G League Lakers blow lead, lose heartbreaker to Clippers
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The Coachella Valley Lakers defeated the San Diego Clippers 124-110 on Monday to improve to 2-0 in the G League's tip-off tournament behind 32 points and 13 rebounds from guard Chris Mañon. On Tuesday, the two teams took the court again at Acrisure Arena in the Inland Empire for a rematch.
The Lakers scored 40 points in the first quarter and ended the period ahead by eight points, and they went up by as many as 12 points in the third quarter. But they went flat in the final frame and allowed San Diego to take the lead with just over nine minutes to go.
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While they managed to rebuild a nine-point advantage with 2:31 to go, San Diego made a final surge, and Blake Wesley hit a 3-pointer with one second remaining to hand Coachella Valley a 130-127 loss.
Wesley had 22 points and nine assists, while Clippers forward Nick Martinelli had 28 points. For Coachella Valley, forward Cole Swider exploded for a game-high 31 points and made six of his 13 3-point attempts while also leading the team with seven rebounds.
Mañon made seven of his 10 shot attempts, giving him 19 points, to go along with four rebounds, two assists and three steals. Guard Jahmir Young contributed 18 points and seven assists, and forward Anton Watson registered 12 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals off the bench for Coachella Valley.
The G League Lakers now have a 2-1 record and will visit the Valley Suns on Thursday.
This article originally appeared on Lakers Wire: G League Lakers blow lead, lose heartbreaker to Clippers