Several weeks ago, the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics drafted Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum with the second and third overall picks. On Saturday night, the two rookies stepped onto the court for a game as part of the NBA Summer League Las Vegas action. After a rough debut on Friday night, Ball looked better in his second outing, despite coming up on the losing side. Tatum had an impressive game as well, helping to lead his team to victory. Here's the latest recap on the Lakers vs. Celtics summer league game, as well as how the players performed.

Ball vs. Tatum

After going 2-for-15 a night before and finishing with just five points in his debut, Lonzo Ball bounced back on Saturday. The Lakers' rookie recorded a triple-double for his team. Ball finished with 11 points to go with 11 rebounds and 11 assists on the night. He shot much better, hitting at a rate of 5-for-13 and delivered passes to find his teammates on several fast breaks. An early no look pass was amongst his key highlights, while an open slam dunk in the fourth was another.

On the opposing side, Jayson Tatum had a slow start to his night but finished strong. The Celtics' No. 3 overall achieved a double-double tonight. Tatum had a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Semi Ojeleye had 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting.

He also knocked down 5-of-9 three-pointers on the night. Ojeleye was a Celtics' second-round pick in the recent draft out of SMU.

While the game was close in the fourth, the Celtics ultimately put it away after mistakes from the Lakers' squad. That included a charging foul on Los Angeles and Lonzo Ball stepping on the sidelines.

It was one of the several times the L.A. squad stepped out of bounds during the game, as they had 15 turnovers for the night. Boston finished the game with an 86-81 victory, while Los Angeles dropped to 0-2 for their summer league record.

What's up next?

The NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas continue on Sunday. The Boston Celtics are back in action with an 8:30 p.m.

Eastern Time game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Los Angeles Lakers won't play again until Monday when they take on De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The matchup will pit the two NCAA Tournament opponents, Ball and Fox, against one another again in an interesting meeting of two of the top five draft picks.

So far in the Vegas Summer League standings, the Toronto Raptors are a perfect 2-0 while a number of other teams have started out 1-0. Eventually, a single-game elimination tournament will start up, with the Vegas games wrapping up on July 17th.
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