The Dallas Mavericks play their second NBA Summer League contest on Saturday night, this time it’s the late game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Dallas was waxed by the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, 101-90. The Lakers played their first game on Friday night, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 96-84. Dallas fans will get a look at how Baylor product Cameron Carr looks in purple and gold. Here’s the other main things you need to know:
- WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers
- WHAT: NBA Summer League, Game 2 for Dallas
- WHERE: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
- WHEN: 9:00 pm CST
- HOW: ESPN
At the moment, I’m not able to find any injuries or reasons
why players from either team would miss the game. Dallas came out of last game with no one getting beat up in a significant way. The Lakers did play last night, so I wouldn’t be shocked if any Lakers players are out (including Carr) since they did play in the California Classic. But hopefully we see everyone who can suit up and play.
Look for Morez Johnson to asset his will again if he gets the ball near the basket. I am curious to see if the game play encourages more three pointers from him, just because I want him to be a long ball threat eventually. Defensively, hopefully he won’t be asked to clean up everyone else’s mistakes again.
Sergio De Larrea having a better shooting game will assuage some concerns. But as we can see here, the Mavericks aren’t concerned so we shouldn’t be either.
Personally, I would like to see him have a tighter handle. He plays so upright at times and if he doesn’t have top tier control, he’s going to lose that ball often.
I also hope Vsevolod Ishchenko gets more burn as the play initiator. Dallas looked away from him often, even when he was open, in the third and fourth quarters Thursday. Then he seemed to get irritated, went and got the ball himself, then started whipping the ball around.
There’s plenty more to watch, so tell us in the comments what you’re looking for.
