The Lakeland Magic, NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic, defeat the Mexico City Capitanes 128-103 at the RP Funding Center.
The Magic faced the Capitines for the second time in two nights at home. Lakeland kept the momentum from last night’s performance with a strong first quarter. Magic guard Jay Scrubb fired off 11 first-quarter points. At the start of the second quarter, Capitanes’ Forward Justin Minaya provided scoring off the bench. Minaya had eight second-quarter points on four of five shooting. Magic guard Joel Ayayi finished the first half with 14 points, helping Lakeland to a 65-57 lead.
The Magic opened the second half by scoring the first seven points. Lakeland kept building on their lead outscoring Mexico City 36-12 in the third quarter. In the fourth-quarter rookie Drake Jefferies made four field goals from beyond the arch. Ayayi continued his game-high scoring adding another eight points in the second half. “The main key for the team is to remain consistent. We played great defense and took great shots,” Ayayi said.
Joel Ayayi finished with a game-high 22 points and six rebounds. Drake Jefferies posted 20 points. Jay Scrubb added a double-double scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Mason Jones had a double-double for the Capitanes with 12 points and 12 assists.
The Lakeland Magic (4-5) will face the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Saturday, December 3 at the Bert Ogden Arena at 8:30 PM on NBAGleague.com.