Budinger earns double-double in first start
Second-round pick proving his worth
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Memphis at Atlanta (Bibby), 5 p.m.
Cleveland at Philadelphia (Iguodala), 5 p.m.
Dallas (Terry) at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
Houston (Budinger) at Denver, 7 p.m.
Washington (Arenas) at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio (Jefferson) at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Charlotte 94, New York 87 (Hill DNP)
Houston 107 (Budinger 16 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast), Detroit 96
Phoenix 116 (Frye 15 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast), San Antonio 104 (Jefferson 4 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast)
Portland 95 (Bayless 14 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast), Sacramento 88
FEATURED EX-CAT LINKS:
>>Iguodala may move from shooting guard to small forward (Philadelphia Inquirer)
>>Valley-bed Frye happy to be with Suns (Arizona Republic)
>>NBA & ABA players who attended the University of Arizona (Basketball-Reference.com)
| Excerpt from a Houston Chronicle article about Budinger’s first career NBA start:
With Trevor Ariza serving a one-game suspension, rookie Chase Budinger got the first start of his career Tuesday. “It’s pretty cool, I guess,” Budinger said. “It’s unfortunate that Trevor is not able to play. Now I can at least say I’ve started a game in the NBA.” Budinger, a 6-7 small forward averaging 8.6 points on 41.2 percent shooting, said there was an adjustment to coming off the bench as a rookie, but did not anticipate difficulties getting used to starting again. “Your whole life you’re a starter,” Budinger said. “All of us have started on our high school, club teams, college teams. It’s an adjustment coming off the bench, not the other way around.” Indeed, Budinger had little trouble. He posted a double-double with 16 points on six of 11 shooting to go with 12 rebounds in the 107-96 victory over Detroit. |
Tags: Andre Iguodala, Channing Frye, Chase Budinger
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