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USA Today
18-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Pacers' Kam Jones drops double-double in NBA Summer League victory
Rookie Kam Jones registered a double-double on Thursday, leading the Indiana Pacers to a win over the New York Knicks in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones produced 21 points, 11 assists, three rebounds and one steal in the 91-88 victory at the Thomas & Mack Center. He finished by shooting 9 of 19 from the field, including 2 of 7 from 3-point range, in nearly 29 minutes of action. The 38th pick notched summer league-highs in points and assists with the performance. He found success scoring with his array of moves and footwork in the paint, while also setting up teammates after connecting on several lobs throughout the game. Jones is averaging 13.5 points, 5.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals on 48.8% shooting from the field in four appearances in summer league. He has drawn praise from the team for playing at his own pace while seamlessly integrating into the Pacers' game plan and style of play. The 23-year-old signed a four-year, $8.7 million contract with the Pacers via the second-round pick exception on July 8. The contract is reportedly fully guaranteed for the upcoming season, with a half guarantee in the second year. Jones has turned in a productive summer campaign for the Pacers, with one game remaining in the desert. He projects to be a player who can contribute next season in the backcourt and should have a bright future ahead with the team.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MarJon Beauchamp scores 28 points, Knicks' comeback falls short in 91-88 loss to Pacers in Summer League action
The Knicks mounted a heroic 17-point comeback that ultimately fell short in a nail-biter against the Indiana Pacers in their fourth Las Vegas Summer League game, 91-88. Here are some takeaways... -MarJon Beauchamp had another huge night with 28 points on 6-of-11 shooting from three, and Tyler Kolek added 14 points, five assists and five turnovers. -The Knicks were without top prospects Kevin McCullar Jr., Pacome Dadiet, Ariel Hukporti or Mohamed Diawara. They got some step-up games from Dink Pate, who scored 11, Anton Watson, who scored nine and Yudai Baba, who had nine points. Kam Jones had a monster night for the Pacers with 21 points and 11 assists on 9-for-19 shooting from the field. Enrique Freeman recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. -After appearing for only three minutes combined in the Knicks' last three games, center Lance Ware got the start and made an early impact with a slam and some drawn fouls in the opening minutes. Beauchamp continued his momentum from his breakout third game, hitting an inside floater, leaking out for a dunk and nailing a three for seven points in the first quarter. Despite the early offense, the Pacers kept their defense in rotation and it was a close affair throughout the first. Ultimately, Indiana led 17-16 going into the second. The Pacers got off to a 16-0 run behind a stalled New York offense and some strong deep shooting on the other end. Enrique Freeman went 5-5 and scored all 12 of his first-half points in the second quarter, including a monster alley-oop. -Beauchamp was the only Knick with the knack and aggressiveness offensively, getting inside for the assist and converting a block into a transition and-one, even hitting a pull-up three. He had 19 at the half, however, the Knicks as a team once again struggled creating and converting from deep, going 5-for-15 to Indy's 8-for-17 in the first half as they trailed at the break 52-38. Baba, who got the start tonight, got himself going to start the second half, hitting a three and a reverse layup. New York's offense still looked stilted with a quiet game out of Kolek following his banger in game three. -They managed to find some success burning Indiana on back cuts and feeding Beauchamp some more, sparking a 9-0 run late in the period. He hit another couple of threes in the third as the Knicks cut the Pacers' lead to 68-59 going into the fourth. New York's momentum carried into the fourth. Dink Pate hit a three, scored a lay-up and followed up with another three, plus the foul, totaling all 11 of his points in the final frame. Anton Watson threw down a one-handed poster on Freeman to cut the Pacers' lead to two with just over two minutes to play, setting off the crowd and announcers. With 90 seconds left, Kolek hit an ankle-breaking step-back middie to tie it up. After a Pacers free throw, Kolek drove the lane off a nasty spin to hit the and-one lay-up to put the Knicks up two. A Freeman finish evened the score, and after a Beauchamp miss, the Pacers retook the lead on free throws from an off-ball foul and a blown defensive rebound on a missed free throw from the Knicks. Now down three, Kolek missed a quick two and a Beauchamp look from three, but Indiana missed two free throws. With one more shot at sending the game to overtime, Kolek missed a turnaround three as the Pacers escaped. Highlights
Indianapolis Star
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
NBA Summer League Pacers vs. Knicks stats: How did rookies Kam Jones, Taelon Peter do?
Pacers second round pick Kam Jones had a big game and Enrique Freeman continues his strong NBA Summer League in Indiana's 91-88 win over the Knicks on Thursday in Las Vegas. Jones, a rookie out of Marquette, scored 21 points with 11 assists, while Freeman added 18 points and 10 rebounds in his battle for one of the Pacers' two-way contracts. Summer standouts Johnny Furphy, Quenton Jackson and RayJ Dennis didn't play Thursday. The Pacers improved to 2-2 this summer and face the Pelicans on Friday in their Summer League finale. Insider: Ranking Pacers' most important players for 2025-26 Here is the full box score from Thursday's game: Thursday, July 10: Pacers 116, Cavs 115 (takeaways; box score) Saturday, July 12: Thunder 104, Pacers 85 (takeaways; box score) Monday, July 14: Bulls 114, Pacers 105 (takeaways; box score) Thursday, July 17: Pacers 91, Knicks 88 Friday, July 18: Pacers vs. Pelicans, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Summer League Pacers vs Cavs box score: How did Kam Jones, Taelon Peter do in debuts?
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The Indiana Pacers opened NBA Summer League play in Las Vegas on Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It offered a first look at Pacers rookies Kam Jones and Taelon Peter. Johnny Furphy, who was expected to get plenty of run in the Summer League, took an elbow to the head early in the game and only played nine minutes. Advertisement The Pacers trailed by as many as 16 points, but a strong second half push — led by Quenton Jackson (24 points) and RayJ Dennis (26 points, 9 assists) — made it a game and the Pacers finished on a 15-4 run to steal a 116-115 win. Takeaways: Pacers' wild comebacks continue in Summer League opener as two-way players lead the way Here's the full box score from Thursday's game: NBA Summer League: Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers box score Pacers NBA Summer League stats Name Min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast Pts Johnny Furphy 9 3-4 2-3 0-0 0 1 8 Phillip Wheeler 18 6-8 1-1 2-2 4 0 15 Enrique Freeman 30 5-9 0-2 9-12 7 3 19 Kam Jones 20 2-4 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 RayJ Dennis 31 8-16 4-8 6-7 4 9 26 Robert Baker 10 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 Taelon Peter 28 4-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 8 Buddy Boeheim 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 Hunter Maldonado 11 2-5 1-4 0-0 1 1 5 Steven Ashworth 9 1-1 1-1 3-3 1 2 6 Quenton Jackson 26 8-10 1-1 7-7 0 3 24 Totals -- 39-66 10-25 28-33 23 23 116 Cavs NBA Summer League stats Name Min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast Pts Norchad Omier 25 7-10 0-1 3-5 9 0 17 Nae'Qwan Tomlin 27 12-16 3-7 3-4 5 2 30 Tyrese Proctor 28 5-13 3-7 1-1 1 2 14 Craig Porter Jr. 7 2-2 1-1 2-2 1 1 7 Jaylon Tyson 32 8-17 3-8 1-1 4 12 20 Jaxson Robinson 14 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 Tristan Enaruna 16 3-4 2-3 2-3 1 1 10 Kadin Shedrick 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 Sailou Niang 23 4-9 1-3 1-1 5 0 10 Darius Brown II 18 2-3 0-1 3-3 1 4 7 Totals -- 43-79 13-34 16-20 29 26 115 Pacers vs Cavaliers Summer League score by quarter Cavaliers 35 28 23 29 — 115 Pacers 25 25 34 32 — 116 Pacers vs Cavs NBA Summer League highlights Pacers Summer League schedule, how to watch, TV channel Thursday, July 10: Pacers 116, Cavs 115 Advertisement Saturday, July 12: Pacers vs. Thunder, 5:30 p.m. (NBA TV, ESPN+) Monday, July 14: Pacers vs. Bulls, 6 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN+) Thursday, July17: Pacers vs. Knicks, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+) Get IndyStar's Pacers coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Pacers Update newsletter. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: NBA Summer League Pacers vs Cavs box score: How did Indiana rookies do?
Indianapolis Star
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
3 takeaways: Johnny Furphy has best dunk of Summer League, Kam Jones has best game so far
Forward Matas Buzelis scored 28 points to lead the Bulls to a 114-105 win over the Pacers on Monday in the NBA Summer League at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas. The Pacers fell to 1-2 with their fourth game coming 4:30 p.m., Thursday against the Knicks. The Bulls improved to 1-2. Bulls rookie forward Noa Essengue added 21 points. Guard Javon Freeman-Liberty had18 points, eight rebounds and five assists and point guard Yuki Kawamura had 15 points and 10 assists off the bench. Guard RayJ Dennis posted 20 points, five assists and three steals to lead the Pacers. Rookie guard Kam Jones had 18 points and six assists. Forward Enrique Freeman had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Doyel: Myles Turner left Pacers for Bucks without much class, and keeps making it worse Pacers vs. Bulls stats, box score: How did Johnny Furphy, Kam Jones do? Here are three observations. Johnny Furphy had just three buckets in the first half of Monday's game, but all of them were loud. The 6-9 wing from Australia by way of Kansas drilled a 3-pointer from the right elbow with 4:03 to go in the first quarter and immediately followed that up by stealing the ball from Chicago's Matas Buzelis, threw the ball ahead and then ran down the floor and threw down a tomahawk dunk. Then in the second quarter, Furphy had an even more impressive dunk. He grabbed a defensive rebound, put the ball behind his back around the 3-point line, cocked the ball back almost to his hip and threw down over top of Bulls rookie Noa Essengue, the Frenchman the Bulls picked with the No. 12 pick in this year's draft. Furphy scored more in the second half and finished with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks. He had a few mishaps, twice fouling Buzelis on 3-point shots with the Bulls forward converting one of those into a four-point play. However, he's still showing speed in transition, sharp movement off the ball in the halfcourt and physicality on both ends as he tries to put himself in the conversation for rotation minutes this season. The Pacers' No. 38 overall pick in the draft Kam Jones had a relatively quiet first two games, but he responded Monday with his strongest performance to date. The former Marquette star is known as a streaky shooter, but in this case he was positively streaky as he knocked down four of his five 3-point attempts. He's also known as a crafty scorer in the lane and in particular around the rim and he showed that off with some particularly smooth finishes in that area of the floor. Jones finished with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting. He also dished out six assists and recorded three steals. He had some issues with turnovers, committing six, but he showed signs he could be a bucket-getter off the bench. Enrique Freeman is going to have to fight to keep his two-way contract and Taelon Peter is giving him a run for his money, but the former Akron star posted his second-straight double-double. The Summer League game obviously gives him a better shot of not being overpowered as he tends to be undersized in the frontcourt during NBA games, but he is taking advantage around the rim on offense and on the glass on defense. Freeman scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, knocking down 2-of-3 3-point shots, and grabbed 10 rebounds including eight on the defensive end. He also dished out two assists, recorded a steal and blocked two shots showing good activity on the defensive end. He'll have to keep fighting to keep his spot, but he's making a good case for himself in the past two games. Thursday, July 10: Pacers 116, Cavs 115 (takeaways; box score) Saturday, July 12: Thunder 104, Pacers 85 (takeaways; box score) Monday, July 14: Bulls 114, Pacers 105 Thursday, July 17: Pacers vs. Knicks, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+)
