NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 23, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Tuesday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
Ivan Johnson had 33 points and 10 rebounds to lead Erie past Fort Wayne. Erik Daniels added 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the BayHawks. Darnell Lazare led Fort Wayne with 22 points.
Ben Uzoh, on assignment from the New Jersey Nets, tallied 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals to help Springfield post back-to-back road wins for the first time in franchise history, defeating Fort Wayne. Patrick Ewing Jr. led Sioux Falls with 27 points and 15 rebounds.
Tulsa had six players score in double figures for the 17th time this season en route to defeating Austin. Elijah Millsap led the 66ers with 21 points. Ryan Reid added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Cousin led Austin with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Brandon Costner had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Ronald Dupree added 21 points and nine rebounds to lead Utah past Maine. Craig Winder led Maine with 15 points.
New Mexico trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, but rallied to defeat Bakersfield in overtime. Dar Tucker led New Mexico with 26 points. J.R. Giddens added 22 points and 11 rebounds. Trey Johnson led the Jam with 27 points. Drew Naymick added 15 points and 12 rebounds.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
13 players with NBA D-League experience competed in three NBA games last night, none as starters.
Phoenix's Marcin Gortat had 24 points and 16 rebounds in a loss to the L.A. Lakers.
The L.A. Lakers' Matt Barnes scored 13 points off the bench in a win over Phoenix.
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 Port., Bos., Port. Dakota 1/24/11, 2/25/11, 3/14/11
Garrett Temple Milwaukee, Charlotte Erie 1/25/11, 3/7/11
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
Othyus Jeffers San Antonio, Wash. Iowa 3/4/11, 3/17/11
Jerel McNeal New Orleans Rio Grande Valley 3/9/11
Marcus Cousin Utah Jazz Austin Toros 3/9/11
Danny Green San Antonio Spurs Reno Bighorns 3/16/11
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
Luke Babbitt Portland Idaho 3/3/11 12 30.4 19.8 8.1 1.4
Solomon Alabi Toronto Erie 3/9/11 17 20.6 8.3 6.1 0.4
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/11/11 12 27.5 13.3 6.3 1.2
Jeremy Lin Golden State Reno 3/17/11 18 31.9 18.3 5.6 4.3
H. Thabeet Houston Rio Grande Valley 3/21/11 1 26.0 11.0 6.0 0.0
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