The San Antonio Spurs extended their unbeaten start to the Las Vegas Summer League to three after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 90-85 in a Tuesday night affair in Sin City.
In what was a close encounter all the way through, the Summer Spurs made just enough shots late to stave off the pesky Pelicans.
With #4 Overall Pick Stephon Castle out for the rest of the week, the Silver & Black relied heavily on a collective team approach to pull themselves within reaching distance of the Summer League playoffs.
The Pelicans had a few notable names on their roster, with 2023 lottery pick and sharpshooter, Jordan Hawkins as their standout along with 2024 first rounder, Yves Missi. They also had former Summer Spur and Two-Way Austin Spur, Jordan Hall in their starting group.
Observations:
- Jamaree ‘Clutch’ Bouyea continued his stellar summer play with another collection of eye-popping shots late in the game to help the Spurs claim victory. The pick of the lot was when Bouyea hit a heavily contested step back three with under one minute to play with the game tied to give the Spurs a final lead which they wouldn’t surrender.
- Harrison Ingram had a good night from the perimeter, burying three triples on five attempts. Ingram is vying for one of the last Two-Way spots and his future as an NBA rotation player will depend heavily on if he can knock down the outside shot with some consistency.
- The standout player on the Spurs in this one was 6’7 Wing, Riley Minix. The undrafted player out of Morehead State showed out with 16 points which included four triples while dishing out 4 assists with zero turnovers .
