D-League daily developments
March 31, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Today's Schedule
Fort Worth at Tulsa, 7 p.m. CT
Arkansas at Austin, 7 p.m. CT
Colorado at Sioux Falls, 7 p.m. CT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Fort Worth at Tulsa: Flyers lead 4-1. Rematch of Friday when 66ers Desmon Farmer, Marcus Vinicius combined for 70.
Arkansas at Austin: RimRockers lead 3-2. Rockets Power Dancers and former Rocket Robert Reid on hand.
Colorado at Sioux Falls: Even at 1-1. Silent auction of Pistons uniforms helps Hot Stuff Warm Hearts Kids' Charities.
NBA NIGHTS: Two of three games on today's schedule are part of this season's NBA Nights celebration where D-League teams will wear the authentic uniforms of one of their NBA affiliates. Arkansas will wear the Miami HEAT Black when it visits Austin in its Houston Rockets Red. Colorado will be adorned in Denver Nuggets Navy on its visit to Sioux Falls where the Skyforce will be wearing Detroit Pistons Red.
Friday's Results (Home Team CAPS)
AUSTIN 121, Albuquerque 118
LOS ANGELES 98, Idaho 95
Dakota 103, SIOUX FALLS 102
TULSA 123, Fort Worth 99
CHECK THE BOX: Please click on the links below to check out the box scores from Friday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070330/ABQAUS/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070330/IDALAD/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070330/DAKSFL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070330/FTWTUL/boxscore.html
FRIDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on March 30
Points: 37, Desmon Farmer, TUL. Rebounds: 14, Amir Johnson, SF. Assists: 15, Randy Livingston, IDA. Steals: 6, Dontell Jefferson, DAK. Blocks: 5, Eddy Fobbs, SF. 3FGM: 7, Marcus Vinicius, TUL; 7, Elton Nesbitt, SF.
POPPING IN: Returning for a third assignment to Fort Worth from the Dallas Mavericks, 2007 D-League All-Star Game MVP Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored 17 points and collected nine rebounds in 20 minutes off the Flyers bench at Tulsa on Friday.
ASSIGNMENT UPDATE ... checking on NBA assigned players currently on D-League rosters
Player NBA Team D-League Team The Skinny
Will Blalock Detroit Sioux Falls 6 G, 25.3 min, 6.8 pts, 4.0 reb, 6.7 ast
Mile Ilic New Jersey Colorado 8 G, 16.9 min, 5.0 pts, 4.3 reb, 1.9 blk
Amir Johnson Detroit Sioux Falls 18 G, 34.7 min, 19.2 pts, 9.4 reb, 3.1 blk
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Dallas Fort Worth 22 G, 30.9 min, 15.3 pts, 10.8 reb, 1.3 blk
Marcus Vinicius NOK Tulsa 11 G, 31.5 min, 14.8 pts, 6.5 reb, 2.5 ast
THEY SAID IT: "We feel like we stole one tonight. We hung around long enough that we gave ourselves a chance." ... Dakota coach Dave Joerger said after Renaldo Major hit a three-pointer with three seconds left to give the Wizards a 103-102 win at Sioux Falls.
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game or Show
4 p.m. NBA D-League: The Dream Starts Here (Show 4)
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070331/SPORTS0302/703310333/1002/SPORTS
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/03/31/31toros.html
http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/basketball/article.aspx?articleID=070331_2_B2_hVini05082
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NBA G League Stories from March 31, 2007
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