These days, it seems as if the South Bay Lakers can’t lose a game even if they tried to. They took an 11-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Rip City Remix, and they looked to continue the tear that they have been on of late.<\/p>\n
Unlike plenty of South Bay’s other games during its current winning streak, this game was competitive throughout. It started to pull away late and had a 93-87 lead going into the fourth quarter, only to see the Remix remain on its tail down the stretch. But South Bay was able to outlast the Remix and claim a 129-122 victory.<\/p>\n
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While the Remix outshot South Bay 50.6% to 48.9% from the field, they committed 22 turnovers and were outscored by 12 in the paint. Arthur Kaluma led the Lakers in scoring by tossing in 27 points on 8-of-12 shooting off the bench. Guard R.J. Davis scored 24 points and dished off six assists while making half of his 16 shot attempts and six 3-point tries.<\/p>\n
Center Malik Williams turned in 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Nick Smith Jr. also had 19 points, although he shot 7-of-19 from the field.<\/p>\n
South Bay now has the G League’s best record at 22-8, and it is half a game ahead of the second-place Mexico City Capitanes in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n