NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on December 11, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
THURSDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Thursday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague
The Rio Grande Valley Vipers hit 15 of their 23 three-point attempts, tying a single-game franchise record, while dishing out a franchise-record 38 assists, to beat the Albuquerque Thunderbirds 135-112. Mike Harris finished with a career-high 32 points and Garrett Temple added 23. Jonathan Wallace posted his first-career double-double with career-highs in points (19) and assists (11). Antonio Anderson also picked up his first-career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 assists. Houston Rockets-assignee Joey Dorsey recorded his third double-double, with 18 points and 12 assists.
Keith McLeod led the Thunderbirds with 23 points and seven assists while Kevin Pittsnoggle followed 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. Carlos Powell added 17 points to go with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals for Albuquerque.
Major Wingate, the Armor's top scorer of the night, notched an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double JamesOn Curry added 15 points and eight rebounds while Kentrell Gransberry pulled down 12 rebounds to go with seven points.
Cecil Brown scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Tulsa 66ers. Larry Owens finished with 20 points and Oklahoma City assignee Byron Mullins added 14 points and nine rebounds. Mustafa Shakur registered a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds for Tulsa.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
Six players with NBA D-League experience competed in three NBA games last night.
Matt Barnes scored 17 points off the bench for Orlando and added five rebounds.
Washington's Andray Blatche also scored 17 points and swiped five steals for the Wizards.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Chris Hunter Golden State Fort Wayne 11/20/09
ASSIGNMENT BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date
Joey Dorsey Houston Rio Grande Valley 11/13/09
Bill Walker Boston Maine 11/21/09
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 11/21/09
Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Maine 11/30/09
Taylor Griffin Phoenix Iowa 12/7/09
NBA G League Stories from December 11, 2009
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- Los Angeles Falls Short In Rally Against Idaho - Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Armor Pick Up Chris Lowe - Springfield Armor
- 66ers Offer An Assist To Help Families In Need - Tulsa 66ers
- Bighorns Return Home Sunday, Introduce Family Feast Day - Reno Bighorns
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
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