The Los Angeles Lakers were 93-89 winners at the Thomas & Mack Center, home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. The Lakers are 2-2 in Las Vegas and 2-5 overall this summer, having also played three games in the California Classic before heading to Vegas. The Cavs are 1-3.
James, the 55th pick in last month's NBA draft, had helped the Lakers beat the Hawks 87-86 on Wednesday, scoring 12 points, his first double-figure scoring game of the summer before the Cavs game Thursday.
For more on James' night, read on to see how the Lakers-Cavs game unfolded through our live updates.
Bronny James makes a drive to the basket and makes a layup on one end and a few seconds later Pete Nance made a 3-pointer from the left wing. Nance adds a transition layup a couple possessions later.
Rookie Jaylon Tyson made a 3-pointer with less than a second to go in the third quarter to give the Cavaliers 72-68 lead entering the fourth quarter. Tyson finished the third quarter with 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, nine rebounds and nine assists. Emoni Bates has 10 points and Hunter Cattoor has nine points.
Bronny James has eight points, three assists, three rebounds and two blocks for the Lakers. Los Angeles rookie Dalton Knecht has 14 points, Colin Castleton has 12 points.
The Cavaliers lead the Lakers 50-46 at halftime after Sean East II made a layup just before the buzzer.
Bronny James has eight points on 3 of 5 shooting from the field, three assists and two rebounds. Dalton Knecht has 10 points on 4 of 8 shooting for the Lakers. Colin Castleton added eight points.
Jaylon Tyson leads the Cavaliers nine points, eight assists and six rebounds. He is 2 of 3 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line.
Hunter Cattoor has nine points for Cleveland with two 3's and three free throws. Emoni Bates added eight points.
The Lakers lead the Cavs 24-20 at the end of the first quarter. Bronny James and Dalton Knecht off to a fast start for Los Angeles and Emoni Bates is pacing Cleveland. James had four points and two assists in six-plus minutes.
Nae'Qwan Tomlin of the Cavaliers makes a layup and James subs out with 3:59 remaining in the first quarter with four points and two assists as the Lakers lead 17-13.
You can stream Thursday's 2024 Las Vegas NBA Summer League contest between the Lakers and Cavs on the ESPN app by logging in with your TV provider credentials, on ESPN+ or on Fubo , which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to select users.
In five games this summer, James has averaged 5.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 28.6% from the field. He was 0-for-15 from 3-point range over the first four games to drag down his shooting percentage before going 2-for-5 on 3s Wednesday.
Here's a game-by-game breakdown of James' stats (he did not play in the Lakers' 92-68 loss against the Warriors on July 7 because of a coach's decision):
Game 1 vs. Kings: Four points on 2-of-9 shooting from the field (0-for-3 from 3), two rebounds, two assists and an assist
Game 2 vs. Warriors: Did Not Play — Coach's Decision
Game 3 vs. Heat: Three points on 1-for-3 shooting from the field, five rebounds, three blocks, three assists and two steals
Game 4 vs. Rockets: Eight points on 3-of-14 shooting (0-of-8 on 3s), with five rebounds and two steals
Game 5 vs. Celtics: Two points on 1-for-5 shooting from the floor (0-for-3 on 3s), with three rebounds and an assist
Game 6 vs. Hawks: Twelve points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field (2-for-5 on 3s), with one rebound and one steal
James and the Lakers play again Saturday, July 20 against the Chicago Bulls at 7 p.m. ET in their fifth and final game of the Las Vegas NBA Summer League. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV. The Cavs also play their final game that day, playing the Pacers at 5, also on NBA TV. The Pacers feature former Akron Zips star Enrique Freeman, who was drafted in the second round last month. In four summer league games, including two starts, Freeman has averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in 23.1 minutes per game on 65.2% shooting from the field.
James signed a four-year/$7.9 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, July 3 after the Lakers selected the USC guard with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. As noted by Field of 68 Network's Jeff Goodman, James' contract with the Lakers is one of the bigger contracts for a player taken with the No. 55 overall pick in recent year. Last year's No. 55 overall pick, Miami's Isaiah Wong, signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers that was worth around $600,000 and $700,000 per Goodman.
Here's a breakdown of James' Annual Average Value (AAV) per year according to ESPN:
No. LeBron James is currently overseas with USA Basketball preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The four-time NBA champion is competing in his first Olympics with USA Basketball since the 2012 London Olympics.
The Cavs’ first-round pick in last month’s NBA draft has made a solid debut with the team in Vegas, Playing 23 minutes a game over the first three games, Jaylon Tyson has averaged 11.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. The 6-foot-6 guard has made 15 of 32 shots, including going 3-for-10 on 3s. The Cavs selected him with the 20th pick after Tyson starred at Cal last season.
The Cavaliers guard, who was their second-round pick a year ago, is averaging 17.0 points and 1.7 assists through three games, shooting 42.5% from the floor (17-of-40) and 38.9% on 3-pointers (7-of-18). Emoni Bates has been averaging 21 minutes per game.
The former Revere High School graduate averaged 8.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 blocks in 19 minutes a game over the first three summer league games. Pete Nance has made 9 of 17 shoots from the floor and 4 of 9 3-pointers. He’s entering his second year with the Cavs after starring in college at Northwestern and North Carolina. he scored over 1,000 career points in college. Nance, 24, appeared in eight games with the Cavaliers last season and played 26 games with their NBA G-League team, the Cleveland Charge. He averaged 13.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 blocks in 26 games with the Charge.
Signed as a free agent, Craig Porter Jr. saw significant minutes with the Cavs at various times last season as a point guard, especially when the team dealt with assorted backcourt injuries. He’s been productive in the summer league. Through three games, he’s averaged 13.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 22.7 minutes per game.
The rookie free agent big man who led NC State to the Final Four this past season, has averaged 11.7 minutes per game through the first three games in Vegas with the Cavaliers. DJ Burns has averaged 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 7-for-12 from the field.
The former St. Vincent-St. Mary High School star has appeared in two of the Cavs first three summer league games. Jayvon Graves totaled four points, three rebounds and two assists in 14 minutes of action. The 6-3 Graves is a free agent who spent the 2021-22 season in the NBA G-League with the Austin Spurs before spending the past two seasons playing in France and then Germany where he was double-figure scorer at both stops. The 2017 STVM grad was a four-year player in college at Buffalo, scoring more than 1,000 points.
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