The South Bay Lakers (15-10) defeated the Long Island Nets (14-11) 117-97 Thursday in Game 11 of the NBA G-League Showcase 2018. The Showcase is as his name connotes, an audition for players on all 26 G-League teams. It is also a gathering of NBA GM’s, their last face-to-face before the February 8 trade deadline.
The Lakers never trailed during the matchup and led by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter. South Bay shot 52.5 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point range and forced 28 Nets turnovers for 31 points to earn the wire-to-wire victory.