NBA Summer League Day 3
■ Who: All 30 NBA teams
■ When: Through July 19
■ Where: Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion
■ Tickets: Start at $68 for single-day admission
Sunday’s scores
New Orleans 81, Phoenix 75
Detroit 103, Cleveland 94
Boston 87, Charlotte 75
Golden State 104, Oklahoma City 79
Orlando 112, Portland 105 (OT)
Washington 104, Sacramento 85
San Antonio 90, Milwaukee 80
L.A. Clippers 104, Utah 82
Monday’s schedule
Detroit vs. New York, 1 p.m., Cox Pavilion, Prime Video
Toronto vs. Indiana, 1:30 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center ESPN2
Atlanta vs. Boston, 3 p.m., Cox, Prime Video
Dallas vs. Memphis, 4 p.m., T&M, ESPN
Miami vs. Cleveland, 5 p.m., Cox, Prime Video
Chicago vs. Utah, 6 p.m., T&M, ESPN
Phoenix vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m., Cox, Prime Video
Minnesota vs. Portland, 8 p.m., T&M, ESPN2
Stars of the day
Malik Dia, New Orleans Pelicans
Dia, an undrafted free agent, made the most of his 23 minutes off the bench for the Pelicans. Dia scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds on a 6 of 12 shooting effort to help the Pelicans outlast the Suns 81-75 in Sunday’s opening game.
Dia added two steals and two blocks in the win, which put New Orleans at 2-1 at Summer League.
The 6-foot-9 forward was undrafted out of Ole Miss, where Dia played the past two seasons. Dia played his freshman year at Vanderbilt and sophomore year at Belmont.
Chaz Lanier, Detroit Pistons
Lanier put up a strong performance on Saturday in his second Summer League. Lanier scored 25 points on a 9 of 17 shooting effort as Detroit defeated Cleveland 103-94.
The 6-foot-3 guard shot 7 of 13 from 3-point range and added three assists and three steals as Detroit picked up its first win at this year’s Summer League.
Detroit selected Lanier in the second round (37th overall) last year out of Tennessee. He split time between Detroit and it’s G-League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, and appeared in 34 regular-season games and three playoff contest for the Pistons.
Dillon Mitchell, Boston Celtics
Boston’s 2026 second-round pick helped the Celtics improve to 2-0 at Summer League. Mitchell scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Celtics pulled away in the second half to beat the Hornets 87-75.
Mitchell, a 6-foot-8 forward, added six steals, two blocks and two assists while making 10 of 20 field goals with two 3-pointers. Boston selected Mitchell 40th overall in June’s draft.
Mitchell last year in college at St. John’s was a third-team All-Big East selection to help the Red Storm make the Sweet 16. Mitchell started his college career at Texas (2022-24) and played a year at Cincinnati.
Faces in the crowd
Washington Wizards guard Trae Young made another appearance at the Thomas & Mack Center with his son to watch new teammate AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 pick in last month’s draft, play in his second Summer League game.
Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari spent the day at Thomas & Mack watching Sunday’s action. He watched Cleveland face Detroit and joined his former player John Wall on the Prime Video broadcast. Calipari stayed to watch former Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. play for the Sacramento Kings.
Boston Celtics guard Derek White wasn’t just watching the Celtics play the Hornets. White sat on Boston’s bench with its assistants, wearing the same pink polo as the staff to help coach the game at Cox Pavilion.
Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams, who played four seasons with the Celtics, was also at Cox Pavilion and showcased his photography skills by grabbing a camera on press row and taking a few pictures.
The Detroit Pistons had three players check out their Summer League team’s win over Cleveland: Dannis Jenkins, Tolu Smith III and newly acquired guard Gary Harris.
Four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins, who played eight seasons with Sacramento, came to watch the Kings play the Wizards.
Other NBA players in attendance included Oklahoma City teammates Ajay Mitchell and Thomas Sorber and Kings forward Domantas Sabonis.
Alex Wright, Las Vegas Review-Journal
