Celtics beat Lakers 87-78 to close out Summer League regular season

Hugo Gonzalez and Jordan Walsh show out in big rivalry game

In the newest iteration of the Celtics vs Lakers rivalry, this Summer League matchup would go in Boston’s favor in a 87-78 victory.

After getting ejected from Game 3 on Monday, Jordan Walsh came back with an excellent performance tonight scoring a team high 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals on 6-11 shooting from the field and 2-4 shooting from three.

The last two games have been some of the best we’ve seen from Walsh as he really started to settle in which is a great sign for the Celtics moving forward. He was not only making the right play but also being able to shoot the ball efficiently is a huge plus for his future with Boston. One of his highlight plays included a dunk off of a jump ball that really got the Celtics offense going in the third quarter and put the finishing touches on the game with a monster windmill dunk coming off an inbound pass from Kenneth Lofton Jr.

After a tough game against Miami, Hugo Gonzalez was able to bounce back with a good performance as he finished with 13 points and 5 rebounds on 4-11 shooting from the field and 2-4 shooting from three. Gonzalez was showing his play making off early as he had a nice play where he cut from the corner, received the ball, and immediately dumped it off to Miles Norris for a dunk.

His scoring was in full effect as well, scoring 10 of his points in the first half drilling a couple corner threes and looking incredibly comfortable. Gonzalez’s three ball was seen as a weakness going into the Draft so it was encouraging to see him look comfortable.

Baylor Scheierman was shooting 31% from the field and 21% from three over the course of Summer League so far and continued to struggle in this game as he finished with 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists on 2-14 shooting from the field and 2-11 shooting from beyond the arc.

Although his shooting was off, Scheierman was still playing at a high level offensively when it came to facilitating and playing solid defense. Hopefully by the preseason he will find his shot as he has a big opportunity to get a legitimate spot in the Celtics rotation this year.

Boston was without Charles Bassey in this matchup who was only signed for the first 3 games of Summer League due to other summer commitments. Bassey averaged 15.3 PPG and 11 REB on 70% in his time with the Celtics. This opened up a spot for Amari Williams in the starting lineup and he was able to take advantage with 8 points and 6 rebounds on 3-10 shooting from the field in 20 minutes.

Kenneth Lofton Jr also capitalized off of Bassey’s departure as he had a big second half of this game finishing with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals on 5-8 shooting from the field and 2-4 shooting from three.

Miles Norris was the other standout player tonight with 11 points on 5-11 shooting from the field. Norris was explosive on the offensive end tonight including a big slam dunk in the second half coming off of a nice pass from Max Shulga.

This win ends the Celtics run in the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League with a final record of 3-1.