D-League daily developments
Published on April 1, 2007 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Today's Schedule
Dakota at Tulsa, 3 p.m. CT
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 2:30 p.m. PT
Idaho at Bakersfield, 4 p.m. PT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Dakota at Tulsa: Wizards lead 3-2. Originally scheduled for March 3 but postponed due to weather-related travel difficulties.
Anaheim at Los Angeles: D-Fenders lead 2-0. Both teams wearing affiliate uniforms as part of NBA Nights celebration.
Idaho at Bakersfield: Stampede leads 5-0. Idaho averaging almost 10 rebound advantage over the five games.
Saturday's Results (Home Team CAPS)
Arkansas 114, AUSTIN 112
Fort Worth 100, TULSA 99
SIOUX FALLS 145, Colorado 122
CHECK THE BOX: Please click on the links below to check out the box scores from Saturday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070331/ARKAUS/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070331/FTWTUL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070331/COLSFL/boxscore.html
SATURDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on March 31
Points: 43, Stephen Graham, SF; 43, Von Wafer, COL. Rebounds: 17, Amir Johnson, SF. Assists: 14, Curtis Stinson, FTW. Steals: 4, Kris Clack, AUS; 4, Amir Johnson, SF. Blocks: 7, Amir Johnson, SF. 3FGM: 7, Marcus Vinicius, TUL; 7, Von Wafer, COL.
FARMAR MAKES 24: The Los Angeles D-Fenders have been assigned guard Jordan Farmar from the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the 24th NBA player assigned to a D-League affiliate this season. Farmar has played in 62 games for the Lakers, averaging 4.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. He was selected with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft.
DOUBLE SHIFT: Jordan Farmar is poised to become the first player to play in both a D-League and an NBA game in the same day. The Lakers plan to recall him following today's D-Fenders game to be in uniform against the Sacramento Kings. Both games are at the STAPLES Center.
THEY SAID IT: "The thinking behind it is that it would be really great to have Jordan get a game in which he really has sustained minutes to play - get some shots, get back in rhythm again... we haven't been able to practice at a full-court level for any duration of time. Maybe once a week. So he's lost rhythm and confidence in some of the great offensive things that he's done for us." ... Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson told the Los Angeles Times about assigning Jordan Farmar to the D-Fenders.
TO THE POINT(S): Sioux Falls established a new league record for points in a game by scoring 145 in a win over Colorado on Saturday. The previous record was set on March 16 of this season when Arkansas put up 142 on the 14ers.
WHO'S HOT: Tulsa's Desmon Farmer is averaging 31.0 points over his last three games...Pops Mensah-Bonsu has converted 16-of-22 FGA (.727) since being reassigned to Fort Worth from Dallas two games ago...on assignment from NOK to Tulsa, Marcus Vinicius has converted 15 of his last 22 3FGA (.682).
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game or Show
1 p.m. Dakota Wizards at Arkansas RimRockers (from 3/23)
3:30 p.m. Austin Toros at Fort Worth Flyers (from 3/23)
MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-lakerep1apr01,1,1009868.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-sports
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/04/01/news/sports/local/131276.txt
http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague_070331
NBA G League Stories from April 1, 2007
- Jam Slams Stampede in the fourth - Bakersfield Jam
- D-Fenders Fall To Arsenal - Los Angeles D-Fenders
- 66ers score win over Wizards in overtime - Tulsa 66ers
- D-League daily developments - G League
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