NBA Summer League 2019: Las Vegas Summer League Day 3 Recap

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The Summer League action continued on Day 3 in Las Vegas, with plenty of highlights.

Canadian Ignas Brazdeikis put on a show for the New York Knicks in their OT loss to the Phoenix Suns, with 30 points, while Gary Trent Jr. was the star of the day, knocking down seven three-pointers to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Houston Rockets with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

For a recap of all the action, we have you covered below!

San Antonio Spurs 106, Charlotte Hornets 96


Spurs: Quinnadary Weatherspoon – 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals 

Hornets: Miles Bridges – 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals 

In a back-and-forth battle, this game had eight ties and 17 lead changes, including four in the fourth quarter. With with 7:56 to play, the Spurs went on a 14-2 run to seize momentum and seal the win.

MIles Bridges impressed for the Hornets with 23 points and no shortage of highlights.


Brooklyn Nets 74, Croatia 58


The Nets turned up the heat on defence, holding Croatia to 35 percent shooting from the field, including 2-of-21 from three (9%)

Nets: Rodions Kurucs – 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block

Croatia: Antonio Vrankovic  – 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks

Minnesota Timberwolves 90,  Atlanta Hawks 66


Timberwolves: Josh Okogie – 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks

Hawks: Omari Spellman – 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks

The Timberwolves were locked in on defence, recording 10 steals and forcing 22 turnovers in the 24-point win.

Denver Nuggets 84, Orlando Magic 79


Nuggets: Terence Davis – 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block 

Magic: Erik McCree – 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals

The Nuggets led this one wire-to-wire, thanks to some red-hot shooting from deep. Denver connected on 11-of-25 (44%) from the three-point line, with Terence Davis going 5-of-7.

Cleveland Cavaliers 82, Chicago Bulls 75


Cavaliers: Naz Mitrou-Long –  21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal 

Bulls: Mychal Mulder – 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists 

The Cavaliers finished the game on a 16-5 run, closing out the Bulls with a strong defensive performance. 

All eyes were on Chicago's no. 7 pick in last month's draft, Coby White, who finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and one slick step-back move. 


Miami Heat 93, Utah Jazz 81


Heat: Duncan Robinson – 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal

Jazz:  Willie Reed – 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks

The Heat used a strong second quarter to take a 14-point lead into half-time and they never looked back, thanks to big nights from Kendrick Nunn (22 points), Duncan Robinson (20 points) and Tyler Herro (16 points).

Phoenix Suns 105, New York Knicks 100 (OT)


Suns: James Palmer Jr. – 23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal 

Knicks : Ignas Brazdeikis – 30 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

James Palmer Jr. led the Suns with 23 points, while Jared Harper and Rayvonte Rice added 19 each. Harper and Rice each buried a pair of clutch free throws late in OT to seal the win.

All eyes were on RJ Barrett, but it was Ignas Brazdeikis who stole the show for the Knicks, with 30 points, including the game-tying three to send the game into overtime. Barrett finished with 8 points on 3-of-15 shooting, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and a block – plus 8 turnovers.

The Knicks rookie duo opened the game with this highlight reel alley-oop. 


Portland Trail Blazers 97, Houston Rockets 87


Blazers:  Gary Trent Jr. – 31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals 

Rockets: Isaiah Hartenstein – 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block

Gary Trent had the hot hand for Portland, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, including 7-of-8 from the three-point line. 

Memphis Grizzlies 87, Los Angeles Clippers 75


Grizzlies: Brandon Clarke –   17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks

Clippers: Mfiondu Kabengele – 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block

Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen scored 17 points apiece as the Grizzlies held off the Clippers. Canadian Mfiondu Kabengele continued his good form in Vegas for the Clippers, knocking fown 3-of-4 three-pointers for his game-high 19 points, 

Benyam Kidane

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Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.