Pelicans 90 Mavericks 86: Summer League Game 1 Recap

The Lead
Despite strong games from Justin Anderson and Dwight Powell the Summer League Mavs fall just short of the Pelicans.

Box Score


Leaders
Mavs
Points: Anderson, 23
Rebounds: Powell, 14
Assists: Pangos, 6
+-: Singh, +10
Pelicans
Points: Curry, 25
Rebounds: Birch, Curry, Drew, 6
Assists: Drew, 5
+-: Birch, +14

Game Ball
Justin Anderson
23 points, 7 rebounds, 8-18 FG, 3-10 3 PT

X-Factor
Dwight Powell
19 points, 14 rebounds, 6-13 FG, 2-7 3PT

Tidbits

• Anderson missed a potential game tying three with 4.9 seconds left. The Mavs never had the lead in the last three quarters of the game
• 2nd round pick Satnam Singh had 4 points, 3 rebounds and was a team best +10 in 11 minutes.
• The Mavericks were very three ball heavy going 10-38 from behind the arc.
• Seth Curry, brother of Stephen, was the game's high scorer with 25 points on 9-23 shooting for the Pelicans.
• Kevin Pangos, an undrafted point guard from Gonzaga, had 6 assists and 0 turnovers for the Mavs.
• Notables in attendance included Mark Cuban, Rick Carlisle, Chandler Parsons, Devin Harris and Jeremy Evans.

Quote Of Note 
“I’m being honest. At the beginning of the game, I was gassed, and it was a lot of forced shots. You know, the game was so fast for me. I came over to coach Kaleb and I said, ‘Man, coach, welcome to the NBA.’ This game speed is crazy,”
Justin Anderson

Next Up 
The Mavericks (0-1) get right back at it Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers at 9:00.