Laketown Squadron vs. Austin Spurs

LEANDER, Texas (Interstat) — The Laketown Squadron will visit the Austin Spurs in a G League game Sunday at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Leander, Texas. Laketown enters with a 0-0 record, while Austin is 1-0 after a 120-116 road win at Rio Grande Valley in its most recent game.

Austin’s most recent victory featured a strong performance from Ochai Agbaji, the player to watch for the Spurs. Agbaji scored 29 points and added 10 rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes. Ja’Kobi Gillespie contributed 19 points, five rebounds, eight assists and a block in 36 minutes, while R.J. Davis scored 19 points with one rebound and four assists in 15 minutes. The Spurs will look to carry that balance into their home matchup against Laketown.

Laketown is coming off a 123-101 loss at Grand Rapids in its most recent result. The Squadron will try to create a better offensive rhythm in its first game of the season and slow an Austin offense that produced 120 points in its opener. The early-season meeting offers both teams a chance to set a tone in the G League standings, with Austin seeking to build on its opening win and Laketown looking for a strong start on the road.

The Squadron’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Mexico City and Oklahoma City before a two-game road set at Rio Grande Valley. Laketown also is set to host Osceola for two games, host Austin, host Mexico City again and visit Memphis twice. Austin’s next stretch includes a home game against Memphis followed by road games at Rio Grande Valley, Osceola and Oklahoma City for two. The Spurs then return home for two games against Mexico City before a road game at Laketown and a game at Osceola.

Agbaji remains the focal point for Austin after his 29-point, 10-rebound effort in the most recent win. The Spurs also received productive minutes from Gillespie and Davis in that game. Laketown’s defense will need to account for Austin’s scoring balance on the perimeter and on the glass. The Squadron also will need a disciplined effort to keep the Spurs from turning early offense into easy baskets.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Austin 114, Laketown 103. Interstat’s ELO system projects Austin with an 84.9 percent probability to win.