NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on December 28, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 8-2 .800 --- Fort Worth Flyers 8-4 .667 1 Arkansas RimRockers 8-4 .667 1 Albuquerque Thunderbirds 7-5 .583 2 Tulsa 66ers 6-7 .461 3½ Roanoke Dazzle 4-8 .333 5 Austin Toros 2-6 .250 5 Fayetteville Patriots 2-9 .181 6½
Tuesday's Results Tulsa 87, Fort Worth 85
Today Florida at Roanoke, 7 p.m. ET Tulsa at Austin, 7:30 p.m. CT
TODAY'S QUICK SERIES INFO - Florida at Roanoke: The Flame leads 4-1. Two teams have combined to average 198.2 points in five meetings. - Tulsa at Austin: First meeting between the 66ers and the Toros. This is Tulsa's fourth road game in seven days.
DAZZ WRIGHT: In five games against the Roanoke Dazzle this season, Florida guard Bracey Wright is averaging 26.4 points and has converted 48-of-95 field goal attempts (.505).
FIRST FOR TEAMS, 10TH FOR COACHES: Although Austin and Tulsa have never met, this is the 10th meeting between 66ers head coach Joey Meyer and Toros head coach Dennis Johnson, with Meyer holding a 7-2 head-to-head advantage when he was directing the Asheville Altitude and Johnson was at the helm of the Florida Flame.
BRAGGIN' RIGHTS FOR TULSA: It was Torraye Braggs' putback as time expired that lifted Tulsa to an 87-85 win at Fort Worth on Tuesday. Braggs finished the game with 13 points and 14 rebounds.
STREAK SNAPPED: Tulsa's victory at Fort Worth on Tuesday snapped a five-game winning streak for the Flyers, who were playing their third game in five days.
LOVING THE ROAD: It's no coincidence that the top three teams in the current D-League standings also own the top three road records in the league. Florida (5-1), Fort Worth (4-1) and Arkansas (5-1) are a combined 14-3 away from home, with each team suffering only one road loss.
ON THE FLIP SIDE: Austin (1-2) and Fayetteville (1-7), seventh and eighth respectively in the current standings, are a combined 2-9 on the road.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS PPG Player RPG Player APG Player 21.7 Bracey Wright, FLA 11.9 Pape Sow, ARK 8.7 Kareem Reid, ARK 20.9 Anthony Grundy, ROA 11.6 Dwayne Jones, FLA 6.4 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS 19.8 Ime Udoka, FTW 9.3 Peter John Ramos, ROA 6.2 Andre Barrett, FLA 19.4 Erik Daniels, FAY 9.2 Erik Daniels, FAY 5.7 Vonteego Cummings, FTW 19.2 three players tied 9.1 Hiram Fuller, FLA 4.6 Yuta Tabuse, ABQ
FORMER D-LEAGUER HONORED: B.J. McKie, who played in the D-League during its inaugural season and was a principal player in the ESPN series "Down Low: Life in the D-League" is having his University of South Carolina jersey retired prior to the Gamecocks home game against Pittsburgh tonight. McKie finished his career as USC's all-time leading scorer.
MLK SHOWCASE: The 2006 MLK Showcase, featuring every D-League team in eight games over two days, is scheduled for January 15-16 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C.
NBA G League Stories from December 28, 2005
- Hot second half lifts Austin over Tulsa - Austin Spurs
- Dazzle Extinguish the Flame to Take a 111-103 Victory - Roanoke Dazzle
- Timberwolves Fire Up Flame's Center - Florida Flame
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Flyers Fall to 66ers - Fort Worth Flyers
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