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NBA Summer League 2016 Championship: Timberwolves vs. Bulls Score and Reaction
- Updated: July 19, 2016
The Chicago Bulls capped off a perfect 7-0 NBA Summer League showing with Monday’s 84-82 overtime victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves to win the championship in Las Vegas.
It was a highly competitive affair as both squads orchestrated brilliant, baffling stretches of basketball in a game that saw numerous drastic runs.
What stood out most were the thrills at the end of regulation and in the extra period after the teams tightened the score.
Las Vegas Summer League MVP Tyus Jones’ late heroics sparked the exciting sequence. With two defenders on the Minnesota point guard and the shot clock winding down, Jones pulled up from downtown and connected with 3.6 seconds left.
Chicago had one last gasp, though, as Denzel Valentine, who struggled all night, fired back with a three-pointer with two-tenths of a second remaining to force overtime.
The Bulls’ official Twitter account reacted appropriately:
IT’S VALENTIME!!!! pic.twitter.com/rmUUACCY38
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) July 19, 2016
And in an extraordinary finish, Valentine used a pretty move to create separation and buried a step-back dagger at the overtime horn, as the NBA Summer League’s Twitter account showed:
.@denzelvalentine with the game winner to give the @chicagobulls the #NBASummer ? https://t.co/QlM73BCKBS
— NBASummerLeague (@NBASummerLeague) July 19, 2016
Valentine was 3-of-10 from the field on the night. ESPN.com’s Adam Reisinger had fun with Valentine’s achievement:
Denzel Valentine did what Michael Jordan couldn’t: hit a game-winning buzzer beater in the playoffs while wearing #45 for the Bulls.
— Adam Reisinger (@AdamReisinger) July 19, 2016
Bulls newcomer Dwyane Wade took notice of the rookie first-round pick:
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