Post by SurferGirl on Jul 3, 2018 18:01:44 GMT -8
The Portland Trail Blazers will face a familiar foe to start their 2018 NBA Las Vegas Summer League schedule.
Each team will play five games. Following the three-game preliminary round, it turns to a tournament format will guarantees each team two additional games; possibly more depending on the results. A championship game will be held on June 15. Last year's Blazers Summer League team made it to the championship game before falling to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Portland will be face the Utah Jazz to open the Summer League. The teams open the Las Vagas Summer League against each other for the third consecutive season. Due to their geographical proximity, the teams typically meet twice during pre-season play in October.
The Blazers also will face the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs in their first two games.
The Las Vegas Summer League is one of three summer leagues which take place. Sacramento and Salt Lake City play host to a pair of others. The Las Vegas Summer League is held in two facilities on the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Cox Pavilion and the Thomas and Mack Center.
Schedules, rosters and results will be updated as they become available. Where applicable, click on the link for the boxscore on nba,com. The Blazers summer league schedule appears below (all times are pacific).
Portland Trail Blazers Schedule
Game 1 - Portland Trail Blazers 93, Utah Jazz 78
Game 2 - Portland Trail Blazers 85, Atlanta Hawks 68
Game 3 - Portland Trail Blazers 95, San Antonio Spurs 89
Game 4 - Portland Trail Blazers 95, Atlanta Hawks 69
Game 5 - Portland Trail Blazers 95, Boston Celtics 80 - Quarterfinals
Game 6 - Portland Trail Blazers 97, Memphis Grizzlies 92 - Semifinals
Game 7 - Portland Trail Blazers 91, Los Angeles Lakers 73 - Championship
Guard Anfernee Simons, whom the Blazers selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft is among the players on the Blazers' Summer League roster. Also on that roster is Gary Trent, Jr., the 37th overall pick who was traded to the Blazers on draft night. Returning Blazers under contract with the Blazers who will complete in Las Vegas include 2017 first round picks, center Zach Collins and forward Caleb Swanigan, as well as center Georgios Papagiannis. Forward Jake Layman and guard Wade Baldwin IV, who played for the Blazers last season, are also on the roster.
Those players, and others, will look to show Blazers' brass and fans what they can bring to the team. The Blazers summer league roster appears below. This roster is subject to change.
While some players use Summer League as an opportunity to show they deserve a roster spot, others use the tournament as an opportunity to get noticed by other teams.
The following are the full schedules of all three NBA summer leagues. Nationally broadcasts are noted in parenthesis.
LAS VEGAS (JULY 6-17)
All games are being played at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. All times are pacific.
Friday, July 6
Houston Rockets 92, Indiana Pacers 89
New Orleans Pelicans 90, Toronto Raptors 77
Orlando Magic 86, Brooklyn Nets 80
Charlotte Hornets 88, Oklahoma 87
Milwaukee Bucks 65, Detroit Pistons 49
Boston Celtics 95, Philadelphia 76ers 89
Cleveland Cavaliers 72, Washington Wizards 59
Phoenix Suns 92, Dallas Mavericks 85
Denver Nuggets 70, Minnesota Timberwolves 69
Golden St. Warriors 77, Los Angeles Clippers 71
Saturday, July 7
Portland Trail Blazers 93, Utah Jazz 78
Indiana Pacers 86, San Antonio Spurs 76
New Orleans Pelicans 110, Miami Heat 84
New York Knocks 91, Atlanta Hawks 89
Oklahoma City Thunder 90, Brooklyn Nets 76
Phoenix Suns 71, Sacramento Kings 63
Memphis Grizzlies 73, Detroit Pistons 70
Chicago Bulls 86, Cleveland Cavaliers 81
Denver Nuggets 82, Boston Celtics 69
Los Angeles Lakers 96, Philadelphia 76ers 79
Sunday, July 8
Minnesota Timberwolves 103, Toronto Raptors 92
San Antonio Spurs 95, Washington Wizards 90
Charlotte Hornets 94,Miami Heat 90
Portland Trail Blazers 85, Atlanta Hawks, 68
Dallas Mavericks 81, Milwaukee Bucks 78
Houston Rockets 87, Golden St. Warriors 81
Utah Jazz 90, New York Knicks 85
Orlando Magic 86, Memphis Grizzles 56
Los Angeles Clippers 88, Sacramento Kings 78
Los Angeles Lakers 69, Chicago Bulls 60
Monday, July 9
Detroit Pistons 105, New Orleans Pelicans 97
Oklahoma City Thunder 92, Toronto Raptors 82
Cleveland Cavaliers 93, Indiana Pacers 88
Washington Wizards 87, Philadelphia 76ers 75
Boston Celtics 100, Charlotte Hornets 80
Dallas Mavericks 91, Golden St. Warriors 71
Denver Nuggets 90, Milwaukee Bucks 83
Phoenix Suns 71, Orlando Magic 53
Minnesota Timberwolves 78, Brooklyn Nets 69
Houston Rockets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 90
Tuesday, July 10
Portland Trail Blazers 95, San Antonio Spurs 89
Miami Heat 98, Utah Jazz 90
Atlanta Hawks 101, Chicago Bulls 93
Sacramento Kings 94, Memphis Grizzlies 80
Los Angeles Lakers 109, New York Knicks 92
Wednesday, July 11
Los Angeles Clippers 89, Washington Wizards 74
Cleveland Cavaliers 96, Sacramento Kings 84
Houston Rockets 109, Brooklyn Nets 102
Chicago Bulls 95, Dallas Mavericks 83
Detroit Pistons 64, Minnesota Timberwolves 59
Atlanta Hawks 107, Indiana Pacers 101
Toronto Raptors 85, Denver Nuggets 77
Charlotte Hornets 87, Golden St. Warriors 69
Thursday, July 12
Miami Heat 110, New Orleans Pelicans 106
Boston Celtics 82, New York Knicks 75
Memphis Grizzlies 92, Oklahoma City Thunder 85
Philadelphia 76ers 88, Phoenix Suns 86
Milwaukee Bucks 75, San Antonio Spurs 75 - OT
Los Angeles Lakers 82, Los Angeles Clippers 69
Utah Jazz 75, Orlando Magic 70
Portland Trail Blazers 95, Atlanta Hawks 69
Friday, July 13
Indiana Pacers 116, Brooklyn Nets 79
New York Knicks 102, New Orleans Pelicans 83
Dallas Mavericks 96, Washington Wizards 92
Phoenix Suns 90, San Antonio Spurs 55
Minnesota Timberwolves 83, Denver Nuggets 71
Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Orlando Magic 85
Sacramento Kings 69, Golden St. Warriors 67
Atlanta Hawks 97, Los Angeles Clippers 81
Saturday, July 14
Detroit Pistons 72, Chicago Bulls 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 92, Houston Rockets 87
Toronto Raptors 87, Charlotte Hornets 84
Boston Celtics 74, Miami Heat 72
Philadelphia 76ers 91, Milwaukee Bucks 89
Memphis Grizzlies 92, Utah Jazz 86
Sunday, July 15
Los Angeles Lakers 101, Detroit Pistons 78 - Quarterfinals
Cleveland Cavaliers 82, Toronto Raptors 68 - Quarterfinals
Portland Trail Blazers 95, Boston Celtics 80 - Quarterfinals
Memphis Grizzlies 82, Philadelphia 76ers 73 - Quarterfinals
Monday, July 16
Los Angeles Lakers 112, Cleveland Cavaliers 109 (2OT) - Seminfinals
Portland Trail Blazers 97, Memphis Grizzlies 92 - Semifinals
Tuesday, July 17
Portland Trail Blazers 91, Los Angeles Lakers 73 - Championship
SACRAMENTO (JULY 2-5)
Games played at Golden 1 Center; Sacramento, California
Monday, July 2
Golden St. Warriors 79, Miami Heat 68
Sacramento Kings 98, Los Angeles Lakers 93
Tuesday, July 3
Miami Heat 89, Los Angeles Lakers 74
Golden St. Warriors 71, Sacramento Kings 54
Thursday, July 5
Miami Heat 86, Sacramento Kings 76
Golden St. Warriors 77, Los Angeles Lakers 71
Final Results
Golden St. Warriors (3-0)
Miami Heat (2-1)
Sacramento Kings (1-2)
Los Angelas Lakers( 0-3)
UTAH (JULY 2-5)
All games were played at the Huntsman Center, on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
Monday, July 2
Memphis Grizzlies 103, Atlanta Hawks 88
Utah Jazz 92, San Antonio Spurs 76
Tuesday, July 3
San Antonio Spurs 103, Atlanta Hawks 81
Memphis Grizzlies 95, Utah Jazz 92
Thursday, July 5
San Antonio Spurs 94, Memphis Grizzlies 87
Utah Jazz 92, Atlanta Hawks 87
Final Results
1. Utah Jazz (2-1)
1. Memphis Grizzlies (2-1)
1. San Antonio Spurs (2-1)
4. Atlanta Hawks (0-3)
COMBINED SUMMER LEAGUE RECORDS
To be posted as they become available.
- JBH
(Top photo, clockwise from top left: Zach Collins, Caleb Swanigan, Georgios Papagiannis, Wade Baldwin IV, Gary Trent Jr., Anfernee Simons)
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