NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 26, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS (All series best of three)
Iowa Energy v. Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Game 1 - Iowa 123, Rio Grande Valley 106
Game 2 - Wednesday, April 27 - Rio Grande Valley @ Iowa, 7 PM
*Game 3 - Friday, April 29 - Rio Grande Valley @ Iowa, 7 PM
All Times Local
* = if necessary
SEMIFINAL ROUND RESULTS
Iowa Energy 2 Tulsa 66ers 0
Game 1 - Iowa 103, Tulsa 96
Game 2 - Iowa 107, Tulsa 94
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2, Reno Bighorns 0
Game 1 - Rio Grande Valley 98, Reno 96, OT
Game 2 - Rio Grande Valley 134, Reno 126, OT
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Iowa Energy 2, Utah Flash 1
Game 1 - Iowa 103, Utah 96
Game 2 - Utah 119, Iowa 118
Game 3 - Iowa 112, Utah 107
Tulsa 66ers 2, Texas Legends 0
Game 1 - Tulsa 94, Texas 83
Game 2 - Tulsa 104, Texas 89
Reno Bighorns 2, Erie BayHawks 1
Game 1 - Reno 106, Erie 101
Game 2 - Erie 114, Reno 111
Game 3 - Reno 99, Erie 87
Rio Grande Valley Vipers 2, Bakersfield Jam 1
Game 1 - Bakersfield 110, Rio Grande Valley 105
Game 2 - Rio Grande Valley 104, Bakersfield 92 Game 3 - Rio Grande Valley 112, Bakersfield 99
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE (All Times EST)
No Games Scheduled
MONDAY'S RESULTS
No Games Scheduled
IOWA DEFEATS RIO GRANDEVALLEY, 123-106, IN GAME 1 OF NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS
Led by point guard Curtis Stinson's 29 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, the top-seeded Iowa Energy defeated the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 123-106, on Sunday in Game 1 of the NBA Development League Finals. Iowa can close out the best-of-three series and win its first NBA Development League Championship with a win in Game 2 on Wed., April 27 in Des Moines. Moses Ehambe scored 26 points for the Energy, while Stefhon Hannah added 20 points and 10 assists. Michael Haynes also scored 18 points for the Energy. Stinson, the league MVP, shot 10-of-19 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Mouhammad Faye led the defending-champion Vipers with 22 points and nine rebounds. Jerel McNeal added 20 points and eight rebounds, while Richard Roby chipped in 17 points and eight rebounds for Rio Grande Valley. Wednesday's Game 2 will tip at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on VERSUS. (See highlights of last night's game at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
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