D-League daily developments
January 7, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Today
Idaho at Los Angeles, 2:30 p.m. PT
Dakota at Anaheim, 3 p.m. PT
Bakersfield at Colorado, 6 p.m. MT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Idaho at Los Angeles: Stampede leads 1-0 and has won eight of last 10 games.
Dakota at Anaheim: First meeting. Renaldo Major averaging 24.4 ppg over last five games for Wizards.
Bakersfield at Colorado: 14ers lead 1-0 and have won four straight at Broomfield Event Center.
Saturday's Results
Tulsa 119, Sioux Falls 115
Fort Worth 107, Arkansas 99
Colorado 129, Bakersfield 118
Anaheim 111, Albuquerque 103
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Saturday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070106/TULSFL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070106/ARKFTW/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070106/BAKCOL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070106/ABQANA/boxscore.html
SATURDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on January 6
Points: 42, Clay Tucker, ARK. Rebounds: 18, Mike Hall, TUL. Assists: 20, Will Conroy, TUL. Steals: 3, three players. Blocks: 5, Jared Reiner, SF. 3FGM: 8, Frank Williams, SF.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL...there's an assist. Tulsa's Will Conroy set a new league record by dishing out 20 assists at Sioux Falls on Saturday. Omar Cook held the previous record, handing out 19 for the Fayetteville Patriots vs. the North Charleston Lowgators on Feb. 8, 2002. Conroy is the first player in league history to score 20 points and dish 20 assists in a game.
THAT'S WHY: Continuing to prove why he was the first pick in the 2006 D-League Draft, Corsley Edwards put up his ninth straight double-double with 30 points and 12 rebounds against Albuquerque on Saturday. He is averaging 12.1 rebounds over his last 10 games.
CLAY NATION: Arkansas G Clay Tucker came up seven shy of the league record for points in a game with 42 at Fort Worth on Saturday.
DIJON MAKES FOUR: The Atlanta Hawks signed Albuquerque forward Dijon Thompson to a 10-day contract on Saturday, making him the fourth GATORADE Call-Up of the season.
READING TIMEOUT ... links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jan/06/thunderbirds-roster-changes-fact-life-d-league/
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070107/SPORTS0302/701070345/1002/SPORTS
http://www.idahostatesman.com/104/story/66647.html
THEY SAID IT: "He's just...a guy that's got an awful lot of weapons. They have to develop, don't get me wrong, but they're there. I can see them. From what I've seen skill-wise, he could have easily been a top 10 or 15 pick in the first round (instead of being undrafted in 2005)." ... Golden State coach Don Nelson told the Contra Costa Times about Kelenna Azubuike, who was called up from Fort Worth on Jan. 2.
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Show / Game
1 p.m. Game / Tulsa at Arkansas (tape from 12/30/06)
3 p.m. This Week in the D-League (tape from 1/5/07)
3:30 p.m. Game / Colorado at Dakota (tape from 12/31/06)
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