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2026 NBA Summer League: Cavs roll to win over Bulls
Jul 18 2026 02:48 · By JP Aravena, Rotowire · 16 Reads
The Cavaliers defeated the Bulls, 100-91. The Cavaliers move to 3-2 while the Bulls fall to 1-4 in Summer League action.
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2026 Summer League
Cavaliers 100,
Bulls 91:
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LAS VEGAS
– Meleek Thomas scored a game-high 24 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls,
100-91
, in Summer League play on Friday.
The Bulls jumped to a 21-15 lead after the first quarter, but their dominance was short-lived.
The Cavaliers responded with a 30-16 score in the second quarter, and they’d never let go of their lead after that.
Thomas, a second-round pick
(34th overall) out of Arkansas in the 2026 NBA Draft, led the way for the Cavaliers with 24 points (10-20 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT).
Malaki Branham chipped in with 13 points and five assists, while Riley Minix delivered 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting.
Five Cleveland players scored in double digits in this win, and the team shot 48.8 percent from the floor and 37.1 percent from three-point range.
Donovan Atwell
led the way for the Bulls with 22 points and two rebounds.
Only two other Bulls players posted double-digit scoring numbers: Kennedy Chandler (12 points, three rebounds and four assists) and Jaylin Sellers (17 points).