NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 28, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EVENS NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS WITH GAME 2 WIN AT IOWA
- McNeal Scores 37 Points to Lead Vipers to 141-122 Victory in Front of Record Crowd - Jerel McNeal scored a game-high 37 points, adding nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a 141-122 win at Iowa in Game 2 of the NBA Development League Finals in front of a record crowd of 14,036 at Wells Fargo Arena. The Energy and the Vipers will meet again in Iowa at 8 p.m. ET on Fri., April 29, in a deciding Game 3. The Energy was led by Curtis Stinson, the NBA D-League MVP, who had a triple-double - his second in two Finals games - with 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Moses Ehambe scored 33 points for Iowa, while Michael Haynes added 24 points. Richard Roby scored 28 points for the defending-champion Vipers, who were facing elimination in the best-of-three series after dropping Game 1 on Sunday. Mouhammad Faye had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Patrick Sullivan had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Friday's Game 3 will tip at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on VERSUS.
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:
Four players with NBA D-League experience played in three NBA playoff games last night.
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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