G League: Alen Smailagic records double-double in Santa Cruz’s 121-91 win vs. Erie BayHawks

On the Santa Cruz Warriors’ way to clinching a playoff spot, Alen Smailagic recorded a double-double effort against the Eerie Bayhawks.

With Jordan Poole and Nico Mannion being recalled to the Golden State Warriors on Monday, the Santa Cruz Sea Dubs looked a little different on Tuesday against the Erie BayHawks.

Despite losing a pair of the G League Orlando bubble’s top performers to the NBA, the Santa Cruz Warriors didn’t miss a beat. Coming off the bench, former Warriors first-round draft pick Jacob Evans led the Sea Dubs with a game-high 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field with seven boards and three assists in 37 minutes.

Adding to Santa Cruz’s 121-91 win over the Erie BayHawks, Alen Smailagic registered a double-double performance. The 2019 second-round pick tallied 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field with 11 boards, seven assists, two steals and two blocks in 24 minutes.

 

While Smailagic and Evans joined four other Sea Dubs with double-figure scoring efforts, Jeremy Lin notched a quiet 26 minutes with nine points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field. Although he didn’t register high-scoring numbers, Lin led the Warriors with nine assists on Tuesday morning.

 

Following another win to move their record to 10-3, Santa Cruz has officially clinched a G League playoff spot in the Orlando bubble. The Sea Dubs will have two days off before lacing up against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second to last regular-season game of the 2021 campaign.

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