El Segundo, CA — The South Bay Lakers faced the Santa Cruz Warriors today, November 21, 2025, as they welcomed Bronny James and Adou Thiero, for their G League season debut. The South Bay Lakers defeated the Santa Cruz Warriors 115-95 in a suspenseful game. With the 20-point win over Santa Cruz, the tone was set for a promising rest of the season.
Bronny James made an impressive debut tonight, giving the fans a full performance scoring 15 points and 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Alongside Bronny, Adou Thiero had 19 points and 4 rebounds and 3 steals, as he took the title for tonight’s leading scorer and provided a powerful performance for the fans who attended.
The South Bay Lakers showed a strong team chemistry throughout tonight’s match ultimately leading them to a successful standout performance.
Santa Cruz Warriors put up a fight and displayed a determination to defeat the South Bay Lakers. Despite not being able to take the dub tonight, they weren’t going down without putting up a fight.
Honorable mention: Taevion Kinsey left the crowd shocked with an alarming buzzer beater at the end of the 2nd period.
South Bay Lakers’ “Player of the Game”
Bronny James (#9), Adou Thiero (#1), and Drew Timme (#11) were named South Bay’s ‘Player of the Game’. With an honorary mention of Drew Timme’s 19 point, 15 rebounds, and a 70 FG% game.
What does this mean?
With this thrilling win, the South Bay Lakers demonstrate that they are prepared for a competitive season, and are more than ready to display exciting matches for their supporters.
Article & Images: Daisy Lopez for LA MOMENTUM
