NBDL daily developments
April 17, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NO SURPRISES: Columbus and Asheville, the top two seeds in the 2005 NBDL Championship Tournament presented by Delta Air Lines will advance to the tournament finals.
WHEN? Saturday, April 23, 7 p.m. EDT
WHERE? The Columbus Civic Center on the banks of the Chattahoochie River in Columbus, Ga.
HOW? By bringing your "A Game". The championship final is one-game, winner take all.
GAME OF CHAMPIONS: The title game features the regular season champions from this season (Columbus) and last (Asheville). Asheville also won the postseason crown in 2003-04.
LET ME IN: Tickets are available at the Columbus Civic Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets including Publix Supermarkets in Columbus and by calling 1-800-4-NBA-TIX, 706-225-1112 or logging on to ticketmaster.com.
ALUMNI UPDATE...from Saturday in the NBA
· 9 former NBDL players and 3 former officials suited up for 7 NBA
games.
· Bobby Simmons (Mobile) scored 21 and grabbed 6 rebounds in 38 minutes
for the Clippers.
· James Thomas (Roanoke) was placed on the Atlanta injured list with
back spasms.
NBDL QUIZ: Can you name the last team to win back-to-back Championship Tournament titles?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Down the stretch we didn't focus. I've never seen a team break down like that in my life," Huntsville forward Cedric Henderson told the Huntsville Times after the Flight scored just three points and turned the ball over four times in the last 5:24 of the game.
THE SEMI-FINALS ON NBA TV
Game Date Played Date Aired Times (EDT)
Roanoke at Columbus April 16 April 21 3:30 p.m., 10
p.m. and 2 a.m.
Huntsville at Asheville April 16 April 22 3:30 p.m., 10
p.m. and 2 a.m.
THE FINALS ON NBA TV
Game Date Played Date Aired Time (EDT)
Asheville at Columbus April 23 April 25 4 p.m.
QUIZ ANSWER: Trick question. If Asheville can win at Columbus, the Altitude will be the first.
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