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LAS VEGAS -- The game started with a near-capacity Thomas & Mack Center at a fever pitch for a highly-anticipated matchup between No. 1 pick Ben Simmons and No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram. It ended with another former No. 2 pick, DAngelo Russell, demonstrating he has ice in his veins with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.But in between, there was only one player who received M-V-P chants during the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Philadelphia 76ers: Larry Nance Jr., who was picked 25 spots after Russell in the 2015 draft.First of all, if anybody was the MVP, it was DAngelo, but I appreciated the chants, Nance said.It would have been hard to imagine any positive chants for Nance after a first half that saw him finish with more turnovers (four) than points (three).My energy was down, for some reason I just didnt have it, Nance said of his first-half struggles. Coach [Jesse Mermuys] pulled me aside and said Cmon man, its a different half, new ballgame, were going to win this game, and it just clicked.Things turned around quickly in the second half, when Nance put up 10 of his 13 points and grabbed 7 of his 8 rebounds to spark a Lakers comeback from 16 points down. He also finished with 7 steals, 4 assists and 4 blocks, doing a little bit of everything for the Lakers.He was awesome, said Mermuys, a Lakers assistant leading the summer league staff. I played him 35 minutes in a 40-minute game. He was dog tired at the end, but I wasnt going to take him out. He had earned those minutes to be able to finish it out.And the lift that he gave us in that run, we had taken some major punches. Our offense was brutal. Their pressure was really taking us out of everything we were trying to do. And he gave us a lift -- the big-time dunks were an incredible lift to us, obviously, the three he made was huge. And his toughness and energy -- unsung hero of the game, no doubt.Nance, the son of former dunk contest champion Larry Nance threw down a pair of highlight-reel slams, both coming off plays he started by grabbing a defensive rebound and pushing the ball. The second-year forward says he believes that could be a much bigger part of his game going forward.We have the freedom to do almost whatever we want now, he said. Coach has given me his blessing to push the ball up the court, take the ball off the rim and push it up the court. If they commit to me, Ill kick it. If they dont, Im coming down the lane. Its a position that I love playing. I love going downhill with the ball, and I hope to continue to play like that.Russell had high praise for the way Nance played in Saturdays game, and what he means for the Lakers improvement going forward.Hes a winning piece on a winning team, the point guard said. Every team needs a guy like Larry. Hes always positive. Hes one of the most positive guys I know. Hes always positive. I dont know. Hes just a great guy off the court and then on the court, hes a dog. So it leads up to him just playing hard. All his plays are like motor plays and just getting everybody going, setting great screens for the point guards or the guards coming off screens. He just knows how to play.Rookie center Ivica Zubac said Nances energy and enthusiasm are a huge part of what he brings to the team.It really means a lot. Every time somebody is down, he comes to that guy and helps him, Zubac said. You feel better after that and you play better.As for those MVP chants, Nance said it made him feel like a Lakers legend -- if only for a moment.I felt like Kobe [Bryant] for a little bit, he said. Although, I missed the free throw. It got to me. Air Max 95 China Wholesale . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. 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These performances helped him become the first judoka in the mens middleweight category to qualify for the Olympics since Rajinder Kumar Dhanger in 1992.Rower Dattu Bhokanal will become the fourth consecutive Indian to participate in the mens single sculls event at the Rio Olympics. Bhokanal qualified for Rio by finishing second in the Asia-Oceania qualification regatta in Korea earlier this year, and will be hoping to better the performances of fellow servicemen Bajrang Lal Takhar (2008) and Sawarn Singh (2012), both of whom have been medallists at the Asian Games. Bhokanal himself picked up a silver at the Asian Championships in China in 2015.Neither of Indias two swimmers - Sajan Prakash and Shivani Kataria - made it to Rio by meeting the Olympic qualification time. The two young swimmers have been training in Thailand as part of the Indian swimming federations scholarship scheme. While Prakash picked up three golds and a silver in events spanning freestyle and the butterfly (the event he will be competing at in Rio will be the 200m butterfly) at the South Asian Games in Guwahati in 2016, Shivani was the most successful swimmer across the board, with her six medals including four golds, one silver and one bronze apiece. India, whose first swimmer at the Games was Kolkatas Nalin Malik in Los Angeles 84 years ago, have had swimmers who have won individual heats in the past but a qualification for the semi-finals would be a significant first should it come in Rio.ddddddddddddThe teamSwimming:Sajan Prakash (200m butterfly)Shivani Kataria (200m freestyle)Rowing:Dattu Bhokanal - Mens single scullsJudo:Avtar Singh - Mens 90 kgThe key datesSwimming, RowingAugust 6-13JudoAugust 6-12How they got thereThe Swimming Federation of India selected Prakash and Kataria to represent the country at Rio via the Universality rule, which allows one male and one female competitor to participate provided the swimmer has participated in the last World Championship.Bhokanal secured a Rio berth after winning silver in the mens single sculls event at the 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Hong Kong in April.Singh won a continental quota via his world ranking (79th) to qualify for the Olympics in the 90kg category.What they sayShivani Kataria:I realised I was the first female swimmer since 2004 to represent India at the Olympics. I want to use this opportunity to motivate and encourage more girls to take up the sport and pursue it professionally.Avtar Singh:At the big stage, experience counts and Im confident to tackle the challenges. I cannot predict anything but I promise that I wont disappoint.ExtrasAll the participants, in their respective categories, would be making their debut in the Olympics.Indias track record*India is yet to win a medal in either of the three sports.. ' ' '