South Bay Lakers recap: G League Lakers fall short to Rip City

Story byRobert Marvi, LeBron WireSun, December 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM UTC·1 min readAfter five losses in their last six games, all of which came on the road, the South Bay Lakers returned home to face the Rip City Remix, a team they defeated 141-130 nearly a week ago in Oregon. At the UCLA Health Training Center, the Lakers were red-hot offensively early. They scored 41 points in the first quarter and held the lead for most of the first half en route to a 76-68 halftime lead. But afterward, South Bay went into a drought and got caught up in a dogfight. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith 2:50 to go in the fourth quarter, it trailed 117-108, and despite scoring six points in a row to make things interesting, it ended up on the wrong side of a 122-116 decision. Power forward Drew Timme led South Bay with 27 points on 11-of-18 field-goal shooting, to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists.