D-League daily developments
March 9, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Today's Schedule
Austin at Tulsa, 7 p.m. CT
Dakota at Arkansas, 7 p.m. CT
Los Angeles at Colorado, 7 p.m. MT
Sioux Falls at Albuquerque, 7 p.m. MT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Austin at Tulsa: Toros lead 2-1. Military Appreciation Night at Expo Square Pavilion. Blue and Gold Star Mothers honored.
Dakota at Arkansas: First meeting. Wizards and RimRockers play five times in next 16 days.
Los Angeles at Colorado: 14ers lead 4-0 and have won all four by an average of 16.8 points.
Sioux Falls at Albuquerque: Series tied 1-1. Skyforce snapped T-Birds win streak at seven on Thursday.
Thursday's Results (Home Team in CAPS)
Sioux Falls 111, ALBUQUERQUE 96
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from Thursday's game.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070308/SFLABQ/boxscore.html
LOU TO PHILLY: The Philadelphia 76ers signed Colorado forward Louis Amundson to a 10-day contract on Thursday, marking the 15th GATORADE Call-Up of the season. A D-League All-Star, Amundson was forced to forfeit playing in the game while playing out a pair of 10-day deals with the Utah Jazz.
WELCOME BACK PAT: The Golden State Warriors reassigned center Patrick O'Bryant to the Bakersfield Jam on Thursday. In 17 games with the Jam, he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 11.1 points and 9.4 rebounds.
RAY BACK: With a rash of injuries to contend with, the Boston Celtics recalled guard Allan Ray from the Austin Toros on Thursday. Ray played in two games, averaging 17.5 minutes, 14.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
THIS DATE IN THE D-LEAGUE
March 9, 2006: The Tulsa 66ers set the league record for points in a game by putting up 139 vs. the Roanoke Dazzle.
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game or Show
3 p.m. NBA D-League: The Dream Starts Here
7 p.m. This Week in the D-League
THIS WEEK IN THE D-LEAGUE: This week's show starts with a strong Arkansas flavor, featuring D-League player of the month Roger Powell and Clay Tucker's record-setting 51 point outburst last week. There is also a feature planned on Austin's tribute to coach Dennis Johnson, the announcement of an expansion team in Des Moines, Iowa, as well updates on player assignments and call-ups.
TAKASHI MADNESS: The March 7 evening edition of Mainichi Shimbun (1.6 million daily circulation in Japan) ran a feature story on Fort Worth Flyers athletic trainer Takashi Onuki. Check it out in MEDIA TIMEOUT below.
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/mar/08/high-school-standout-signs-contract-76ers/
http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/sports/feature/news/20070307k0000e050009000c.html
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/03/09/9torosnotes.html
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NBA G League Stories from March 9, 2007
- 14ers Make It Five Straight - Colorado 14ers
- Dakota Rocks Arkansas - Arkansas RimRockers
- 66ers blow out Austin to move into fourth place - Tulsa 66ers
- Tulsa 66ers Host NO/OKC Hornets Affiliate Night - Tulsa 66ers
- Pistons recall Blalock from Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- D-League daily developments - G League
- SkyForce Snap Thunderbirds Win Streak - New Mexico Thunderbirds
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