Just two days ago, Golden State's Anthony Randolph tied the NBA Summer League scoring record with a 42 point outburst. Yesterday on Day 7 of the 2009 NBA Summer League , Randolph's teammate Anthony Morrow tore up that record by hanging 47 points on the Hornets. Morrow shot 18-for-26 from the field, including 7-for-9 from 3-land in what can only be described as a filthy display of pure shooting skills. In other news, Blake Griffin clearly won his much hyped match up with Hasheem Thabeet, Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan (pictured above) had a smooth night and former Kentucky scoring machine Jodie Meeks finally got unleashed. HoopsTV's James Kaikis has those stories and all the rest of the details from Day 7 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Here's some notes from Day 7 of the NBA Summer League :
Morrow Drops Record 47 points:
On Tuesday, Anthony Randolph tied the summer league record with 42 points. Two days later, teammate Anthony Morrow broke the record with an impressive 47 points. In a postgame interview Randolph told Hoops TV. "When he had 17 in the first 5 minutes, I told him you better break that [record] and score 48 or 50." Morrow did just that in an absolutely brilliant performance. As the record drew closer, fans and players of both teams were cheering for Morrow to get the ball. "I definitely heard them [the fans]." Morrow said. "Coming out here and giving the fans a show is a real blessing to me." Morrow finished 18 of 26 from the field including 7 of 9 from three-point land.
Douby's Game Winner Gives Bucks 1st Loss:
Quincy Douby led the Raptors in another close one again in Thursday's opening game. Douby scored 17 points off the bench, but none more critical than the desperation shot with 1.3 seconds remaining. "I just shot it with confidence", Douby said of his late game heroics. Jodie Meeks led all scores with 29 including three three-pointers in a row and a late three-pointer that gave the Bucks the lead with 15.1 seconds left. "I just tried to tell myself to keep going and play solid." Meeks said of his performance. Despite the loss, the Bucks played very well, especially Joe Alexander, who continually made open shots and drove to the basket. This game was full of nifty passes and high-flying dunks. Jennings wowed the crowd on numerous occasions, especially with an under-the-leg pass to a trailing Joe Alexander and DeMar DeRozan had a monstrous put-back jam that sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Rockets finish 5-0; Dorsey Ties Record:
The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 92-77 to finish 5-0. In the first half, neither team could buy a basket from the paint but the second half turned into a much different game. Chase Budinger led the Rockets charge and finished t
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