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The 2017 Utah Jazz Summer League came to an exciting close Thursday night as the Jazz came from behind to take down the Celtics 68-65 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

A slow, sloppy game caught fire late as the Jazz rallied from a 13-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter. With the game tied and under five minutes left, Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell pumped up the crowd by grabbing a steal and drawing a foul on No. 3 overall pick Jayson Tatum. On the ensuing play, Mitchell spun into Tatum—putting Boston's top pick on his backside—and then dished to Julian Wright for a dunk.

Mitchell and Danté Exum, who had played off of each other so well earlier in the week, rarely shared the court as summer league coach Alex Jensen elected to stagger their playing time—until the fourth quarter, that is. The two guards played the entire final period together (where the Jazz outscored the Celtics 22-11) and combined to seal the win with two driving layups (by Exum) and two free throws (by Mitchell) in the closing minute.

Exum led the Jazz with 16 points and added four assists, one steal and one block in 25 minutes. Mitchell struggled from the field for the second straight game, but he got after it on the other end and turned two straight steals into breakaway dunks in the third quarter. He finished with eight points, three rebounds and four steals.

Boston's Abdel Nader led all scorers with 17 points, while Tatum finished with 12 points (on 4-for-12 shooting) and 12 rebounds.

Jaylen Brown did not play for Boston, while Joel Bolomboy sat out for the Jazz. Both teams will now head to the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which starts on Friday.

The Jazz won all three of their games this week. ... Mitchell grabbed at least three steals for the third straight game. ... Neither team shot the ball well. Utah shot 39.1 percent from the field while Boston shot 38.2 percent. ... Utah's Eric Griffin stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 22 minutes. ... Ante Zizic had nine points, seven rebounds and three blocks in 23 minutes for the Celtics.

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Game Recap—Jazz 68, Celtics 65

The Philadelphia 76ers got the final day of the 2017 Utah Jazz Summer League rolling with a 94-86 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.

The Sixers trailed by as many as 11 points, but erased that deficit with a strong fourth quarter where they outscored the Spurs 26-16.

Isaiah Miles led Philadelphia with 18 points, while Jonah Bolden (the No. 36 pick in the 2017 draft) finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Point guard Bryn Forbes (21 points) once again led the Spurs in scoring. In three games this week, Forbes averaged 21.3 points.

No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz and shooting guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot did not play for the Sixers. Point guard Dejounte Murray sat out for the Spurs.

Livio Jean-Charles added six points off the bench for the Spurs, including a coast-to-coast transition dunk. Jean-Charles added two steals in 12 minutes.

Both teams are now heading to the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, where they'll face each other again on Sunday.

Brandon Austin scored 15 points off the bench for the Sixers. Philadelphia outscored San Antonio 66-33 in bench points. ... Cory Jefferson (11 points) was the only other Spurs player to score in double figures. ... Furkan Korkmaz finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in the win for the Sixers. ... The Spurs committed 25 turnovers, which led to 31 Philadelphia points.

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Game Recap—Sixers 94, Spurs 86

The 2017 Utah Jazz Summer League will conclude tonight with a matchup between the Jazz and Celtics at 7 p.m. 

The Jazz have won both of their games so far this week behind the solid play of Danté Exum and rookie Donovan Mitchell. Exum’s averaging 22 points and 7.5 assists, while Mitchell is averaging 19 points, 4.5 assists and three steals. The backcourt duo has combined to shoot 10-for-20 from 3-point range.

Eric Griffin (a former D-League All-Star), second-year forward Joel Bolomboy, and rookie center Tony Bradley (the No. 28 pick of this year’s draft) have also stood out for the Jazz. 

The Celtics, who've split their games this week, are led by No. 3 overall pick Jayson Tatum. The forward from Duke is averaging 22 points, 8.5 rebounds and three steals through two games, and on Monday he drilled the game-winning jumper with 5.7 seconds left against the Sixers.

Jaylen Brown, Boston’s second-year wing, scored 29 points on Monday but only six yesterday against San Antonio.

Summer league tickets are still available, with prices starting at $8 for a one-day pass. To reserve your seats, visit utahjazz.com/summerleague or go to the University of Utah box office at the Huntsman Center.

The game will be broadcast by both NBATV and KJZZ Television, and streamed live on utahjazz.com.

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Game Preview—Celtics vs. Jazz

The Spurs are coming off an 81-70 win over the Celtics last night. Point guard Bryn Forbes scored 31 points and shot 6-for-8 from 3-point range, while 6-foot-10 sniper Davis Bertans added 14 points and shot 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. 

Rookie guard Derrick White (the No. 29 overall pick) has averaged 11.5 points off the bench during San Antonio’s two summer league games. 

The Sixers are led by No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz, who’s averaging 20 points per game this week. Last night, Fultz scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Sixers cut Utah’s lead from 24 to one before the Jazz secured a 100-94 victory.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Alex Poythress and Jonah Bolden are also having standout weeks for the 76ers.

Summer league tickets are still available, with prices starting at $8 for a one-day pass. To reserve your seats, visit utahjazz.com/summerleague or go to the University of Utah box office at the Huntsman Center. 

The game will be broadcast by NBATV and streamed live on utahjazz.com.

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Game Preview—Sixers vs. Spurs

The Jazz took care of business on Day 2 of the 2017 Utah Jazz Summer League, capping off the night with a down-to-the-wire 100-94 victory over the 76ers.

The Jazz built a 24-point lead in the third quarter before the Sixers—behind No. 1 pick Markelle Fultz—came storming back to pull within one with just under a minute left. Fultz scored 13 of his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead Philadelphia's comeback. The rookie traded buckets with Utah's duo of Danté Exum and Donovan Mitchell down the stretch—Exum blew past Fultz for a left-handed layup; Fultz hit nothing but net on a 3-pointer; Mitchell pulled up and drilled a 12-foot jumper to push Utah's lead back to three with 29 seconds left.

Eric Griffin sealed the win when he grabbed an offensive rebound and made two free throws to give Utah a four-point lead with 8.8 seconds left.

Exum double-doubled with 26 points, five rebounds and 10 assists in 29 minutes, while Mitchell overcame a rough-shooting first half to finish with 15 points. The rookie added two rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block.

Exum showed off his expanding game, driving to his left past Fultz and then dishing to Tony Bradley for a two-handed dunk. He also shot 3-for-5 from 3-point range and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line. Joel Bolomboy, after struggling with only four points on Monday, drilled a three from the top of the key and then converted a tough three-point play at the rim. Bolomboy finished with 10 points, five rebounds and a steal in 19 minutes.

Fultz shot 9-for-16 from the field (including 4-for-8 from 3-point range) and finished with five rebounds and five assists (and six turnovers). Alex Poythress chipped in 17 points, eight rebounds and two steals for the Sixers, while Brandon Austin scored 16 points off the bench in the loss.

Griffin had another solid game for the Jazz. The former D-League All-Star did a little bit of everything, finishing with 14 points, eight rebounds, one assists, one steal and one block. ... Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had 12 points on an efficient 4-for-6 shooting (3-for-4 from three) for the Sixers. ... Furkan Korkmaz, the No. 26 pick in the 2016 draft, signed with the Sixers yesterday after playing in Turkey last season. He started and played 16 minutes, though he finished with only three points on 0-for-5 shooting. ... Jazz rookie Nigel Williams-Goss scored nine points in his first professional game. He made two 3-pointers and grabbed three steals, but also committed six turnovers in 22 minutes.

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Game Recap—Jazz 100, 76ers 94

Day 2 of the 2017 Utah Jazz Summer League tipped of with a bang as the San Antonio Spurs took down the Boston Celtics 81-70 Wednesday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

San Antonio's Bryn Forbes scored 14 points in the first half ... and then kept on going. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the second-year point guard—who appeared in 36 games for the Spurs last season—had 31 points on 12-for-20 shooting. He added three assists and three steals, and he shot 6-for-8 from 3-point range.

Davis Bertans added 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting (including 4-for-8 from 3-point range) in 27 minutes for the Spurs in the win.

No. 3 overall pick Jayson Tatum had his second straight big game for the Celtics, scoring 23 points on 10-for-18 shooting. He added 10 rebounds, two assists and a steal in 31 minutes.

The Spurs will take on the 76ers at 5 p.m. on Thursday night, while Boston will face Utah at 7 p.m. in the final game of the 2017 Utah Jazz Summer League.

Abdel Nader (13 points) was the only other Boston player to score in double figures. ... San Antonio shot 46.4 percent (13-for-28) from 3-point range. ... No. 29 overall pick Derrick White scored 10 points off the bench for the Spurs. ... Second-year point guard Dejounte Murray shot 0-for-10 from the field, but he still contributed five points, 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 21 minutes for the Spurs.

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Game Recap—Spurs 81, Celtics 70

The Utah Jazz will be back in action tonight when they face the Philadelphia 76ers at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell (the No. 13 overall pick) had a strong professional debut on Monday night, leading all scorers with 23 points as the Jazz beat the Spurs 87-74. Mitchell added two rebounds, five assists and three steals in 25 minutes.

Danté Exum scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half and finished the game with six rebounds, five assists and a steal.

No. 28 overall pick Tony Bradley had eight points, five rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes, while No. 55 pick Nigel Williams-Goss did not see any action. He is, though, expected to play tonight.

The Sixers, who fell to the Celtics 89-88 on Monday, are led by No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz, who scored 17 points and blocked three shots in his first professional game.

Second-year guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot chipped in 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Boston, while forward Alex Poythress finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Furkan Korkmaz, the No. 26 pick in the 2016 draft, officially signed with Philadelphia yesterday after playing in Turkey last season. He will will suit up for the Sixers tonight.

Summer league tickets are still available, with prices starting at $8 for a one-day pass. To reserve your seats, visit utahjazz.com/summerleague or go to the University of Utah box office at the Hunstman Center.

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Game Preview—Jazz vs. 76ers

The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs will tip off the second day of the Utah Jazz Summer League tonight at 5 p.m. at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

Boston is coming off a dramatic 89-88 win over Philadelphia where No. 3 overall pick Jayson Tatum buried a game-winning 16-foot jumper with 5.7 seconds remaining. Tatum finished his first professional game with 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals in 33 minutes.

Jaylen Brown, Boston’s second-year wing, led all scorers with 29 points (and also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds) against the Sixers on Monday.

The Spurs lost to the Jazz 87-74 on Monday night. Derrick White (the No. 29 overall pick in the 2017 draft) led San Antonio with 13 points, while three other players—Davis Bertans (12 points), Bryn Forbes (12 points) and Livio Jean-Charles (10 points)—scored in double figures in the loss.

Summer league tickets are still available, with prices starting at $8 for a one-day pass. To reserve your seats, visit utahjazz.com/summerleague or go to the University of Utah box office at the Hunstman Center.

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Game Preview—Celtics vs. Spurs

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