Colorado 14ers Weekly Update

March 23, 2009 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release


LAST WEEK'S GAMES

March 17 vs. Idaho Stampede - The Colorado 14ers scored the first 11 points in overtime en route to a 118-109 victory. Colorado also held Idaho without a field goal in the extra period to improve to 26-12 on the season. Josh Davis led six 14ers in double figures with 22 points in the win.

March 18 vs. Tulsa 66ers - Colorado tied a D-League season high with 16 three point field goals in a 116-103 win. After starting just 1-13 from the field in the first 6:30 of the game, the 14ers heated up to connect on 37-69 shots the rest of the way and improve to 27-12 on the year. John Lucas, Dominique Coleman and Josh Davis combined to go 13-20 from 3-point range leading Colorado to the win.

March 21 at Dakota Wizards - The 14ers scored 72 second half points and erased a 21 point third quarter deficit to defeat Dakota 118-114. The combination of Billy Thomas and Dominique Coleman led the Colorado comeback in the second half. Thomas scored 19 of his 22 points after the break, with 14 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Coleman posted new season highs of 32 points and eight steals to go along with his nine rebounds and four assists to lead the way for the 14ers in the win.

March 22 vs. Anaheim Arsenal - Colorado scored the first 14 points of the game and never trailed in a 128-99 win. 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. 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.

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, March 27 at Erie BayHawks, Tulio Arena at 5:00 p.m. MST

Live video streaming is available at www.nba.com/dleague

Sunday, March 29 at Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Memorial Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. MST

Live video streaming is available at www.nba.com/dleague

NOTES

The 14ers have won 12 of the last 13 games at the Broomfield Event Center, and have now rallied from a halftime deficit to win 12 times this season.

Colorado set a new D-League season high with 23 steals against Dakota on Saturday night.

Dominique Coleman's eight steals against the Wizards tied a D-League season high.

Colorado has the top two shot blocking performances in the D-League this season with 17 and 16 against Tulsa and Fort Wayne.

The 14ers have set new D-League records this season with 147 points and 58 made field goals in a game.

Colorado has knocked down a D-League season-high 16 3-point field goals twice in a game this season.

Billy Thomas has connected on 43 3-pointers this season, and is now the D-League leader for career three pointers made with 306.

The 14ers continue to lead the D-League in scoring averaging 118 points per game.

Eight 14ers currently average double figures in scoring, more than any other team in the D-League.

Colorado also leads the D-League in per game averages for field goals made and attempted, three pointers made and attempted, offensive rebounds, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots.

Dominique Coleman leads the D-League with 2.8 steals per game.

Josh Davis is ninth the league in scoring at 19.0 ppg, and ranks fifth with a .875 free throw percentage.

Davis and Trey Gilder both rank in the top 11 in the D-League in points per 48 minutes played.

Joe Dabbert is eighth in the league with 1.3 blocks per game.

Eddie Gill's 8.7 assists per game ranks second in the D-League.

Gill leads the 14ers with 14 double-doubles in 31 games this season.

Colorado has compiled the D-League's best record despite not having any player in the top 25 in minutes per game.

NEWS

NBA D-LEAGUE PLAYOFF FORMAT

- Eight teams will qualify for the postseason.

- Qualifying are three division winners and the five teams with the best records, regardless of division.

- The three division winners will select their first round opponent from the teams ranked five through eight.

- The top-seeded division winner will select first, with the second and third ranked division winners following.

- The fourth seeded team will play the remaining team.

- The first and second rounds will be one game each, while the Finals will be a best-of-three series.

- The first two rounds will be played on the higher seeds home floor.

- The Finals will begin at the lower seed's arena and finish at the higher seeds home court.

PLAYOFF SEEDING GOING INTO TODAY'S PLAY

HOME AWAY

W L W L W L Pct

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1. Colorado 14ers* 29-12 18-4 11-8 0.707

2. Utah Flash* 24-15 12-6 12-9 0.615

3. Iowa Energy* 25-16 14-6 11-10 0.609

4. Austin Toros 27-15 13-7 14-8 0.642

5. Idaho Stampede 27-17 18-5 9-12 0.613

6. Bakersfield Jam 24-19 14-8 10-11 0.558

7. Dakota Wizards 23-20 12-8 11-12 0.534

8. Albuquerque Thunderbirds 22-20 14-9 8-11 0.523

* Current Division leader



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