Keon Ellis' Scoring and J.D. Davison's Playmaking and Defense Headline Alabama in the Summer League

Ellis scored 15 points and Davison did a little bit of everything in his Summer League debut.

Keon Ellis and J.D. Davison played two very different NBA Summer League games on Saturday.

Ellis finished with 15 points, one rebound, four assists and a steal in the Sacramento Kings’ sudden death loss 94-92 loss against No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic.

All of Ellis' points were from downtown as he went 5-for-8 from the field including 5-for-6 from the three-point line.

The Kings scored six points in seven seconds after being down by eight with under a minute remaining.

Neemias Queta cuts the lead to 3️⃣ and KEEGAN MURRAY TIES IT UP AND SENDS IT TO OT#NBASummer Overtime on ESPN pic.twitter.com/gQF8cWUbsi

— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2022

Ellis gave the Kings the lead after a clutch three-pointer with 21.5 seconds remaining in overtime.

Keon Ellis beats the shot clock and gives the @SacramentoKings a 3-point lead late in OT!

Kings lead by 3 with less than 20 seconds remaining on ESPN pic.twitter.com/zekY6fh7Ph

— NBA (@NBA) July 9, 2022

However, the Magic tied the game and forced a second overtime after Ellis was blocked on a game-winning layup attempt. Orlando won on a sudden death (next score wins) under-the-basket shot by Emanuel Terry.

J.D. Davison and the Boston Celtics also almost completed a comeback.

Before Saturday's game against the Miami Heat, Davison signed a two-way contract. This means that Davison is allowed to play for both the NBA and the G League.

Davison finished with 10 points, but struggled from the field. He shot 3-for-11 including 2-for-5 from downtown.

However, he made up for it in the other stat categories. Davison had six assists, six rebounds, two steals and three blocks.

Davison threw multiple lobs throughout the game.

JD Davison gets into the paint and throws the lob to Trevion Williams pic.twitter.com/URzuSkjkcu

— Aram Cannuscio (@AC__Hoops) July 9, 2022

AIR JUHANN pic.twitter.com/V6N70oDKQq

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 9, 2022

Davison initiated the Celtics comeback with a three-pointer to cut it to an 86-73 deficit with 3:20 remaining. Davison scored the Celtics final basket to cut the deficit to eight, but they would lose the game 88-78.

Davison hobbled off the court in the final minutes due to an apparent right ankle injury. However, it doesn't seem too serious.

Asked JD Davison what he showed today and he focused on his defense. Some playmaking flashes emerged, but wants to continue improving through the rest of the week at finding teammates in their spots. pic.twitter.com/ntiiK81JP9

— Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) July 10, 2022