14ers Outgun Arsenal
Published on March 22, 2009 under NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
DENVER - March 22, 2009 - The Colorado 14ers scored the first 14 points of the game and never trailed in a 128-99 win over the Anaheim Arsenal at the Broomfield Event Center Sunday afternoon. All D-League candidate Josh Davis scored 11 straight to key a 27-2 run to open the game, and Colorado never looked back after outscoring Anaheim 44-21 in the first period.
Davis and Dominique Coleman combined for 25 first quarter points, hitting five of seven 3-pointers in the period. Colorado connected on six of its first eight from behind the arc, and led by as many as 26 points in the opening quarter.
"We've had trouble with back-to-backs, and the fact that we came in focused and ready to go is a sign of a team maturing and getting ready to make a run in the playoffs," said 14ers head coach Bob MacKinnon. "We jumped out 27-2, and to hold a team to two points on this level for the amount of time that we did tells me that we were so focused defensively that it got us into a flow offensively."
The 14ers would stretch their lead to 39 in the second behind nine points from Denver Nuggets assigned player Sonny Weems in the period. Colorado led by 35 at the half, and held at least a 27 point advantage the rest of the way.
Six 14ers scored in double figures, led by 23 from Davis. Defensive Player of the Year candidate Coleman added 21 with five rebounds and two steals, and Weems finished with 20 points, five rebounds, and six assists off the bench in the victory.
The Arsenal was led by Cedric Bozeman's 27 points on 14-17 shooting from the free throw line. Cameron Bennerman added 15 in the loss for Anaheim.
Colorado has now won 12 of 13 at the Broomfield Event Center, and improves to a D-League best 29-12 on the season. Anaheim falls to 15-29 and 6-14 on the road. The 14ers are now off until Friday when they will travel to Erie to take on the BayHawks. Anaheim will visit the Utah Flash on Friday.
For more information on the 14ers schedule and team, log on to www.14ershoops.com. Tickets for all 14ers home games at the Broomfield Event Center are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, 303-830-TIXS, and at www.ticketmaster.com.
About the NBA Development League: The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams for the 2008-09 season. An expansion team will begin play in Portland, Maine for the 2009-10 season. Sixty former NBA Development League players were on 2008-09 NBA start-of-season rosters, and the league continues to develop current NBA coaches and referees. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote youth basketball, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout this season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
About the Broomfield Event Center: Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 36, between 112th and 120th Streets, the Broomfield Event Center is a state of the art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center with 6,000 seats, including 25 suites, 900 club seats, a sit-down restaurant, two themed bars and a separate basketball practice facility. The Broomfield Event Center is set to host concerts, trade shows, rodeos and sporting events. It is the home of the Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club (Central Hockey League) and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club (NBA Development League, Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets affiliate team).
NBA G League Stories from March 22, 2009
- 66ers Cast Spell on Wizards in 112-102 Victory - Tulsa 66ers
- Ahearn Breaks D-League 3 Point Record - Dakota Wizards
- Vipers knock off Toros for third straight win - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- 14ers Outgun Arsenal - Colorado 14ers
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Jam Hold Playoff Course In 108-96 Win Over Sioux Falls - Bakersfield Jam
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
