From NBA.com:
Kevin Love tallied 26 points and 15 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to an 88-78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the final game of the NBA Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Thursday.
Odenized posts video of a Kevin Love dunk.
Sean Meagher/Blazers Blog liveblogged the game.
Kevin Love overshadowed Bayless’ performance with 26 points and 15 rebounds, bolstering his summer league average to 20.7 points and 15 boards per game. The T’Wolves outscored the Trail Blazers 31-20 in the third quarter to earn their first win in Las Vegas. Both teams are now 1-2 and will resume play on Saturday.
Craig Smith played 19 minutes in his debut after signing a new two-year
contract earlier in the day and it looks like K.L. just keeps getting
better with his third double-double (26 and 15) that overcame Jerryd
Bayless’ 29 and just could be another step in winning over the
unconverted (and all those Kevin McHale haters).
contract earlier in the day and it looks like K.L. just keeps getting
better with his third double-double (26 and 15) that overcame Jerryd
Bayless’ 29 and just could be another step in winning over the
unconverted (and all those Kevin McHale haters).
Lots of numbers jump out: 11 points and seven boards off the pine from
Pops Mensah-Bonsu; 10 points, three boards and two assists from Craig
Smith in limited minutes; 14 points from Blake Ahearn; 11 points, two
dimes and two boards from Pooh Jeter, and nine points off the pine from
Bryce Taylor.
Pops Mensah-Bonsu; 10 points, three boards and two assists from Craig
Smith in limited minutes; 14 points from Blake Ahearn; 11 points, two
dimes and two boards from Pooh Jeter, and nine points off the pine from
Bryce Taylor.
Minnesota took a 40-36 lead into the break at Cox Pavilion, getting 13
points from Love and nine off the bench from Mensah-Bonsu along with
nine boards between the two of them.
points from Love and nine off the bench from Mensah-Bonsu along with
nine boards between the two of them.
In the Love vs. Bayless matchup, Love came out the winner. For
starters, his team won by 10. He went 7-for-20 from the field,
12-for-14 from the line, grabbed 15 rebounds (10 offensive) and had two
assists (official stats say one, but there is no way the outlet pass he
threw to Pooh Jeter for the and-1 wasn’t a dime, even if he didn’t
receive credit for it)…
starters, his team won by 10. He went 7-for-20 from the field,
12-for-14 from the line, grabbed 15 rebounds (10 offensive) and had two
assists (official stats say one, but there is no way the outlet pass he
threw to Pooh Jeter for the and-1 wasn’t a dime, even if he didn’t
receive credit for it)…
With apologies to the fans in Golden State (Marco Belinelli is hot,
team is 3-0), Bayless and Love are the two best players after seven
days in Vegas regardless of what their team’s records are.
team is 3-0), Bayless and Love are the two best players after seven
days in Vegas regardless of what their team’s records are.
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