Miami Heat win Vegas Summer League title with OT victory vs. Grizzlies, former first
Miami Heat win Vegas Summer League title with OT victory vs. Grizzlies, former first-round pick wins MVP
The Miami Heat captured their first summer league title in Las Vegas on Monday
The Las Vegas Summer League concluded on Monday with a thrilling title game finish between the final two unbeaten teams at the event. The Miami Heat knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies 120-118 to claim their first summer league title behind a game-winning floater by rookie second-round pick Pelle Larsson.
The summer league overtime rules were different from a traditional NBA game, as there was a target score of 120 with an untimed clock to reach that mark. After Memphis Grizzlies forward Jake LaRavia knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game at 118-118, Larsson converted on the other end to help the Heat finish the event with a perfect 6-0 mark.
Larsson scored 16 points for Miami, while Josh Christopher (who was picked 24th overall by the Rockets in 2021) scored a team-high 24 points and earned MVP honors for the championship game. Miami center Kel'el Ware, the No. 15 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, finished with a double-double: 21 points, 10 rebounds. Ware scored at least 11 points in all eight summer league games in Las Vegas and at the California Classic.
Miami forward Cole Swider knocked down a 3-pointer with 19.6 seconds remaining in regulation before Memphis star guard GG Jackson answered on the other end with a shot from beyond the arc to send the game to overtime. LaRavia scored a game-high 32 points, while Memphis guard Scotty Pippen Jr., the son of former NBA legend Scottie Pippen, recorded 29 points and 11 assists.