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Celtics-Lakers Summer League takeaways: Neemias Queta shines in win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics have secured their first win in 2024 NBA Summer League action at the Los Angeles Lakers’ expense.
After falling to the Miami Heat in their high-scoring Summer League opener Saturday, the Summer C’s cranked up the defensive intensity Monday night en route to a 88-74 victory at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Big man Neemias Queta tallied a game-high 22 points and eight rebounds for Boston, while Jahmi’us Ramsey (13 points) and Drew Peterson (12 points) also reached double figures.
Bronny James, the son of Lakers superstar LeBron James, had a rough offensive night for Los Angeles — two points on 1 for 5 shooting (0 for 3 from 3-point range) — while fellow rookie Dalton Knecht led the way for the Lakers with 19 points.
The Summer Celtics are back in action Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston, but before that matchup, here are three takeaways from Monday’s contest:
Neemias Queta makes a statement
Queta might be playing his way out of Summer League action going forward — in a good way.
After tallying 20 points and nine rebounds against Miami, the 7-foot big man one-upped himself with a 22-point effort on a more-efficient 7 for 10 shooting.
Queta used his height to his advantage by throwing down multiple alley-oops, dominating on the glass and protecting the rim, racking up eight rebounds (four offensive) and three blocks.
Queta also got to the free throw line, making eight of his game-high nine free throw attempts.
The 25-year-old is the tallest and most experienced player on the Celtics’ Summer League roster, so he should be able to find success in Vegas. But it’s still encouraging to see Queta take advantage of his opportunity, especially considering he could see action early in the season with big man Kristaps Porzingis sidelined due to injury.
Scheierman overcame a slow start Saturday to finish with 13 points, but he had no such luck offensively against the Lakers.
The Celtics’ first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in the 2024 NBA Draft went 1 for 7…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-07-16 16:04:17
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