| 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 National Basketball Association (NBA) at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in 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.
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]
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 | ||
| Pts: Cacok 15 Rebs: Cacok 7 Asts: Cacok 4 |
Pts: Yurtseven 27 Rebs: Yurtseven 19 Asts: Carter 5 | |
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Attendance: 0 Referees: Brandon Adair, Simone Jelks, Andy Nagy |
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 | ||
| Pts: Dowtin 21 Rebs: Mawugbe 10 Asts: McLaughlin 5 |
Pts: Mitchell 23 Rebs: Terry 14 Asts: Coleman 4 | |
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Attendance: 0 Referees: Suyash Mehta, Natalie Sago, Phenizee Ransom |
August 4
8:00 pm |
| Miami Heat 94, Golden State Warriors 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 21–23, 21–23, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Strus 27 Rebs: Garrett 10 Asts: Smith 6 |
Pts: Moody 19 Rebs: Payton II 8 Asts: Dowtin 5 | |
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Attendance: 0 Referees: Brandon Adair, Simone Jelks, Phenizee Ransom |
The Salt Lake City Summer League is an official summer league of the NBA—the sixth year it has been held.[3] Six games were played in a round-robin format over the course of three days on August 3, 4, and 6 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA.
August 3
7:00 pm |
| Memphis Grizzlies 104, Utah Jazz Blue 65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 28–16, 20–19, 27–18 | ||
| Pts: Weems 17 Rebs: Tillman 13 Asts: Caver 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 |
August 3
9:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 58, Utah Jazz White 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 21–17, 12–28, 15–25 | ||
| Pts: Turner 13 Rebs: Turner 7 Asts: Norvell Jr. 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 |
August 4
7:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 54, Utah Jazz Blue 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 8–13, 13–20, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Vassell 14 Rebs: Vassell 8 Asts: Primo 2 |
Pts: Teague 26 Rebs: Sestina 9 Asts: 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 | ||
| Pts: Wallace 17 Rebs: Moore 6 Asts: Caver 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 |
August 6
7:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 77, Memphis Grizzlies 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 11–21, 16–31, 28–16 | ||
| Pts: Vassell 27 Rebs: Wieskamp 10 Asts: 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 | ||
| Pts: Teague 14 Rebs: Aaron 9 Asts: Allman Jr. 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 |
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.
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 | ||
| Pts: Pritchard 23 Rebs: Edwards 8 Asts: Edwards 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 | ||
| Pts: Flynn 23 Rebs: Gillespie 13 Asts: Barnes 5 |
Pts: Toppin 24 Rebs: Toppin 8 Asts: Quickley 8 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: John Conley, Kelly Broomfield, Klajdi Mulla, Josh Reed |
August 8
6:00 pm |
| Portland Trail Blazers 93, Charlotte Hornets 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 21–17, 18–23, 33–29 | ||
| Pts: Blakeney 27 Rebs: Faried 8 Asts: Mudiay 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 | ||
| Pts: Green 23 Rebs: Şengün 15 Asts: Christopher 4 |
Pts: Okoro 17 Rebs: Mfiondu Kabengele 13 Asts: Hands 3 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Isaac Barnett, Clare Aubry, Josh Reed |
August 8
8:30 pm |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 76, Detroit Pistons 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 28–12, 25–19, 9–15 | ||
| Pts: Maledon 15 Rebs: Hoard 10 Asts: Maledon 11 |
Pts: Bey 14 Rebs: Bey 12 Asts: Hayes 5 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Danielle Scott, Chastity Taylor |
August 8
10:00 pm |
| Denver Nuggets 77, Miami Heat 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–30, 20–21, 17–22, 28–24 | ||
| Pts: Agada 21 Rebs: Hamilton 11 Asts: Agada 5 |
Pts: Nembhard 18 Rebs: Okpala 11 Asts: Jarreau 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 | ||
| Pts: Cacok 13 Rebs: Cacok 7 Asts: Simpson 5 |
Pts: Smith 15 Rebs: Smith 12 Asts: Smith 3 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Randy Richardson, J.D. Ralls, Devorah Robinson-Ashe |
August 9
2:00 pm |
| New York Knicks 94, Indiana Pacers 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 23–20, 26–18, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: Quickley 32 Rebs: Obi Toppin 9 Asts: Quickley 8 |
Pts: Washington Jr. 23 Rebs: Brissett 7 Asts: Brissett 3 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Jenna Reneau, Ken Jones, Grant Detrick |
August 9
3:00 pm |
| New Orleans Pelicans 94, Chicago Bulls 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–21, 25–19, 25–11 | ||
| Pts: Murphy 26 Rebs: Murphy 9 Asts: Lewis Jr. 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 | ||
| Pts: Terry 22 Rebs: Figueroa 9 Asts: Hinton 6 |
Pts: Maxey 21 Rebs: Reed 8 Asts: Maxey 4 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Ryan Sassano, Demoya Williams, Mike Wallace |
August 9
5:00 pm |
| Brooklyn Nets 84, Memphis Grizzlies 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 17–28, 26–18, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Thomas 19 Rebs: Perry 12 Asts: Weatherspoon 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 | ||
| Pts: Carton 13 Rebs: Jones 7 Asts: Jones 4 |
Pts: Ramsey 22 Rebs: Queta 6 Asts: Mitchell 9 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Kristyne Esparza, Blanca Burns, Cameron Gelinas |
August 9
7:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 89, Minnesota Timberwolves 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 18–27, 26–18, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Vassell 23 Rebs: Renfro 6 Asts: Jones 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 | ||
| Pts: Suggs 24 Rebs: Suggs 9 Asts: Hampton 3 |
Pts: Kuminga 16 Rebs: Payton II 8 Asts: McLaughlin 4 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Dan Powers, Agon Abazi, Angelica Suffren |
August 9
9:00 pm |
| Los Angeles Clippers 78, Milwaukee Bucks 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–27, 23–16, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Scrubb 24 Rebs: Scrubb 10 Asts: Preston 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 | ||
| Pts: Alexander 16 Rebs: Smith 15 Asts: Simon 2 |
Pts: Forrest 10 Rebs: Azubuike 8 Asts: Forrest 7 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Brandon Schwab, Pat O'Connell, Kaitlynn Bunger |
Day 3
August 10
6:00 pm |
| Atlanta Hawks 84, Indiana Pacers 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 26–16, 24–26, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Cooper 21 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Cooper 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 | ||
| Pts: Nesmith 33 Rebs: Pritchard 8 Asts: Pritchard 12 |
Pts: Bol 26 Rebs: Bol 9 Asts: Hyland 7 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Robert Hussey, Paul Tuomey, Lauren Niemiera |
August 10
8:00 pm |
| Chicago Bulls 92, San Antonio Spurs 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 23–26, 29–17, 26–20 | ||
| Pts: Williams 30 Rebs: Williams 7 Asts: Dotson 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 | ||
| Pts: Cunningham 20 Rebs: Bey 7 Asts: Bey 4 |
Pts: Green 25 Rebs: Sengun 8 Asts: Christopher 7 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Charles Watson, John Conley, Kelsey Reynolds |
August 10
10:00 pm |
| Sacramento Kings 89, Washington Wizards 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–18, 29–20, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: King 16 Rebs: Terry 10 Asts: Metu 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 | ||
| Pts: Scrubb 15 Rebs: Oturu 13 Asts: Johnson 6 |
Pts: Simmons 15 Rebs: Faried 12 Asts: Watford 5 | |
Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 0 Referees: Ashley Gloss, Randy Richardson, Intae Hwang |