Chicago stunned the league today, pulling out a brilliant performance to topple heavily-favored New York 124-116. "It hasn't been in the news much, but we've been getting better each game. Today was just the breakthrough in what has been a long process of improvement," said Chicago star Joseph. "I guess the secret's out, though, and we're not going to be catching anyone else off guard."

Chicago was led by Joseph (31 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a steal), Johnson (6 points, a steal), Fisher (22 points). New York was led by Crawford (26 points, 1 assists, 5 blocks), Gorman (9 points, 2 steals, a block), Turner (9 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks).

With this win, Chicago are now 25-31 and 17-12 at home. They remain at #3 in the Central and hold at #8 overall in the Eastern Conference. New York are now 43-12 with the defeat. They hold at #1 in the Atlantic and stay at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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