Sunday, March 30, 2008

FRIDAY NIGHT "LITES"

FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS … The top performers from Friday’s D-League games

- Idaho clinched a playoff spot as seven of nine players scored in double figures, including Josh McRoberts’ 16 points and 10 rebounds.
- Morris Almond finished with a game-high 36 points for the Flash in the loss.
- Ian Mahinmi scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Andre Barrett, Josh Gross and Justin Bowen each scored 20 points.
- Jelani McCoy led all Los Angeles scorers with 19 points and Brandon Wallace contributed with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
- Sioux Falls’ David Bailey finished with 29 points and Bobby Jones scored 24 in the Skyforce win.
- Rod Benson netted 28 points and collected 16 rebounds for Dakota in the loss.
- Rio Grande Valley’s Desmon Farmer led all scorers with 49 points, to go with nine rebounds. Kris Collins had 28 points and 10 rebounds.
- Alando Tucker scored 30 points for the Thunderbirds and Julius Hodge scored 29 in Albuquerque’s one-point loss to Rio Grande Valley.


ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS …A look at D-League Alumni in Friday night’s NBA games
Nineteen players with D-League experience competed in 11 NBA games last night, three as starters. Here are the highlights:

- Louis Williams scored 15 points in 27 minutes for the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Los Angeles’ Josh Powell scored eight points and pulled down nine rebounds in 42 minutes for the Clippers.
- Jordan Farmar of the crosstown Lakers finished with 11 points in 24 minutes for Los Angeles.

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