By R.L. Bynum
Caleb Love put on a show in his NBA Summer League debut, and Armando Bacot had his best performance in three games during the second day of action in Las Vegas ahead of playing each other on Saturday night.
Love, who signed a two-way contract with Portland, started and collected 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal in the Trail Blazers’ 106–73 victory Friday over the Golden State Warriors.
Love was 7 of 16 from the floor, made 4 of 7 3-point attempts and was a team-high +25.
Justin McKoy is also on Portland’s Summer League team, and had a point, a rebound and a steal in 5½ minutes off the bench.
Bacot, in his third game after playing in two of Memphis’ three games in Salt Lake City, contributed 14 points, a team-high six rebounds, two assists and a block in the Grizzlies’ 92–78 loss to the Boston Celtics. Bacot committed seven fouls, which was still three under the Summer League limit.
Love’s Trail Blazers play Bacot’s Grizzlies at 10:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2).
There are many Tar Heels in Las Vegas, including Roy Williams, UNC assistant coach Pat Sullivan, Golden State assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jawad Williams and Theo Pinson. Many of them were in a photo that the UNC men’s basketball X (formerly Twitter) account posted on Friday night.
In the debut of his third consecutive Summer League, but first with Washington, Leaky Black played nearly 9½ minutes and had three points, three rebounds and an assist in the Wizards’ 103–84 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Dawson Garcia played 13½ minutes and had six points, five rebounds, an assist and a block in his Summer League debut for the Detroit Pistons, a 105–96 victory over the New York Knicks. Garrison Brooks is also on the Pistons’ Summer League roster but didn’t play (coach’s decision).
In addition to Love and Bacot meeting on Saturday, other former Tar Heels playing will be:
— Pete Nance, Cormac Ryan and the Milwaukee Bucks, who take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. on NBATV.
— Harrison Ingram, whose San Antonio Spurs meet Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks at 4 p.m. on ESPN.
— Kerwin Walton, whose Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Indiana Pacers at 4:30 p.m. on NBATV.
— RJ Davis, whose Los Angeles Lakers face the New Orleans Pelicans at 8:30 on ESPN2.
Summer League Tar Heels
Memphis Grizzlies schedule (Armando Bacot)
Games in Salt Lake City
July 5: Grizzlies 92, Thunder 80
– Bacot: started; 16:25, 9 points, 2–2 FG, 5–6 FT, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnovers, 2 fouls, -2
July 7: Jazz 112, Grizzlies 111
– Bacot: started; 16:45, 6 points, 3–5 FG, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 block, 1 turnovers, 6 fouls, -4
Tuesday, July 8: Sixers 91, Grizzlies 90
– Bacot: Didn’t play (coach’s decision)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11: Celtics 92, Grizzlies 78
– Bacot: started; 22:47, 14 points, 7–13 FG, 0–4 3FG, team-high 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 7 fouls, -1
Saturday, July 12, vs. Portland, 10:30 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Golden State, 10:30 p.m., NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Atlanta, 6 p.m., NBATV
Washington Wizards schedule (Leaky Black)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11: Suns 103, Wizards 84
– Black: didn’t start, 9:27, 3 points, 0–3 FG, 0–3 3FG, 3–4 FT, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, -5
Sunday, July 13, vs. Brooklyn, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Philadelphia, NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. Utah, ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers schedule (RJ Davis)
Games in San Francisco
July 5: Warriors 89, Lakers 84
– Davis: didn’t start; 13:01, 2 points, 1–7 FG, 0–3 3PFG, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 foul, =/- of 0
July 6: Lakers 103, Heat 83
– Davis: didn’t start; 12:18, 5 points, 2–3 FG, 1–2 3PFG, 1 rebound, team-high tying 4 assists, 2 turnovers, +6
Tuesday, July 8: Lakers 89, Spurs 88
– Davis: didn’t start; 13:30, 4 points, 2–6 FG, 0–3 3FG, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, +1
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10: Mavericks 87, Lakers 85
– Davis: didn’t start; 7:28, 1–4 FG, 0–2 3FG, 1–3 FT, 1 assist, 3 fouls, -13
Saturday, July 12, vs. New Orleans, 8:30, ESPN2
Monday, July 14, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30, NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Boston, 9 p.m., ESPN
Detroit Pistons schedule (Garrison Brooks and Dawson Garcia)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11: Pistons 104, Knicks 86
– Garcia: didn’t start; 13:38, 6 points, 2–3 FG, 0–1 3FG, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blokc, 2 turnovers, 6 fouls, -4
– Brooks: didn’t play (coach’s decision)
Sunday, July 13, vs. Houston, 4 p.m., ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Minnesota, 4:30, NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Miami, NBATV
San Antonio Spurs schedule (Harrison Ingram)
Games in San Francisco
July 5: Heat 82, Spurs 69
— Ingram: started, 12:25, 3 points, 1–7 FG, 1–3 3FG, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, +3
July 6: Spurs 90, Warriors 88
— Ingram: started, 14:23, 8 points, 2–5 FG, 0–1 3FG, 4–5 FT, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, 1 foul, +/- of 0
Tuesday, July 8: Lakers 89, Spurs 88
— Ingram: started, 22:02, 2 points, 1–7 FG, 0–1 3FG, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover, 4 fouls, +3
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10: Spurs 111, Sixers 70
— Ingram: started, 19:25, 7 points, 3–7 FG, 1–3 3FG, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, +24
Saturday, July 12, vs. Dallas, ESPN
Monday, July 14, vs. Utah, 8:30, NBATV
Thursday, July 17, vs. Charlotte, ESPN
Portland Trail Blazers schedule (Caleb Love and Justin McKoy)
Games in Las Vegas
Friday, July 11: Trail Blazers 106, Warriors 73
— Love: started; 23:22, 18 points 7–16 FG, 4–7 3FG, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, +25
— McKoy: didn’t start: 5:32, 1 point, 0–1 FG, 0–1 3FG, 1–2 FT, 1 rebound, 1 steal, +7
Saturday, July 12, vs. Memphis, 10:30, ESPN2
Tuesday, July 15, vs. New Orleans, 10 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, July 17, vs. Houston, 8 p.m., NBATV
Milwaukee Bucks schedule (Pete Nance and Cormac Ryan)
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10: Bucks 90, Nuggets 89
— Ryan: didn’t start; 22:21, 18 points, 6–11 FG, 3–6 3FG, 3–3 FT, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, team-high +16
— Nance: started; 26:44, 13 points, 4–9, 2–6 3FG, 3–5 FT, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers, +6
Saturday, July 12, vs. Cleveland, 3:30 p.m., NBATV
Sunday, July 13, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m., NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. Chicago, 5:30, ESPN2
Oklahoma City Thunder schedule (Kerwin Walton)
Games in Salt Lake City
July 5: Grizzlies 92, Thunder 80
— Walton: Did not play (coach’s decision)
July 7: Thunder 89, Sixers 78
— Walton: Did not play (coach’s decision)
Tuesday, July 8: Jazz 86, Thunder 82
— Walton: Did not play (coach’s decision)
Games in Las Vegas
Thursday, July 10: Thunder 90, Nets 81
— Walton: 51 seconds, 1 foul, -1
Saturday, July 12, vs. Indiana, 4:30, NBATV
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Orlando, 5:30, NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. New Orleans, 8:30, NBATV
Photo via @trailblazers
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