NBA D-League Daily Developments
January 16, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Florida Flame 12-7 .631 --- Albuquerque Thunderbirds 11-7 .611 ½ Austin Toros 9-7 .562 1½ Arkansas RimRockers 10-8 .555 1½ Fort Worth Flyers 10-9 .526 2 Tulsa 66ers 9-11 .450 3½ Roanoke Dazzle 8-12 .400 4½ Fayetteville Patriots 4-12 .250 6½
Today (MLK Showcase) Albuquerque vs. Austin, 11 a.m. ET Arkansas vs. Florida, 2 p.m. ET Fort Worth vs. Tulsa, 5 p.m. ET Fayetteville vs. Roanoke, 8 p.m. ET
Sunday's Results (MLK Showcase) Albuquerque 105, Tulsa 83 Austin 106, Arkansas 89 Florida 109, Fayetteville 86 Roanoke 105, Fort Worth 90
TODAY'S SERIES INFO (MLK Showcase at Fayetteville, N.C.) - Albuquerque vs Austin: T-Birds lead 1-0. Austin shot 54-percent and lost first meeting. - Arkansas vs. Florida: First meeting. Gentleman's wager between owners/friends Larry Crain and Gary Fluharty? - Fort Worth vs. Tulsa: Series tied 1-1. 66ers averaged 83.5 points, Flyers 83.0 in first two meetings. - Fayetteville vs. Roanoke: Dazzle leads 2-1. Roanoke's Anthony Grundy averaging 24.7 points vs. Patriots.
BLAZING A TRAIL TO FORT WORTH: The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned rookies Martell Webster and Sergei Monia to the Fort Worth Flyers. The 15th and 16th NBA players to be assigned to the D-League this season, Webster and Monia will be in uniform when the Flyers visit the Austin Toros on Wednesday.
FIRST ACTION FOR GREEN: Boston Celtics forward Gerald Green, on assignment to Fayetteville, got his first D-League action Sunday in the MLK Showcase. Green played 24 minutes, scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds. He was 4-of-11 from the floor.
SHOWCASE ASSIGNMENT CHECK Player D-League Team NBA Team On Sunday Earl Barron Florida Miami 30 min, 25 pts, 13 reb Gerald Green Boston Fayetteville 24 min, 10 pts, 6 reb Ersan Ilyasova Tulsa Milwaukee 32 min, 13 pts, 5 reb Dwayne Jones Florida Minnesota 27 min, 9 pts, 10 reb Rawle Marshall Fort Worth Dallas 31 min, 13 pts, 3 reb CJ Miles Albuquerque Utah 29 min, 19 pts, 3 reb Peter John Ramos Roanoke Washington 11 min, 9 pts, 5 reb Donta Smith Arkansas Atlanta 40 min, 17 pts, 4 reb, 4 st Pape Sow Arkansas Toronto 37 min, 25 pts, 10 reb Dorell Wright Florida Miami 5 min, 4 pts, 0 reb
NOT MANY CLOSE ONES: The average margin of victory in the first four games of the MLK Showcase was 19.3 points.
RETURN TO FORM: Tierre Brown has returned to the D-League in much the same fashion in which he left as the 2004 MVP. In two games since hanging his shingle with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, Brown is averaging 18 points and has connected on 12-of-22 field goal attempts.
ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION: Not only does Roanoke guard Anthony Grundy lead the league in scoring (22.3), but he also leads the league in steals (2.5).
TODAY ON NBA TV: Florida center Earl Barron, on assignment from the Miami Heat, is scheduled to be a guest on "NBA TV Insiders" at 7:20 p.m. ET.
NBA G League Stories from January 16, 2006
- Roanoke Defeats Fayetteville 119-108 to End Showcase - Roanoke Dazzle
- Three-ball lifts Tulsa - Tulsa 66ers
- Flame tighten grip on first with win - Florida Flame
- Roanoke City Council to proclaim Dazzle Blue and Gold Week - Roanoke Dazzle
- Portland Assign Webster, Monia to Fort Worth - Austin Spurs
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
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