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March 4, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Tulsa at Fort Worth: Flyers lead 2-0. Tulsa has not played a game in 10 days.
Bakersfield at Dakota: Jam leads 2-0. First home game since Feb. 6 for Wizards, who are 11-4 at home.
Sioux Falls at Colorado: Skyforce leads 1-0. First road game for Sioux Falls since Jan. 27 loss at Tulsa.

CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Saturday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070303/ARKAUS/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070303/BAKSFL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070303/ANAIDA/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070303/LADABQ/boxscore.html

SATURDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on March 3
Points: 51, Clay Tucker, ARK. Rebounds: 12, Jamar Smith, AUS. Assists: 20, Randy Livingston, IDA. Steals: 4, Brandon Robinson, ABQ. Blocks: 3, four players. 3FGM: 5, Frank Williams, SF.

SCORING RECORD: Clay Tucker's 51 points in an Arkansas victory at Austin on Saturday is a new league record for points in a game. Billy Thomas held the previous record, scoring 49 for the Greenville Groove against the Asheville Altitude on March 22, 2003.

EQUAL ASSISTANCE: Idaho's Randy Livingston tied the league single-game assist record with 20 against Anaheim on Saturday. He shares the mark with Cedric Bozeman, who had 20 for Albuquerque on Jan. 24, 2007 against Anaheim and current LA Clippers guard Will Conroy, who had 20 for Tulsa against Sioux Falls on Jan. 6, 2007.

ROGER THAT: Arkansas' forward Roger Powell was named D-League player of the month for games played in February 2007. In 11 games Powell averaged 37.1 minutes, 27.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He converted 58-percent (106-184) from the field, 41-percent from behind the three point line (11-27) and 84-percent (81-97) from the free throw stripe.

DETROIT DOUBLES: Amir Johnson and Will Blalock, both on assignment from the Detroit Pistons to Sioux Falls, each had double-doubles in a win over Bakersfield Saturday. Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Blalock added 15 points and 11 assists.

THEY SAID IT: "It helps when you have good players. Coach Mo always tells me as long as my X's are better than your O's, I'm going to be a pretty good coach." ... Sioux Falls assistant coach Nate Tibbetts after his second win in as many nights filling in for head coach Mo McHone, who was traveling to and from Dennis Johnson's funeral.

CAVS RECALL BROWN: One day after assigning him, the Cleveland Cavaliers recalled guard Shannon Brown from Albuquerque on Saturday.

MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/543500sports03-04-07.htm
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/03/04/4toros.html
http://www.idahostatesman.com/398/story/74285.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/wires/02/27/2030.ap.bko.des.moines.nbdl.0403/
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