2021 Summer League

Golden State Warriors

The Warriors opened the 2022 California Classic with a 86–68 defeat to the neighboring Sacramento Kings at Day 1 of the annual event.

The Dubs trailed from the start with the Kings leading by as many as 21 points through the contest.

WARRIORS TIP OFF CALIFORNIA CLASSIC AT CHASE CENTER
The Warriors fell short 86-68 in their fourth appearance at the California Classic. Dubs draftee Gui Santos led the team’s offensive effort with 23 points while guard Payton Willis added 12 points, five rebounds and two assists, going 5-for-9 from the field (55.6 percent) and 2-for-5 from 3-point range (40.0 percent). The Dubs’ 51st selection in the 2020 NBA Draft, Justinian Jessup, produced seven points and two rebounds with the left-handed marksman shooting 50.0 percent from the field.

DUBS’ DRAFTEE DEBUT
The Warriors selected Gui Santos with the 55th overall selection in the 2022 NBA Draft, with the guard posting a team-high 23 points, six rebounds and three steals in his Chase Center debut. The second-round selection was not shy on his new home court, going 7-for-13 from the field (53.8 percent) and 8-for-11 from the charity stripe (72.7 percent). Santos made a number of key plays on both sides of the ball including back-to-back steals in a 30-second span at the 7:48 mark of the third period.

FINALS MVP APPEARANCE 
2022 NBA Champion and Finals MVP Stephen Curry made an appearance in the stands at Day 1 of the California Classic, even breaking out his signature ‘Night Night’ celebration.

UP NEXT 
The fourth annual California Classic continues at Chase Center on Sunday, July 3 as the Dubs take on the Los Angeles Lakers at 4:30 p.m. (NBA TV).   » Tickets Available Now

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The Warriors came out firing in their final Summer League campaign of 2021, but they gave up a 17-point lead and fell late in a 84-76 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas.

Two fourth quarter turnovers by the Dubs were taken advantage of by the Lakers to bring the Warriors’ lead down to 70-68 with just under four minutes left. While the game remained separated by just one possession from there into the final minute, a Trevelin Queen (21 points) layup with 29.5 seconds left put the Lakers just out of range of a Warriors comeback.

While this was not the best note to end the summer on, the Warriors saw positive production from the squad.

Getting the hot hand early was Warriors’ 2020 second round pick Justinian Jessup who started the contest with 16 first half points. His barrage fueled the squad’s early lead over the Lakers and led him to finish as the Dubs’ leading scorer with 18 points.

Also getting buckets in their final appearance of the summer were Kyle Guy and Moses Moody, notching 16 and 14 points respectively.

But offense was not the only skill put on display as center Selom Mawugbe, the Santa Cruz Warriors’ leader in blocks last season, swatted five blocks Tuesday evening to go with eight rebounds.

Tuesday’s game wrapped up the Summer League campaign for the Warriors, who now turn their attention to training camp as the team and Dub Nation prepare for the 2021-22 regular season. The first slate of games were just announced and includes matchups with Southern California rivals Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers, and a Christmas Day matchup against the Phoenix Suns.

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