In a matchup of undefeated teams, the Boston Celtics completed a three-game sweep of the Utah Jazz Summer League on a last-second three pointer by Terry Rozier for an 87-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah.
In the final game, the Philadelphia 76ers netted an 86-75 win over the Utah Jazz behind 17 points each by Christian Wood and Richuan Holmes. No. 1 NBA Draft pick Ben Simmons had six points, six assists and seven rebounds for the Sixers.
The Celtics finished the Utah Jazz Summer League with a 3-0 record followed by San Antonio (2-1), Philadelphia (1-2) and Utah (0-3). The four-team, six-game Utah Jazz Summer League was presented by America First Credit Union, Siegfried & Jensen and Zero Fatalities in association with the Utah Sports Commission.
Attendance for the final session of the Utah Jazz Summer League was 6,267, bringing the three-day total to 20,700 at both Vivint Smart Home Arena and the Huntsman Center.
Trailing 86-80, Rozier scored the final seven points of the game, including the game-winning triple with 1.8 seconds remaining. Rozier had a team-high 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Rookie Demetrius Jackson added 11 points, including a key three pointer with 1:45 remaining, while James Young contributed 10.
Kyle Anderson again led the Spurs with 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists while rookie Dejounte Murray, making his first summer league appearance, had 21 points.
The host Jazz dropped the nightcap despite the inside force and outside shooting of Trey Lyles and Tibor Pleiss combining for 36 points and 14 rebounds.
All four Utah Jazz Summer League teams will next compete in the Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The 11-day, 24-team, 67-game event tips off on Friday, July 8 and runs through Monday, July 18 at Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus.
The Jazz will play the Washington Wizards on Saturday, July 9 at 4:30 p.m. (MST). The Jazz will then face the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, July 10 at 6 p.m. before playing the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, July 12 at 2:30 p.m. in the team’s final game of the preliminary round. The teams will then be seeded in a tournament starting July 13, which runs through the championship game on July 18. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.
UtahJazz.com is the online home for comprehensive coverage of all Summer League activities with its digital team on site for insider coverage. The Zone Sports Network (97.5 FM/1280 AM) will provide reports from Samsung NBA Summer League with Jake Scott and Tony Parks broadcasting their show live from Las Vegas (10 a.m.-noon).
ESPN will present all 67 games from Las Vegas across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and WatchESPN. NBA TV will also present a full slate of Samsung NBA Summer League action, televising a total of 30 games.