Isaiah Crawford

Cameron Matthews

Olisa Akonobi

Tristen Newton

Daishen Nix

Efe Abogidi

John Knight III

Caleb McConnell

Stephen Mitchell

Justin Johnson

D.K. Thorn

JD Davison

Isaiah Todd

Chris Mañon

Drew Timme

Malik Williams

Kobe Bufkin

R.J. Davis

Arthur Kaluma

Dalton Knecht

Nick Smith Jr.

Adou Thiero

Anton Watson

Luke Goode

William Hickey

Zach Hicks

Tyrese Hunter

Tevian Jones

Ethan Taylor

Ken Jones

Catherine Chang

Klajdi Mulla

Kastine Evans

Stevie Mitchell

EL SEGUNDO&nbsp;– The South Bay Lakers defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 112-97 Friday night at UCLA Health Training Center in the second round of the NBA G League Playoffs presented by Google.



Five South Bay players scored in double figures, led by Los Angeles Lakers two-way forward Drew Timme, who recorded 26 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht, on assignment with South Bay, recorded a double-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bufkin, also on assignment, added 18 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal. Two-way guard Nick Smith Jr. and forward Arthur Kaluma each contributed 11 points as reserves.



South Bay built a 15-point halftime lead behind a 28-19 second quarter in which Knecht scored 13 points. After extending the lead to 19 in the third quarter, Rio Grande Valley cut the deficit to three in the fourth following a 20-4 run. South Bay responded with a 26-14 run to close the game and clinch a spot in the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2018.



Four Rio Grande Valley players scored in double figures, led by guard Daishen Nix, who recorded a double-double with 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Houston Rockets two-way guard Tristen Newton added 14 points, one rebound, four assists and two steals. Forward Cameron Matthews and center Efe Abogidi each recorded 11 points.



With the win, South Bay advances to the Western Conference Finals and will host the Stockton Kings at UCLA Health Training Center on Sunday, April 5 at 6 p.m. Fans can click <a href="https://southbay.gleague.nba.com/ticket-central">here</a> to purchase tickets.

No. 1 Lakers Defeat No. 4 Vipers In Conference Semifinals

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Williams vs. Akonobi: Tip to Timme

Crawford 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Nix 1 AST)

Nix Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)

Timme 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)

Newton 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Matthews 1 AST)

Timme 7' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Bufkin 1 AST)

Matthews Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)

LAKERS Turnover: 8 Second Violation (T#2)

Bufkin 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)

Matthews 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nix 2 AST)

Nix 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Abogidi 1 AST)

Davis 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bufkin 2 AST)

Crawford Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)

Knecht 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Timme 1 AST)

Abogidi 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)

Kaluma 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thiero 1 AST)

Crawford 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Nix 3 AST)

Smith Jr. 16' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)

Abogidi 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Newton 2 AST)

Knecht 5' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)

Crawford Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)

MISS Smith Jr. 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot

Newton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)

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