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NBA D-League Daily Developments - April 21, 2008

Published on April 21, 2008 under NBA G League (G League) News Release


D-League Playoff Results Round 1: April 15 - (4) Los Angeles 102, (5) Colorado 95 April 15 - (6) Sioux Falls 101, (3) Dakota 89 Round 2: April 18 - (1) Idaho 97, (4) Los Angeles 90 Round 2: April 19 - (2) Austin 99, (6) Sioux Falls 93

D-League FINALS Schedule

Game 1: Idaho Stampede @ Austin Toros - Monday, April 21, 8:00 p.m. ET

Game 2: Austin Toros @ Idaho Stampede - Thursday, April 24, 9:30 p.m. ET

Game 3: Austin Toros @ Idaho Stampede - Friday, April 25, 9:30 p.m. ET (if necessary) D-LEAGUE FINALS MATCH-UP SET: The Idaho Stampede and the Austin Toros will play for the 2008 NBA Development League Championship presented by Delta in a best-of-three Finals series beginning tonight at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET. The regular season West Division champions, the Stampede advanced to the Finals with a 97-90 victory over Los Angeles D-Fenders on Friday. The Toros, the Southwest Division Champion advanced by defeating the Sioux Falls Skyforce , 99-93, Saturday in Austin. By virtue of their league-leading regular season record, the Stampede secured home court advantage and will host games two and three of the Finals. Game two will take place at Qwest Arena in Boise, ID on Thursday, April 24, at 9:30 p.m. ET, game three will be played at 9:30 p.m. ET also at Qwest Arena if necessary. Austin and Idaho met twice during the regular season, with Austin taking both games.

D-LEAGUE PLAYOFF RECAP: SECOND ROUND MATCH-UPS...

Los Angeles @ Idaho: The Idaho Stampede defeated the Los Angeles D-Fenders last night, 97-90, at Qwest Arena in Boise, ID to propel the team to the D-League Finals presented by Delta, ending the D-Fenders' season along the way. A close game throughout, Idaho fed off the energy of a season-high 4,053 fans to come up victorious in the final minutes of the contest. With the win, Idaho has secured home-court advantage through the Finals, and will host game two (and three, If necessary) against either the Sioux Falls Skyforce or the Austin Toros. Los Angeles finishes the season with a franchise-best 33-19 record (regular season and playoffs combined) and a 1-1 record in the team's first season qualifying for the D-League playoffs.

Sioux Falls @ Austin: Led by San Antonio Spurs center Ian Mahinmi, who scored a team-high 23 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, the Austin Toros outlasted a late surge by the visiting Sioux Falls Skyforce to earn their first-ever trip to the D-League finals. Mahinmi's effort was helped by NBA and D-League veterans Andre Barrett (who finished with 21 points) and Darvin Ham (who scored 22 points). Sioux Falls, who trailed most of the game cut the lead to as few as three in the final minutes of the game but was unable to overtake the home team.

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