NBA D-League daily developments
March 9, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S GAMES
Florida at Fayetteville, 7:30 p.m. ET
Roanoke at Tulsa, 7 p.m. CT
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Roanoke at Tulsa: Dazzle leads 2-0, has league's top two scorers, Will
Bynum (24.3) & Anthony Grundy (23.2).
Florida at Fayetteville: Flame leads 7-2. Third of four straight meetings
between these two teams.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Roanoke 113, Austin 111 (OT)
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from
Wednesday night's game.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060308/ROAAUS/boxscore.html
WHERE THERE'S A WILL: After going scoreless in the first half the D-League's top scorer, Will Bynum, scored 23 in the third quarter and finished with 36 in Roanoke's OT win on Wednesday.
GATORADE FOR FIZER: The Seattle SuperSonics signed Austin Toros forward Marcus Fizer to a 10-day contract Wednesday, making him the 10th GATORADE Call-Up this season and the fourth since March 1.
Player D-League Team NBA Team
Date
John Lucas III Tulsa 66ers Houston Rockets
Dec. 29 / Jan. 8
Kaniel Dickens Fayetteville Patriots Los Angeles Clippers
Jan. 10
Chuck Hayes Albuquerque Thunderbirds Houston Rockets
Jan. 18
Melvin Sanders Fayetteville Patriots San Antonio Spurs
Jan. 22
Mateen Cleaves Fayetteville Patriots Seattle Sonics
Jan. 28
Andre Barrett Florida Flame Phoenix Suns
March 1
James Lang Arkansas RimRockers Atlanta Hawks
March 2
Luke Schenscher Fort Worth Flyers Chicago Bulls
March 5
Marcus Fizer Austin Toros Seattle SuperSonics
March 8
THEY SAID IT: "One, you tell him congratulations. Two, you tell him, âI would never like to see you back here.' " ... Austin coach Dennis Johnson in the Austin American-Statesman on losing Marcus Fizer to a 10-day contract with the Seattle SuperSonics.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS...per game leaders in points, rebounds and assists
PPG Player
24.3 Will Bynum, ROA
23.2 Anthony Grundy, ROA
21.8 Bracey Wright, FLA
17.4 Erik Daniels, FAY
RPG Player
8.3 Erik Daniels, FAY
7.9 Peter John Ramos, ROA
7.6 Isiah Victor, ROA
7.4 Duane Erwin, FLA
APG Player
7.7 Kareem Reid, ARK
6.3 Will Bynum, ROA
6.3 Derrick Zimmerman, AUS
6.2 Tierre Brown, ABQ
TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest
7:20 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Albuquerque's Brandon Robinson (live)
9 p.m. This Week in the D-League / Highlights, Interviews,
All-Access
TODAY IN D-LEAGUE HISTORY:
- 2005: The Roanoke Dazzle was in first place with a 24-13 record.
- 2004: Tierre Brown scored 23 points, had 9 assists and 6 rebounds for
Charleston against Asheville.
NBA G League Stories from March 9, 2006
- Tulsa finally gets victory over Roanoke - Tulsa 66ers
- Fayetteville recovers from weak start to rout Flame - Fayetteville Patriots
- NBA D-League daily developments - G League
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