Brooklyn gave a solid effort, handling Chicago with ease in today's 101-88 win. This came as no surprise to Brooklyn fans, who have been watching their team continue to improve recently. Players are starting to feel more confident as well. "I feel we can take on just about anybody right now," said today's star, Miller. "The way this team's playing, there's no limit to how far we can go." Brooklyn head coach Bob echoed his sentiment, saying "They all know they're as good as any other team in the league. They just have to stay focused and keep working, and the rest will take care of itself."

Lost in the excitement over Brooklyn was the performance of Chicago star Smith.

Brooklyn was led by Miller (11 points, 5 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals), Alves (10 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Spring (20 points, a steal). Chicago was led by Smith (17 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 8 blocks), Joseph (18 points, 15 boards, 1 assists, a steal), Cobbs (11 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks).

Brooklyn jump to 38-16 and 22-4 at home after today's victory. They remain at #2 in the Atlantic and stay at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference. With this defeat, Chicago drop to 23-31. They stay at #3 in the Central and remain at #9 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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