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Game 17 Maine Red Claws 87 - 83 Fort Wayne Mad Ants



Ewing Jr. has been playing at an elite level recently, adding another double-double tonight, his 6th in recent weeks.

Jan 2, 2012 - MNE at FWN
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Maine Red Claws (14-2)	16	17	23	31	87
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (4-12)	26	14	17	26	83

Maine Red Claws
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Patrick Ewing Jr.	35	6-9	1-1	5-6	12	5	1	0	3	18

Red Claws Starters
P. Beverly
D. Nichols
M. Gelabale
P. Ewing Jr.
E. Curry

Mad Ants Starters
AJ. Price
T. White
C. Karl
R. Kurz
N. Fazekas

Game Leaders
Pts - 27 - M. Gelabale (Red Claws)
Rebs - 12 - Patrick Ewing Jr. (Red Claws)
Asts - 5 - Patrick Ewing Jr. (Red Claws)
Stls - 2 - AJ. Price (Mad Ants)
Blks - 2 - N. Fazekas (Mad Ants)


Ewing's Epilogue

"Relieved at getting a win tonight! Started off very slowly,only scoring 33 points in the first half. I grabbed another double-double tonight. Really on a great run lately. Charles Oakley has helped me out so much with rebounding, i think everyone can see the results now." .

"Gelabale had 27 points and Nichols had 16 points. Great performance from both of those guys. Gelly Belly is averaging 19.1ppg so far this year, and whether he starts or plays 6th man, he always contributes. Patrick Beverly is another guy playing very well, 7 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts and 2stls."

"For the Mad Ants, Coby Karl (15), AJ Price (15) and Terrico White (14) led all scorers. They have some quick athletic guys who can be difficult to contain on the break. But their inferior post play cost them again. Nick Fazekas held the Fort down as long as he could, but 9 rebounds and 2 blocks can only prolong the onslaught so long. Maybe the Pacers, Pistons or Bucks have some guys they can assign to help out down low. Because without them, they just havent got a chance."

"The Clippers signed Earl Clark to a 1yr $480k deal. They needed some help down low as Chris Kaman and rookie Keith Benson have gone down with long term injuries. I got to admit, i'm disappointed about not getting a phonecall from the Clippers, but credit to Earl, he played hard on a poor team, put up some big numbers, got some double-doubles and got his reward. Dont know what i'm doing wrong really. Might drop Earl a text and wish him good luck though."