Saturday, January 10, 2009
Tbirds Keep Streak Alive
The Tbirds will now spend two weeks on the road. They will play on Thursday, January 15 at 8pm against the Bakersfield Jam, on Friday, January 16 at 4:30pm against the Los Angeles D-Fenders, on Tuesday, January 20 at 7pm against the Colorado 14ers and on Wednesday, January 20 at 7pm against the Idaho Stampede. All games can be viewed on the NBA’s Futurecast, see below, and heard on KDEF 1150 AM.
The Tbirds will be back home in Albuquerque for five home games at the end of January and in early February. Join the fun on Friday, January 23, Saturday, January 24, Thursday, January 29, Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7, 2009. On these days the Tbirds will play the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Austin Toros, the Dakota Wizards and the Los Angeles D-Fenders, respectively. All these games start at 7:00pm and are played at Tingley Coliseum at EXPO NM.
Tbirds Continue Winning Streak
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tbirds win first game of 2009 NBA D-League Showcase
OREM, UT - Jan. 5, 2009 – The Albuquerque Thunderbirds, led by Player of the Game Will Conroy, overcame an 11-point first-quarter deficit to defeat the Sioux Falls Skyforce 115-108 in the first game of the 2009 NBA D-League Showcase being played at the McKay Events Center in Orem, Utah, home of the Utah Flash.
“It feels good to win,” Conroy said of the victory. “This is our first two-game win streak this year and we’re going in the right direction as a team. Even though we got off the plane late last night, we came out and got a W – it feels great.”
The Thunderbirds, on the back of Conroy’s 26-point, 11-assist effort and Keith McLeod’s 24 points, outscored Sioux Falls 71-40 during the second and third periods to earn the win.
The Skyforce dominated the first period, as the team got off to a hot start and never relinquished the leading, finishing the quarter up by 11, 33-22. Keith Brumbaugh dominated the period scoring 12 of his team’s 33 points. In the second quarter, Albuquerque fought back to lead by as many as eight points before settling for a six-point half-time deficit, 59-53.
Sioux Falls was led by Gary Forbes who came off of the bench to score 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting. Forbes was complimented by teammates Bobby Jones and Keith Brumbaugh, who each scored 15 in the loss.
The Thunderbirds improve to 4-10 on the season, while Sioux Falls falls to 10-6. Both teams continue action at the 2009 NBA D-League Showcase this week, with Albuquerque matching up against the Erie BayHawks and the Skyforce taking on the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, both on Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Tbirds WIN!
The next home games are on Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10, both games at 7pm at Tingley Coliseum, where parking is always free. Get your tickets today by calling 505-265-DUNK (3865) or online at www.abqtbirds.com.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Happy Holidays
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Bright Lights on Tbirds Roster
Both games had great crowds cheering their Tbirds onto hopeful victories. However filled the Tingley Coliseum has been, the team would love to sell-out each and every game. Tickets can be bought by calling the Tbirds office 505-265-DUNK (3865) or by going online to www.abqtbirds.com.
It should be pointed out that the Tbirds players are doing very well on the overall NBA D-League leader board. Some examples of how good these ballers are, are listed below.
1. Points Scored – Will Conroy, #10, ranked #1 averaging 24.2 ppg
2. Free Throws Made – Will Conroy, #10, ranked #3 averaging 6.7 ppg
3. Steals – Will Conroy and David Noel, #10 AND #34, are tied with a ranking of #3 averaging 2.7 spg
4. Assists – Will Conroy, #10, ranked #4 averaging 7.2 apg
5. Total Rebounds – David Monds, #23, ranked #5 averaging 10.4 rpg
There are also some great highlights from the last couple games.
DECEMBER 19, 2008
1. Being that it is the “Season of Cheering and Giving”, Tbird David Noel was the leading scorer with 24 points,
2. Continuing to dominate with rebounds David Monds had 9, and
3. Keith McLeod, one of the newest Tbirds, had 10 assists.
DECEMBER 18, 2008
1. Again, David Noel was the leading scorer with 35 points,
2. Will Conroy had 12 assists, and
3. Corey Underwood had 8 rebounds.
Interestingly, Tbird players from these games scored 13 points or more. On December 18, 2008, Jasper Johnson, Corey Underwood, Keith McLeod, Will Conroy and David Noel scored 13, 14, 15, 21 and 35 points respectively. And on December 19, 2008, David Monds, Corey Underwood, Will Conroy and David Noel scored 10, 17, 21 and 24 points respectively.
There are great things to see during a Tbirds game. Come see them. I’ll be there, you should too!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
The Tbirds play tonight, Sunday, December 7 at 4pm MST in Fort Wayne, Indiana. You can see live stats online at http://www.abqtbirds.com/ and also watch the game from FutureCast also at http://www.abqtbirds.com/.
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