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On Wednesday, the first of three rounds of the NBA Summer League playoffs began in Las Vegas, as the steps to narrowing the twenty-four team field down to a final one begin. After Thursday and Friday's loaded slate of games, the final eight will be set and ready to head into action on Saturday. Here's a recap of how Mountain West alumni did in the first three stages of the playoffs and who is still left heading int the final three days of the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
Round 1 - Wednesday, July 13th
#10 Atlanta def. #23 Sacramento, 81-61
ATL: Darington Hobson (New Mexico) - 6:56, 0-3 FG, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
SAC: Derrick Jones (UNLV) - DNP (Coach's Decision)
#12 Miami def. #21 New Orleans, 81-77
MIA: Chris Obekpa (UNLV) - DNP (Coach's Decision)
NOP: None
#24 Minnesota def. #9 San Antonio, 80-71
MIN: None
SAS: None
#22 Philadelphia def. #11 NBA D-League Select, 108-71
PHI: James Webb III (Boise State) - 27:14, 4-9 FG, 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5 STL
Christian Wood (UNLV) - DNP (Rest)
DLS: None
#14 Cleveland def. #19 Boston, 98-94
CLE: None
BOS: None
#13 Utah def. #20 Portland, 86-71
UTA: Spencer Butterfield (Utah State) - 19:06, 4-8 FG, 11 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
POR: None
#15 Dallas def. #18 Milwaukee, 81-64
DAL: None
MIL: Rashad Vaughn (UNLV) - 28:05, 4-14 FG, 10 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
#16 Golden State def. #17 Houston, 80-76
GSW: Patrick McCaw (UNLV) - 32:55, 3-9 FG, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
Winston Shepard (San Diego State) - 10:03, 1-2 FG, 4 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST
HOU: None
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Round 2 - Thursday, July 14th
#7 Washington def. #10 Atlanta, 71-60
WAS: None
ATL: Darington Hobson (New Mexico) - DNP (Coach's Decision)
#24 Minnesota def. #8 Memphis, 89-85
MIN: None
MEM: None
#5 Phoenix def. #12 Miami, 77-74
PHX: None
MIA: Chris Obekpa (UNLV) - 6:14, 0-0 FG, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST
#6 Brooklyn def. #22 Philadelphia, 87-84
BKN: J.J. O'Brien (San Diego State) - DNP (Coach's Decision)
PHI: James Webb III (Boise State) - 21:24, 5-7 FG, 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
Christian Wood (UNLV) - DNP (Not Listed)
#4 Denver def. #13 Utah, 80-60
DEN: Jimmer Fredette (BYU) - 26:20, 3-11 FG, 12 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
Josh Adams (Wyoming) - 18:22, 2-4 FG, 6 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
Antwan Scott (Colorado State) - 4:06, 0-1 FG, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
UTA: Spencer Butterfield (Utah State) - 15:55, 1-6 FG, 2 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
#2 Chicago def. #15 Dallas, 86-73
CHI: None
DAL: None
#1 Toronto def. #16 Golden State, 75-69
TOR: Alex Kirk (New Mexico) - 10:04, 3-6 FG, 7 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST
GSW: Patrick McCaw (UNLV) - 37:05, 10-17 FG, 28 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 3 STL
Winston Shepard (San Diego State) - 6:13, 0-4 FG, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST
#14 Cleveland def. #3 Los Angeles Lakers, 88-80
CLE: None
LAL: Larry Nance Jr. (Wyoming) - 31:41, 5-9 FG, 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
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Round 3 - Friday, July 15th (Consolation Games)
San Antonio def. Sacramento, 90-86 OT
NBA D-League Select def. New Orleans, 88-76
Portland def. Boston, 80-75
Houston def. Milwaukee, 92-89
Atlanta def. Memphis, 89-79
Philadelphia def. Miami, 74-66
Dallas def. Golden State, 80-74
Utah def. Los Angeles Lakers, 92-88
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The Las Vegas NBA Summer League continues on Saturday with the beginning of the playoff semi-finals. The schedule is listed below:
Semi-Finals - Saturday, July 16th
#1 Toronto v. #24 Minnesota (4:00 PM ET, ESPNU)
#4 Denver v. #5 Phoenix (6:00 PM ET, ESPN2)
#2 Chicago v. #7 Washington (8:00 PM ET, ESPN2)