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Three Double-Doubles Not Enough for Legends

March 30, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Texas Legends News Release


FRISCO, TX - The Texas Legends (22-26) fell to the Los Angeles D-Fenders (27-21) 116-121 Wednesday night in Frisco.

The two teams battled for the lead in the first, changing hands seven times in seven minutes. With five minutes to play, the D-Fenders took control and would hold the advantage through the final buzzer. The D-Fenders led by as much as 21, holding a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter. With 10 seconds to play, a three-pointer from Chris Douglas-Roberts put Texas within three, but Ryan Gomes hit two from the free throw line to seal the Legends' fate.

The Legends finished the night shooting 55% and grabbing 46 boards while the D-Fenders ended at 48% with 38 boards.

Texas had three players finish with double-doubles-Patrick Miller (23 points, 12 assists), Micheal Eric (19 points, 15 rebounds), and Josh Childress (18 points, 14 rebounds). Childress posted season-highs in points and rebounds while Miller topped his season-high in assists. Douglas-Roberts led the Legends in scoring with 27 and Eric tallied a game-high 5 blocks.

The D-Fenders were led by Gomes with 28 points, 8 rebounds and also had three players with double-doubles-Vander Blue (24 points, 10 assists), Justin Harper (22 points, 12 rebounds), and Josh Magette (16 points, 12 assists).

The Legends will return to the court hosting the Oklahoma City Blue in their final home game Friday, April 1 at 7pm CT. The game will be broadcast live on television-Texas 47-as well as radio-kvgiradio.com-and on YouTube. For tickets or information visit www.TexLegends.com.


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