NBA D-League daily developments

March 4, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release

TODAY'S GAME
Austin at Tulsa, 2 p.m. CT

TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Austin at Tulsa: Toros lead 5-1. Austin averaging 8.7 more rebounds per game in first six meetings.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Fayetteville 132, Roanoke 120
Arkansas 92, Albuquerque 91
Fort Worth 99, Tulsa 90

CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box scores from Friday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060303/ROAFAY/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060303/FTWTUL/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060303/ARKABQ/boxscore.html

OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS: Arkansas has won four straight, while Albuquerque has lost five in a row and six straight at home.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THEM FRIDAY NIGHT
- Mateen Cleaves scored 34 points and dished out 12 assists for Fayetteville.
- Anthony Grundy poured in 39 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Roanoke.
- Piston's assignee Alex Acker came off the Fayetteville bench to scored 28 points in 21 minutes.
- Ndudi Ebi added 12 points to his 16 rebounds for Fort Worth.
- On assignment from Memphis, Lawrence Roberts had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Arkansas.
- 2004 D-League MVP Tierre Brown had 17 points and 11 assists for Albuquerque.
- Albuquerque's T.J. Cummings scored 20 and had 16 boards, averaging 25.5 points and 16.5 rebounds over last two games.

BEFORE AND AFTER: In his final eight games before being assigned to Fort Worth of the D-League January 15, Portland rookie Martell Webster was shooting 26-percent from the floor. Since being recalled on February 3, he is shooting 52-percent, while averaging 8.0 points.

A STARKS DAY IN TULSA: Former NBA player and a Tulsa favorite son, John Starks, will serve as honorary coach for the Tulsa 66ers in today's game against Austin.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS...league statistical leaders in points, rebounds and assists

PPG Player
23.9 Will Bynum, ROA
23.3 Anthony Grundy, ROA
21.8 Bracey Wright, FLA*
20.3 Marcus Fizer, AUS
17.9 Erik Daniels, FAY

RPG Player
8.5 Erik Daniels, FAY
7.9 Peter John Ramos, ROA*
7.5 Isiah Victor, ROA
7.5 Marcus Fizer, AUS
7.0 Marcus Douthit, ABQ

APG Player
7.7 Kareem Reid, ARK
6.6 Will Bynum, ROA
6.4 Tierre Brown, ABQ
6.3 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS
5.7 Will Conroy, TUL
*NBA assigned player

STARTING BLOCKS: Since making his way into the starting lineup midway through the season, Tulsa's Cezary Trybanski has taken over the league lead in blocked shots with 62. In 14 starts he is averaging 3.2 blocks per game. In 17 non starts he averaged one block per game.

TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest or Info
Noon D-League Game of the Week / Roanoke vs. Fayetteville (tape from 2/24)

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