With the win, the Lakers’ conclude their Summer League with a 3-2 record in Las Vegas and a 5-3 overall mark. In the end, the Lakers’ halftime lead was too much for the Mavs to overcome, despite a valiant second half effort under the highly-touted leadership of Laker legend Jared Dudley. However, it was actually Moses Wright, the Clippers’ undrafted signing of last season who only just earned a two-way contract with the Mavericks that stood out the most for the opposition, using his sturdy 6’8’’, 225 pound frame to bully the Lakers inside, finishing with 17 points, 6 rebounds, and a pair of dimes. How about this freaking tag by Max Christie to break up an oop!?!! /rOByEXVS3r- Cranjis McBasketball July 17, 2022įor the Mavs, Jaden Hardy, their 37th overall selection in this year’s draft, showed hyper-athletic flashes of contributing to winning basketball with 15 points, 3 assists, and 3 boards, though his 7 turnovers held back his overall contribution. In games Huff missed, the Lakers finished 1-3, while winning all four of the ones he was able to suit up for. Though quite a few Lakers flashed upside at times in this contest, it was the legitimate development from a pair of unheralded returners from last season’s South Bay squad that caught my eye.Īfter leading the Lakers to two straight wins to open their Summer League slate in the California Classic, Jay Huff fell into the league’s health and safety protocols, missing the team’s final game in San Fransisco and their first three in Las Vegas. Playing like a connected unit on both sides of the court, the Lakers dominated the Dallas Mavericks early and often, hanging onto a 20-point halftime lead for an 11-point win - their third straight to close out their 2022 Summer League.
In Vegas, contrasting with the star-studded exhibition in Los Angeles this afternoon, the court was littered with lesser prospects and NBA wannabes all hoping to make a name for themselves in the sport’s premier league. Light work on a Saturday for at the /TnpcIGOF0e- UNINTERRUPTED July 16, 2022īut capping off a day where the league’s biggest news centered around the Lakers’ biggest star and one they’ve been linked to all summer, the Lakers actually played a basketball game.
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