Philadelphia came out solid today, defying the predictions and notching the 105-94 upset of New York. "Somebody forgot to tell them they were underdogs," quipped New York coach Bob after the game. "No question, they were the better team out there today and deserved this win. I thought we came in prepared, but that was just a lot better than we've seen Philadelphia play for some time."

Credit has to be given to Philadelphia coach Bob, who brought his team together after some tough losses earlier and has them playing at their best. "Some of the us really took those losses hard," said star Austin. "But coach sat us down and showed us what we were doing wrong and what we needed to do to turn around. That was great to hear, and you saw the results today."

Philadelphia was led by Austin (20 points, a steal, a block), Wilson (8 points, 14 assists, a steal), Ziegler (15 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks). New York was led by Crawford (18 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Turner (21 points, 0 assists, 2 steals), Chatman (8 points, 11 assists, a steal).

Philadelphia jump to 35-24 and 26-6 at home. They stay at #3 in the Atlantic and stay at #5 overall in the Eastern Conference. New York drop to 43-13. They remain at #1 in the Atlantic and stay at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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