Lakers give LeBron a good show, make NBA Summer League semis
Head coach Tyronn Lue (L) of the Cleveland Cavaliers talks with LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers after a quarterfinal game of the 2018 NBA Summer League between the Lakers and the Detroit Pistons at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP
LAS VEGAS — The Los Angeles Lakers put on a good show for LeBron James.
With James in attendance , the defending NBA Summer League champions cruised back into the semifinals, beating the Detroit Pistons 101-78 on Sunday.
Second-round pick Svi Mykhailiuk scored 19 points and Josh Hart added 18 for the Lakers, who shot out to a 33-14 lead after one quarter inside UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center.
LeBron watching his new squad! #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/xpP96MchQb
— NBA Summer League (@NBASummerLeague) July 15, 2018
James wore gold Lakers shorts in watching the Lakers improve to 5-0. He left as his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, were preparing for their quarterfinal game against Toronto.
The Cavaliers won that game and will meet the Lakers in the semifinals Monday.
Sunday’s games:
LAKERS 101, PISTONS 78
LeBron James is in the building in Vegas. #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/9qicl26Ru7
— NBA (@NBA) July 15, 2018
Jeff Ayres had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
Former lottery pick Henry Ellenson finished a solid stint in Las Vegas with 22 points for the Pistons (3-3). Second-round pick Bruce Brown added 11 but was a woeful 3 for 17 from the field, missing all six 3-pointers.
CAVALIERS 82, RAPTORS 68
John Holland scored 23 points and No. 8 overall pick Collin Sexton had 18 points and six assists for the Cavaliers (5-1).
The No. 12-seeded Cavaliers broke open the game by outscoring the Raptors 21-4 in the third quarter, when Toronto went 2 for 20 from the field and missed all 11 3-pointers.
Chris Boucher scored 18 points for the 29th-seeded Raptors (2-4), who rested OG Anunoby. Malachi Richardson and Alfonzo McKinnie each added 14 points but combined to shoot 10 for 29.
