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LAS VEGAS -- It started out sloppy, but then there were thunderous Slam Dunk Contest-worthy dunks followed by a stirring comeback capped off by a scintillating buzzer-beating game-winning 3-pointer.Ben Simmons versus Brandon Ingram?Part I was a thriller even if the first meeting between the NBAs top two draft picks didnt exactly live up to the hype surrounding the two prospects.While Simmons at times dazzled a raucous and almost completely filled Thomas & Mack Center with an array of no-look passes and a near triple-double, Ingram struggled with only seven points.However, Ingrams?Lakers?backcourt mate,?DAngelo Russell, helped Los Angeles erase a 16-point third-quarter deficit before burying a rainbow 3-pointer at the end to edge the Philadelphia 76ers?70-69 before a delirious pro-Lakers crowd.I love it, said Simmons, who finished with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists for the Sixers. Had a good fight. Cant do too much about that [Russell] shot.It was Lakers versus Philly tonight, Simmons said of his first game against Ingram. They made a big deal out of [the first two draft picks facing each other], but I came into the game to win.There was a buzz circulating before the game as the stands began to fill quickly. NBA executives and coaches such as?Jerry West and Tom Thibodeau, along with scouts from all over, came out to watch the versatile and playmaking Sixers first overall pick out of?LSU?against?the Lakers long?scoring swingman from?Duke.Ingram said he could feel the excitement in the arena and the pressure to perform.I think you kind of hype it up a little bit and you hype coming into the game and you try to get the jitters out and you try to play the game, Ingram said. There was a lot of energy in the building tonight.From the jump, it was easy to see the stark contrast between the two top prospects. Although the two did not cover each another, Simmons was visibly and considerably bigger and thicker at 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds than the rail-thin 6-9, 190-pound Ingram.And the crowd got to see their different styles as well. Not long after touching the ball for the first time, Simmons delivered a soft alley-oop to Richaun Holmes for the first score of the game. He blocked center?Ivica Zubacs shot, stripped Ingram on a drive and drew oohs from the crowd when he did?a Hakeem Olajuwon-like Dream shake move in the post before missing a shot.However, Simmons -- who handled the ball for some stretches but not exclusively while he was on the court -- did have seven turnovers, two coming in the first six minutes as both teams struggled to shoot.The Lakers backed off and practically dared Simmons to shoot. The facilitator shot just 3-for-8, often driving and trying to create for teammates.I think [the hype and atmosphere] affected both sides and both teams, Sixers summer league coach Lloyd Pierce said. In terms of [Simmons] poise and confidence, I dont think he was rattled one bit. I think he just wanted to get it started from the jump.The Lakers and Sixers scored a combined 25 points and made a total of nine shots together in an ugly first quarter. Ingram didnt shoot any better. With Jerami Grant on him at times, Ingram went 0-for-7 in the first three quarters before knocking down his only three shots in the fourth and finishing 3-for-12 from the field.It wasnt exactly how the Duke product envisioned following up his impressive 12-point, 2-block debut on Friday night in an 85-65 win over the Pelicans.I think hes a human being, Lakers summer league coach Jesse Mermuys said. Yeah, I felt the pressure for him. Of course. Im sure he felt pressure. Its easy for us to say, Oh, Brandon, dont worry about it. Just play your game, keep it simple. Thats really simple to say, but its really hard to execute. So Im sure he was probably juiced for this game.While the crowd was looking for any highlights from Simmons and Ingram, it was Philadelphias Grant and Los Angeles Larry Nance Jr. who energized the crowd with a dunk show in the second half.Grant scaled the 7-foot-1 Zubac before throwing down a rim-rattling dunk that could easily be not only the best dunk of summer league, but one of the best dunks of the upcoming regular season. That put the Sixers up 41-25 midway through the third.But Nance Jr. thrilled the crowd with two soaring dunks, one in which he took off just inside the free throw line.Simmons, who clearly wanted to win this game as evidenced by his fist pump and scream after one Lakers timeout in the third, kept delivering some impressive no-look passes, but Russell ultimately stole the show, scoring 11 of his 22 points in the fourth.Philadelphias T.J. McConnell knifed through the lane for a layup that put the Sixers up 69-67 with 1.8 seconds left. But after a timeout, Russell took the inbounds pass well beyond the arc and sank a rainbow shot with McConnell draped all over him.Certainly, Simmons and Ingram will remember their first encounter for a long time.Simmons, hes great, Ingram said. Of course, hes a great player and when he came in today he did a lot of different things. He rebounded the ball. He made his teammates better and he scored the ball.Simmons knows he will have better games, even if he did flirt with a triple-double.Obviously I got to do much better than tonight, Simmons said. Got a few more games to go and looking forward to learning from my mistakes.I think just learning how to handle different situations, he added. Obviously [the fourth quarter] was going back and forth, I think we should have slowed it down a little bit. That is what we are here for, to learn. Custom Drazen Petrovic Jersey .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Wholesale Custom Nets Shirts . 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CHICAGO -- For a wide receiver, Ty Montgomery sure looked like a good running back.Montgomery was just about unstoppable for Green Bay, running for a career-high 162 yards and two touchdowns to help the surging Packers beat the Bears 30-27 in one of the coldest games in Chicago on Sunday.The former receiver broke tackles and outran defenders. At times, it took three or four Bears to bring him down.It all added up to quite an afternoon for Montgomery after coach Mike McCarthy announced during the week that his switch to running back is a full-time move.Some things worked out today, Montgomery said. Im very grateful, but it dont always work out like that. Today Im glad they did.Things worked out in a big way for Montgomery, and they turned out just fine for the Packers (8-6), though they did blow a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter.Green Bay pulled it out after Chicagos Connor Barth kicked a tying field goal in the in the closing minutes, when Mason Crosby booted a 32-yarder as time expired following a 60-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson.But for most of a frigid afternoon, with the game temperature at 11 degrees and the wind chill at minus-4, Montgomery was stealing the spotlight and leading the way as the Packers racked up 226 yards on the ground.I dont think we expected to run for over 200 yards, Rodgers said. I think we have confidence in Ty. We want to get him a number of touches. But this was definitely unexpected in the best way possible.McCarthy certainly liked what he saw.He is 250 pounds and he is a beast, McCarthy said. 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You always look for bigger backs as it is my preference and you want them to be three-down players.Montgomery is checking those boxes and solidifying himself at the position, after a switch made partly out of necessity because of Eddie Lacys season-ending ankle injury in Week 5.A second-year pro, his previous career high was 60 yards in a win over the Bears at Lambeau Field on Oct. 20, and with one huge run, he surpassed that Sunday.He broke off a 61-yard run early in the second quarter, spinning out of a tackle by John Timu and running by Pernell McPhee and Adrian Amos as he burst up the left side.Montgomery was just getting started.He also burst through the line for a 36-yard run before being dragged down by three or four defenders, leading to a field goal late in the second quarter.In the third, Montgomery was at it again.He came through with a 26-yard run that put the ball on the 2 and ran it in from the 3 for his second touchdown, spinning across the goal line to give Green Bay a 20-10 lead.Thats just what we are coached to do, Montgomery said. Thats how (I) was raised as a kid. Its just ingrained in me. To be honest, the O-line did a great job, creating seams, the perimeter guys, the wideouts and tight ends did a good job of blocking the secondary to get us big runs.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '

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