Red Claws Clinch Victory in Final Seconds
April 3, 2015 - NBA G League (G League)
Texas Legends News Release
Texas Legends vs. Maine Red Claws
(Texas Legends)
FRISCO, TX, (Apr. 3, 2015) - The Texas Legends dropped a heartbreaker in the final seconds to the Maine Red Claws 115-119 on their home court Friday night.
After a scoreless minute in the game, the Legends grabbed the lead they would carry through three quarters. Mike James posted 11 points on the way to an 11-point lead for the Legends at the buzzer. Texas grabbed their largest lead of the game at 15 in the third quarter as the five starters outscored the Red Claws 30-23. Maine grabbed their first lead of the game with 1:12 to play. Back-to-back points from Dwight Powell and Eric Griffin regained the lead for Texas, but Maine would take over for the final time with just under 26 seconds on the clock.
Jarrid Famous led the Legends with 27 points, 20 rebounds while James added 21 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. Justin Dentmon added 18 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and Griffin rounded off the double-doubles with 17 points, 11 rebounds.
James Young added a game-high 30 points to lead the Red Claws while Romero Osby added the team's only double-double of 22 points, 13 rebounds.
The Legends will return to the court Saturday night hosting the Idaho Stampede at 7pm. The game will be broadcast live on television-Texas 47-and radio-KVCE 1160am.
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