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March 1, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


TODAY'S GAME
Fort Worth at Roanoke, 7 p.m. ET

TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Fort Worth at Roanoke: Series even at 2. Dazzle owns league's longest win streak at five.

TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Roanoke 126, Fort Worth 123

CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from Tuesday's game.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060228/FTWROA/boxscore.html

FITTING THE BILL: Roanoke's trio of scorers lived up to their advanced billing in the win over Fort Worth on Tuesday. Will Bynum, Anthony Grundy and Isiah Victor, all among top 10 D-League scorers, combined to pour in 86 of the Dazzle's 126 points. Grundy had hit 11-of-14 FGA to score 33 points. Bynum dished out 11 assists with 23 points, while Victor hit 10-of-20 FGA to score 30.

NEW DIGS: Von Wafer and Josh Powell, both playing in their first game for Fort Worth after being assigned by the Lakers and Mavericks, respectively, wasted little time in making their presence felt. Powell converted 9-of-12 FGA and scored 18 points in 25 minutes for the Flyers, while Wafer contributed 11 points in 19 minutes.

THEY SAID IT: "Everybody can score on our team. We're not worried about putting points up. We're just worried about slowing 'em down."...Roanoke forward Isiah Victor told the Roanoke Times following Tuesday's 126-123 victory over Fort Worth.

D-LEAGUE QUIZ: The Roanoke Dazzle owns the league's longest current winning streak at five games. What is the Dazzle record for consecutive wins? Read on for the answer.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS...individual per game leaders in points, rebounds and assists

PPG Player
24.3 Will Bynum, ROA
22.9 Anthony Grundy, ROA
21.8 Bracey Wright, FLA*
20.3 Marcus Fizer, AUS
18.1 Erik Daniels, FAY

RPG Player
8.5 Erik Daniels, FAY
8.4 Sharrod Ford, FAY
8.0 Peter John Ramos, ROA*
7.6 Isiah Victor, ROA
7.5 Marcus Fizer, AUS

APG Player
7.7 Kareem Reid, ARK
6.9 Will Bynum, ROA
6.6 Andre Barrett, FLA
6.3 Tierre Brown, ABQ
6.3 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS
*NBA Assigned Player

TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest or Info
7:10 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Arkansas' Brandon Dean (live)

TODAY IN D-LEAGUE HISTORY: On March 1, 2004 Asheville guard Rusty LaRue earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Golden State Warriors. On March 1, 2000 Rob Levine was named Senior Vice President, New League Development.

QUIZ ANSWER: The Dazzle record for consecutive victories is eight, set from February 7-25, 2005.

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