NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 28, 2010 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS WIN 2010 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Rio Grande Valley Vipers captured their first NBA Development League Championship, 94-91, on a last-second three-point basket by guard Craig Winder. With only eight seconds left, and the game tied at 91-91, the Vipers inbounded the ball and drove the length of the court before guard Antonio Anderson found Winder outside the arc. Winder drained the bucket at the buzzer to give Rio Grande Valley the three-point win over the Tulsa 66ers in Game 2 of the Finals, which took place at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. NBA D-League MVP Mike Harris, on assignment with the Vipers from the Houston Rockets, ended the night with a game-high 26 points and 16 rebounds. Guard Will Conroy added 13 points while Winder finished the game with 16 points off the bench. The game remained close throughout the first half, with Tulsa holding a 43-42 advantage as teams headed back to the locker rooms for the half. Rio Grande Valley's Harris led all scorers at that point with 13 points, while Deron Washington, Larry Owens and Latavious Williams each had eight for Tulsa. Tulsa took over, though, and stayed atop the scoreboard for much of the closing two quarters, leading by as many as six at one point. With the score 91-89, Anderson found a wide-open Harris underneath their own basket on a fast break. Just over a minute later, they were champions. Larry Owens led the 66ers with 25 points, while his teammate Deron Washington put up 16. JuJuan Smith (13 points) and Latavious Williams (14 points, eight rebounds) were strong contributors off the bench for Tulsa.
2010 NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Rio Grande Valley Vipers v. Tulsa 66ers (Vipers win series, 2-0)
Game 1 - Sunday, April 25 - Rio Grande Valley 124, Tulsa 107
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 27 - Rio Grande Valley 94, Tulsa 91
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from Tuesday's game:
Tulsa @ Rio Grande Valley http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2040900302
2010 NBA D-LEAGUE PLAYOFFS IN REVIEW
Quarterfinals:
Iowa vs. Utah - Iowa wins series 2-1 (Utah 107, Iowa 76; Iowa 101, Utah 91; Iowa 111, Utah 92)
Rio Grande Valley vs. Reno - Rio Grande Valley wins series 2-1 (RGV 110, Reno 94; Reno 128, RGV 126; RGV 135, Reno 118)
Austin vs. Dakota - Austin wins series 2-1 (Austin 98, Dakota 96; Dakota 106, Austin 96; Austin 102, Dakota 90)
Sioux Falls vs. Tulsa - Tulsa wins series 2-1 (Tulsa 119, Sioux Falls 109; Sioux Falls 106, Tulsa 99; Tulsa 111, Sioux Falls 101)
Semifinals:
Iowa vs. Tulsa - Tulsa wins series 2-1 (Iowa 107, Tulsa 102; Tulsa 117, Iowa 106; Tulsa 127, Iowa 122)
Rio Grande Valley vs. Austin - Rio Grande Valley wins series 2-1 (Austin 122, RGV 120; RGV 137, Austin 110; RGV 99, Austin 98)
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
10 players with NBA D-League experience competed in four NBA games last night, zero as starters.
The L.A. Lakers' Jordan Farmar came off the bench to score 14 points for the Lakers in a win over Oklahoma City.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Dates
Chris Hunter Golden State Fort Wayne 11/20/09
Anthony Tolliver Golden State Idaho 12/17/09, 1/17/10
Mike Harris Houston/ Washington Rio Grande 12/23/09, 2/24/10, 3/24/10, 4/13/10
Sundiata Gaines Utah Idaho 1/5/10
Cartier Martin Golden State, Washington Iowa 1/10/10, 3/30/10
Mario West Atlanta Maine 1/12/10
JamesOn Curry LA Clippers Springfield 1/22/10
Cedric Jackson Cleveland, S.A., Wash. Erie 1/23/10, 3/10/10, 3/31/10
Will Conroy Houston Rio Grande Valley 1/28/10, 3/2/10
Coby Karl Golden State, Denver Idaho 1/31/10, 4/11/10
Chris Richard Chicago Tulsa 2/5/10, 3/3/10
Garrett Temple Houston, Sacramento, San Antonio Rio Grande Valley 2/8/10, 3/3/10, 3/13/10
Antonio Anderson Oklahoma City Rio Grande Valley 2/22/10
Reggie Williams Golden State Sioux Falls 3/2/10
Othyus Jeffers Utah Iowa 3/3/10
Alonzo Gee Washington, San Antonio Austin 3/7/10, 3/29/10
Mustafa Shakur Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/16/10, 3/31/10
Kenny Hasbrouck Miami Rio Grande Valley 3/16/10
Curtis Jerrells San Antonio Austin 3/24/10
Alade Aminu Miami Bakersfield 3/27/10
Earl Barron New York Iowa 4/2/10
Dwayne Jones Phoenix Austin 4/5/10
Rob Kurz Chicago Fort Wayne 4/9/10
Alexander Johnson Houston Sioux Falls 4/9/10
Brian Butch Denver Bakersfield 4/11/10
Oliver Lafayette Boston Fort Wayne 4/14/10
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League (2010 Playoff averages)
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G MPG PPG RPG APG
Mike Harris Houston Rio Grande Valley 4/13/10 6 32.8 27.8 10.2 2.2
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