00:00Members of the front office and coaching staff for both teams are in attendance to watch these games.
00:07What is the biggest thing in a championship game that talent evaluators want to see?
00:12Win. You know what it is. It's just win, baby.
00:15Whatever is necessary for you to walk away from here with the ring.
00:18Whatever you have to do, go get it done.
00:20And Nick Clifford does just that.
00:22The rookie out of Colorado State, the 24th pick in the draft.
00:26Off-runner, the 34th pick in the draft.
00:29Played five years at Creighton.
00:31Clifford, great ball fake. Goes up and scores over Cochbringer.
00:34Out of the court, Ryan Cochbringer at 7-2.
00:37Wide open under the rim.
00:40Raynaud goes right at the rim and throws it down.
00:44Good hands by Walker, breaking up the pass.
00:48Knipple penetrates, takes it to the basket and scores.
00:51And a strong drive by Knipple to go at the shot blocker and Raynaud is still being able to sneak it through.
00:57Raynaud from deep. Drills a three.
01:00He's got five of the eighth for Sacramento.
01:02And he has that ability to be able to stretch it from before Raynaud to get the three off.
01:08Simpson lobs it up for Cochbringer.
01:10Got past his man and then finds the big on the alley-oop.
01:13And really caught great.
01:15Devin Carter, son of Anthony, who's coached in the NBA and was a player for 13 years.
01:23Walker on the spot.
01:24Hit it!
01:25Charlotte is seven of eight from the floor.
01:28What about Charlotte?
01:29Well, I believe Charlotte can definitely make a jump.
01:31Now, I'm not sure they get into the upper echelon of the East just with the additions that they've made.
01:37But I believe it's simply about making progress.
01:40Again, this is a 10-minute quarter.
01:42And they got 29 points with 1.15 to go.
01:45Baugh with the kick.
01:46Here's Knipple.
01:47And there, he hits his first three of the night.
01:50It's an 8-0 run, and the lead is 16.
01:53And Damian Baugh continues to do what he did yesterday.
01:57In the fall.
01:58Well, they like him in the Sacramento organization, of course.
02:01He talked about his success with the Stockton Kings.
02:03But more importantly, his ability to play both guard positions is kind of Knipple.
02:07In the second quarter, entering his second year.
02:10Another drive to the basket.
02:12This time, Knipple can't finish.
02:13But another straight-line drive.
02:15No one in gaps because they're fearful of leaving the shooters for the...
02:19Oh, wow, clouded way up there.
02:22Off the offensive rebound.
02:24That caught everybody by surprise, not just the Hornets.
02:28There was an issue.
02:29There was any type of adversity for the Kings.
02:31They got the ball in his hands, and he made a play.
02:34Simpson gets past Carter, scopes it up.
02:36It won't fall.
02:38And then Carter's pass, almost thrown out of bounds.
02:42He gets it back, and Isaac Jones puts it down after an errant alley-oop pass.
02:48Sacramento looking to run.
02:51Carter takes his time.
02:53And can't make two in a row.
02:59Coltbrenner maybe cleared out some space.
03:03Offensively and defensively, it was just like, what was our process?
03:06Did we put ourselves in the best position to have success?
03:09And then I think one of the biggest hurdles was just trying to get creative with rotations.
03:16You've been around some true superstars.
03:19When you've had the opportunity to coach Giannis and to be able to coach, you know, JT, coach JB,
03:26guys who have had success in this league, and as Dave mentioned, won rings.
03:30It'll be year two for coach when training camp gets underway in a couple months.
03:36Right now Sacramento on a 9-0 run after the slam by Isaac Jones.
03:42Switch it to man.
03:43Jones with two.
03:44Driving and Coltbrenner.
03:46And it drops as the buzzer sounds.
03:49But switching it to man, end up costing them a bucket in the zone.
03:54Jones had to get rid of the basketball as soon as he caught it.
03:58But man to man, it gives him an opportunity to play one-on-one versus Ryan Coltbrenner.
04:04And Isaac Jones, more often than not, is going to win that battle.
04:13Simpson goes away from the Coltbrenner screen.
04:16Gets all the way to the basket and lays it in.
04:18The empty possession, Ray Noe couldn't handle the pass.
04:23Nice step-throw finish by Jalen Sims.
04:27That veteran point guard to be able to run the show,
04:30and more importantly, to add that scoring and those late-game heroics.
04:34We know Dennis Schroeder is a big-shot maker.
04:38Knickle gets that one to fall.
04:41The Greensboro swarm of the G-Leagues, their all-time leading scorer.
04:44And hoping most of his games this season are in Charlotte rather than Greensboro.
04:51And he's had a great Las Vegas.
04:53Timer's at two.
04:54A line drive by Cardwell is good.
04:56He knew exactly how much time was on the clock.
04:59Yeah, smart play by Dylan Cardwell, getting to a sweet spot for buckling down defensively.
05:02Charlotte wins the tip.
05:06Jones won it technically, but the Hornets have possession.
05:10And the three from D.J. Rodman, who made two triples yesterday.
05:14Conference, Cleveland had the best record during the regular season,
05:17but lost in the conference semis.
05:20Orlando should be better.
05:22Three-pointer, not there.
05:23That time for Rodman.
05:24He made one from that spot a couple of possessions ago.
05:26Carter gives it up.
05:28Jones with the slam and a foul.
05:31Jones has 10 here in the quarter.
05:3417 points for the game.
05:37Ball.
05:38Nice big shot.
05:39That time it won't go.
05:40Great look from Conconniple, who's up to 17 points,
05:43matching his performance from yesterday's semifinal.
05:46But very aggressive on the offensive end of the floor.
05:49Mason Jones.
05:50But I'm not going to stop talking about my fans.
05:53If the stats guy is in your head, that's your problem.
05:56He's been there all week, living rent-free.
06:03Clifford rising, hitting a three, a much-needed triple for Sacramento.
06:08K.J. Simpson continues to stay aggressive, attacking the rim.
06:13Clifford playing with a little more confidence now.
06:15Nice tip by Raynaud, off balance.
06:17And love the effort by Maxine Raynaud to continue to fight.
06:22He'll pull it out.
06:23Raynaud hesitates.
06:26Clouton won't hesitate.
06:28It's good.
06:29A three.
06:30Big bucket for Clouton, who made a number of strong plays in the semifinal matchup.
06:36Charlotte up five, 4.15 to go.
06:39Three-pointer Clipper.
06:40Got it.
06:40Uh-oh.
06:41It's a two-point game.
06:43Nick Clipper catching fire.
06:44But in the board.
06:45Timer at five.
06:48To the wing.
06:49Clouton.
06:49Too strong.
06:51Jones offensive rebound.
06:54Jones drives.
06:55Gives it up.
06:56Isaac Jones scores.
06:58And it's a one-point game.
07:00And even if they score, you've got to make sure it's a two.
07:03Shot clock down to seven.
07:04Simpson around the screen.
07:06Fires to Kniffel.
07:07Three on the way.
07:08It's gone.
07:09Con Kniffel makes it a four-point game.
07:11Three.
07:12The number four pick in the draft with a huge shot.
07:20Jones trying to answer.
07:21Fills.
07:22A three.
07:23One-point game again with 20 seconds left.
07:27With two free throws.
07:30And he gets the bounce on the first and able to two-point game.
07:33And he gets the bounce on the first and able to get the bounce on the first and able to get the bounce on the first and able to get the bounce on the first and able to get the bounce.
07:42A duro will check into the game.
07:45Culp runner will come out.
07:51If Kniffel makes it and it's a three-point game, Sacramento may have, or rather Charlotte may have some decisions to make defensively.
07:58We'll get into that here depending on whether he makes it.
08:00He missed it though.
08:05Oh.
08:05Loose ball hits the leg of Plowden who is on the ground, out of bounds to Charlotte.
08:13And now the Kings will absolutely have to foul immediately if they don't get a steal.
08:18He's a much smaller player than is Isaac Jones.
08:23The Clippers should not be on the side with Isaac Jones.
08:26He should be on the other side, bouncing out and squeezing to make sure they would have come up with that defensive rebound had that been the case.
08:34Because they would have had someone there to squeeze when Plowden fell down.
08:39Three-point lead.
08:41Sims looking to make it a two-possession game.
08:43And he got the free throw.
08:44Sacramento will take its last time out and advance him.
08:47A miss and get a rebound and hit a three.
08:49And I understand that completely.
08:51But with 5.3 seconds, that's more than enough time to make the free throw and try to get a steal.
08:59Carter from midcourt.
09:01And the Charlotte Hornets, Summer League champions for the first time in franchise history.
09:07First time the Hornets were even in the playoffs here at the Summer League.
09:19And they win their first title, 83-78, over the Sacramento Kings.
09:24And a great job by the Hornets sharing the basketball.
09:27I felt like this team was connected from the beginning.
09:30And even missing players, Liam McNeely unable to go, who was one of their leading scorers to start Summer League.
09:40Conn Kniep was showing up in a major fashion.
09:43Ryan Kalkbrenner, the rookies, stepping up.
09:46As well as a number of veterans.
09:48K.J. Simpson.
09:48K.J. Simpson.
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