The Milwaukee Bucks have been fortunate to witness several of their young stars perform extremely well during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. On Thursday night, the young Bucks battled back from a 28-17 first-quarter deficit to win 100-89 over the Dallas Mavericks. Despite having a tough night shooting, first-round pick MarJon Beauchamp made several incredible defensive plays that should make fans very excited.
Beauchamp’s first defensive highlight came late in the first quarter with the Bucks trailing 24-15. He stole the ball at the top of the arc and took it back for a monster slam on the other end.
MarJon with the steal & the slam. pic.twitter.com/iqgGnTVvc8
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The second phenomenal defensive play came in the fourth quarter with the Bucks up 86-72. As the Mavericks attempted a fast-break play, Beauchamp channeled his inner Giannis Antetokounmpo for a chase down block.
MarJon with a major swat!! pic.twitter.com/YNI2tsSTaE
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 15, 2022
Sharpshooter A.J. Green certainly played to his reputation on Thursday night. He displayed a pure stroke on numerous catch and shoot three-point attempts, including this one on a pass from Sandro Mamukelashvili:
Mamu with the assist to a wide open A.J. Green. pic.twitter.com/qYuvW9klvn
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 15, 2022
Green ended up with five made three-point shots on nine attempts.
In case you didn't know A.J. Green is 5-9 from the arc. pic.twitter.com/jVkryhDLvX
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 15, 2022
In the Bucks’ previous game, Rayjon Tucker made all the highlight reels with an insanely athletic finish to an alley-oop. In Thursday’s game against Dallas, he had another fantastic finish, this time on a fast break:
Rayjon at it again. pic.twitter.com/PtxCK3qZv9
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 15, 2022
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