2016 Summer League

Andy Fahey

The Warriors secured their first victory of the Las Vegas Summer League after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 85-77 on Tuesday.

The Warriors fended off a late run by Houston to beat the Rockets, 80-76, on Wednesday in the first round of the NBA Summer League Tournament in Las Vegas. Four players reached double figures for the Warriors, led by guard Keifer Sykes whose 17 points and 5 steals paced the team.

Both teams found a good scoring rhythm in the first quarter, as both knocked down three three-pointers in the period. Royce Oneale helped Golden State come out of gate hot, putting home nine points on 4-5 shooting in the first quarter. The Warriors carried a narrow 21-18 lead into the second period.

The game continued with a back-and-forth pace as the Rockets regained the lead a few minutes before halftime. The Warriors responded by going on an 11-0 run in the final 2:53 of the period. By halftime, nine Warriors players had scored at least one point, and the team entered the second half up 10.

The Warriors built their lead up to 59-42 after Oneale hit two free throws, but the Rockets answered with a run of their own. Highlighted by two Kyle Wiltjer threes, the team clawed back to within three points as a result of a 16-2 stretch. A Sykes three-pointer with under a minute remaining in the third quarter gave the Warriors a six-point cushion heading into the final period.

With key buckets from McDaniels, the Rockets took the lead for the first time since midway through the second. An elbow jump-shot from Sykes tied the game with 5:08 remaining, and the teams continued trading buckets until the final moments of the game. A Darion Atkins layup after a series of passes by the Warriors gave them a 76-74 lead with only 1:33 remaining in the contest. The Dubs would hold on to the lead from there to improve to 2-2 in the Summer League.

With the win, the Warriors advance in the Summer League Tournament and will face the Toronto Raptors in the second round on Thursday night in Las Vegas. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. and be broadcast on NBATV, and Bay Area fans can also listen to a live stream of the game on the Warriors Mobile App.

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Warriors Top Rockets to Advance in Summer League Tournament

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The Warriors secured their first victory of the Las Vegas Summer League after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 85-77 on Tuesday. Golden State had five players score in double-figures, led by Keifer Sykes and Royce Oneale, who shared the team-lead with 16 points each.

Patrick McCaw got off to a fast start, opening the game with a three-pointer from the corner and following that up with a layup 15 seconds later. That put the Warriors in the lead, and they’d build on to make it 16-7 with 4:36 remaining in the first quarter. After Philadelphia responded with an 11-2 run to pull even at 18, Keifer Sykes and Christian Wood traded baskets before Sykes buzzer-beating floater put the Warriors back in front 22-20 at the end of the first frame.

The two sides would remain within five points of one another for the duration of the first half. After Philadelphia closed within two points once again with 2:36 remaining in the second quarter, Sykes sank another floater before a 5-0 burst put the Sixers in front for the first time all game with less than a minute to play. It would be a short-lived lead, however, as Darion Atkins jumper put the Dubs back in the lead heading into halftime.

Philadelphia opened the second half on a 6-2 burst, but Golden State responded with a 16-2 run over the next four minutes to build their lead back to double-digits. The Warriors would be held without a field goal until Royce Oneale provided their final points of the third quarter with a three-pointer with 28.7 seconds remaining in the frame. Christian Wood would go on to split two free throws, sending the game into the fourth and final quarter with Golden State leading 65-57.

Oneale’s jumper at the 5:50 mark increased the Warriors’ lead to 10 points, but Philadelphia wouldn’t go away quietly. The Sixers would go on a 6-0 run in response, but that was brought to an abrupt halt by yet another three-pointer from Oneale to put Golden State in front 79-72 with just over three minutes remaining. Philadelphia would erase just a single point of that deficit through the remainder of the contest, as Golden State walked away with an 85-77 victory, their first of the 2016 Las Vegas Summer League.

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Warriors Defeat 76ers for First Summer League Victory

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Warriors Lose to Lakers 78-65

The Warriors lost their second-straight game to begin play in the Las Vegas Summer League, falling to the Lakers 78-65 on Monday night.

The Warriors lost their second-straight game to begin play in the Las Vegas Summer League, falling to the Lakers 78-65 on Monday night. Keifer Sykes led Golden State with 16 points while Patrick McCaw added 13 points and four steals, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a Lakers’ squad led by DeAngelo Russell’s game-high 26 points.

McCaw didn’t waste much time to show off his penchant for steals, picking off a pass from Ivica Zubac and dunking in the first two points of the game. He’d add another two steals and points in the opening quarter, but the Warriors combined for only two other made field goals, shooting just 4-of-18 from the floor in the opening quarter.

Golden State found themselves down 12 points with just under four minutes remaining in the first half, but DeAngelo Russell would make sure they got no closer. Russell would get on the board with two free throws at the 3:58 mark and add 11 more points through the remainder of the frame to send the game into halftime with the Lakers leading 43-27.

Keifer Sykes, who scored six points in the first half, would score eight-straight points for the Dubs to pull within 56-43 with 3:47 remaining in the first quarter. His layup with 47.5 seconds left in regulation would close out the scoring in the game and give him a team-high 16 points on the night.

The Warriors will look to bounce back and earn their first Summer League victory when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

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Warriors Fall to Lakers in Las Vegas

The Warriors opened 2016 on a winning note, earning a 111-108 overtime victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.

Warriors rookie Patrick McCaw played his college ball at UNLV, and he seemed to be right at home in his Summer League debut. McCaw started off strong for the Dubs, but the finish was ultimately spoiled with a last-second shot made by the Spurs that gave the Dubs a 63-61 loss on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

McCaw, the 38th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft who was acquired by the Dubs via a draft night trade, had nine of his 14 points in the first quarter. He demonstrated an ability to get to the basket, hit the mid-range jumper as well as a pair of 3-pointers.

Keifer Sykes, a 6-foot, 180-pound guard who played for the D-League's Austin Spurs last season, had 15 points to lead the Dubs' summer squad, who here held scoreless for the final 4:59 of the game.

San Antonio's Jonathan Simmons knocked down a game-winning 4-footer at the buzzer, which extended the Spurs' game-closing run to 8-0.

Now 0-1 in the Summer League, the Warriors will be back in action in Las Vegas on Monday night when they take on the Lakers at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center on the campus of UNLV. Watch the game at 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV or listen live on the Warriors Mobile App.

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