Albuquerque comes up short against D-Fenders
Published on March 13, 2010 under NBA G League (G League)
New Mexico Thunderbirds News Release
Albuquerque, NM- Keith McLeod scored 27 points for the Thunderbirds, but Albuquerque (18-24) came up short in its final home game of the 2009-10 season. The Los Angeles D-Fenders (15-25) defeated the Thunderbirds, 108-101 on Saturday night. Trey Gilder added 17 points for the T-Birds while also grabbing a team high 11 rebounds.
Marcus Hubbard added 15 points and 10 rebounds for Albuquerque. Chad Toppert scored 14 points and Antoine Agudio rounded out the T-Birds in double figures with 10.
Albuquerque fell behind early and trailed 57-48 at the half. Los Angeles pushed the lead to as many as 19 in the third quarter, and the T-Birds struggled to find their shot for much of the game.
The D-Fenders lead was 104-92 with 1:04 remaining in the fourth quarter. Albuquerque mounted a furious comeback in the game's final minute, and trailed by just three with 16 seconds to play.
The T-Birds came within three points (104-101) in the final quarter however, the D-Fenders scored the game's final four points to notch the seven point victory.
Albuquerque shot 39.8% from the field for the game, while Los Angeles connected on 52.6%.
Ryan Forehan-Kelly led seven D-Fenders players in double figures with 21 points. Joe Crawford added 17 for Los Angeles.
The game's start time was pushed back nearly an hour due to a Los Angeles travel delay.
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