NBA D-League Daily Developments
December 18, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
DeShawn Sims tallied 25 points and eight rebounds to lead Maine over Springfield. Tiny Gallon, who was drafted by Milwaukee but cut in training camp, added 19 points and seven rebounds for the Red Claws. JamesOn Curry recorded a game high 38 points for Springfield.
Othyus Jeffers (21 points & 12 rebounds) and Curtis Stinson (22 points and 12 assists) recorded double-doubles to lead Iowa to a one-point win over Erie.
Utah forward, Brandon Costner had season-highs in both points (23) and rebounds (nine) in 106-101 win over Sioux Falls. Costner was 5-6 from three-point land. Miami Heat assignee, Dexter Pittman had a breakout game for Sioux Falls scoring 27 points.
Fort Wayne was led by Marvin Phillips with his 15 points and 13 rebounds. Walker Russell added 16 points and seven assists in the win. Jerome Dyson scored 16 points for Tulsa.
Mouhammed Faye paced Rio Grande Valley with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Trey Johnson was the leading scorer for Bakersfield, scoring 27 points.
All five Dakota Wizards starters scored in double-figures in win over Texas. Memphis Grizzlies assignee, DeMarre Carroll made his debut for Dakota and led the Wizards with 22 points.
New Mexico forced a tie for first place in the Western Conference by defeating Reno behind the effort of Dar Tucker, who came off the bench for the Thunderbirds to score 25 points on 8-17 shooting. Stephen McDowell added 20 points in the win.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
34 players with NBA D-League experience competed in 11 NBA games last night, four as starters.
Los Angeles Lakers' forward, Matt Barnes came off the bench to record 15 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Philadelphia.
Portland's Patrick Mills came off the bench and tallied six points, four assists and two steals in a 107-102 win versus Minnesota.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
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ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G MPG PPG RPG APG
Gani Lawal Phoenix Iowa 11/16/10 10 20.2 11.2 6.0 0.0
Christian Eyenga Cleveland Erie 11/18/10 9 24.7 11.9 4.7 0.9
Dexter Pittman Miami Sioux Falls 11/26/10 7 30.7 15.9 9.0 1.0
Dominique Jones Dallas Texas 11/30/10 6 31.8 16.7 4.5 4.0
Hassan Whiteside Sacramento Reno 11/29/10 7 13.4 5.7 4.0 0.1
Luke Babbitt Portland Idaho 12/8/10 4 27.3 18.0 5.8 0.8
Sherron Collins Charlotte Maine 12/8/10 4 26.8 11.3 1.8 3.5
DeMarre Carroll Memphis Dakota 12/14/10 1 39.0 22.0 8.0 2.0
* Roddy Beaubois has yet to appear in a D-League game.
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