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Summer League Playoff Recap: Celtics Eliminate Blazers, 91-85

After a mixed bag stint at Summer League, the Portland Trail Blazers bow out of the playoffs by losing to the Boston Celtics for the second time.

After a hot start, the Portland Trail Blazers sputtered through two quarters against the Boston Celtics. But Noah Vonleh inspired a late run, leading to fun finish between two inspired teams. The Celtics hit the clutch shots late, and held off the Blazers In the process, they're eliminated from the NBA Summer League tournament, but still have one more consolation game to play.

The Blazers were led by Malcolm Thomas (15 points, 4 rebounds), Tim Frazier (4 points, 8 assists), Ra'Shad James (20 points, 4 rebounds) and Noah Vonleh (18 points, 8 rebounds).