Proctor’s 35 points wasn’t enough for the shorthanded Cavaliers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers showed fight in their last scheduled Summer League game, even though it wasn’t enough. They fell 94-86 to the Sacramento Kings. The loss officially eliminates the Cavs from advancing in the Summer League tournament.
You want to see flashes and glimpses of good play from your prospects in Summer League. We finally saw that in second-round pick Tyrese Proctor as he poured in 35 points on 11-24 shooting. The rookie carried the scoring load with Craig Porter Jr., Jaylon Tyson, and Sailiou Niang out of the lineup.
Proctor got more comfortable as the game progressed. Being forced to supply the offense probably helped with that. He did a good job of getting to the midrange shot, which is something that will be important for Proctor, considering he might not have the athleticism to continually get to the basket in the NBA.
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Even though Proctor took 24 shots, he still did a good job of moving the ball around to teammates who didn’t always reward him for doing so. That would get lost in just looking at the box score. Proctor ended the game with four assists, three rebounds, two steals, and two turnovers.
Nae’Qwan Tomlin continued his solid Summer League. He provided 18 points on 7-17 shooting with 12 total rebounds (10 came on the offensive end), three assists, two blocks, and a steal.
Tristan Enaruna and Norchad Omier were the only other Cavaliers to register double-digit points. Both finished with 11.
It was a grind-it-out performance for the shorthand Cavs. They were only in this game because of their ability to create and capitalize on second-chance points. They outscored Sacramento 24-10 in that category with 23 offensive rebounds. This allowed them to take 23 more shots from the field.
Winning the possession game so handily almost allowed Cleveland to overcome their lack of talent. Sacramento was the better team. There’s a reason they have been undefeated throughout the summer.
Nique Clifford led the Kings with 19 points and nine helpers. Isaac Jones provided 17 points on 8-11 shooting.