Mikel Brown Jr. and the Brooklyn Nets are facing Darius Acuff Jr. and the Sacramento Kings on Prime as the 2026 NBA Summer League continues.
Welcome to 2026 NBA Summer League, featuring all 30 teams!
The Rockets held the 76ers to 31.1% shooting in a wire-to-wire 90-64 win to open Tuesday’s action.
Next up, we have No. 7 pick Darius Acuff Jr. and the Kings facing No. 6 pick Mikel Brown Jr. and the Nets (6 ET, Prime), while No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer and the Grizzlies take on No. 11 pick Yaxel Lendeborg and the Warriors (7 ET, ESPN).
JULY 14 / 7:49 p.m. ET
Acuff Jr. keeps going off
110-75 Brooklyn in the fourth, but Darius Acuff Jr. (26 pts, 5 ast) has shone regardless in this one, grinding to a solid day on 9-for-18 shooting.
His intensity is meaningful — a little Jalen Brunson to it.
26 POINTS for Darius Acuff Jr. 😳
He scored 16 of his 26 in the 3Q… watch the 7th overall pick play in the 4Q now on Prime! pic.twitter.com/1VcWJuJ6pt
— NBA (@NBA) July 14, 2026
JULY 14 / 7:00 p.m. ET
We’ve got No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer and the Grizzlies taking on No. 11 pick Yaxel Lendeborg and the Grizzlies in the Pavilion.
JULY 14 / 6:31 p.m. ET
Nets romping, but Kings show steel
38-18 Brooklyn after one, as the Nets shot 10-for-14 (71.1%) in the first quarter to open up a big lead.
Egor Dёmin (16 pts, 3 ast, 2 stl, +20) has had his best stretch of the summer so far, comfortably attacking the Kings’ young guards, while Danny Wolf (8 pts) had some graceful, lilting drives to the rim.
Darius Acuff Jr., Dylan Cardwell and Emanuel Sharp all had six points to power the scoring for the Kings. They’re all tough — the Kings’ culture is evident in their play.
Acuff and-1️⃣ pic.twitter.com/sOJvaNNuio
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) July 14, 2026
JULY 14 / 6:16 p.m. ET
Egor elevates for the oop
Egor Dёmin just caught a body on an alley-oop, as Brooklyn runs out to a 15-4 lead over Sacramento to open this clash.
THROW THAT DOWN, EGOR! 😤 pic.twitter.com/NKTA7RMNr1
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) July 14, 2026
The Nets have 6-0 advantages in fast break points and points off turnovers so far.
JULY 14 / 6:05 p.m. ET
Kings–Nets about to get going on Prime
We’ve got a marquee matchup here, as No. 7 pick Darius Acuff Jr. and the Kings face No. 6 pick Mikel Brown Jr. and the Nets.
Acuff Jr.’s shooting has been erratic, but he’s been hard-nosed and effective in keying the Kings’ attack so far this summer.
Brown Jr.’s gone on two heaters in early action — a trademark trait of the guard out of Louisville.
JULY 14 / 5:55 p.m. ET
Rockets win 90-64
The Rockets held the 76ers to 31.1% shooting, including 5-for-30 (16.7%) from 3-point range, in moving to 2-1 on the summer.
“We brought it today — making sure we brought energy,” said Bruce Thornton (18 pts, 4 ast, 2 stl). “When you can hold a team under that percentage, you have a good chance of winning… We executed at a high level.”
Isaiah Crawford (19 pts) and Tristen Newton (17 pts) also scored in double figures for the Rockets, while Labaron Philon (17 pts) was the only player to score more than 10 points for Philly.
Johni Broome (2 pts on 1-for-5 shooting) was kept in check for the first time in Vegas, stifling the 76ers’ offense.
“The pressure that Houston came out with really set the tempo for them,” said Prime’s Brent Barry. “Going at Johni Broome — doubling players in the Summer League doesn’t happen very often, but it helped the Rockets stay stable.”
Watch highlights from the game.
JULY 14 / 5:37 p.m. ET
Rockets blasting off
Houston’s earned a 15-3 advantage in fast break points midway through the fourth quarter, as Isaiah Crawford (19 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast) and Bruce Thornton (18 pts, 4 ast) lead the Rockets past the scoring of Labaron Philon (17 pts, 3 ast, 2 stl).
The Rockets have led wire-to-wire, holding the Sixers to 30.8% shooting from the field.
Crawford, the former Conference USA Player of the Year, has handily outplayed Johni Broome (2 pts) at the power forward position — a change of pace for this 76ers squad, which has relied on him so far this summer.
“Stifling Johni Broome (2 pts) has been the calling card for Houston in this game, and it’s served them well,” said Prime’s Brett Barry.
Rockets 77-55 with 5:28 to go in the fourth quarter.
JULY 14 / 4:59 p.m. ET
Philon keeps attacking
Maybe some Monta Ellis on the finish? Nice finger roll.
41-25 Rockets at the half.
Labaron Philon takes the contact and gets the layup to fall 😤
The No. 22 overall pick has 10 PTS on 4-5 FGM in the 1H of NBA Summer League play on Prime! pic.twitter.com/DcFkWD33yS
— NBA (@NBA) July 14, 2026
JULY 14 / 4:24 p.m. ET
Philon flying early
17-8 Rockets after the first quarter, but Labaron Philon (5 pts) provided most of the offense early.
He has a tight, easy handle, putting the ball between his legs on the crossover with ease, and used it to get to a stepback 3-pointer to end the period. Streetball-era flashbacks.
He also has some touch, as this floater shows.
Labaron Philon gets the difficult floater to fall 🔥
Watch Sixers/Rockets in NBA Summer League action on Prime! pic.twitter.com/bJnxakdG3T
— NBA (@NBA) July 14, 2026
JULY 14 / 4:00 p.m. ET
76ers–Rockets getting started on Prime
No. 22 pick Labaron Philon leads the Philadelphia 76ers against No. 31 pick Bruce Thornton and the Rockets from the Thomas & Mack Center.
JULY 14 / 3:50 p.m. ET
Recap of Day 5 of the 2026 NBA Summer League
The Knicks won their first game of the summer 86-75 to open Monday’s action, overcoming another hot shooting performance from the Pistons’ Chaz Lanier (24 pts on 8-for-12 3FG).
Seth Lundy (22 pts) swatted Rienk Mast (23 pts, 10 reb) as time expired to preserve a 94-93 Raptors win over the Pacers.
Kobe Johnson (30 pts, 7 reb, 4 3PM) led the Hawks to a 102-90 win over the Celtics, pushing their record to a perfect 3-0.
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu (16 pts, 2 blk) soared to the rim for some stellar highlights as the Mavericks defeated the Grizzlies 96-88, overcoming Cameron Boozer (21 pts, 8 reb, 3 stl).
No. 34 pick Meleek Thomas (35 pts) caught fire to lead the Cavaliers over the Heat 90-73.
Jonas Aidoo (15 pts, 11 reb) continued his strong play, leading the Jazz over the Bulls 80-63, despite Caleb Wilson’s absurd poster jam.
No. 30 pick Koa Pete (19 pts, 2 stl) and the Suns beat the Bucks and Brayden Burries (23 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl, 4 3PM) 95-88 in a battle of former Arizona teammates.
The Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves 111-84 behind Yang Hansen (18 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast).
