Jordan Heck

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On Saturday night the Pacers affiliate NBA Developmental League team the Fort Wayne Mad Ants won the NBA D-League title. The Mad Ants won their first D-League championship with a 119-113 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors.

"There's a lot of stories within the group," Fort Wayne coach Conner Henry said to the D-League's official website. "And to bring it all together as a group -- from injuries to retirements to age to youth -- it's a pretty incredible feeling that once it starts to come together, it creates kind of a life of its own."

The Mad Ants finished the regular season with the best record (34-16) in the Development League and earned the first seed. From there the team dominated. They went 6-0 in the playoffs with help from Ron "Mr. Mad Ant" Howard and dunk champion Tony Mitchell among others. Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated profiled Mr. Mad Ant earlier this week.

Howard, who was named NBA D-League Co-MVP this season, scored 23 points while Mitchell led all scorers with 32.