NBA D-League daily developments

Published on March 11, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release

TODAY'S GAMES
Florida at Fayetteville, 7:30 p.m. ET
Tulsa at Fort Worth, 7 p.m. CT

TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Florida at Fayetteville: Flame leads 7-3. Patriots have won 2 of last 3 vs. Florida, including 40-point win Thursday.
Tulsa at Fort Worth: 66ers lead 3-2. First Flyers home game in 20 days. Two fans can win a road trip with team.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Albuquerque 97, Austin 94

CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from Friday's game.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060310/AUSABQ/boxscore.html

RETURNING FROM THE WORST: Can the Florida Flame bounce back from being on the wrong end of what equaled the worst beating in D-League history at Fayetteville on Thursday, losing to the Patriots by 40 points? Florida is 3-4 this season in games against opponents it lost to in the previous outing.

STRETCH RUN: With just under a month to play in the regular season and only 7½ games separating first and seventh place, the stretch run for the 2006 postseason promises to be a fun ride. Were the playoffs to begin today, the sudden-death semi-final round would have Austin playing at Florida and Arkansas, Roanoke and Albuquerque all tied for the chance to travel to Fort Worth.

BREAKING THE TIE: Should regular season end with teams tied for spots in the postseason, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head record against the team tied with. Should that not render a decision, the next step is record against the top seed from the regular season.

TOP GUNS...individual field goal and free throw percentage leaders
FG% FG-FGA Player
.617 95-154 Shawnson Johnson, TUL
.587 209-356 Peter John Ramos, ROA
.557 102-183 Deji Akindele, FTW
.539 97-180 George Leach, FLA
.528 150-284 John Lucas III, TUL

FT% FT-FTA Player
.871 88-101 T.J. Cummings, ABQ
.861 241-280 Will Bynum, ROA
.854 88-103 Ramel Curry, AUS
.849 90-106 Austin Nichols, FLA
.843 70-83 Ezra Williams, AUS

THEY SAID IT: "Injuries, player callups, we're decimated. But it's part of the business. Teams that are successful are the teams that overcome it. If we only have five players, we have to find a way to win. You can't cry; you just have to win." ... Arkansas president and general manager Otis Birdsong told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as the RimRockers face the final 10 games following four NBA players being recalled.

TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest
Noon D-League Game of the Week / Austin Toros at Tulsa 66ers (tape from 3/4/06)

TODAY IN D-LEAGUE HISTORY
- In 2002 Columbus G Doc Martin suffered a season ending injury.

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