By R.L. Bynum
Both played well in their first meeting since being teammates at Carolina, but Armando Bacot’s double-double led his Memphis Grizzlies to a 96–86 NBA Summer League victory Saturday night in Las Vegas over Caleb Love’s Portland Trail Blazers.
Bacot matched his five-game Summer League high this year of 14 points, while pulling down 12 rebounds and blocking four shots, both league-highs for him.
One of those blocks was swatting away Love’s driving layup attempt, drawing a wry smile from Bacot.
For the second time in as many games in Las Vegas, Love scored 18 points, this time on 7 of 21 shooting while making 3 of 9 3-point attempts.
Love gave Portland a 65–62 lead with 9:27 left on a pull-up 3-pointer. But those were his final points, and Bacot’s two free throws with 8:47 left started an 8–3 Memphis run to give the Grizzlies the lead for good.
Justin McKoy played just under 5½ minutes off the bench for the Trail Blazers, scoring two points off a pair of free throws.
RJ Davis played nearly 17½ minutes, the most playing time for him in five Summer League games, in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 94–81 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, although he again came off the bench.
Davis put up Summer League highs of nine points (on 3 of 8 shooting; 1 of 5 from 3-point range) and five assists while pulling down two rebounds and getting a steal.
In the Milwaukee Bucks’ 93–83 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Pete Nance scored in double figures for the second straight game, collecting 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks. After scoring 18 points in the Bucks’ opener, Cormac Ryan was 1 of 7 from the floor and only scored six points.
Harrison Ingram started for the fifth consecutive game for the San Antonio Spurs, which is one of five teams 2–0 in Las Vegas. He played more than 22 minutes, the most during this Summer League, in their 76–69 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Ingram scored four points while pulling down six rebounds, dishing out four assists and getting a steal.
Former Duke star Cooper Flagg rebounded from scoring only 10 points in his Summer League debut to pour in 31 points against the Spurs.
Former Tar Heels playing on Sunday are:
— Dawson Garcia, Garrison Brooks, and the Detroit Pistons, who face the Houston Rockets at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.
— Leaky Black, whose Washington Wizards meet the Brooklyn Nets at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
— Nance and Ryan, whose Bucks face the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 p.m. on NBATV.
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: Saturday, July 12: Grizzlies 96, Trail Blazers 86
– Bacot: started; 22:46, 14 points, 4–9 FG, 6–6 FT, game-high 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks, 1 turnover, 4 fouls, +1
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, 3 points, 1–4 FG, 0–2 3FG, 1–3 FT, 1 assist, 3 fouls, -13
Saturday, July 12: Lakers 94, Pelicans 81
– Davis: didn’t start; 17:27, 9 points, 3–8 FG, 1–5 3FG, 2–2 FT, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, +4
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 block, 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, 2–8 FG, 0–2 3FG, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, 5 fouls, =/- of 0
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: Spurs 76, Mavericks 69
— Ingram: started, 22:08, 4 points, 2–7 FG, 1–3 3FG, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, +24
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: Grizzlies 96, Trail Blazers 86
— Love: started; 29:23, 18 points 7–21 FG, 3–9 3FG, 1–2 FT, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, -12
— McKoy: didn’t start: 5:23, 2 points, 0–2 FG, 0–1 3FG, 2–2 FT, 1 foul, -1
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: Cavaliers 93, Bucks 83
— Nance: started; 29:31, 12 points, 5–11, 2–4 3FG, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 6 fouls, +1
Sunday, July 13, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m., NBATV
— Ryan: didn’t start; 16:35, 6 points, 1–7 FG, 1–5 3FG, 3–4 FT, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 2 fouls, -18
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: Thunder 104, Pacers 85
— Walton: not active for the game
Tuesday, July 15, vs. Orlando, 5:30, NBATV
Wednesday, July 16, vs. New Orleans, 8:30, NBATV
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