Boston’s 2nd Summer season League recreation befell at Cox Pavillion Las Vegas, in opposition to the Washington Wizard’s and the seventh general choose of the 2023 draft, French wing, Bilal Coulibaly. Each workforce’s bought out of the gate shortly because it was a monitor meet to start out with loads of quick break play and little or no defensive stops in an entertaining 1st quarter. JD Davison recent off a brand new two-way contract with Boston, bought the quick break ball rolling with a dunk off the opening tip.
Justin Champagnie struggled in recreation 1, however JD Davison discovered the guard on the streaking break and ending on the break beneath 7-foot Tristain Vukevic. As was the case in Recreation 1, Jay Scrubb made a direct influence as soon as extra off the bench hitting on his first 2 buckets together with a step again triple and a nifty drive and end over outstretched Wizards defenders. Scrubb would tempo the Celtics into the lead with 7 factors because the Celtics would take a 25-22 lead by means of one. Olek Balcerowski offered the large spotlight of the quarter on a one-footed step-back three on the buzzer additionally logging 7 factors of his personal.
Former Clipper Jay Scrubb was sensible within the 2nd quarter (12 first half factors) displaying that he deserves a spot on an NBA roster, who when not scoring was handing out assists as he discovered Micahel Mulder for a fast taken three-pointer which might give Boston a 6-point lead halfway by means of the 2nd. Bench bigman Udoka Azubukie was hustling late within the quarter registering consecutive dunks because the Wizards painted space opened up for the previous Utah Jazz quantity 20 choose in entrance of Celtics Corridor of Fame legend Paul Pierce.
Rookie and Celtics 2nd-round choose Jordan Walsh had a really quiet first half Jordan Walsh going 0-4 from three and simply 1-8 from the sector, because the wing had very totally different recreation from his Miami displaying. JD Davison additionally struggled for stretches of the half, forcing 3 turnovers which spurred Washington to get again within the recreation as the primary half closed 52-51 Boston.
Boston went zone to start out the 2nd half and Jordan Walsh bought artistic with a neat behind the again cross to G-Leaguer Justin Bean ready within the nook to hit a 3. Later within the quarter, in some good workforce play, Balcerowski on the prime of the important thing neatly outletted to a reducing Jordan Walsh who bought free with a head faux and 2-point bucket. Walsh would then return the favour distributing again the Polish huge man for a neat layin. JD Davison would assault the rim arduous within the third, with an explosive dunk over 7-foot Vukevic because the highlights stored rolling.
So far as Summer season League video games go, this was one other entertaining and aggressive outing for Boston because the Wizards made a recreation of it within the third locking in defensively to claw again into it. Boston’s execution was flawed as Washington feasted on Boston’s 15 turnovers, 9 of which got here on the hand of JD Davison alone, because the Wizards completed the third sturdy 80-75 with 24 factors coming from Boston’s turnovers.
The Celtics pale within the fourth with the principle takeaway being, developmentally, most of those gamers have a methods to go because the factors dried up for Boston. The Celtics would mount a comeback to get again with 4 factors behind the play of each Champagnie and Azubuike, offering an entertaining finale. Nevertheless, Washington would do sufficient to carry on for the win as Boston would lose it’s second recreation in two days. For the C’s, Champagnie put collectively a reasonably full recreation to steer the workforce with 21 factors and 12 rebounds, Scrubb would finish it with 15 factors, Azubuike 14 factors, rookie Jordan Walsh had 12 factors and Balcerowski logged 11 factors. Boston subsequent play the Lakers Wednesday as look to get a primary Summer season League win.
