The Maine Red Claws fell to the Capital City Go-Go 118-107 last night. They are now 8-18 on the season.
The Maine Red Claws put up a valiant fight on the road against the Capital City Go-Go on Friday night, but ultimately couldn’t withstand their offensive firepower, losing 118-107.
Initially, things looked positive for the Red Claws, as the team put together a solid first quarter, leading 31-20 after one frame. The Go-Go, who are currently third in the East, wouldn’t be down for long, though, cutting the deficit to two points by halftime.
Go-Go and Washington Wizards two-way star Jordan McRae led the charge, scoring 16 points in the second quarter and 26 in the first half. McRae has been one of the greatest G-League players of the last few years, and the Red Claws didn’t know how to stop him.
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The trend would continue into the second half, as McRae and the Go-Go continued to dominate. Capital City led by 6 at the end of three, and the Red Claws couldn’t put up a rebuttal in the fourth. They lost by 11 points, a full 22-point swing in the last three quarters of action.
PJ Dozier led the show for the Red Claws, scoring 26 points and fetching 7 rebounds. Justin Bibbs and Andrew White III put up 22 and 21 points, respectively. RJ Hunter struggled to score in his second game back with the Celtics organization, putting up 6 points on 2-10 shooting, though the guard did grab 8 boards.
McRae was the star of the night, though, as his second half was just as menacing as his first. He finished with a stunning 54 points on 18-31 shooting, as well as 9 rebounds. His scoring figure marks a season-high for the entire G-League, and is the highest scoring night the league has seen since Trey Davis put up 57 for the Red Claws last March.
The loss takes the Maine Red Claws to 8-18, only ahead of the Wisconsin Herd in the Eastern Conference standings. Like their affiliates in Boston last week, Maine has now dropped three games straight.
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They’ll have an opportunity to flip that switch tonight, though, as they travel to Canton to take on the Charge (10-15) at 7 p.m. The game will be aired on Facebook Live.