On July 18, Beijing time, the NBA Summer League continued, and the Lakers played against the Hawks today. Bronny had 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and hit 2 three-pointers today. The Lakers narrowly defeated the Hawks 87-86.

Technical Statistics:

Lakers: Castleton 17 points, 12 blue boards and 6 assists, Bronny 12 points, 1 blue board and 1 strong steal, Lewis 8 points and 3 blue boards, Traore 8 points and 2 steals, Hinson 14 points, Diarra 8 points and 3 rebounds

Hawks: Baker 17 points and 3 boards, Wallace 13 points and 5 assists, Wood 10 points and 4 boards, Guy 10 points and 3 boards, Bojoyner 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Norris 9 points and 8 rebounds

At the start of the first quarter, Bronny opened the scoring with a pull-up jumper. After Wood responded with a mid-range shot, the Lakers went on a 10-0 spurt. Guillery scored five straight points on a layout to help the Hawks stop the bleeding, and North unsheathed his sword for a three-pointer. With Norris hitting another three-pointer from the outside, the Lakers' double-digit advantage was wiped out in an instant. The Lakers fought back-to-back to regain the lead, and the Hawks continued to respond from the outside. With Bowden hitting all three free throws, the Hawks trailed the Lakers 20-21 in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Burton made a layup to make a kill, and Diarra scored another 2 points under the basket. Baker threw a foul and Diarra returned a three-pointer from the outside.Joyner suddenly broke out, first recovering 2 points under the basket, and the outside line helped the Hawks directly complete the overtake. Bronny hit the penalty area with a low hand and made a successful pick-up, Olivari came back to 2+1, and the Lakers took the lead again. The Lakers took advantage of the victory to chase after it, and Bronny received the ball from the outside and finally hit the first three-pointer of his career. At the end of the quarter, the Hawks went on an 8-2 run to tie the deficit to 41-44, and the Hawks trailed the Lakers.

At the start of the second half, Gueye made another long-range shot to tie the score. The Hawks fired a flurry of arrows from the outside, and Wood and Baker directly stopped the Lakers. Coming back from the timeout, Castleton and Lewis teamed up to chase the score. After the Lakers scored five straight points, the Hawks went on another offensive spurt, with Wallace flying away and the Hawks extending their lead to double digits. Hinson sniped from the outside to recover a 3-pointer, and Olivari continued to chase the score in the bottom corner. The Hawks also continued to attack, and the Hawks overtook the Lakers 74-65 in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Simson made a layup first, and Baker responded with a tooth for a tooth and a 2-point response. After a few rounds of stalemate, the Lakers hit two three-pointers from the outside to close the score. Bronny didn't let go of the same three-pointers from the outside,Castleton made a rebound to help the Lakers complete the rally. Coming back from the timeout, Castleton continued to build and the Eagles were still weak on the counter-attack. Norris scrambled for a three-pointer in the final minute to keep the comeback hope alive. But the final attack was overtime, and the Hawks lost to the Lakers 86-87.

Lakers starters: East, Bronny, Lewis, Traore, Castleton

Hawks starters: Wallace, Matthews, Wood, Gayer, Baker