left in the fourth quarter to tie the score, after Minnesota’s Tyus Jones hit a long, contested, go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds on the clock.

Then Valentine dropped in the game-winner, an 18-foot key jumper at the buzzer in overtime.

In the semifinal against Cleveland, Valentine capped a Bulls comeback by hitting a go-ahead 3 with 2:40 left.

Knocking down clutch shots consistently is a rare talent in the NBA. Valentine doesn’t figure to take the last shot very often as a rookie, but this performance helped demonstrate his confidence.

The Bulls credited assistant coach Charlie Henry with drawing up the play for the tying 3-pointer. They threw a long inbounds pass to Felicio, who had the option of hitting Portis or Valentine. Portis was covered, Valentine wasn’t.

“I would’ve left me open, too,” Valentine told bulls.com. He was 1-for-7 overall from 3-point range. “But I got open and made the shot.

“I’m here for a reason. The Bulls picked me to be a confident player and come through when the team needs me and be a winner.”

• When it comes to the other guys, the Bulls can remain optimistic that Felicio will be a decent contributor. He averaged 11.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and shot 75 percent (33-for-44) from the field in Vegas.

Grant was named MVP of the title game. He showed a nice scoring burst and got to the basket consistently, but there still are plenty of questions about the former New York Knicks guard.

He shot poorly in summer league — .349 overall, .220 from 3-point land — and created some bad possessions by dribbling the ball into oblivion.

That’s something coach Fred Hoiberg is trying to avoid.

Dinwiddie is still a tossup to make the final roster, but he averaged 10.6 points in Las Vegas and at 6-6 he has a chance to be the best defender of the Bulls’ backup guards.

• Myers shared a story about how Hoiberg told the coaches and players after last season he wanted to change the culture. What that means exactly is unknown.

But Myers praised Portis, Felicio and Doug McDermott for working hard at the Advocate Center after short vacations.

Another part of the culture probably was being winners at summer league. This trophy doesn’t mean much, but five guys who could be in the rotation next season looked mostly good, which isn’t a bad thing at all.

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