D-League Playoff Update

Playoff First Round Results

Round 1:
April 15 – (4) Los Angeles 102, (5) Colorado 95
April 15 – (6) Sioux Falls 101, (3) Dakota 89

Playoff Second Round Schedule
Round 2:
April 18 – (4) Los Angeles @ (1) Idaho, 930 p.m. ET
April 19 – (6) Sioux Falls @ (2) Austin, 8:00 p.m. ET


SECOND ROUND PLAYOFF PREVIEW: A look at the second round playoff match-ups…

Los Angeles @ Idaho: After winning the first playoff game in D-Fenders franchise history, All-Development League team members Sean Banks and Jelani McCoy travel north to face Randy Livingston and their rival Idaho Stampede in the second round of the 2008 D-League Playoffs presented by Delta. The teams have battled for first place in the Western Division all season long, with Idaho edging Los Angeles out for the top spot in the final games of the season. Idaho leads the season series 5-3 despite the D-Fenders winning the teams’ final regular season meeting on April 2. The stakes are higher now, with a spot in the D-League finals on the line.


Sioux Falls @ Austin: Following a win at Dakota on Tuesday, Sioux Falls travels to Austin to take on the Toros in a second-round playoff contest. Austin, who swept the Skyforce 2-0 in the regular season, looks to continue their winning ways and advance to the D-League finals for the first time in franchise history while Sioux Falls looks to stay alive and have a chance to be crowned D-League Champion.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS … Here's a look at D-League Alumni in the final night of the NBA regular season:

Forty Three players with D-League experience competed in 14 NBA games on April 16th, five as starters. Here are the highlights:

- Matt Carroll scored 19 points in 44 minutes as a starter for the Charlotte Bobcats on the last night of the regular season.

- Washington’s Andray Blatche finished with a 20-point, 11-rebound as the Wizards head into the playoffs.

- Milwaukee's Ramon Sessions continued his assist tear as he dished out 14 last night to go with 25 points and seven rebounds in a 53-minute overtime outing.

- Brandon Bass of Dallas scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 30 minutes for Dallas.