NBA Summer League Day 4 results
Monday’s results
■ Grizzlies 85, Bucks 81 — DJ Stephens’ dunk with 2:26 remaining broke a 76-76 tie and Memphis stayed in front the rest of the way to improve to 2-1. Stephens had 21 points off the bench, and Vince Hunter added 17 for the Grizzlies. Terran Petteway led Milwaukee (1-2) with 21 points. Former UNLV guard Rashad Vaughn had 16 points. Vaughn was 4 of 17 from the floor and just 2 of 11 on 3-point attempts.
■ Nets 72, Hawks 65 — Chris McCullough scored 16 points and Brooklyn held off a late bid by Atlanta to improve to 2-0. Former Findlay Prep player Brandon Ashley led the Hawks (2-1) with 11 points.
■ D-League Select 89, Rockets 71 — Houston (1-2) was outscored 28-15 in the third quarter and never recovered. The D-Leaguers, who improved to 2-1, were led by Joel Wright’s 19 points and 17 from Jaron Johnson. Reggie Hearn added 15 points for the Select. Montrezl Harrell led the Rockets with 18 points and K.J. McDaniels added 15.
■ Raptors 80, Mavericks 69 — Norman Powell continued his strong play for Toronto, scoring 23 points as the Raptors remained undefeated at 3-0. Dallas (1-1) scored just six points in the second quarter and trailed 36-21 at halftime. Jameel Warney led the Mavericks with 14 points and eight rebounds.
■ Heat 92, Nuggets 81 — Rodney McGruder scored 23 points and Damion Lee added 17 as Miami evened its record to 1-1. The Heat shot 52 percent from 3-point range (17 of 33) while Denver was just 23 percent from beyond the arc (5 of 22). Jamal Murray scored 29 points for the Nuggets (2-1) and Jimmer Fredette added 18.
■ Cavaliers 99, Timberwolves 68 — Minnesota played without rookie guard Kris Dunn, who sat out with a concussion after getting hit in the jaw during the second quarter of Sunday’s game with Toronto. The Cavaliers, who had a 10-point halftime lead, broke it open in the third quarter, outscoring the Wolves 29-9. Raphiael Putney had 19 points off the bench for Cleveland (1-2) while Kay Felder added 15 points. Tyus Jones led Minnesota (0-3) with 15 points.
■ Pelicans 70, Kings 66 — Rookie guard Buddy Hield scored 23 points as New Orleans won for the first time in three games. The Pelicans forced 26 Sacramento turnovers and converted them into 28 points. The Kings (0-3) were led by David Stockton with 12 points.
■ Lakers 78, Warriors 65 — D’Angelo Russell scored 22 of his game-high 26 points in the first half as Los Angeles cruised and remained undefeated at 3-0. The Lakers limited Golden State to just 30 percent shooting from the floor and led the Warriors by as many as 18 in the second quarter. Russell had four made 3-pointers, including three straight in the second quarter. Keifer Sykes led Golden State (0-2) with 16 points.
Monday’s attendance
11,967. Total through four sessions 47,194 (11,799 avg.)
Star of the day
New Orleans rookie guard Buddy Hield continues to improve. On Monday against Sacramento, Hield scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and had four steals in 34 minutes of action as the Pelicans defeated the Kings.
Local spotlight
Patrick McCaw started for Golden State Monday against the Lakers and the ex-UNLV guard had 13 points and four steals in 33 minutes. The second-round draft pick who the Warriors traded for on draft night last month plays at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday against Philadelphia in the Thomas &Mack Center.
Quotable
“We’re going to keep searching. Maybe we’ll find someone here at the summer league who can help us. We’ll look under every rock.” — Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson on the team’s attempt to improve its roster
On the scene
NBA commissioner Adam Silver made his annual visit to the Thomas &Mack Center to take in some summer league action. The NBA’s Board of Governors will hold their summer meeting Tuesday at Encore which Silver will preside over.
Tuesday’s games
At Cox Pavilion
■ Washington vs. Brooklyn, 1 p.m.
■ Boston vs. Dallas, 3 p.m.
■ San Antonio vs. Chicago, 5 p.m.
At Thomas &Mack
■ Portland vs. Utah, 1:30 p.m.
■ Miami vs. Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.
■ Philadelphia vs. Golden State, 5:30 p.m.
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