelphia for the 2015-16 season. Jackson was initially drafted by the Sixers in 2013 and traded to New Orleans only to be traded back to Philadelphia in 2014. He is averaging 12 points for the 76ers in the summer league.
Hustle stat of the day
Aaron Craft had two charges taken, two deflections and three contested 3-point field-goal attempts for Golden State against Sacramento.
Quotable
"I tried to tell our guys it was the playoffs. It worked for two quarters." — Sacramento Kings summer league coach John Welch, after the Kings were outscored 43-20 and lost to Golden State 83-67 after having beaten the Warriors 90-71 Monday.
Today‘s schedule
At Cox Pavilion
No. 24 Milwaukee vs. No. 8 Phoenix, 1 p.m.
No. 22 Dallas vs. D-League Select, 3 p.m.
No. 20 Washington vs. No. 4 New Orleans, 5 p.m.
No. 17 Chicago vs. No. 1 Toronto, 7 p.m.
At Thomas & Mack Center
No. 12 Golden State vs. New York, 1:30 p.m.
No. 10 Brooklyn vs. No. 7 San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
No. 14 Atlanta vs. No. 3 Denver, 5:30 p.m.
No. 15 Portland vs. No. 2 Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Compiled by Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal
