Jazz Start Vegas Summer League With Win Over Oklahoma City Thunder
Jul 6, 2019, 3:13 PM | Updated: 3:16 pm
(Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
(Steve Griffin, Deseret News)
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Utah Jazz won their third straight Summer League game as they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 78-66.
Utah won their last two games of the Salt Lake City Summer League before picking up their first win in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Once again, Tony Bradley led the way with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, while shooting 9-for-14 from the field. In two games in Salt Lake City, he averaged 20 points and 15.5 rebounds and was named a Summer League standout.
The other SLC Summer League standout for Utah, second round pick Jarrell Brantley had 7 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists and shot 3-of-12 from the field. He averaged 13.5 points and 5 rebounds per game in Salt Lake City.
Our first @SLCSummerLeague W 🎰
#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/e5dQPXfDF9— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) July 6, 2019
Justin Wright-Foreman added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 28 minutes on Saturday against the Thunder.
The third second round pick, Miye Oni contributed 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 22 minutes on the floor.
For the Thunder, Hamidou Diallo led the team with 20 points.
It was only hours before the game that the Thunder franchise made a big move. According to reports, the Los Angeles Clippers signed Kawhi Leonard, who convinced the team to acquire Paul George from OKC in exchange for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari as well as seven future first round picks that are involved.
The Jazz will face the Miami Heat on Sunday at 6 p.m. on NBA TV.
