Broome goes for 22 and 14, Armstrong drops 22 off the bench as Sixers beat Mavs

Johni Broome had his finest summer league performance and Villanova product Mark Armstrong redeemed himself as the Sixers took down the Mavs in Vegas.

Don’t look now but the summer Sixers are hot!

Philadelphia knocked off the Dallas Mavericks 90-82 Wednesday night, improving to 2-2 in Las Vegas.

Johni Broome followed up a strong performance with an even stronger one, leading the Sixers with 22 points along with 14 rebounds. He was 8-of-19 from the field and 4-of-11 from deep.

Mark Armstrong poured in 22 points along with three assists and two steals. He shot 8-of-16 from the floor and 4-of-8 from three-point range. Keve Aluma finished with 17 points while Judah Mintz went for 14.

VJ Edgecombe, Justin Edwards and Adem Bona were all out tonight, reportedly due to rest per Tony Jones of the Athletic. No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg has already been shut down by Dallas.

Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.

After watching the first few games of the summer in Utah, it would have been hard to believe that Armstrong was the best player on the floor for the Sixers, but that was the case for a large portion of this game. The Villanova product came off the bench as a microwave, sinking his first four shots of the night.

He looked really dynamic creating space off the dribble. On one particular drive in the third he was able to get by his defender with a quick in-and-out dribble to throw down an explosive dunk. His first dunk of the night came a few minutes earlier after he was able to poke away a steal. He picked up a starting backcourt that really struggled out of the gate.

Neither Mintz or Hunter Sallis opened well. Sallis in particular has struggled to see anything go his way so far this summer. Things finally turned around for him when he was able to take advantage of a center switched on to him, and get all the way to the basket for a big and-1.

From there, Sallis was able to string together more positive moments, many of which were the result of him crashing the glass on the offensive end of the floor. He finished with nine points and five rebounds.

With many of the bigger names on this roster inactive, Broome quickly became a focal point for the night. His three-point trigger only got quicker, as he quickly buried two to start the game. He would go on to attempt 11 in the game, making four of them.

Between a long college season, the draft process, and now summer league, it’s no secret that Broome is playing pretty gassed at the moment. It’s just funny, and a bit ironic, that the part of his game that has translated to an NBA floor the quickest is so far is his three-point shot.

Izan Almansa, currently on an Exhibit 10 contract, also got the start tonight. As he has for much of the summer, he looked fine, if not largely blending in to the background. He’s got a push shot he goes too on rolls often, but only got one to go down in this game. He wasn’t very active on the boards either, finishing with three rebounds.

Having not qualified for the playoff, the Sixers will wrap up summer league in Vegas Friday when they take on the Brooklyn Nets at 6 p.m. ET. It’ll be broadcasted on NBATV.