Gabe Madsen helps lead Warriors to first win in Las Vegas Summer League vs. Jazz
Led by Gabe Madsen, the Warriors secured their first win of the Summer League with a 103-93 victory over the Utah Jazz.
Madsen, the undrafted free agent guard out of Utah, paced the Warriors with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. Madsen, a career 36% shooter from deep at the college level, showed off his shooting with six made triples on 10 attempts against the Jazz.
Alongside Madsen, both Golden State rookies, Alex Toohey and Will Richard, notched double-figure scoring performances against the Jazz. Toohey tallied 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting from the field while Richard added 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field with six boards.
Chris Manon and Jaden Shackleford each added double-figure scoring numbers as the Warriors improved to 1-1 in the Las Vegas Summer League.
While the Jazz were without both Walter Clayton Jr. and Ace Bailey, Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski combined for 43 points against the Warriors.
The Warriors will return to the court on Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies in Las Vegas.
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