Despite ranking third in scoring in the G League with 22.4 points on 43.7% shooting from the field, Jordan Poole struggled against the Agua Caliente Clippers on Monday night.
The former first-round pick went quiet, scoring eight points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field with four assists and three boards in 23 minutes against Aqua Caliente on Monday.
With Poole buttoned up and Jeremy Lin and Nico Mannion sidelined, Santa Cruz leaned on Axel Toupane and Ryan Taylor. The pair of Toupane and Taylor led Santa Cruz to a blowout victory over Agua Caliente, 129-90 in the Orlando bubble.
Toupane notched a game-high 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field in 30 minutes. The 28-year-old veteran added four boards, four assists and four steals in Santa Cruz’s blowout win over Agua Caliente.
Via @GLeagueWarriors on Twitter:
.@toups_33 has 21 PTS 👀 #SeasDubs pic.twitter.com/CZvWD5E7Oy
— Santa Cruz Warriors (@GLeagueWarriors) February 23, 2021
Behind Toupane, Taylor put on a show from long distance, scoring 23 points on 8-of-13 from the field with six triples in 31 minutes off the bench.
.@Rjt_413 hit six three-pointers tonight
here's all of 'em pic.twitter.com/xglzhTxZjL
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) February 23, 2021
Golden State’s 2019 second-round draft pick Alen Smailagic got the start at center for Santa Cruz, tallying eight points, five boards and two blocks in 18 minutes.
Smiley goes all the way to the RIM #SeaDubs || #DubNation pic.twitter.com/EK7KtEEjr9
— Santa Cruz Warriors (@GLeagueWarriors) February 23, 2021
Following Santa Cruz’s blowout win on Monday, the Kris Weems-led squad are slated to be back on the floor at Disney World on Tuesday against the Iowa Wolves.
