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Tuesday’s results
Atlanta 84, Indiana 83
Boston 107, Denver 82
Chicago 92, San Antonio 89
Houston 111, Detroit 91
Sacramento 89, Washington 75
Portland 86, L.A. Clippers 66
Wednesday’s schedule
1 p.m.: Milwaukee vs. Brooklyn, ESPN2 (T&M)
2 p.m.: Miami vs. Memphis, NBA TV (COX)
3 p.m.: Cleveland vs. Orlando, ESPN2 (T&M)
4 p.m.: Oklahoma City vs. New Orleans, NBA TV (COX)
5 p.m.: Toronto vs. Golden State, ESPN2 (T&M)
6 p.m.: Utah vs. Dallas, NBA TV (COX)
7 p.m.: New York vs. L.A. Lakers, ESPN2 (T&M)
Spotted
Tuesday was Memphis Grizzlies prima Ja Morant’s 22nd birthday, and helium celebrated by watching the enactment astatine the Thomas & Mack Center. In South Carolina, by the way, Aug. 10 was declared Ja Morant Day aft helium was named NBA Rookie of the Year past September. There was nary contiguous connection connected whether Nevada was considering a akin grant aft helium chose to walk his peculiar time successful Las Vegas alternatively than his location state.
Hall of Famer David Robinson showed up astatine Cox Pavilion to ticker his aged club, the San Antonio Spurs, instrumentality connected the Chicago Bulls.
Pacers teammates Myles Turner and T.J. Warren took successful Indiana’s crippled against the Hawks astatine Cox.
Bol Bol getting time
Nuggets Summer League manager Charles Klask felt atrocious erstwhile looking astatine Bol Bol’s concern successful Denver.
“We person a precise heavy team,” Klask said. “If you’re a young subordinate and you spot the guys up of you connected the extent illustration are JaMychal Green and Nikola Jokic, I benignant of consciousness atrocious for you.
“Bol wants to play meaningful minutes. I mean, it matters to him. I don’t cognize what other helium tin bash astatine this level of contention close now. I’m going to play him arsenic galore minutes arsenic I can.”
Klask knows the Nuggets mightiness propulsion the plug connected Bol’s clip successful the Summer League if they person seen capable and privation to absorption connected different players.
Bol, a second-year pro, is getting the minutes successful Las Vegas that he’s not receiving with the Nuggets.
The erstwhile Findlay Prep standout finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots successful the Nuggets’ 97-77 nonaccomplishment to the Miami Heat connected Sunday. Then successful Tuesday’s 107-82 nonaccomplishment to the Boston Celtics, the 7-foot-2-inch Bol produced 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.
He was particularly businesslike against the Celtics, making 8 of 12 shots, including 3-for-4 connected 3-pointers.
“He comes live erstwhile the ball’s successful his hands erstwhile helium knows he’s going to play, knows he’s going to get shots,” Klask said. “If helium makes a mistake, I’m not yanking him out. This is simply a learning environment, and I deliberation helium likes that accidental to play free.”
Buzzer beater astatine Cox
The archetypal crippled of the time came down to a melodramatic ending.
Max Heidegger stole the and shot nether the Pacers’ handbasket and passed to Sharife Cooper successful the corner. Cooper looked down and stepped down the 3-point enactment to drill the crippled victor arsenic clip expired to springiness the Hawks a one-point victory.
Cooper led the Hawks with 21 points, pleasing Trae Young, who jumped to his feet.
From mode back
If the archetypal crippled astatine Cox featured a fantastic finish, the 1 that followed had an arsenic astonishing comeback.
The Bulls rallied from 22 points down to bushed the Spurs by 3 points.
Patrick Williams scored 30 points to pb the rally.
Player of the day
Easy telephone with Patrick Williams coming up large for the Bulls erstwhile they were down. He scored his 30 points connected 10-for-23 shooting, making 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. He besides had 7 rebounds and a plus/minus standing of plus-15.
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