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February 6, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


Today's Games
Idaho at Tulsa, 11 a.m. CT
Bakersfield at Albuquerque, 10:30 a.m. MT
Austin at Arkansas, 7 p.m. CT
Los Angeles at Dakota, 7 p.m. CT

TODAYS SERIES INFO
Idaho at Tulsa: First meeting. 66ers Cezary Trybanski leads league in blocks (65) and blocks per game (2.5).
Bakersfield at Albuquerque: Series even at 1-1. ABQ's Cedric Bozeman had triple-double in last meeting (1/27).
Austin at Arkansas: Teams have split two games. BJ Elder averaging 23 points and shooting 55% from floor vs. ARK.
Los Angeles at Dakota: Series tied at 1-1.Wizards have lost 6 of last 8. LA 9-5 on the road.

Monday's Results
No Games Scheduled

ALL-STAR SELECTIONS: Teams for the Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness will be announced today at 2 p.m. ET. Fort Worth's Sidney Moncrief and Colorado's Joe Wolf were named coaches of the Eastern and Western Division teams, respectively, on Feb. 1.

D-STARS IN VEGAS: The Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness is Saturday Feb. 17 on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT, immediately following the practices for the NBA All-Stars. The game will air live on NBA TV.

GREEN TO SLAM: Former D-Leaguer and current Boston second-year man Gerald Green is one of three challengers as New York's Nate Robinson defends his title in the 2007 Sprite Slam Dunk competition to be held on NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by EA SPORTS™, Feb. 17 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Green played nine games in the D-League last season on assignment from the Celtics.

LOUIS AND THE JAZZ: The Utah Jazz will sign Louis Amundson of the Colorado 14ers to a 10-day contract pending the outcome of a successful physical today. Amundson, from UNLV, is the ninth GATORADE Call-Up from the D-League this season. He has played in 22 games with Colorado, averaging 10.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 25.0 minutes.

PERFORMER OF THE WEEK: Loren Woods of the Austin Toros is the D-LEAGUE.com Performer of the Week for games played from January 29 from February 5, 2007. Woods recorded three straight games of 15 or more points and rebounds while leading the Toros to a 3-0 record last week. For the week he averaged 18.0 points, 16.7 rebounds, and shot .550 (22-of-40) from the field.

RAPTOR RECALL: The Toronto Raptors recalled rookie forward P.J. Tucker from the Colorado 14ers on Monday. Tucker was assigned to the 14ers on January 5, playing in 14 games and averaging 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

LEADERS PER 48 MINUTES...top three in points, rebounds and assists per 48 minutes
PPG Player, Team RPG Player, Team APG Player, Team
30.8 Von Wafer, COL 17.4 Marcus Campbell, ARK 12.5 Randy Livingston, IDA
30.5 Sean Banks, LA 16.8 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, FTW 10.0 Pooh Jeter, COL
28.0 Alan Anderson, TUL 16.3 Deji Akindele, FTW 9.4 Gerry McNamara

TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game / Show
4 p.m. Arkansas at Fort Worth (tape from 2/2/07)

READING TIMEOUT...links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.tulsaworld.com/SportsStory.asp?ID=070206_Sp_B1_66ers13503
http://www.sltrib.com/jazz/ci_5166293
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=4986
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/basketball/nba/dallas_mavericks/16633249.htm
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