The South Bay Lakers continued a four-game road trip on Wednesday when they visited the Valley Suns at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz. They had a three-game winning streak and were looking to continue to improve their positioning in the G League’s Western Conference.
They got off to a very strong start, leading 34-23 at the end of the first quarter, and they were up by as many as 30 points early in the third quarter. South Bay let its foot off the gas pedal a bit afterward, but it coasted to an easy 113-99 victory.
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Guard Nick Smith Jr. led the team in scoring with 24 points on 11-of-19 field-goal shooting, plus six assists, in 28 minutes off the bench. R.J. Davis scored 16 points, and rookie forward Adou Thiero had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, as well as seven rebounds, two assists and one block in 24 minutes.
Bronny James had an excellent outing by hitting nine of his 14 shot attempts and finishing with 21 points, three rebounds, two assists and four steals.
As a team, South Bay shot 59.3% from the field and had a 20-6 edge in fast-break points. It is now in fourth place in the West with a 14-8 record and is just 1.5 games behind the first-place Mexico City Capitanes.
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