NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on December 14, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
The Skyforce were led in scoring Joe Krabbenhoft with 28 points, and David Bailey who scored 21 points and dished out 8 assists.
For the Mad Ants, Ron Howard scored a game-high 32 points, and Rod Wilmont came off the bench for 20 points. Rob Kurz grabbed 12 rebounds in the loss.
Desmon Farmer finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming the first Bighorn to collect a triple-double this season. In addition, Farmer moved into third place on the NBA Development League's all-time career scoring list. Russell Robinson led the Bighorns' scoring with 21 points, including five three-point field goals and Marcus Hubbard netted 19 points with a game-high 18 rebounds, a new franchise record.
Justin Hawkins led five Bakersfield players in double figures with 20 points. Jeremy Wise scored 17 off the bench and Tyrelle Blair pulled down 13 rebounds.
Led by game-highs of 21 points and seven assists from guard Mustafa Shakur, the 66ers finished with four players in double-figures. Oklahoma City Thunder assignee Byron Mullens put up 19 points and grabbed six boards, while Cecil Brown added 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Larry Owens contributed 16 points and nine boards.
The Red Claws finished with four players in double-figure scoring. Will Blalock notched 15 points, while Darnell Lazare added 14 points and eight rebounds. Alexis Ajinca added 12 points, while Billy Thomas contributed 10 points.
Anthony Tolliver led the Idaho Stampede with a game-high 28 points.
D-Fenders' Gabe Pruitt tallied 26 points and nine rebounds to lead Los Angeles. Ryan Forehan-Kelly followed with 21 points and Dar Tucker added 20.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
16 players with NBA D-League experience competed in five NBA games last night, two as starters.
As a starter for Houston, Aaron Brooks scored 20 points and registered 41 minutes of play for the Rockets.
Toronto's Sonny Weems added 11 points off the bench as the Raptors defeated the Rockets 101-88.
Dorell Wright notched 16 points for the Miami Heat, shooting 2-2 from the free throw line and 2-3 from three-point range.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Chris Hunter Golden State Fort Wayne 11/20/09
ASSIGNMENT BOARD:
NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date
Joey Dorsey Houston Rio Grande Valley 11/13/09
Bill Walker Boston Maine 11/21/09
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 11/21/09
Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Maine 11/30/09
Taylor Griffin Phoenix Iowa 12/7/09
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