Colorado Wins Third Straight
February 13, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
DENVER - Feb. 13, 2008 - The Colorado 14ers extended their winning streak to three games with a 101-98 win over the Albuquerque Thunderbirds on Wednesday night. With the victory Colorado improves to 18-13 on the season, while Albuquerque falls to 12-17 on the year with the loss.
D-League All-Stars Elton Brown, Billy Thomas and Eddie Gill led the Colorado attack in the 14ers final game before the All-Star break. Brown posted his league leading 22nd double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Thomas knocked down seven of 11 3-pointers and tallied 23 points. Gill added 15 points and 10 assists in the win.
"The main thing that we focused on was that we did get on a roll before the break," said 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf. "Now that we're on that roll hopefully we can continue it through the All-Star break and come back and win some more home games."
The win improves Colorado to 6-0 on the season against Albuquerque. The 14ers also move to within two games of the Austin Toros in the Southwest Division.
Daniel Horton led the way for Albuquerque for the second straight game with 18 points. Darvin Ham and Jamaal Thomas added 14 apiece for the Thunderbirds in the loss.
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