D-League daily developments

January 21, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release

Today
Idaho at Bakersfield, 4 p.m. PT

TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Idaho at Bakersfield: Stampede leads 3-0 and looking to extend league's longest current win streak to 11.

Saturday's Results
Austin 88, Tulsa 81
Fort Worth 103, Dakota 96
Sioux Falls 118, Arkansas 88
Colorado 122, Anaheim 102
Los Angeles 112, Albuquerque 104

CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Saturday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070120/TULAUS/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070120/FTWDAK/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070120/SFLARK/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070120/ANACOL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070120/LADABQ/boxscore.html

SATURDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on January 20
Points: 31, Vincent Grier, SF. Rebounds: 21, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, FTW. Assists: 12, Cedric Bozeman, ABQ. Steals: 4, Alan Anderson, TUL; 4, Frank Williams, SF. Blocks: 4, three players. 3FGM: 4, Desmon Farmer, TUL; 4, Frank Williams, SF.

THEY SAID IT: "We can't play any better than what we are right now. If I could keep this team the rest of the way we'd have a good chance at winning [a championship ]."... Sioux Falls coach Mo McHone told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette after the Skyforce defeated Arkansas Saturday for its fourth straight victory.

HOT HANDS: Quemont Greer (DAK) is averaging 28.0 points over his last five games...Tony Bobbitt (BAK) has averaged 3.7 steals over his last three games...Pooh Jeter (COL) and Randy Livingston (IDA) are averaging 9.0 assists over their last four and three games, respectively...Cedric Bozeman has dished out 19 assists since joining Albuquerque two games ago...Antywane Robinson (SF) has hit 8 of his last 15 three point FGA.

MAKING MOST OF ASSIGNMENT: James Augustine, Jose Barea, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Amir Johnson continue to make the most of their assignment to the D-League. On assignment from Orlando to Anaheim, Augustine has converted 30 of his last 41 FGA (.732). Since being assigned from the Mavericks to Fort Worth three games ago, Barea is averaging 22.3 points and 8.0 assists, while his NBA and D-League teammate Mensah-Bonsu has collected 14.5 rebounds over his last four games. Johnson, on assignment from Detroit to Sioux Falls, has blocked 15 shots in the last four games.

IMMEDIATE EMMETT: It didn't take long for Andre Emmett to make his presence felt in a Los Angeles uniform. In just his second game with the D-Fenders on Saturday, the former Texas Tech star scored 27 points and converted 10-of-15 field goal attempts to lead LA to a road victory at Albuquerque.

LEADERS...individual per game leaders in points, rebounds and assists through games of Jan. 20
PPG Player, Team
20.6 Von Wafer, COL
20.0 BJ Elder, AUS
19.5 Vincent Grier, SF
19.2 Jawad Williams, ANA
19.1 Denham Brown, TUL

RPG Player, Team
11.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, FTW
9.9 Elton Brown, COL
9.0 Mike Hall, TUL
8.6 Jeff Graves, IDA
7.7 two players

APG Player, Team
9.9 Will Conroy, TUL
9.5 Randy Livingston, IDA
6.6 Pooh Jeter, COL
6.5 Gerry McNamara, BAK
5.5 Maurice Baker, DAK

READING TIMEOUT...links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/01/21/21toros.html
http://www.bakersfield.com/136/story/95429.html
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/01/21/news/sports/local/127508.txt

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