Bradley, Wright-Foreman Lead Jazz To Win Over Cavaliers In Summer League
Jul 2, 2019, 9:21 PM
Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley, right, drives past Jacorey Williams of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the Jazz summer league at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
(Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Jazz made adjustments from their loss on Monday night and picked up an 86-71 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the Salt Lake City Summer League.
After posting 14 points and 15 rebounds in their loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, Bradley topped that with 26 points and 16 rebounds on 9-for-13 shooting and 8-of-10 from the free throw line.
Second round pick Justin Wright-Foreman was more aggressive in the second game of Summer League and looked more comfortable on the floor. He finished with 20 points and 4 assists, while hitting 7-of-12 from the field and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc.
The other two second round picks, Miye Oni and Jarrell Brantley did not play.
A monster double-double for @ToBrad1 👀 pic.twitter.com/tbfBAofeS4
— Salt Lake City Summer League (@SLCSummerLeague) July 3, 2019
Bradley had a great start to the game with 12 points in his first seven minutes on the floor. Six of those points came at the free throw line.
Utah had a 47-40 lead at the half.
After outscoring the Cavaliers 18-11 in the third quarter, the Jazz had a rough start to the fourth period with Cleveland going on a 10-2 run to trim the deficit to 67-61 with 6 minutes left.
The Jazz bounced back and went on a 13-7 run to stretch the lead to 12 with 2 minutes left in the game.
Former Jazzman Naz Mitrou-Long led the Cavaliers with 17 points, while Dylan Osetkowski chipped in 14 points.
Utah improved to 1-1 in Salt Lake City Summer League. They will wrap up the three-day event on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs at 7 p.m. from Vivint Smart Home Arena.
