NBA Summer League 2019: Bruce Brown's Triple-Double Highlights Wednesday Results

Wednesday marks the penultimate day of regular-season action from the 2019 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

With the postseason on the horizon, teams are jockeying for position in the standings. Five teams entered play today undefeated, while nine other teams have 2-1 records.

Here are the results from Day 6 in Las Vegas.

NBA Summer League Results, July 10

Detroit Pistons def. Philadelphia 76ers, 96-81

Dallas Mavericks def. Croatia, 79-71

Chicago Bulls def. Charlotte Hornets, 75-72

Brooklyn Nets def. Orlando Magic, 93-85

Minnesota Timberwolves def. Miami Heat, 90-87

New Orleans Pelicans def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-78

Phoenix Suns def. San Antonio Spurs, 79-78

New York Knicks def. Los Angeles Lakers, 117-96

Milwaukee Bucks def. China, 84-67

Golden State Warriors def. Denver Nuggets, 73-69

Golden State Warriors 73, Denver Nuggets 69

The Golden State Warriors overcame a 13-point deficit to begin the fourth quarter to defeat the Denver Nuggets 73-69.

The Warriors were led by guard Jacob Evans' 17 points. The 22-year-old was selected in the first round by Golden State last year and expectations were for him to contribute right away. He appeared in 30 games (one start) but only averaged 6.8 minutes of action.

Warriors assistant general manager Larry Harris indicated during an interview with 95.7 The Game that the team was developing Evans into a backup point guard for the upcoming season (h/t Aneesh Namburi of Warriors Wire). So far in summer league, Evans has performed consistently.

Golden State also received a solid performance Wednesday night from rookie first-round pick Jordan Poole, who scored 12 points while also posting six rebounds, two steals and an assist.

In the loss, the Nuggets were led by a game-high 20 points from rookie second-round pick Jarred Vanderbilt. The 20-year-old Kentucky product also grabbed a staggering 17 rebounds for his second double-double in as many nights.

According to Mile High Sports' T.J. McBride, Vanderbilt accounted for 36 percent of all defensive rebounds going into the fourth quarter.

Both teams struggled from three, going a combined 5-of-40.

Milwaukee Bucks 84, China 67

Australian rookie center Jock Landale made his mark in the Milwaukee Bucks' 84-67 victory over China.

Landale led all scorers with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field (3-of-5 from three) as he tries to make the Bucks' roster after spending the 2018-19 season with Partizan in the EuroCup league.

Bucks guard Elijah Bryant, who also spent last season abroad for Hapoel Eilat in Israel, started and scored 15 points after a 31-point performance off the bench Monday night.

The player to make an impact off the bench Wednesday night for Milwaukee was rookie forward Daulton Hommes, who contributed 10 points, four steals, two rebounds and an assist in 19 minutes.

Outside of the box score, Milwaukee's 2017 first-round pick D.J. Wilson impressed defensively. Wilson appeared in 48 games (three starts) for the Bucks last season and averaged 5.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

New York Knicks 117, Los Angeles Lakers 96

Third overall pick RJ Barrett followed up his double-double on Tuesday night with another double-double Wednesday night.

The rookie Duke product scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Knicks' 21-point win over the Lakers. Barrett was behind only teammate Kevin Knox, who bucketed a game-high 25 points.

As a group, New York scored efficiently—shooting 52.0 percent from the field and 46.4 percent from three-point land.

While the Lakers couldn't stop the Knicks from scoring, they did get a solid scoring performance from undrafted rookie guard Zach Norvell Jr. Norvell scored a team-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field (4-of-7 from three).

The Knicks' domination sunk the Lakers to an 0-4 record since arriving in Las Vegas.

Phoenix Suns 79, San Antonio Spurs 78

San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Quinndary Weatherspoon scored a game-high 19 points, but it was his offensive charge with 18.6 seconds left that allowed Phoenix to secure the win.

Once the Suns took over possession, Jalen Lecque made two free throws with five seconds remaining to win the game. The undrafted rookie led Phoenix with 14 points off the bench.

Weatherspoon was drafted by the Spurs in the second round and has been developing nicely in the summer league—Wednesday's flub aside.

Another Spur that showed promise in the loss was rookie first-round pick Luka Samanic.

"More playmaking from Luka Samanic," the San Antonio Express-News' Jeff McDonald tweeted during Wednesday's game. "He's not Nikola Jokic -- clearly -- but he does do some of those things the Spurs couldn't handle from the Nuggets' slick-passing big man in last season's playoffs."

The 19-year-old forward finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals.

New Orleans Pelicans 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 78

The Pelicans' 2019 draft class continued to shine in a dominant 21-point win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With top overall pick Zion Williamson missing the remainder of summer league after suffering a knee bruise in Friday's opener, the rest of the squad has stepped up. Wednesday night, first-rounder Nickeil Alexander-Walker led all scorers with 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field (3-of-7 from three).

In the first quarter, Alexander-Walker, fellow first-rounder Jaxson Hayes and second-rounder Marcos Louzada Silva combined for 17 of New Orleans' 27 points.

Hayes finished the game with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Louzada Silva ended with 12 points, three assists and two rebounds.

Kavell Bigby-Williams made an impact off the Pelicans bench with 13 points and six rebounds in 16 minutes.

In the lopsided loss, Naz Mitrou-Long continued his solid summer league stretch with a team-high 19 points. Prior to Wednesday night's contest, Cavaliers assistant coach Antonio Lang mentioned to Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor that the 25-year-old undrafted guard "has played great and really helped himself."

However, Lang mentioned that Mitrou-Long needed to perform on defense to stick in Cleveland.

Based on their performance against the Pelicans, the Cavaliers as a whole would do well to improve on the defensive end of the court.

Minnesota Timberwolves 90, Miami Heat 87

Nine different Minnesota Timberwolves scored in a collective effort to come back from as many as 20 points down to remain undefeated and hand the Miami Heat their first loss of summer league.

The game was sealed when Heat forward Yante Maten committed a shooting foul against Minnesota's Naz Reid. The Timberwolves center sunk both of his free throws to give his team an 89-87 lead.

Reid filled out his box score, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block. The LSU product went undrafted before signing a two-way contract with the Timberwolves and is dealing with a right foot injury.

Minnesota guard Jordan McLaughlin scored a team-high 17 points, and all five starters for Minnesota scored in double digits.

Despite letting this one get away, several Heat players impressed—notably rookie first-round draft pick Tyler Herro and undrafted rookie Kendrick Nunn.

Earlier Wednesday, the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson reported that the Heat "would prefer not to include Bam Adebayo or Herro" in a potential trade for Russell Westbrook. Wednesday night, Herro continued to show why the franchise would want to hang onto him.

The Kentucky product dropped 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field (3-of-7 from three) while also contributing three assists, two rebounds and a steal.

Similar to Herro, the Heat may want to keep Nunn.

"He certainly has been a nice find. I can't fathom the Heat at least not taking the next step, which is guaranteeing his contract to $150,000 on August 1," the South Florida Sun-Sentinal's Ira Winderman wrote of Nunn ahead of Wednesday night's game.

In the loss to Minnesota, Nunn scored a game-high 28 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field.

While Nunn's steal-and-score with 18 seconds left to tie the game at 87 wasn't enough to secure a win for the Heat, it might go a long way toward securing a roster spot.

Brooklyn Nets 93, Orlando Magic 85

The Brooklyn Nets rolled to a 93-85 victory over Orlando Wednesday behind solid performances from two first-round draft picks.

Dzanan Musa, selected by the Nets with the 29th overall pick in 2018, led the team with 20 points. The 20-year-old Bosnian—still the youngest member of Brooklyn's summer league roster—played nine games for the Nets last season but spent most of 2018-19 in the G League where he averaged 19.5 points across 36 games (34 starts).

Alongside Musa was center Jarrett Allen, the Nets' 2017 first-rounder. Allen registered a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds to go along with two blocks as he continues to use summer league to sharpen his skill set. Last season, the 21-year-old averaged 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks across 80 regular-season starts for the Nets.

Like Allen, Rodions Kurucs spent the majority of last season with the Nets after the team picked him in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft. The 21-year-old scored 14 points for the Nets on 4-of-9 shooting from the field (2-of-4 from three) Wednesday.

In the loss, Orlando guard Jeremiah Hill led all scorers with 21 points—including four threes.

On Tuesday, The Athletic's Josh Robbins reported the Magic's decision to keep center Mo Bamba out for the rest of summer league as the 21-year-old 2018 lottery pick makes his way back from a fractured tibia. Amile Jefferson has been starting in his place since the team's Las Vegas Summer League opener Friday.

Wednesday, Jefferson contributed 18 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal.

The result marks Brooklyn's third consecutive win and Orlando's third consecutive loss.

Chicago Bulls 75, Charlotte Hornets 72

The Chicago Bulls outscored the Charlotte Hornets 25-13 in the fourth quarter to erase a nine-point deficit entering the final frame and claim a 75-72 win.

The result boosts the Bulls to 2-2 and drops the Hornets to 1-3 in the Las Vegas Summer League so far.

Chicago was led by rookie forward Daniel Gafford's game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Arkansas product was selected in the second round (No. 38 overall) of last month's draft by Chicago and figures to contribute valuably in the frontcourt behind Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr.

Coby White, the Bulls' other 2019 draft pick at seventh overall, also impressed with 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists as a steal. The 19-year-old entered Wednesday coming off of a team-high 25-point performance in Chicago's 109-72 loss Monday to New Orleans.

Chicago's 2018 first-round pick Chandler Hutchison finished with 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. The forward is working his way back from a broken toe suffered in January that cut his rookie season short.

In the loss, all five Charlotte starters scored in double digits, led by 15 points from center Isaiah Hicks.

Overall, both teams struggled to convert consistently on offense—especially from three, shooting a combined 10-for-50 from beyond the arc.

Detroit Pistons 96, Philadelphia 76ers 81

The Detroit Pistons used a big second-half surge to cruise to an easy 96-81 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and keep their record perfect (4-0).

Neither team was particularly effective on the offensive end. The Pistons shot just 40.2 percent from the field, though they were a solid 13-of-31 from three-point range.

Jarrod Uthoff and Bruce Brown Jr. were two of the standouts on Detroit's side. Brown put an exclamation point following a terrific pass from Uthoff early in the third quarter:

Brown, a second-round pick in 2018, has been excellent throughout summer league. He was involved in all the action throughout Wednesday's game with a triple-double of 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

Uthoff added 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

The Sixers had their own difficulties from the field, going 26-of-71 (36.6%) in the loss. There were some bright spots on an otherwise dark day for the team. The most encouraging performances came from Matisse Thybulle and Zhaire Smith.

Thybulle figures to be a critical piece for Philadelphia in 2019-20. The two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year had 12 points and made two of his four attempts from three-point range.

Smith finished with 11 points in 23 minutes.

The 76ers will need young players like Thybulle and Smith to add depth off the bench and support a loaded starting lineup. They certainly look comfortable against summer league competition.

Dallas Mavericks 79, Croatia 71

Croatia's rough go of things continued with the Dallas Mavericks handing the team its fourth straight loss in Las Vegas.

Despite making 55.8 percent of their field-goal attempts, the Mavericks kept Croatia in the game by committing 25 turnovers. Their defense made up for those errors with 11 steals and limiting the Croatian squad to 37.7 percent shooting.

Josh Reaves, who has been a standout in summer league, put together another strong game. The undrafted rookie out of Penn State followed up his double-double on Monday with 15 points against Croatia.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's brother, Kostas, didn't make much of an impact with three points on 1-of-5 in 14 minutes.

Looking to make a return to the NBA after spending four seasons in Spain and Russia, Shayne Whittington continued his string of strong games. The 28-year-old finished with a game-high 19 points in 23 minutes.