NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 29, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
2011 NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS (All series best of three)
Iowa Energy v. Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Game 1 - Iowa 123, Rio Grande Valley 106
Game 2 - Rio Grande Valley 141 - Iowa 122
Game 3 - Tonight - Rio Grande Valley @ Iowa, 7 PM
All Times Local
SEMIFINAL ROUND RESULTS
Iowa Energy 2 Tulsa 66ers 0
Game 1 - Iowa 103, Tulsa 96
Game 2 - Iowa 107, Tulsa 94
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2, Reno Bighorns 0
Game 1 - Rio Grande Valley 98, Reno 96, OT
Game 2 - Rio Grande Valley 134, Reno 126, OT
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Iowa Energy 2, Utah Flash 1
Game 1 - Iowa 103, Utah 96
Game 2 - Utah 119, Iowa 118
Game 3 - Iowa 112, Utah 107
Tulsa 66ers 2, Texas Legends 0
Game 1 - Tulsa 94, Texas 83
Game 2 - Tulsa 104, Texas 89
Reno Bighorns 2, Erie BayHawks 1
Game 1 - Reno 106, Erie 101
Game 2 - Erie 114, Reno 111
Game 3 - Reno 99, Erie 87
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2, Bakersfield Jam 1
Game 1 - Bakersfield 110, Rio Grande Valley 105
Game 2 - Rio Grande Valley 104, Bakersfield 92
Game 3 - Rio Grande Valley 112, Bakersfield 99
FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE (All Times EST)
Rio Grande Valley vs. Iowa, 8 PM (VERSUS 1 AM)
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
No Games
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.
NBA G League Stories from April 29, 2011
- Stefhon Hannah's 31 Points Lead Iowa to 119-111 Win over Rio Grande Valley - G League
- Energy Explode in Fourth: Beat Vipers for NBA Development League Championship - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
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