The Nuggets finally got their first win in Summer League play and they get to advance to the next round of the tournament. Jordan Hamilton came out firing and it paid off, he finished with 23 points on 8-14 shooting, 4-7 from three, to go along with 4 rebounds and 2 steals. He showed that when he is on his game, he can score at will, but that needs to happen on a more consistent basis. He needs to show that he can score like that again in game five. Evan Fournier did not play well, scoring 8 points on 2-8 shooting, 2-7 from three, he also had 4 rebounds 4 assists and 1 steal. Fournier also committed zero turnovers, which proved that his 7 seven turnovers in game three was an anomaly. He only shot one shot inside the three point line, which is not something he should continue. He is a decent three point shooter, but he has the skills to score from other spots on the floor.
Quincy Miller, like Hamilton, finally had a good game shooting the ball, scoring 17 points on 6-10 shooting, 5-5 from three, to go along with 5 rebounds 1 steal and 1 block. The hot shooting was nice to see, but he could have done more to get to rebounds. Although, he was out on the perimeter a lot, where it gets a bit tougher to grab rebounds. Erick Green did not get the start, but he received a lot of minutes. Green scored 14 points on 5-9 shooting, 1-1 from three, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 1 assist and added one steal. Green showed his ability to score inside the three point line and get to the rim, both of which I have been waiting to see the entire Summer League.
CJ Harris received the start, but was limited to 8 minutes of playing time. He did play well though, he scored 7 points on 3-3 shooting and scored 2 rebounds. I would like to see him receive more minutes because he has had two promising games in a row. Luke Harangody struggled this game, going 1-6 from the field and only grabbing 4 rebounds. I am sure he will have a fantastic game next time out to make up for this lackluster performance.
The Nuggets moved onto the next round with this win and will face the Raptors to try to move on in the tournament.
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