G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Vipers Blast Through Jam 117-102

Published on November 25, 2007 under NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


The Rio Grande Valley Vipers closed out their brief two-game home stand with a 117-102 victory over the Bakersfield Jam Sunday evening at Dodge Arena. CJ Watson led all scorers with 27 points and chipped in defensively with four steals. Bakersfield falls to 0-2 on their South Texas swing after falling to Austin on Saturday night.

The Vipers had five players in double figures including Gabe Muoneke's 25, who was a game time decision with a lower back injury. Kenny Taylor chipped in with 13 points including 3 of 5 shooting from behind the arc. Rio Grande Valley out-rebounded the Jam 31 to 28. Steve Novak played in his first game with Rio Grande Valley after missing Friday's game with a back injury.

"We had a great crowd tonight and we put a strong offensive performance and everyone was involved," Vipers Head Coach Bob Hoffman said. " It was important to get the wins here at home before our west coach swing."

The Jam were paced by Brandon Bowman's 26 points, leading three Jam players in double figures. Golden State assignee Kosta Perovic added 18 points for Bakersfield in the loss.

The Vipers will play two games away from the Dodge Arena as they play their first back to back of the season with games in Anaheim and Los Angeles on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. The Vipers will return to Dodge Arena on Saturday night as they take on the Sioux Falls Skyforce with 7pm start time.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are an expansion team in the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The D-League is the official minor league of the National Basketball Association. Now in its seventh season, the D-league will have 14 teams that will play a 50 game schedule. The teams include Albuquerque Thunderbirds (NM), Anaheim Arsenal (CA), Austin Toros (TX), Bakersfield Jam (CA), Colorado 14ers (Broomfield), Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, ND), Fort Wayne Mad Ants (IN), Idaho Stampede (Boise), Iowa Energy (Des Moines), Los Angeles D-Fenders (CA), Sioux Falls Skyforce (SD) and Tulsa 66ers (OK) and Utah Flash (Orem). The Vipers NBA affiliates are the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Hornets.

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