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Reno Bighorns Host Tulsa Tuesday Night

December 28, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Reno Bighorns News Release


At a Glance: Tonight, the Bighorns play host to the Tulsa 66ers for their first home game since Dec. 11...Reno went 1-2 on their recent road trip to New Mexico (0-2) and Austin (1-0)...Reno has been idle since Dec. 19...marks the second-longest stretch between games for Reno this season (2/12-2/25)...Reno plays five games over the next nine days, four of which are at home.

All-Time Series: Tonight's epic battle marks the 8th all-time meeting between the Bighorns and S.E. Hinton's Tulsa 66ers...Reno leads the all-time series, 5-2, with all seven previous games played in the Reno Events Center...Reno will make its first-ever trip to Tulsa on Jan. 20...last season, the two squads had a game postponed due to weather...game was made up on April 4, a day after the official end of the regular season...marked the only postponed game in Bighorns history.

Carrying the Load: In the Bighorns last game (12/19 at AUS), G D.J. Strawberry notched a new team-season-high with 33 points...Strawberry shot 10-19 from the floor and 13-15 from the line, leading Reno to a comeback victory...G Marcus Landry is the only other Bighorns player to record a 30-point game this season (30, 12/10 vs. RGV)...G Desmon Farmer recorded two 40+ point games for the Bighorns last season...Farmer holds the Bighorns all-time single-game points record (41, two times).

Hang Onto the Rock: The turnover battle has decided every game this season for Reno...the 'Horns are 8-0 when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent...0-4 when losing the turnover battle...on 12/19 at AUS, the Bighorns forced 25 turnovers and committed just 15...the 25 forced turnovers set a new season high for Reno...the all-time single-game high for turnovers forced is 27 (3/12/10 vs. UTA)...Reno has turned the ball over just 16.4 times per game (4th in the league)...the 'Horns have forced 19.5 turnovers per game.

Welcome To Reno: Tonight, the Golden State Warriors announced the assignment of G Jeremy Lin...the Warriors signed Lin as an undrafted free agent in July...the 6-3 point guard from Harvard has appeared in 17 games for the Warriors this season (1.9 ppg, 1.1 spg, 8.5 mpg)...Lin is the only player in Ivy League history to record 1,450 points, 450 rebounds., 400 assists and 200 steals...marks the third NBA asssigment in Bighorns history (F Donte Greene, C Hassan Whiteside).

Shoot!: On 12/19, Reno allowed Austin to attempt just 71 field goals...marked the lowest total of the season for a Bighorns opponent...Austin converted on just 31 field goal attempts, also the lowest total that Reno has allowed...the 'Horns season low for FGA is 69 (12/4 at SXF)...Reno made just 29 free throws on 12/4, also a season low.

Biggest Little Notes in the World: The Bighorns bench accounted for 48 of Reno's 93 points on 12/19 at AUS (51.6% of total points)...highest total points and percentage by reserves this season...Reno has yet to allow an opposing player to record 10+ assists in a game.



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