Miami Heat Rookie Puts On A Show In Summer League Championship

The Miami Heat are the Las Vegas Summer League champions after they defeated the Memphis Grizzles in a thrilling victory Monday night. 15th overall pick, Kel'el Ware led the way. The Former Indiana Hoosier.

After a late three by GG Jackson of the Grizzlies to send it to overtime, the Heat were able to dwindle the momentum by Memphis and hang on to cap off a fantastic Summer League run.

Pelle Larsson hit the game-winning floater for the Heat, which led to a 120-118 final, but Ware was the x-factor for Miami, scoring 21 points and pulling down 10 rebounds on 80% shooting from the field.

Ware and the Heat were +7 when he was on the floor. Alondes Williams also scored 21, and Josh Christopher led Miami in scoring with 24 points.

Memphis had some star-studded performances as well, with Jake LaRavia scoring a game-high 32 points, Scotty Pippin Jr. scoring 29, and GG Jackson with 28. These three did the bulk of the Grizzlies scoring Monday night, but it wasn't enough to defeat your Las Vegas Summer League Champions, the Miami Heat.

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