Summary of the first day of Xia Lian: Flag defeated the Lakers 10+6+4, and the second-large Tanhua was absent at the same time

On July 11, the 2025 NBA Las Vegas Summer League kicked off.

In a focus battle, the Mavericks defeated the Lakers 87-85, and No. 1 pick Cooper Flag was not efficient in his debut, making 5 of 21 shots in the game, scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

The following are the details:

1. Flag's debut Mavericks narrowly defeated the Lakers

This game was the new No. 1 pick Cooper Flag's debut after joining the Mavericks.

But after the game started, Flag's performance, especially his offensive performance, was a bit disappointing. At the beginning of the first quarter, Flag's first backward jump shot ended with a blacksmith. In addition, in the opening stage, Flag had already taken the lead in receiving a foul when he had not made any positive data.

In order to allow Flag to adjust the rhythm, he was briefly replaced and rested for a minute in the middle of this quarter. This adjustment worked indeed. After reappearing, Flag finally began to show his all-round quality. He first completed the steal in the backcourt, and then drove the ball to the frontcourt with one dragon to complete the dunk.

The next leg, Flag came to the frontcourt with the ball himself. This time, when the chance of breaking through was not very good, he faced Knecket's defense and completed the score with a silky step back jump shot. Two minutes later, Flag showed his outstanding ball-free subconsciousness again, and he received a long pass from his teammate and scored 2+0. But then, Flag's outside shooting star was still bad, and he was blocked by his opponent in a breakthrough.

It is also worth mentioning that in this game, Lakers young player Brownie, as another focus figure in the game, faced Flag twice in the offense. As a result, he scored one step-down and one three-pointer, all against Flag. In the early part of the second quarter, Brownie became the one who defended Flag again. In the face of three rounds, he first made a fierce defense force the No. 1 pick to shoot. Then, in the next round, his continued pressing cut off the ball in Flag's hand. Unfortunately, this defense was somewhat controversial and fouled.

The second quarter ended at 8 minutes and 16 seconds, Flag finally received the ball again. This round, he did not have more physical confrontation, but directly relied on his height advantage to score against Brownie's jump shot. Entering the half-time countdown, Flag scored another hook shot, and his personal score was successfully double-digit. But after the half, the Mavericks were temporarily behind 43-47 in the score.

The change of sides and the fight again, Flag was silent again on the offensive end. He never got too much in the entire second half. However, Flag is still making contributions in other aspects. In the final quarter, Flag first grabbed the key rebound, and then his teammate Ryan Nemhard (the younger brother of Pacers player Andrew Nemhard) made a jump shot. With 1 minute and 9 seconds left in the final quarter, Flag sent out a big hat on the defensive end, and then he advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball Nemhard shot a three-pointer after breaking through. It was also with this goal that the Mavericks overtook the score. In the last stage of the game, Brownie held down time and failed to make a three-pointer, and the Lakers failed to achieve the final victory. In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Lakers 87-85.

In terms of data, on the Mavericks, Flag played for 31 minutes, made 5 of 21 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 0 of 1 free throw, scored 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. In addition, Nemhard scored 21 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

On the Lakers, Sweed scored 22 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist, Bazley scored 8 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, and Brownie scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Kneckett scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and he withdrew from the game due to a calf cramp.

2. Topic 18+4+6 Thunder broke the net

In a game that ended earlier, the Thunder defeated the Nets 90-81. On the Thunder, Ajay Mitchell scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Topic scored 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

On the Nets, Drew Timmy scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist. However, the team's first round picks performed relatively in modestly, with Traore 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, Yegor Jamin 8 points, 4 rebounds, and Danny Wolf 4 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

3. The second-tier Tanhua was missing and the Spurs won

In a game that ended later, the Spurs defeated the 76ers 111-70. In this game, Spurs' second-largest Dylan Harper and 76ers' third-largest Edgecomb did not make a appearance due to injury. On the Spurs, David Jones, the undrafted David Jones, played the most eye-catching performance in the Spurs last year. He made 9 of 12 shots and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.

Result of other games:

Bucks narrowly defeated the Nuggets 90-89

Timberwolves 98-91 defeated the Pelicans

Pacers 116-115 defeated the Cavaliers

Kings 84-81 to capture the Magic