Celtics (1-0) vs Jazz (0-1) Utah SL Game 2 7/5/16

[FLCeltsFan]

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Boston Celtics (1-0) vs Utah Jazz (0-1)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
7:00 PM ET
TV:  NBA-TV, CSNNE, KJZZ
Streaming:  ESPN 3
Vivant Smart Home Arena



Celtics Summer League Roster
Player..... Number
Ben Bentil 50
Jaylen Brown 9
RJ Hunter 28
Demetrius Jackson 26
Jordan Mickey 55
Malcolm Miller 48
Abdel Nader 51
Jayvaughn Pinkston 52
Terry Rozier 12
Marcus Thornton 27
Corey Walden 46
Guerschon Yabusele 30
Mouphtaou Yarou 63
James Young 13
Coach: Micah Shrewsberry

Starters in Last Game
Terry Rozier, RJ Hunter, James Young, Jaylen Brown, Gerschon Yabusele 


Jazz Summer League Roster 
Player    Number
Terry Allen  29
Joel Bolomboy  22
Spencer Butterfield   31
Dionte Christmas  26
Aaron Craft  36
Bangaly Fofana  40
Quincy Ford  17
Olivier Hanlan  18
Trey Lyles  41
Shaquille McKissic  42
Shon Miller  45
JJ O'Brien   28
Marcus Paige  16
Tibor Pleiss  21
Tyrone Wallace  13 

Starters in Last Game
Aaron Craft, Olivier Hanlan, JJ O'Brien, Trey Lyles, Tibor Pleiss

Game Notes
Both teams come into this game with one game already under their belts.  The Celtics come off of a 102-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers while the host Jazz lost their first game 90-69 to the San Antonio Spurs. 

Once again, the Jazz have some height on their team with the 7'3" Tibor Pleiss, 7' Bangaly Fofana, and 6'10" Trey Lyles.  With Jordan Mickey expected to miss this game with a shoulder injury, the Celtics are without a true center and have Ben Bentil at 6'9" and Mouphatou Yarou, also 6'9", as their tallest players. 

The Jazz team features their three second round picks from this year's draft: Joel Bolomboy, Marcus Paige and Tyrone Wallace, who was the very last pick in the draft.  Bolomboy comes into the summer league with a chip on his shoulder seeking to prove that he should have been a higher pick.   They also will feature Tibor Pleiss and Trey Lyles who played for the Jazz last season. 

Jordan Mickey will once again miss this game with a shoulder injury.  He is not expected to play until Vegas Summer League.   Jaylen Brown will also miss this game with a hyperextended knee that he suffered in Monday's game vs the Sixers.  It is not considered serious and he will more than likely be back for Thursday's game vs the Spurs. 

Players to Watch

Terry Rozier made a very favorable impression in his first game for the Celtics.  He finished with 18 points on 6-13 shooting, going 2-4 from beyond the arc.  He also had 6 rebounds and 5 assists.  He looked very comfortable on the court and will be a player to watch going forward. 

James Young is playing in his third Summer League for the Celtics.  He has yet to show any improvement on the promise the Celtics expected when they drafted him.  He started the game vs the Sixers by hitting two straight 3 pointers but then faded and once again appeared to be lost at times.  This may be his last hurrah with the Celtics and he needs to make the most of it.   

RJ Hunter showed flashes of playing well but on defense he tended to foul too much, racking up 7 personal fouls.  He finished with 17 points (5-12, 3-6) and 5 rebounds.  The promise is there but he definitely still needs work. 


Trey Lyles was the high scorer for the Jazz in their first game with 13 points (4-14, 3-6) along with 12 rebounds.  The Celtics will definitely need to keep him off the boards.

Dionte Christmas should be familiar to most Celtics fans.   He played with the Celtics in Summer League and Training camp in 2012 but was waived before the season.  His hustle made him a fan favorite while he was there.  He finished his first game with the Jazz with 9 points and 2 steals. 

[Csfan1984]

Future star watching.

[alldaboston]

The jazz didn't have their pick right? It was traded to Atlanta?

[danglertx]

I thought Bentil looked like an NBA player.  He went 3-6 for 11pts and 6 rebounds in 18 minutes.

[saltlover]

The jazz didn't have their pick right? It was traded to Atlanta?

Correct.  Taurean Prince is a Hawk.

[FLCeltsFan]

TP Csfan1984 for being the first to post in the game thread! 

[max215]

TP FLCelts!

[FLCeltsFan]

Brown is out of today's game vs the Jazz with a hyperextended Knee. He is expected to play in the Utah finale against the Spurs on Thursday.

[Surferdad]

I thought Bentil looked like an NBA player.  He went 3-6 for 11pts and 6 rebounds in 18 minutes.

Like Bentil a lot.  I hope he does well again.

[ashanm10]

Is this game now or at 7??

[Chief]

Brown is out of today's game vs the Jazz with a hyperextended Knee. He is expected to play in the Utah finale against the Spurs on Thursday.

Boo. Rest day, I bet.

[ashanm10]

Brown is out of today's game vs the Jazz with a hyperextended Knee. He is expected to play in the Utah finale against the Spurs on Thursday.

Boo. Rest day, I bet.

Hyperextended knee

[PickNRoll]

Jaylen looked raw in that first game, but man was he aggressive.  He can make a living at the FT line and that athleticism is exactly what we need. 

Gonna take a while for his defense to catch up, but that's expected.  He has the tools!

[hwangjini_1]

a great game thread, another victory, AND FLC even put uniform numbers next to the player names. sooooo many thanks for that. it was hard to tell who was who at times last night.

tp for another thread. thanks.

gooooooo celtics!! 

[BudweiserCeltic]

Let's see if Young makes the decision to dump him a little harder today, though that new nose ring is not winning him any points. Not that I dislike nose rings, just that he looks incredibly dumb with that bandaid on his nose throughout the game.