Gilliam was unstoppable today, leading Detroit to a 95-84 win over Toronto. "I've never seen anything like that," said Toronto star Daniels. "Gilliam just flat-out dominated, and there was nothing any of us could do about it." Agreed coach Bob, "He's an excellent talent with an excellent coach. I'm afraid that we'll be seeing more of him down the road."

Gilliam refused to get caught up in the excitement, however. "I just did what coach told me to do," he said. "And we couldn't have won without my teammates doing their best as well." While true, Gilliam certainly increased the margin of victory from a close call to a solid win.

Detroit was led by Gilliam (19 points, 2 blocks), Henderson (19 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, a block), Kay (19 points, a block). Toronto was led by Daniels (17 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Wright (8 points, 11 boards, 0 assists, a block), Harper (11 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, a block).

Detroit have been victorious in the past 6 games and improve to 39-5 and 23-0 at home. They remain at #1 in the Central and remain at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. With today's defeat, Toronto are now 21-22. They hold at #4 in the Atlantic and remain at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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