Mobley’s double-double leads Cavaliers to 99-78 win over Rockets for the Summer League title

The Cleveland Cavaliers captured the NBA Summer League championship with a 99-78 victory over the Houston Rockets. houstonrockets kprc2 click2hou sports htx cavaliers

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 17: Trevor Hudgins #12 of the Houston Rockets drives in the second half of a 2023 NBA Summer League Championship game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

Sam Merrill scored 27 points, making 6 of 12 3-pointers, and Emoni Bates added 19 points for the Cavaliers . Merrill, who was voted first-team all-tournament, has a history of playing well at the Thomas & Mack Center. His 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left gave Utah State the 2020 Mountain West tournament championship, one of the last shots in college basketball before the COVID-19 shutdown.

But then Cleveland scored the first 11 points of the second half to take a 62-44 lead, and the outcome was never seriously in doubt after that.

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