NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 27, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
IOWA ENERGY GO FOR NBA D-LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT - Tonight's Game 2 of NBA D-League Finals to Air on VERSUS at 11 p.m. ET The top-seeded Iowa Energy can win their first NBA Development League Championship with a win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers tonight in Game 2 of the NBA D-League Finals at 8 p.m. ET in Des Moines. The game, featuring the NBA D-League's Coach of the Year and MVP in Iowa's Nick Nurse and Curtis Stinson, respectively, will be televised nationally on VERSUS at 11 p.m. ET. The defending-champion Vipers, attempting to become only the second team in NBA D-League history to win back-to-back titles, must win tonight to push the best-of-three series to a deciding Game 3 on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. ET.
FINAL NBA D-LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE W-L Pct. GB WESTERN CONFERENCE W-L Pct. GB
*^Iowa 37-13 .740 0.0 *^Reno 34-16 .680 0.0
*Erie 32-18 .640 5.0 *Rio Grande Valley 33-17 .660 1.0
#Fort Wayne 24-26 .480 13.0 *Tulsa 33-17 .660 1.0
#Dakota 19-31 .380 18.0 *Bakersfield 29-21 .580 5.0
#Maine 18-32 .360 19.0 *Utah 28-22 .560 6.0
#Springfield 13-37 .260 24.0 *Texas 24-26 .480 10.0
#Sioux Falls 10-40 .200 27.0 #Idaho 24-26 .480 10.0
#Austin 22-28 .440 12.0
* Clinched playoff berth. #New Mexico 20-30 .400 13.0
^ Clinched conference title.
# Eliminated from playoff contention.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
Eight players with NBA D-League experience played in three NBA playoff games last night, one as starters.
The L.A. Lakers' Shannon Brown scored eight points off the bench in a win over New Orleans.
Chicago's C.J. Watson had six points and seven assists off the bench in a win over Indiana.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11
Larry Owens San Antonio, Wash. Tulsa 1/16/11, 4/6/11
Mustafa Shakur Washington Rio Grande Valley 1/22/11
Chris Johnson Port., Bos., Port. Dakota 1/24/11, 2/25/11, 3/14/11
Garrett Temple Milwaukee, Charlotte Erie 1/25/11, 3/7/11
Trey Johnson Toronto, LA Lakers Bakersfield 1/26/11, 4/13/11
Orien Greene New Jersey Utah 2/1/11
Steve Novak San Antonio Reno 2/9/11
Jeff Adrien Golden State Rio Grande Valley 2/25/11
Othyus Jeffers San Antonio, Wash. Iowa 3/4/11, 3/17/11
Jerel McNeal New Orleans Rio Grande Valley 3/9/11
Marcus Cousin Utah, Houston Austin 3/9/11, 4/11/11
Danny Green San Antonio Spurs Reno 3/16/11
Patrick Ewing Jr. New Orleans Sioux Falls 3/26/11
Kyle Weaver Utah Austin 3/30/11
Mario West New Jersey Maine 3/31/11
Antonio Daniels Philadelphia Texas 4/5/11
Robert Vaden Oklahoma City Tulsa 4/9/11
Magnum Rolle Atlanta Maine 4/11/11
Marqus Blakely Houston Iowa 4/13/11
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League (Regular Season Stats)
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G MPG PPG RPG APG
Marcus Cousin Houston Rio Grande Valley 4/11/11 (Playoffs) 3 7.3 2.7 1.0 0.0
(With Austin during regular season) 46 30.5 14.9 8.6 0.8
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