Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers continued NBA Summer League play against the Boston Celtics on Thursday in Las Vegas.
While the Celtics beat the Lakers 87-78, James continued to show some promise with a double-digit scoring performance.
The second-year player scored 18 points in the loss. He had a scoreless first half but managed to turn things around in the second half.
It was James’ second straight game with at least 17 points, the first coming against the L.A. Clippers in a 67-58 loss on Monday. He shot 6-of-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from the 3-point line in that contest. He also had five rebounds and five assists, but did turn the ball over three times.
The Lakers have won just one of their four Vegas Summer League games, earning a 94-81 victory over the Pelicans on Saturday.
James has shown some level of growth throughout the summer. In the Lakers’ first game in Vegas, he managed to hold his own against 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks in an 87-85 loss on July 10. James was matched up against Flagg throughout the evening and at times got the best of the Mavericks’ rookie.
Here’s how James did in his fourth game of the Vegas Summer League:
Bronny James stats tonight vs. Celtics
Points: 18
FG: 7-for-13
Rebounds: 3
Assists: 5
Steals: 1
Blocks: 0
Turnovers: 8
Fouls: 3
Minutes: 28
Lakers vs. Celtics highlights
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