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The Dallas Mavericks (2-2) controlled Thursday afternoon’ Summer League game agains the Oklahoma City Thunder (0-4) at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Arena, 97-87, and this one had something for every sicko.
Dallas really looked connected and cohesive as the game went further and further along, which is rare to see in a Summer League game. Does it give you hope for the future? Not necessarily, because not all of these players are going to remain with the team longer than a few more days.
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But in identifying the real connectors, you can see where Dallas may have found a diamond or two in the rough. Dallas built a 22-point lead in the second and third quarters behind six scorers in double figures, but then gave some of it back in the fourth.
The Thunder put together a late 13-2 run to cut the Summer Mavs’ lead to seven points midway through the fourth, but let’s not pretend like any of that matters. We’re just here for wild projections.
Here are some of the highlights.
Eyes on Larry
After Monday’s 16-point, 12-assist eyebrow-raiser against the Summer Grizzlies, all MFFL eyes were on Sergio de Larrea to see what he might do next. Just like all three of the Summer Mavs’ previous games, he started slowly from the field, but did a great job of finding open teammates with creative passing.
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His lob passing continues to be incredibly impressive. He threw another beauty to second-round pick Tobi Lawal with seven minutes left in the third quarter. He had 11 assists before the third quarter was over, but at that point he was also just 1-of-6 from the field and 0-of-4 from 3-point range.
His 12th dime was even prettier than the rest, on a spinning dribble move to Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu as crunch time neared. He threw a 13th to Akobundu-Ehiogu on the baseline with 2:25 left, forcing the broadcast team to remind us all that the NBA Summer League record for assists in one game is 17. He finished with 14 (and nine rebounds), and we are officially in love. He’s making us think ridiculous thoughts — like — is there a universe where, in December, de Larrea is the best guard in this year’s rookie class aside from…
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Publish date : 2026-07-16 21:56:00
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