Two days after defeating the Capital City Go-Go, 124-111, the South Bay Lakers took the court at CareFirst Arena in the nation’s capital again to face the Go-Go on Friday.
They were looking for their sixth win in seven games, but this game was more competitive than Wednesday’s contest. On Wednesday, the Lakers were able to open up a big lead in the second quarter, but on Friday, neither team led by more than 10 points.
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South Bay went ahead 72-62 in the third quarter after being down by six points in the second quarter. But that 10-point lead quickly evaporated, and a couple of offensive miscues in crunch time resulted in a 115-114 loss for South Bay. The team allowed Capital City to shoot 45.5% from 3-point range, which offset the advantages it had in free throws and fast-break points.
While Kobe Bufkin shot 5-of-13 from the field, he once again had a big scoring outing with 29 points. R.J. Davis scored 20 points and added seven rebounds and seven assists, and Arthur Kaluma contributed 25 points and nine rebounds off the bench.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: South Bay Lakers recap: G League Lakers lose close game to Go-Gos