14ers Race Past Vipers
March 10, 2009 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
DENVER - March 10, 2009 - For the second time in three weeks, the Colorado 14ers set a new franchise record for points in a game in a 147-119 win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers at the Broomfield Event Center Tuesday night. The 14ers never trailed and set another team mark with 49 points in the fourth quarter to pick up their eighth consecutive win on the home court.
Seven Colorado players scored in double figures, led by 27 points from Denver Nuggets assigned player Sonny Weems. Weems added six rebounds, seven assists, and two steals off the bench in the win.
"It all starts with our defense. When we are active defensively it gets us into our break," said 14ers head coach Bob MacKinnon. "Sonny's doing a great job of moving the ball, sharing the ball, and playing on the defensive end. He's doing a terrific job there to help set the tone."
Colorado's starting backcourt of Eddie Gill and Dominique Coleman also combined for 41 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in the win. John Lucas chimed in with 17 apiece, and Josh Davis added 16 points as the 14ers improved to 6-0 on the season against the Vipers.
After trailing by 28 midway through the second quarter, Rio Grande Valley cut the margin to as low as 10 in the third period behind the hot hand of Jawad Williams. Williams had a game-high 29 points, but did not score in the fourth quarter when Colorado pulled away. The trio of Ernest Scott, Quin Humphrey, and Craig Winder also combined for 48 points off the bench in defeat.
The 14ers and the Vipers will play again on Thursday night, with a 7:00 MST tip at the Broomfield Event Center.
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).
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