14ers Top Arsenal with Big Second Half
November 24, 2007 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
DENVER - Nov. 23, 2007 - The Colorado 14ers opened up the 2007-2008 NBA Development League season with a 120-113 victory over the Anaheim Arsenal. Colorado moves to 1-0 with the win, while Anaheim falls to 0-1 with the loss.
The 14ers used a big second half surge to hold off Anaheim, outscoring the Arsenal 68-55 after halftime to take the win. Elton Brown scored 16 of his 24 points after the break, and pulled down a game high 12 rebounds for Colorado in the win. Kaniel Dickens led all scorers with 27 points on the night for the 14ers.
"We used the altitude to our advantage tonight," said 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf. "The guys stuck in there and did a nice job recovering from a mistake prone first half."
Anaheim jumped out to nine point lead early in the second quarter, led by point guard Davin White. He scored 12 of his 23 points in the first half in helping the Arsenal to an eight point halftime advantage. Dickens countered with 16 first half points of his own to keep Colorado in the game.
The backcourt tandem of White and Guillermo Diaz combined for 47 points, but it wasn't enough to hold off Colorado's fourth quarter surge. The 14ers finished with a 40 point period to cap off the season opening win.
Anaheim returns home to take on the Utah Flash in the Arsenal's home opener tomorrow night. Colorado will host the Idaho Stampede at the Broomfield Event Center on Saturday.
About the 14ers: The 14ers are in their second season after winning the D-League Western Division Post-Season Championship in 2007. Colorado set very high standards in its first season in the NBA Development League with a long list of honors. In 2006-2007 the 14ers became only the second team in D-League history to have three players named as All D-League First Team Performers when Louis Amundson, Elton Brown, and Von Wafer were recognized by the league's coaches. Amundson also took home Rookie of the Year Honors, while Brown led the D-League in rebounding and double-double performances on the season. Colorado also placed a league high five players in the first ever NBA Development League All-Star Game in 2007, with Amundson, Brown, and Wafer all being selected along with Pooh Jeter and Rick Rickert. Head Coach Joe Wolf was also chosen as the first ever Western Division All-Star Coach for the game in Las Vegas. Jeter also went on to be named as an Honorable Mention All D-League Performer in 2007. To date the 14ers have had five GATORADE NBA Call-Ups in team history, with Louis Amundson now playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Von Wafer for the Denver Nuggets, and Eddie Gill with the New Jersey Nets.
For more information on the 2007-2008 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.
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