NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on December 29, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 8-3 .727 --- Fort Worth Flyers 8-4 .667 ½ Arkansas RimRockers 8-4 .667 ½ Albuquerque Thunderbirds 7-5 .583 1½ Tulsa 66ers 6-7 .461 3½ Roanoke Dazzle 4-8 .333 4 Austin Toros 2-6 .250 4 Fayetteville Patriots 2-9 .181 6
Wednesday's Results Roanoke 111, Florida 103 Austin 114, Tulsa 107
Today No Games Scheduled
BIG FRIDAY: A matchup between Fort Worth and Arkansas highlights a full slate of games in the D-League on Friday. Both the Flyers and RimRockers trail league-leading Florida by one-half game. The Flame continues its road trip at Fayetteville on Friday.
BACK TO MINNESOTA: The Minnesota Timberwolves recalled center Dwayne Jones from the Florida Flame on Wednesday. While on assignment to the D-League, Jones played in 10 games for the Flame (nine starts), averaging 9.7 points and 11.6 rebounds.
ASSIGNMENT INFO REMINDER...Each NBA team can designate two players in either their first or second year to their D-League affiliate...A player may be designated up to three times in a season...An assigned player continues to earn his NBA salary and is included on his NBA team's roster (Inactive List) while playing in the D-League.
GUARD'S HOUSE: The Roanoke Civic Center turned out to be the house of Dazzle guards Anthony Grundy and Will Bynum on Wednesday. The Roanoke tandem combined to score 58 points. Grundy, the league's leading scorer, had 32. Bynum scored 12 of his 26 in the fourth quarter.
LUCAS LIGHTS UP: Tulsa guard John Lucas filled up the Austin Convention Center nets Wednesday night, converting 11-of-14 field goal attempts and scoring 30 points. He was 6-of-6 from behind the three-point line.
BACK WITH A VENGEANCE: After being forced to sit out while recovering from a bout of strep throat, Austin forward Marcus Fizer has come back strong. The former first-round NBA draft pick scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Austin snapped a four-game losing skid on Wednesday by defeating Tulsa.
NASCAR LEGEND IN LITTLE ROCK: NASCAR Nextel Cup star Mark Martin will be available for autographs and photos at Alltel Arena from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CT when the Arkansas RimRockers are host to the Fort Worth Flyers on Friday.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS PPG Player RPG Player APG Player 21.8 Anthony Grundy, ROA 11.9 Pape Sow, ARK 8.7 Kareem Reid, ARK 21.5 Bracey Wright, FLA 9.2 Erik Daniels, FAY 6.9 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS 19.8 Ime Udoka, FTW 9.2 Peter John Ramos, ROA 6.0 Andre Barrett, FLA 19.4 Erik Daniels, FAY 8.7 Hiram Fuller, FLA 5.7 Vonteego Cummings, FTW
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. Game times each day are 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET.
NBA G League Stories from December 29, 2005
- Rockets Make Tulsa's Lucas Gatorade Call-Up - Tulsa 66ers
- Mavericks assign Marshall to Flyers - Fort Worth Flyers
- Fayetteville Acquires Hawkins, Waives Hurt - Fayetteville Patriots
- Tulsa 66ers Host Arkansas for New Year's Eve - Tulsa 66ers
- Albuquerque Acquires Coleman, Waives Johnson - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
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