South Bay Falls to Warriors in Santa Cruz
January 27, 2019 - NBA G League (G League)
South Bay Lakers News Release
SANTA CRUZ, CA - The South Bay Lakers lost the first game of their back-to-back, as they fell to the Santa Cruz Warriors, 111-93, on Sunday night. Johnathan Williams tallied his 13th double-double of the season for South Bay (12-19), but the Lakers couldn't grab the win on the road. Will Cherry paced the Warriors (23-8) with a game-high 24 points.
South Bay got off to a good start behind a combined 12 points from Scott Machado and Williams, to take a 27-23 lead after one. Machado also pitched in five assists in the opening quarter. The Warriors took a 10-point lead into the half, 56-46, as they outscored the Lakers by 14 points in the second quarter.
Williams scored 12 points in the third quarter, but the Lakers still trailed by nine, 83-74, going into the final frame. Kendrick Nunn scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and the Warriors did enough to secure the victory.
Cherry finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks to lead the Warriors. Nunn scored 21 points off the bench and Juan Toscano-Anderson tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Antonius Cleveland (13 points), Jacob Evans (12 points) and Michael Gbinije (12 points) all scored in double digits for Santa Cruz.
A double-double from Williams paced the Lakers while Machado (13 points, nine assists) and Travis Wear (14 points, eight rebounds) each came close to securing one of their own. Isaac Bonga was the only other Laker to score in double figures with 12 points and six rebounds.
South Bay will play again tomorrow night when they host the Lakeland Magic at 7:00pm PT from the UCLA Health Training Center.
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