Santa Cruz Warriors Drop Los Angeles D-Fenders
Published on November 15, 2014 under NBA G League (G League)
Santa Cruz Warriors News Release
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Santa Cruz Warriors defeated the Los Angeles D-Fenders 122-95 Friday night.
Santa Cruz was led by Justin Holiday, on assignment from the Golden State Warriors, who had 26 points. James Michael McAdoo scored 24 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, while Elliot Willliams logged 16 points and dished out 4 assists. Ognjen Kuzmic, also on assignment from Golden State, grabbed a team-high 14 boards.
Los Angeles was paced by Manny Harris who scored 28 points and had 6 rebounds. Roscoe Smith recorded a double-double with 22 points and 18 rebounds, while Naadir Tharpe scored 14 points and tallied 5 assists.
The Warriors outshot the D-Fenders (50%-42.7%), held the edge on rebounds (54-48), and tallied more assists (32-22). Santa Cruz had more steals (13-11) and committed fewer turnovers (15-25), while each team had 6 blocked shots.
The Santa Cruz Warriors will face the Iowa Energy tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. Fans can listen to the broadcast on the Santa Cruz Warriors flagship station, KION 1460AM/101.1FM or stream it on the NBA D-League's YouTube channel, by going to www.santacruzbasketball.com at tip-off.
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