No. 8 seed Grizzlies beat No. 1 Celtics in NBA Summer League
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyler Harvey scored 20 points to lead No. 8 seed Memphis past top-seeded Boston 94-88 on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the NBA Summer League tournament.
Brandon Clarke tipped in a rebound with 18 seconds left to extend the Grizzlies‘ lead to three, before Paris Lee and Bruno Caboclo hit three late free throws to ice the game.
The Grizzlies avenged a 113-87 loss to the Celtics on Thursday in pool play to advance to Sunday’s semifinal round, where they’ll face No. 4 New Orleans.
Clarke finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Peyton Aldridge had 13 points and Kennan Evans chipped in with 10 points for the Grizzlies.
Boston’s Carsen Edwards led all scorers with 25 points on 9-of-23 shooting, including 6 of 14 from 3-point range. Javonte Green added 17, Tremont Waters had 16 and Grant Williams scored 11.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit one of two free throws with 1.9 seconds left in overtime, before Marcos Louzada Silva stole Miami’s inbounds pass to seal a quarterfinal win for fourth-seeded New Orleans.
Alexander-Walker finished with 34 points on 9-for-21 shooting, including 5 of 12 from 3-point range. Kenrich Williams added 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jaxson Hayes contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds.
No. 5 seed Miami was led by Duncan Robinson, who had 26 points and eight rebounds. Jeremiah Martin scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Heat.
No. 3 overall draft pick RJ Barrett led five Knicks in double figures, scoring 21 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a consolation round game.
Tyler Cavanaugh had 19 points and Mitchell Robinson scored 18. Ignas Brazdeikis had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Kevin Knox finished with 17 points for New York.
Playing without rookie Rui Hachimara and second-year Troy Brown Jr., the Wizards got 20 points from Moritz Wagner, and 15 from reserve Troy Caupain.
Kennedy Meeks saved his best game for last, scoring 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead Charlotte in the consolation round. Meeks went into the game averaging just 3.8 points.
Dwayne Bacon scored 11 points and finished the summer league as the team’s leading scorer with 16.3 points per game, while Isaiah Hicks added 10 points.
George King led the Jazz with 20 points, Josh Sharma chipped in 12 and Stanton Kidd finished with 10.
