2021 NBA Summer League
 | This article is missing information about results from days 3 through 9 in the Las Vegas Summer League. (July 2022) |
| 2021 NBA Summer League | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | August 8–17 |
| Number of games | At least 5 games (including 4 preliminary games) for each team (as many as 7 games per team) |
| Number of teams | California Classic-4 Salt Lake City-4 Las Vegas-30 |
| TV partner(s) | NBA TV & ESPN |
| California Classic | |
| Season champions | Miami Heat |
| Top scorer | Max Strus |
| Salt Lake City Summer League | |
| Season champions | Utah Jazz White Team |
| Top scorer | Devin Vassell |
| Las Vegas NBA Summer League | |
| Season champions | Sacramento Kings |
| Runners-up | Boston Celtics |
| Season MVP | Cameron Thomas & Davion Mitchell (league) Louis King (championship game) |
The 2021 NBA Summer League was an off-season competition held by the
Las Vegas, Nevada on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The summer league
consisted of the California Classic, Salt Lake City Summer League, and the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
This was the first NBA Summer League since 2019 as the 2020 NBA Summer League was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and due to the Bubble. It began on August 8, 2021, and ended on August 17. All 30 NBA teams participated in the reboot of the summer league. Teams competed in a tournament-style schedule in four preliminary games before seeding in a tournament; each team played four games, and the best two teams played in the championship, while the rest of the teams played another game the NBA decided on. The event concluded with the 2021 NBA Summer League Championship game on August 17.
California Classic
The California Classic is an official summer league of the NBA—the third year it has been held.[1] Four games were played at the Golden 1 Center on August 3 and 4.[2]
Teams
Day 1
Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA.
August 3
8:00 pm |
| Los Angeles Lakers 78, Miami Heat 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 17–19, 15–18, 14–16 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Yurtseven 27 Rebs: Yurtseven 19 Asts: Carter 5 | |
August 3
11:00 pm |
| Golden State Warriors 89, Sacramento Kings 82 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 27–25, 21–21, 19–18, Overtime: 9–2 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Mitchell 23 Rebs: Terry 14 Asts: Coleman 4 | |
Day 2
August 4
8:00 pm |
| Miami Heat 94, Golden State Warriors 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 21–23, 21–23, 22–21 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Moody 19 Rebs: Payton II 8 Asts: Dowtin 5 | |
August 4
11:00 pm |
| Los Angeles Lakers 84, Sacramento Kings 74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 17–16, 19–23, 33–17 | ||
| 3 | Pts: King 19 Rebs: Terry 9 Asts: King 2 | |
Salt Lake City Summer League
The Salt Lake City Summer League is an official summer league of the NBA—the sixth year it has been held.Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Teams
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Utah Jazz (divided into a "white" and "blue" team)
- San Antonio Spurs
Day 1
Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA.
NBATV |
August 3
7:00 pm |
| Memphis Grizzlies 104, Utah Jazz Blue 65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 28–16, 20–19, 27–18 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Chealey 15 Rebs: Patton 10 Asts: Chealey 3 | |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 4,726 Referees: Jenna Schroeder, John Butler, Evan Scott |
NBATV |
August 3
9:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 58, Utah Jazz White 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 21–17, 12–28, 15–25 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Forrest 19 Rebs: Azubuike 14 Asts: Forrest 7 | |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 4,726 Referees: Nate Green, Jonathan Sterling, Matt Meyers |
Day 2
August 4
7:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 54, Utah Jazz Blue 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 8–13, 13–20, 15–21 | ||
Primo 2 |
Pts: Allman 5 | |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 0 Referees: Jonathan Sterling, John Butler, Evan Scott |
August 4
9:00 pm |
| Memphis Grizzlies 75, Utah Jazz White 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 10–19, 22–24, 25–25 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Azubuike 19 Rebs: Azubuike 11 Asts: Forrest 13 | |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 4,611 Referees: Jenna Schroeder, Nate Green, Matt Meyers |
Day 3
August 6
7:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 77, Memphis Grizzlies 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 11–21, 16–31, 28–16 | ||
Primo 3 |
Pts: Bane 24 Rebs: Konchar 11 Asts: Bane 5 | |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 0 Referees: Nate Green, Jonathan Sterling, John Butler |
August 6
9:00 pm |
| Utah Jazz Blue 65, Utah Jazz White 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 10–21, 15–30, 25–18 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Azubuike 14 Rebs: Morgan 10 Asts: Forrest 7 | |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 5,499 Referees: Jenna Schroeder, Evan Scott, Matt Meyers |
Las Vegas NBA Summer League
The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is an official summer league of the NBA—the sixteenth year it has been held. 75 games are played between all 30 NBA teams from August 8 to 17. The league plays games across two venues: the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located in Paradise, Nevada (near Las Vegas).[4] In the 2019 NBA Summer League, the Chinese and Croatian men's basketball teams participated in games, but they were not featured in the 2021 league.
Teams
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Charlotte Hornets
- Dallas Mavericks
- Detroit Pistons
- Denver Nuggets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- New York Knicks
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Washington Wizards
Day 1
Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA.
August 8
4:00 pm |
| Boston Celtics 85, Atlanta Hawks 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 25–25, 19–20, 24–22 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Cooper 6 | |
Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Karleena Tobin, Robert Hussey, Kaitlynn Bunger |
August 8
4:30 pm |
| Toronto Raptors 89, New York Knicks 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–21, 21–16, 29–26 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Toppin 24 Rebs: Toppin 8 Asts: Quickley 8 | |
August 8
6:00 pm |
| Portland Trail Blazers 93, Charlotte Hornets 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 21–17, 18–23, 33–29 | ||
| 9 | Pts: Bouknight 19 Rebs: Jones 10 Asts: Riller 6 | |
August 8
6:30 pm |
| Houston Rockets 84, Cleveland Cavaliers 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 20–18, 23–20, 21–15 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Okoro 17 Rebs: Mfiondu Kabengele 13 Asts: Hands 3 | |
August 8
8:30 pm |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 76, Detroit Pistons 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 28–12, 25–19, 9–15 | ||
Maledon 11 |
Pts: Bey 14 Rebs: Bey 12 Asts: Hayes 5 | |
August 8
10:00 pm |
| Denver Nuggets 77, Miami Heat 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–30, 20–21, 17–22, 28–24 | ||
| 5 | Pts: 4 | |
Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Ashley Gloss, Nate Anderson, Nate Cearly, Cheryl Flores, Chance Moore, Grant Detrick |
August 8
10:30 pm |
| Los Angeles Lakers 73, Phoenix Suns 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 16–16, 19–28, 24–16 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Smith 15 Rebs: Smith 12 Asts: Smith 3 | |
Day 2
August 9
2:00 pm |
| New York Knicks 94, Indiana Pacers 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 23–20, 26–18, 27–24 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Washington Jr. 23 Rebs: Brissett 7 Asts: Brissett 3 | |
August 9
3:00 pm |
| New Orleans Pelicans 94, Chicago Bulls 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–21, 25–19, 25–11 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Dotson 16 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Dotson 4 | |
August 9
4:00 pm |
| Dallas Mavericks 73, Philadelphia 76ers 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–31, 17–26, 17–20, 25–18 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Maxey 21 Rebs: Reed 8 Asts: Maxey 4 | |
August 9
5:00 pm |
| Brooklyn Nets 84, Memphis Grizzlies 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 17–28, 26–18, 25–30 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Bane 32 Rebs: Konchar 13 Asts: Tillman 7 | |
August 9
6:00 pm |
| Charlotte Hornets 70, Sacramento Kings 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 14–15, 21–24, 22–25 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Ramsey 22 Rebs: Queta 6 Asts: Mitchell 9 | |
August 9
7:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 89, Minnesota Timberwolves 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 18–27, 26–18, 25–24 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Nowell 24 Rebs: Knight 9 Asts: Nowell 4 | |
August 9
8:00 pm |
| Orlando Magic 91, Golden State Warriors 89 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 19–22, 20–27, 24–16, Overtime: 8–6 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Kuminga 16 Rebs: Payton II 8 Asts: McLaughlin 4 | |
August 9
9:00 pm |
| Los Angeles Clippers 78, Milwaukee Bucks 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–27, 23–16, 25–19 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Nwora 30 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 12 Asts: Nwora 6 | |
August 9
10:00 pm |
| Phoenix Suns 57, Utah Jazz 63 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 16–25, 12–12, 18–15 | ||
| 2 | Pts: Forrest 10 Rebs: Azubuike 8 Asts: Forrest 7 | |
Day 3
August 10
6:00 pm |
| Atlanta Hawks 84, Indiana Pacers 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 26–16, 24–26, 15–20 | ||
| 9 | Pts: Duarte 21 Rebs: Jackson 12 Asts: Brissett 3 | |
August 10
7:00 pm |
| Boston Celtics 107, Denver Nuggets 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 35–23, 24–22, 17–14 | ||
| 12 | Pts: Hyland 7 | |
August 10
8:00 pm |
| Chicago Bulls 92, San Antonio Spurs 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 23–26, 29–17, 26–20 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Jones 23 Rebs: Renfro 8 Asts: Newman 4 | |
August 10
9:00 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 91, Houston Rockets 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 15–30, 28–29, 20–28 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Sengun 8 7Asts: Christopher | |
August 10
10:00 pm |
| Sacramento Kings 89, Washington Wizards 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–18, 29–20, 16–16 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Homesley 17 Rebs: Goodwin 8 Asts: Jones 4 | |
August 10
11:00 pm |
| Los Angeles Clippers 66, Portland Trail Blazers 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 16–17, 15–25, 15–22 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Simmons 15 Rebs: Faried 12 Asts: Watford 5 | |
Day 3
| This section is missing information about the results from days 3–9. (July 2022) |
References
- ^ "California Classic". Sacramento Kings. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Center, Golden 1. "California Classic | Golden 1 Center". www.golden1center.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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- ^ "UNLVtickets.com - 2021 NBA Summer League". www.unlvtickets.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.