NBA D-League Daily Developments
February 27, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
SATURDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Saturday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
Trey Johnson scored a game-high 29 points in his return to the Jam. Antoine Walker led Idaho with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
Shane Edwards scored 29 points and Jamine Peterson had 28 points to help the Thunderbirds snap their seven-game losing streak as they defeated Austin in double overtime.
Anthony Goods scored a season high 34 points, going 11-17 from the field and 9-10 from the stripe. Maurice Baker recorded a double-double with 21 points and 10 assists while Renaldo Major scored a season high 29 points for Dakota.
Larry Owens posted a team-high 20 points and four assists and Marcus Lewis added 18 points and two blocked shots as Tulsa recorded their third consecutive victory.
McNeal recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 assists. Mouhammad Faye also recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Matt Janning led all scorers with 17 points as seven out of eight Vipers reached double-figures. The Armor were led by JamesOn Curry, who scored a game-high 18 points.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
18 players with NBA D-League experience competed in six NBA games last night, two as starters.
Detroit's Will Bynum had 11 points and eight assists in a win over Utah.
Memphis' Hamed Haddadi recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Sacramento.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11
Larry Owens San Antonio Tulsa 1/16/11
Mustafa Shakur Washington Rio Grande Valley 1/22/11
Chris Johnson Portland , Boston Dakota 1/24/11, 2/25/11
Garrett Temple Milwaukee Erie 1/25/11
Trey Johnson Toronto Bakersfield 1/26/11
Orien Greene New Jersey Utah 2/1/11
Steve Novak San Antonio Reno 2/9/11
Jeff Adrien Golden State Rio Grande Valley 2/25/11
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
Pape Sy Atlanta Utah 12/27/10 22 22.4 8.0 3.5 1.3
NBA G League Stories from February 27, 2011
- Flash Set New Franchise Record with Seventh Straigh Win - Utah Flash
- Big Second Half Pushes Utah Past Bighorns, 100-86 - Reno Bighorns
- Sims' 24 Not Enough as Red Claws Fall to Vipers 106-91 - Maine Celtics
- Defensive Stand Leads Tulsa to 100-98 Win Over Sioux Falls - Tulsa 66ers
- Mad Ants March Over the Wizards - Dakota Wizards
- Vipers Complete Season Sweep of Red Claws - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Energy Jolts BayHawks, 122-113 - Erie BayHawks
- Energy Cruise Past Erie 122-113 to Extend Eastern Conference Lead - Iowa Wolves
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- Dentmon's game-high 24 points not enough for victory - Texas Legends
- Hot Second Half Lifts Jam to Victory - Bakersfield Jam
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