Denver served notice that their time has come, thanks to an impressive 94-82 win over Portland. "I think a lot of people have overlooked us," said Coach Bob after the game. "Maybe with this game and a few more quality wins, the rest of the league will start to take notice." Portland certainly took notice today, as losing coach Bob said "We really expected to put on a better game than this. But Denver were just too good."

Denver was led by Davidson (9 points, 13 assists, 3 steals, a block), Simmons (18 points, 11 boards, 0 assists, a block), Stith (11 points, 7 boards, 1 assists). Portland was led by Williams (9 points, 3 steals, a block), King (16 points, 7 boards, 4 assists), Harper (13 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a block).

With today's victory, Denver improve to 33-14 and 18-5 at home. They remain at #1 in the Northwest and move up to #1 overall in the Western Conference. Portland fall to 26-19 with today's defeat. They remain at #2 in the Northwest and move down to #5 overall in the Western Conference.

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