Juhann Begarin shows progress, Celtics lose Summer League finale to Nets 102-95

To wrap up their Summer time League stint, the Boston Celtics Summer time League squad fell to the Brooklyn Nets 102-95. The Celtics seemed nice within the first half, however ultimately ran out of fuel within the second and have been unable to finish the fourth quarter comeback.

Juhann Begarin was wonderful to start out, pouring in seven factors and showcasing an off-the-dribble plus catch-and-shoot capacity for the creating three-level scorer. Begarin was lively discovering his teammates and initiating a majority of the actions.

Begarin’s defensive efficiency was welcoming, too. He registered a steal after swatting a move and scored in transition. He was the most effective participant on the ground for the primary seven minutes, a ground that included league-leading scorer Cam Thomas. After struggling at instances in Vegas, Begarin flashed his athleticism, and used that athleticism to play effectively on each ends of the court docket.

After the all-around nice begin, the Celtics let the Nets again into the sport. Brooklyn’s Day’Ron Sharpe and and Kessler Edwards mixed for 11 factors to steer the Nets to a 23-22 first quarter lead.

Begarin stopped the bleeding by leaping a passing lane, and ending in transition for an and-1. The next play, he drew contact and linked on free throws to make the rating 30-23.

Begarin had 14 factors and was 5-5 from the sphere with 7:50 left within the quarter. Mfiondu Kabengele was additionally wonderful to start out and continued his robust stint in Vegas, scoring 9 factors and registering 2 rebounds, and a couple of blocks with 7:21 left to go. The 2 hyper-athletic Celtics mixed for 23 factors on 9-12 taking pictures. Out of the half, it was Kabengele’s flip — he drained a spot-up 3-pointer.

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As soon as once more, J.D. Davison was wheeling and dealing, logging 9 assists and 9 factors midway by means of the third quarter. Trevion Williams provided vital minutes within the third quarter as effectively, scoring on a second-chance alternative and doling out his patented over-the-head, cross-court move for a Davison layup.

Regardless of the robust quarter performances from Davison and Williams, Brooklyn held a 72-69 lead with one quarter remaining after outscoring the Celtics 26-17 within the third quarter.

Led by Begarin, Davison and Kabengele, the Celtics practically accomplished the fourth quarter comeback however in the end fell of their closing Summer time League 102-95 to the Nets.

J.D. Davison and Trevion Williams managed the tempo

Davison was the important thing to the Summer time League transition success, sending the ball up the court docket to seek out open teammates for catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. All of the whereas, Davison flashed his ending capacity in velocity. His athleticism and decision-making propelled the Celtics all through Vegas.

Within the frontcourt, Trevion Williams helped facilitate the offense by means of the excessive put up. He showcased some back-to-the-basket hook finishes and fed shooters on the perimeter.

Juhann Begarin progress

Begarin is insanely athletic. He didn’t permit a poor early-Summer time League outing to impression him and he showcased his all-around, 3-level scoring capacity on this closing contest towards Brooklyn.

When he wasn’t placing the ball within the basket, Begarin impacted the sport in a wide range of methods, enjoying aggressive on-ball and off-ball protection and pulled down some strong rebounds.

Begarin continued to be aggressive, utilizing each his power and footwork to attain, and he completed with 25 factors towards Brooklyn. Regardless of the lofty expectations, Begarin was nonetheless capable of stroll away from Vegas with one vital factor: progress.