Tbirds Keep Streak Alive

The Albuquerque Thunderbirds beat the Rio Grande Valley Vipers again, 121 - 110. The Tbirds won both games of this weekend series against the Vipers. The Tbirds leaders were Will Conroy with 30 points, David Noel with nine assists and David Monds and David Noel tied with six total rebounds.

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

The Albuquerque Thunderbirds are hosting the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in two games this weekend. Last night, on a last second layup by Will Conroy, the Tbirds kept their winning streak alive by beating the Vipers 97-95. The Tbirds are in the 3rd quarters of their second game against the Vipers and are leading 63-58. Stay tuned for more Tbirds info and share this blog with friends, inviting them to become fans of the Tbirds.

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.