A walk in the park for Detroit turned into a nightmare, as New York pulled off the upset in today's showdown. As usual after a surprise loss, the finger pointing came after the game in the Detroit locker room. "Coach didn't really bother preparing us for this game. We'd already been watching films of our next opponent," said Martin.

David Smith acknowledged that was true, but said "our next opponent is three times as good as New York. Of course we dedicate more time to preparing for them. I'm not faulting Martin, but if the rest of the team had played as hard we'd have won this game easily. It was a lack of effort, not preparation."

New York coach Bob could care less whose fault it was. "We're thrilled to get the win. They can make all the excuses they want, but we were the better team out there today."

New York was led by Harrington (19 points, 15 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Ortega (15 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, a steal), Rowe (19 points, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks). Detroit was led by Martin (18 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, a block), Lacroix (9 points, 11 boards, 1 assists, a block), Pendleton (12 points, 4 blocks).

New York jump to 26-31 and 16-13 at home. They remain at #3 in the Atlantic and improve to #10 overall in the Eastern Conference. Detroit drop to 33-24 after the loss. They hold at #4 in the Central and hold at #8 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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