Fourth overall pick Keegan Murray scored 26 points in his summer league debut, Krone scored 17 points in 16 minutes and Paris Bass scored 15 as the Los Angeles Lakers opened the new season. Day 1 of the California Classic Summer League ended with a 100-66 win over the Miami Heat

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Fourth overall pick Keegan Murray scored 26 points in his summer league debut, Krone scored 17 points in 16 minutes and Paris Bass scored 15 as the Los Angeles Lakers opened the new season. Day 1 of the California Classic Summer League ended with a 100-66 win over the Miami Heat  - DayDayNews

Fourth overall pick Keegan Murray scored 26 points in his summer league debut

Krone scored 17 points in 16 minutes, Paris Bass scored 15, Los Angeles Lakers Open On the first day of the new season, the California Classic Summer League defeated the Miami Heat 100-66 on Saturday.

Scottie Pippen and Cole Swider scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, for the Lakers, which never trailed in their first Summer League game of the season.

Also playing for the Lakers is Shareef O'Neal , the son of Shaquille O'Neal . As a member of the Lakers, he won three of the four championships, and as a member of the Heat As a member of Team , he won his fourth championship. Shareef O'Neal scored 6 points and 6 rebounds for the Lakers in 16 minutes.

Javonte Smart scored 13 points for Miami, while Haywood Highsmith and Kyle Eyman II had 11 points each. The Heat shot only 28% from the field.

First-round pick Nikola Jovic scored 3 points for Miami and went 1-for-6 from the field. The No. 27 pick signed his rookie contract earlier Sunday.

"We just didn't get into a good rhythm," Jovic said. "I think tomorrow will be a lot better."

Kings 86 points, Warriors 68:

Fourth overall pick Keegan Murray had 26 points and eight rebounds in Sunday's Game 2 win. , led the Kings to defeat the Golden State Warriors 86-68.

The Kings announced shortly before the game that Murray had signed his rookie contract. He did not disappoint, shooting 10 of 14 from the field and 4 of 5 from three-point range.

"The confidence was growing throughout the game and my teammates kept giving me the ball," Murray said.

Nemeans Queta of the Kings scored 12 points and Alex O'Connor scored 10 points. Elijah Brown, the son of new Kings coach Mike Brown, joined the game near the end of the Kings game.

Gui Santos scored 23 points for Golden State. Peyton Willis added 12 points for the Warriors -- playing alongside Stephen Curry, now a four-time NBA champion and last season's NBA Finals MVP, who was watching from the stands. .

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