Los Angeles 100 @ Idaho 111

This game wasn't futurecasted.  Second night in a row that a game wasn't.  First night was when Carmelo Anthony was going to do play-by-play at a 14ers game.  Tonight, when Sun Yue was playing, the most marketable D-Leaguer worldwide.  This is, as they say, not really good at all.

Idaho outrebounded LA by 24.  That's a lot.

Stud for Idaho was Lance Allred.  Wow.  I don't have any analysis on this since I couldn't watch any of it, so here's his line: 29 points, 5 boards, 30 minutes.

Other notables for Idaho were Kevin Burleson with 14 points and 10 assists and Jason Ellis off the bench with 11 points and 15 boards.  Nate Jawai had 15 points and nine boards before fouling out in 27 minutes.  Needless to say, he has to calm that down a bit.  Regardless, Idaho is 4-1 with Jawai in the lineup, Toronto is 0-6 with Jawai in the D-League.  Coincidence?  They doubt it.

Los Angeles was led by Dwayne Mitchell with 34 points.  I have a feeling this team has chemistry issues.  As per no futurecast, I have no other outlook on his stats.

Other notables for LA were Brandon Heath with 20 points, six boards, and five assists.  Sun Yue is terrible.  Case closed.  I will not listen to any arguments.  We've given him three games.  He is not the guy I thought was coming over.  This game, he had seven points, shooting 3-for-10 from the field.

Utah 108, Bakersfield 96

I didn't watch the majority of this game either, due to my frustration with the above.  I'm really glad it's tournament time!  Locally and nationally!

For Utah, as I assumed, Mo Almond beasted.  This line shouldn't surprise you - 29 minutes, 29 points, 10-of-14 from the field.  Unless he has a bad attitude, I can't understand why Utah wouldn't want to bring him back next year.

It seems Utah was pretty much a one man show, so I'll just mention Utah coach Brad Jones' rotation in this spot: Jones suited up eleven guys and ten played more than a quarter of action.  Kevin Kruger had the most minutes, but still under 36.

Bakersfield was led by Trey Johnson.  Johnson went off as usual, scoring 28 points on 16 shots.  NBA teams, call him up. K? Thanks! Bye!

Nothing else too notable for Bakersfield, so we'll go with a former March Madness star: Mateen Cleaves had six points, six assists, and four turnovers.  Not quite his Michigan State numbers.

Reno 118, Sioux Falls 116

The Boom Tho Movement is once again, well, a movement.  After becoming stagnant overseas and then in Dakota, it appears Rod Benson, AKA Boom Tho, has found his mojo in Reno.  Coming off the bench in 32 minutes, Benson scored 30 points (possibly a career high?  Rod, let me know), grabbed seven boards, and swatted three shots.  Since getting to Reno fives games ago, Benson is averaging 14.2 points, 6.2 boards, and THREE POINT SIX blocks per game, all off the bench.  I like this.

Benson got the opportunity to go off due to a knee injury to Patrick Ewing Jr (Sorry Chris).  The announcers speculated everything from a torn ACL to a knee sprain.  I'll get the official report this morning.  Ewing finished with 19 points in 22 minutes.  Russell Robinson played well, even though his Kansas Jayhawks aren't, much to the chagrin of some D-League GM's.  Robinson had 20 points, shooting 8-for-15 from the field.  David Noel also had a solid game with 19 points, eight boards and eight assists.

Sioux Falls was led by Frank Williams, so R-Rob probably wasn't that great on the defensive end.  Williams finished 31 points, two assists and five turnovers.  Ouch.  This just in: don't leave him open.

Other notables include David Bailey, who was injured mid-game, got blocked by Benson on Sioux Falls second to last possession, and then dribbled the ball off his foot as time expired.  He finished with 11 points and six boards in 24 minutes.  The Charlotte Bobcats assignees played well, although in limited minutes.  Sean Singletary finished with 12 points and seven assists in 23 minutes and Alexis Ajinca had 12 points and six boards in 22 minutes.  Bobby Jones was relegated to starting the game in the bench.  I'd move Michael Joiner or one of the point guards to the bench instead.