And five! Since the festivities never seem to want to stop in Vegas, we are once once more offering you the program for the fifth day of this Summer League 2022. On the menu? Six small matches to get your teeth into from midnight until 5am, i.e. one every hour: the same frequency as a bus line in Auvergne.
Tonight’s program:
- 0h : Hawks-Pelicans
- 1h : Spurs-Rockets
- 2h : Celtics-Bucks
- 3h : Thunder-Magic
- 4h : Jazz-Mavericks
- 5h : Blazers-Knicks
We’re not going to lie to each other: this weekend we screwed up. With this completely lunar end to the match between Sacramento and Orlando, we have greatly exceeded the limits we had allowed ourselves in terms of cheatmeal for our summer body. It is therefore necessary to catch up at the beginning of the week with a balanced and perfectly organized meal. Of course, like any good self-respecting summer dinner, we’re still going to invite you to have an aperitif from midnight thanks to a Hawks-Pelicans that makes you dream as much as in the regular season, that is -say no more than that. If the poster does not indeed seem fantastic, on the Atlanta side, we will still have the opportunity to see two French people on the ground: Joël Ayayi and Alpha Kaba. Perfect to whet our appetites! In Louisiana, we will watch Trey Murphy III carefully following his 23-point performance once morest the Blazers two days ago, unlike rookie Dyson Daniels (8th choice of the 2022 Draft) from whom we expect a little better. We now go to the entrance around 1am with a Spurs-Rockets that will make our mouths water directly. Jabari Smith Jr (3rd pick), Tari Eason (17th pick), Tyty Washington (29th pick), Josh Cristopher… that makes good reason to finish the plate, doesn’t it? In San Antonio, we will benefit in particular from the cleanliness of Daryus Days – undrafted – who pleasantly surprised for his first two games of the Summer League. Before starting the rest of the meal, we invite you to take a break to enjoy a glass of wine… French. The meeting between Boston and Milwaukee is indeed the perfect opportunity to open a bottle since no less than four Frenchies will meet in the same room around 2am. Among the clovers, Juhann Begarin will be keen to make up for it following his failed match (2/10 in shooting) once morest the Heat despite a hardenesque 9/10 on throws. Among the Daims, Hugo Besson (58th choice) will be present as well as Sylvain Francisco. Both had not been able to speak during the first meeting of the Bucks (7 minutes of playing time for Hugo once morest the bubble for Sylvain). The fourth tricolor will therefore not be on the floor but on the bench since it is TJ Parker, assistant coach for Milwaukee.
Now is the time to attack the main course: the confrontation between Eugene Omoruyi and Zavier Simpson Chet Holmgren (2nd choice) and Paolo Banchero (1st choice) at 3 o’clock. However, and we prefer to warn you right away, it is possible that the clash between the first two choices of the Draft will be postponed, the rookie of the Magic having been seen limping at the exit of the thriller once morest the Kings . If there is at this moment no indication or contraindication, it is nevertheless likely that the Orlando staff prefer not to take any risks with their nugget. And inevitably, if there’s one person who really cares, it’s the big Chet. Because opposite, it is not Caleb Houstan (32nd choice) who will satisfy the giant of Gonzaga, despite two good first appearances. On the Thunder side, we already know how lucky we will be to be able to taste the polished game of Josh Giddey and the scoring and defensive performances of Jalen Williams (12th choice). However, we will hope not to remain unsatisfied with our first Frenchman of this cuvée Ousmane Dieng (11th choice) and Tre Mann, who have not yet been able to find their rhythm. Before concluding our dinner, we have to go through the cheeses and as usual say that some will like it and others won’t. To 4 a.m., this Jazz-Mavericks will above all be an opportunity to see if Jaden Hardy (37th choice) and AJ Lawson will be able to confirm their big first game for Dallas (28 points each), while Jared Butler will continue his quest for a spot in Utah’s rotation. Finally, it’s a rather bitter dessert that awaits us since the meeting between Blazers and Knicks at 5 a.m. will be without Shaedon Sharpe (7th choice), injured in the shoulder and out for the rest of the summer league. Portland will therefore have to rely on Keon Johnson to get a second victory in this Summer League. The New York franchise will seek to win a third consecutive match with a fairly balanced collective (rare in the Summer League, rare in New York) led by a gala Quentin Grimes with an average of 24 points on his first two matches.
Six games, good, bad and a total climax reached in the middle of the night (if the basketball gods are with us), we can clearly say that the menu of this night is adapted to all profiles. Here is the menu, take your pick!
Source : NBA
