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April 12, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's D-League games

v Carlos Powell finished with 30 points, Rod Benson had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin Lyde scored 26 and had 14 boards for Dakota.

v Viper Desmon Farmer scored 27 points and dished out nine assists while Stanley Asumnu scored 18 and grabbed 12 rebounds.

v Andre Barrett scored 29 points and passed 13 assists while Ian Mahinmi scored 28 points and grabbed 10 boards for Austin.

v Colorado's Justin Cage scored 23, while Roderick Riley had 21 points and 10 boards and Eddie Gill had 20 points, 11 boards and nine assists.

v Jeff Horner scored 21 points and dished out nine assists and Dough Thomas had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Iowa Energy.

v Idaho's Luke Jackson scored 22 points and Jason Ellis finished with 12 points and 25 rebounds for the Stampede.

v Will Blalock had 24 points and Marcus Campbell finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds for Anaheim in a win over Los Angeles.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS...a look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games

Twenty Eight players with D-League experience competed in 12 NBA games last night, seven as starters. Here are the highlights:

v Kasib Powell scored 11 points and grabbed seven boards as one of four former D-Leaguers seeing action for Miami, including Earl Barron who finished with 22 points.

v Milwaukee's Ramon Sessions scored eight points and dished out 14 assists in a 43-minute start for the Bucks.

D-LEAGUE PLAYOFFS 101: The 2007-08 D-League Playoffs presented by Delta will begin shortly after the regular season concludes on April 12 and will consist of three rounds. The first two rounds are single elimination, while the Finals will be a best-of-three series. The three division winners, as well as three wild card teams, will qualify for the 2008 D-League Playoffs presented by Delta. Tie breakers are, in order, head-to-head record, winning percentage against teams .500 and above, and point differential. The two division winners with the best records will receive byes in the first round.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: If the D-League playoffs started today, the following teams would complete the field:

1. ! - Idaho Stampede 4. x- Los Angeles D-Fenders

2. ! - Austin Toros 5. x - Colorado 14ers

3. x - Dakota Wizards 6. x - Sioux Falls Skyforce

x - clinched playoff spot; ! - clinched division championship

GATORADE CALL-UPS CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE NBA (28 call-ups, 18 players, 11 NBA teams):

Player NBA Team D-League Team Call-Up Dates

CJ Watson Golden State Warriors Rio Grande Valley Vipers 1/8-present

Jeremy Richardson Atlanta Hawks Fort Wayne Mad Ants 2/19-present

Lance Allred Cleveland Cavaliers Idaho Stampede 3/13-present

Stephane Lasme Miami Heat L.A. D-Fenders 3/21-present

Blake Ahearn Miami Heat Dakota Wizards 3/21-present

Marcus Williams Los Angeles Clippers Austin Toros 3/28-present

Ronald Dupree Seattle SuperSonics Tulsa 66ers 4/3-present

Kasib Powell Miami Heat Sioux Falls Skyforce 4/8-present

DerMarr Johnson San Antonio Spurs Austin Toros 4/11- present

Bobby Jones Denver Nuggets Sioux Falls Skyforce 4/11-present

SEASON CALL-UP TOTALS: 26 Call-Ups, 18 players, 11 NBA teams

CURRENTLY ASSIGNED NBA PLAYERS (7)

Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Date Recall Date

Ian Mahinmi San Antonio Austin 11/21, 2/1 1/28, N/A

Gabe Pruitt Boston Celtics Utah Flash 3/4 N/A

Patrick O'Bryant Golden State Bakersfield 3/10 N/A

Mouhamed Sene Seattle Idaho 12/23, 4/3 3/12, N/A

Taurean Green Denver Colorado 12/9, 4/5 12/22, N/A

Coby Karl Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles D-Fenders 11/28, 2/14, 4/5 12/24, 2/19, N/A

Morris Almond Utah Jazz Utah Flash 12/6, 1/25, 4/7 1/8, 3/29, N/A

SEASON ASSIGNMENT TOTALS: 52 assignments, 31 players, 17 NBA teams

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