NBA D-League daily developments
Published on February 25, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Tulsa at Austin: Toros lead 4-0. Marcus Fizer averaging 18.8 points and 6.3
rebounds in four games vs. Tulsa.
Arkansas at Fayetteville: RimRockers lead 3-1. Arkansas averaging 112.8,
Fayetteville 111.0 in four games.
Roanoke at Albuquerque: Dazzle leads 2-1. A win jumps Roanoke over
Albuquerque into fourth place.
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Roanoke 104, Albuquerque 98 (OT)
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from Friday's game. http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060224/ROAABQ/boxscore.html
BATMAN AND ROBIN: In three games against Albuquerque, Roanoke's dynamic guard duo, Will Bynum and Anthony Grundy, are averaging a combined 50.0 of the Dazzle's 107.3 points per game vs. the T-Birds. Bynum and Grundy combined for, you guessed it, 50 points in Friday's win at Tingley.
SECOND LOOKS: Including tonight's Roanoke at Albuquerque game, there are two other back-to-back scenarios this weekend, Fort Worth at Florida and Tulsa at Austin. The Flyers and the Toros are the league's best teams in back-to-back games. Following is the entire league breakdown.
Team W-L Pct.
Fort Worth Flyers 5-2 .714
Austin Toros 7-3 .700
Albuquerque Thunderbirds 9-6 .600
Tulsa 66ers 6-6 .500
Florida Flame 7-8 .467
Arkansas RimRockers 6-7 .462
Roanoke Dazzle 6-9 .400
Fayetteville Patriots 3-7 .300
RETURN TRIP: The Denver Nuggets recalled guard Julius Hodge from the Austin Toros on Friday. In five games with the Toros, Hodge averaged 24.4 minutes, 15.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists. Austin was 5-0 over that span.
D-LEAGUE CARES: The Fayetteville Patriots and Time Warner Cable have decided that two games just isn't enough and have extended their Coat Drive partnership through the winter. Any fan bringing a winter coat gets two tickets for that game or any future Patriots game.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS...top five per game leaders in points, rebounds and assists per game
PPG Player
24.4 Will Bynum, ROA
23.2 Anthony Grundy, ROA
21.8 Bracey Wright, FLA*
20.4 Marcus Fizer, AUS
18.2 Erik Daniels, FAY
RPG Player
8.3 Erik Daniels, FAY
8.0 Peter John Ramos, ROA*
7.7 Isiah Victor, ROA
7.3 Marcus Fizer, AUS
6.9 Ersan Ilyasova, TUL*
APG Player
7.6 Kareem Reid, ARK
6.7 Will Bynum, ROA
6.6 Andre Barrett, FLA
6.4 Tierre Brown, ABQ
6.2 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS
*NBA assigned player
NBA G League Stories from February 25, 2006
- Thunderbirds can't find win against Dazzle - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Rimrockers hold off Fayetteville, 135-123 - Fayetteville Patriots
- Nuggets re-assign Hodge to Austin - G League
- Florida F Harvey Thomas Suspended by NBA D-League - G League
- Toros Top 66ers - Austin Spurs
- NBA D-League daily developments - G League
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