Bronny James Has up-and-Down Night in Lakers’ Summer League Loss to Celtics
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, JUL 17 – The Celtics finished the 2025 Summer League with a 3-1 record, overcoming the Lakers who entered with a 1-2 record in the annual NBA talent showcase.
- At Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, the Celtics take on the Lakers, with tipoff at 9:30 p.m. EST.
- Amid a four-game win streak, Boston heads into Thursday with a 94-81 victory over the New York Knicks on July 13, while the Lakers enter with a 1-2 record.
- With Charles Bassey sidelined, Amari Williams scored 8 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, and Kenneth Lofton Jr. added 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
- Boston secured an 87-78 victory to improve to 3-1 in Las Vegas, with Jordan Walsh recording two fast-break slams and 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting.
- On Friday night, the Lakers play a final exhibition against the Denver Nuggets at 7 p.m. PT, and several Celtics draft picks have a big opportunity to earn rotation spots by the preseason.
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Bronny James is flipping the script with Lakers’ summer league performance
Bronny James may have been in Vegas, but his performance Thursday night had a Hollywood ending. The second-year Lakers guard ended the first half against the Celtics with zero points before he flipped the script, scoring a game-high 18 points to go with five assists, three rebounds and a steal in the 87-78 loss in Summer League action.
Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers - The Boston Globe
The 6-foot-7-inch swingman, in his first season on a two-way contract, slammed home four buckets en route to 11 points as the Celtics beat the Lakers, 87-78, in Las Vegas.

Bronny James has up-and-down night in Lakers’ summer league loss to Celtics
LAS VEGAS — Bronny James followed a forgettable first half with his best offensive half of the summer, but it wasn’t enough for the Lakers. James scored all of his team-high 18 points after halftime in the Lakers’ 87-78 Summer League loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center. The second-year guard, who had six turnovers during his scoreless opening half, finished the night with five assists, three rebounds and o…
Five takeaways from Celtics’ Summer League victory over Lakers
The Summer League Celtics dispatched Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, winning 87-78 to improve to 3-1 in Las Vegas. Here are five takeaways from the victory: 1. Jordan Walsh regains his composure Walsh was whistled for seven personal fouls in the Celtics’ second Summer League game, then was ejected from the third after picking up two technicals in a seven-second span. The third-year pro delivered a much more controlled perfor…
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