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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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