The NBA offseason is in full swing and that means players are keeping themselves busy. Many of them are involved in the Summer Circuit, playing in summer tournaments across the country.
That’s where Zach LaVine and Jamal Crawford were on Sunday. The two guards faced off in an exciting matchup at the Seattle Pro-AM:
152-150 the West trails the East with 16 seconds left
— Seattle Pro Am (@SeattleProAm) August 15, 2016
The game mostly featured a major back-and-forth between LaVine and Crawford. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard put up a game-high 49 points for the East All-Stars. Meanwhile, for the West, Crawford (a key organizer for the even) scored 31 points. The Clippers guard was also joined by Spurs rookie Dejounte Murray who poured in 22 of his own.
Whether it was Crawford’s dribbling or LaVine’s gravity-defying dunks, the game featured multiple highlight plays from its two stars. With Murray, Nate Robinson, and Spencer Hawes also involved, fans were treated to a star-studded showcase in Seattle.
The highlight of the match was likely LaVine’s bone-crushing hesitation move that dropped an opponent flat on the ground:
Nah. Why did Zach LaVine have to drop the defender like that?!
(?: @tmheitz) pic.twitter.com/3JpCsAo0jf
— NBA On Def Pen (@NBAOnDefPen) August 15, 2016
But it was Crawford in the end who got the win, with a big-time game-winning shot from the right wing over LaVine. The Seattle Pro-AM ended in the most exciting way imaginable, forcing LaVine’s team to pay $1000 to the West All Stars’ charity of choice:
@JCrossover stops the game and resets the score at 143 all. Losers donate $1,000 dollars to the other team's charity. 4 minutes remain!
— Seattle Pro Am (@SeattleProAm) August 15, 2016
