The Osceola Magic fell to 3-6 in the NBA G League regular season Wednesday after a 106-95 loss to the Capital City Go-Go (7-3) at the Silver Spurs Arena.
Looking for a spark after a seven-game road trip, Mac McClung led the Magic in scoring with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Jarrett Culver tallied 20 points off the bench. But it wasn't enough.
“I think defensively we played well enough tonight. They’re [Capital City Go-Go] one of the best offenses in the league and to hold them to 106, we’re pleased with that defensively," Magic Coach Dylan Murphy said. Obviously, offensively was a struggle. For us, just putting two halves of basketball together at the same time, we’ve shown spurts. We believe in our guys and our guys believe in each other. We’ll watch film and get better.”
In his first home appearance since a trade brought him to the Magic, Colin Castleton had a 14-point, nine-rebound performance.
Capital City guard Erik Stevenson led the team in scoring off the bench with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field. Jaylen Nowell added 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Osceola will play at the Maine Celtics on Sunday at 1 p.m. (available on NBA TV) before returning home next week for two games: Tuesday against the College Park Skyhawks and Thursday against the Osceola Magic, which will be Ranchers Night against the Westchester Knicks. Each one tips off at 7 p.m.
