Thunderbirds roll over Toros
Published on January 20, 2006 under NBA G League (G League)
New Mexico Thunderbirds News Release
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., January 20, 2006 - The Albuquerque Thunderbirds dominated Dennis Johnson's Austin Toros 99-83 Friday night at Tingley Coliseum. The win moved the T-Birds to 12-8 on the season. The loss dropped Austin to 10-9.
Albuquerque came out hot grabbing a 10-2 lead early in the first quarter. The T-Birds never gave up the lead. After the first quarter Albuquerque led 25-18 and increased their advantage to 17 points and would go into halftime up nine (45-36).
The Third quarter the Thunderbirds really took over by forming a twenty-three point lead, and went into the fourth up 75-52. Austin was able to cut the lead to ten points in the fourth, but could not get any closer, giving the Thunderbirds the big win.
"We came out ready to play, and we were able to execute," said Thunderbird head coach Michael Cooper.
Tierre Brown led the Albuquerque attack, scoring 14 points with seven assists. Other high scorers for the T-Birds were Andreas Glyniadakis and Ken Johnson, both with 12 points.
Austin's Andre Emmett led all scorers with 28 points and was followed closely by Marus Fizer who poured in 21 for the Toros. Alex Scales also scored in double figures with his 13 points.
Thunderbirds tickets start as low as $9 and can be purchased at abqtbirds.com or at Ticketmaster locations. For premium or group seating call the Thunderbirds office at (505) 265-DUNK.
The NBA Development League includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Eleven (11) former D-League coaches, six athletic trainers, 14 referees and 30 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
For more information about the Albuquerque Thunderbirds call (505) 265-DUNK or log on to www.abqtbirds.com.
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- Flame Gets Hot With Jones Again - Florida Flame
- Bulls Assign Basden to Tulsa - Tulsa 66ers
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- RimRockers Pummel Patriots - Arkansas RimRockers
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