Summer League 2022

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Summer Lakers hit driving range for day off

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Photos: Lakers vs Clippers - Summer League (7/12/22)

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The Lakers defeated the Clippers 83-72 behind a strong fourth quarter in which they outscored LAC 21-10. Below is a summary of the action:

FIRST QUARTER8:03:&nbsp;The Lakers jumped out to a 6-0 lead with buckets from Nate Pierre-Louis, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Pierre-Louis again. LAL was hitting the offensive glass early, with starting center Sacha Killeya-Jones (in again for Jay Huff, who remained in health and safety protocols) grabbing two on one possession.

4:21:&nbsp;The Clippers found an early answer, however, and outscored the Lakers 17-3 over the next four minutes to take an eight-point lead. Pippen Jr. trimmed into the margin at the foul line, continuing perhaps his best skill at Vanderbilt, as he hit three of four freebies.

0:35.0:&nbsp;L.A. have had some good continuity off the bench in Vegas and in San Francisco last week, anchored by South Bay Lakers Mason Jones and Paris Bass, who each scored a bucket in the final two minutes of the quarter to keep the Clippers within reach, at 27-19.

SECOND QUARTER5:49:&nbsp;Cole Swider, who came into this game shooting 53.3 percent from three, making 4.0 per game on 7.5 attempts, hit his first triple of the evening to trim LAC’s lead to three at 33-30.

4:49:&nbsp;The Clippers responded once again, however, with an 11-1 push that included a pair of three-pointers, enough to make it 41-32. The Lakers would cut into that margin ahead of the half.

0:00:&nbsp;Max Christie hit a three to beat the first half buzzer, after starting the game 0 for 5, to trim the margin to 46-43. Christie continued the strong defense that’s already a staple of his game, as he still adjusts offensively to bigger, faster opponents, which will of course go up another level as he sees NBA players in the regular season.

THIRD QUARTER9:00: Just as they started the game on a 6-0 run, LAL matched it to open the third quarter, allowing a 49-46 lead as Christie hit a contested layup.

3:17:&nbsp;Javante McCoy has impressed with his scoring ability throughout the summer, which he showcased while hitting his fourth shot in six attempts, to reach eight bench points, to tie the game at 57.

0:00:&nbsp;A strong bench effort from the Lakers continued through the end of the period, with Paris Bass and, especially, Jones making an impact. Jones led the Lakers in scoring (11), rebounding (seven) and assists (three, tied with Pippen Jr), with Bass reaching seven points on top of McCoy’s eight. That helped the Lakers go into the fourth quarter at 62-all, despite a slow shooting night from the starters (14 for 34) to that point.

FOURTH QUARTER5:50:&nbsp;L.A. picked things up defensively early in the fourth quarter, holding the Clippers to just three points in the first four minutes. They weren’t much better offensively, managing six points, but that delivered a 68-65 lead nonetheless. After LAC managed one free throw, Swider responded with his second triple of the night to put LAL up five.

4:51:&nbsp;After yet another stop, Swider found Jones on a backdoor cut for a layup that gave the Lakers their biggest lead of the evening. Jones was up to 13 points, and it was Swider’s third assist. The Clippers got a transition layup, their first field goal in several minutes, but Pippen Jr. answered with his first triple to make it 76-68.

2:00:&nbsp;The Clippers finally got something going on the offensive end, scoring on back-to-back possessions to cut LAL’s lead in half, putting some pressure on the Purple and Gold.

0:59.0:&nbsp;Max Christie hit the biggest shot of the game, a 3-pointer coming out of a time out to put the Lakers up 79-72 with 1:41 to play. After a stop, McCoy, continued his strong night with a tough floater to make it 81-72 with 59 seconds left. LAL would add a pair of free throws to emerge with an 11-point victory.Jones finished with 15 points and 10 boards, McCoy 14 points, and Christie eight points to lead the way.

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Lakers 83, Clippers 72: Running Diary from Vegas

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Following a 2-1 record at the California Classic in San Francisco last week, the Lakers continued their Summer League play with a 104-84 loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday night in Las Vegas.

In front of the likes of head coach Darvin Ham, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and newest additions Juan Toscano-Anderson and Thomas Bryant, the young Purple and Gold roster continued to show its development over the course of four games played together thus far.

The combination of Scotty Pippen Jr. and Paris Bass provided the energetic surge early on with Pippen Jr. leading the game with 15 points (5-of-10 FG) through the first half.

The six-point halftime deficit blossomed into an 18-point lead for the Suns by the end of the third, as Phoenix rattled off shot-after-shot with no answer from the opposition (outscored the Lakers 33-21 in the frame).

Without Jay Huff for a second consecutive game (health and safety protocols), the Suns dominated the paint as the Lakers lacked the tenacity of any interior presence all game long (PHX outscored L.A. 52-34 in the paint).

The Lakers trailed essentially the entire game and only led by a point after a Pippen Jr. made free throw at the 3:11 mark of the first quarter.

Pippen Jr. finished with 19 points in 24 minutes to go along with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Through the four games, Pippen is averaging 13.3 points (38.0 FG percent), 4.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists.

Bass ended his night with 14 points, and Cole Swider (11 PTS, 4 REB) and Mason Jones (10 PTS, 4 REB) joined the double-digit group with 25-plus minutes played each.

Phoenix matched the Lakers quartet of double-digit scorers with Louis King leading all players with 20 points. Ish Wainwright tacked on 17 points and Tyson Carter and Duop Reath registered 11 points each.

Lakers draft pick Max Christie finished 7-of-8 from the free throw line and a field goal for nine points and added eight rebounds in 26 minutes as a starter.

The Lakers will be back in Summer League action this Sunday when they face the Charlotte Hornets.

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Lakers Drop Second Straight in Summer League

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The California Classic Summer League is being hosted by the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco on July 2-3.

This marks the fourth annual event and the Lakers will be joined by the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat, and previous hosts the Sacramento Kings.

Each team will compete in four games over the two-day event.

Lakers Schedule: Saturday, July 2 - Lakers vs Heat - 2pm PT - ESPN2 Sunday, July 3 - Lakers vs. Warriors - 4:30pm PT - NBA TV Tuesday, July 5 - Lakers vs. Kings - 2:30pm PT - NBA TV

Tickets go on sale through the Chase Center website on 5/17 at 4 PM PT. Get more details on tickets.

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