Lakers’ summer league team hammers Heat in California Classic opener

SAN FRANCISCO — Mac McClung scored 17 points in 16 minutes, Paris Bass added 15 points and six rebounds, and the Lakers’ summer league squad opened the California Classic with a 100-66 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday at the Chase Center.

Rookie Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 14 points (going 7 for 8 from the free-throw line) and grabbed six rebounds (but five turnovers) in his 25 minutes, and rookie Cole Swider added 13 points, going 3 for 5 from 3-point range, for the Lakers, who never trailed.

Max Christie, the Lakers’ second-round draft pick out of Michigan State, had five points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes. Christie shot 2 for 11 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range).

Undrafted rookie Shareef O’Neal, the son of Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal, had six points and six rebounds in 16 minutes for the Lakers.

McClung was 5 for 9 from the field and 7 for 8 from the free-throw line.

Javonte Smart scored 13 points for Miami, while Haywood Highsmith and Kyle Allman Jr. each finished with 11. The Heat shot only 28% from the field, including a 9-for-44 mark in the first half.

First-round pick Nikola Jovic scored three points on 1-for-6 shooting for Miami.

The Lakers next face the Golden State Warriors on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. then square off with the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

The California Classic is one of the few events preceding the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, the one in which all 30 teams participate.

Summer League in Las Vegas opens Thursday night, with the Lakers set to play their Vegas opener against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night (7 p.m.).