Last game of the first phase of Summer League while waiting for the final classifications, and the Cavs are still fighting for a place in the last four and close to the title. The Bulls had to win to hope, but it was won against a strong Cleveland team. And well in the end, it’s really not won.
The boxscore of the match
Well, you are all wondering. Some must have searched his name on the Internet before opening the paper and reading these lines, but We’ll introduce you to Craig Porter Jr. anyway. The 23-year-old guard comes straight out of the Wichita State Shockers after a few years at Junior College de Vincennes… in Indiana. What can we say? It’s because the boy was impeccable last night. 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and a small block, the stats line is blacked out in pencil as we like and it was at the best of times. Indeed, while the Bulls were still leading 1 minute 30 from the end, CPJ allowed the Cavs to pick up and then widen the gap to secure the win.
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Craig Porter extends the lead in the final minute of the @cavs win! #NBA2KSummerLeague pic.twitter.com/PB3UUUKcGG
— NBA (@NBA) July 13, 2023
Alongside him are the other Cleveland forces, true Knights of the Zodiac from Ohio who gave everything to secure their team’s fourth win in four games in the Summer League. Isaiah Mobley hit his double-double with 18 checkers and 12 rebounds, Sharife Cooper, left on the bench in the second half, put up his 11 points in 13 minutes, and Emoni Bates scored his 15 points and still shows why he was announced so high at the Draft a few years ago. With three teams still undefeated at 3 wins, this fourth therefore ensures the Cavs to be a member of the last four of the Vegas summer league.
Isaiah Mobley’s stepback three cuts the lead to 2!
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— NBA (@NBA) July 13, 2023
On the side of the Bulls, we can bite our fingers to have dropped the match in the last minute. Javon Freeman-Liberty and his funny name were good to watch tonight, Dalen Terry and Julian AlaPhillips did the job next with 12 points each. Nate Darling and his romantic comedy character blaze meanwhile finished at 11 points by smashing the board of the Thomas & Mack Center (3/11 from the parking lot). In short, good individual stats but which do not take Chicago to its third win in the summer league. Farewell to the semi-finals, but there will still be a meeting to catch up, the hype is crazy.
2023-07-13 23:24:00
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