Grant Williams had a team-high 21 points while Robert Williams posted his first double-double of summer league (16 points, 16 rebounds) as the Celtics cruised to their four straight win in Las Vegas with a 113-87 trouncing of the previously undefeated Grizzlies.
Six players scored in double figures in the dominant effort for Boston including Carsen Edwards (15 points) , Max Strus (13 points) and Tacko Fall (12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks). The win wraps up pool play for the Celtics at summer league, giving them an 4-0 record with convincing wins in all four games.
The team will get a day off on Friday before opening up tournament play on Saturday as the No. 1 seed.
—Rob Williams is back from his hip injury and looking nice and spry on the offensive glass. He’s got 6 points and 6 rebounds in his first five minutes. Still needs to work on finishing strong in traffic
—Max Strus broke out of his early summer league slump and showed why the C’s locked him up to a two-way deal so quick. Team-high eight points including a pair of 3s.
—Tremont Waters with some nice playmaking but he needs to work on cutting out the bad jumpers and unnecessary turnovers, but he’s going to get a chance in this league due to his feel.
—Carsen Edwards still playing well and not forcing the action too much so far.
—Grant Williams with another above the break 3. His outside shooting is coming along quite nicely this week.
—I continue to believe this is the best Celtics summer league team ever. Everyone on this roster brings something to the table, makes it very enjoyable to watch.
PG: Tremont Waters
SG: Carsen Edwards
SF: Aaron Harrison
PF: Grant Williams
C: Robert Williams
- Grant Williams and Romeo Langford both signed their rookie contracts before the game. The Celtics are still negotiating a deal with second-round pick Carsen Edwards but expect that to be rectified in the next couple of weeks.
- Rob Williams is expected to be back in action after sitting out Tuesday's game against the Nuggets with a sore hip.
- The Celtics will lock up a spot in the tournament portion of the summer league with a victory tonight against the Grizzlies.
