(Celtics.com)The Celtics got their third summer league win on Friday night, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 84-76. With Rondo out of the lineup, rookie Gabe Pruitt stepped up big, scoring 14 points and making the highlight reels with an impressive dunk. Brandon Wallace also had an impressive putback dunk, showing off the athleticism that Celtics management likes so much. Leon Powe continued his strong summer league with 11 points and 9 rebounds.
Overall, the game was a strong showing for the Celtics, with Allan Ray and Glen Davis also having good outings. The FSN crew mentioned earlier yesterday that Ray needed to step up in the summer league and his 14 points last night helped that cause. Disappointing though, is the summer league performance from Gerald Green. Expectations were high going into the league, as Gerald needs to show that he's worthy of playing some serious minutes in his 3rd NBA season. There is still much more work to be done before the season starts though, and I have faith that Gerald will come through and play a large role for the team.
Mike Gorman appeared on FSN yesterday before the game praising the signing of Brandon Wallace. While Wallace isn't putting up huge numbers in the summer league, Gorman put over Wallace's excellent defensive ability, stating that it's been a long time since the Celtics had a 6'9" defender.
With one game to go against Dallas today, the Celtics youth are showing that they can make quite an impact in the coming season.
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