Fletcher played a solid game, leading New Orleans to a 115-95 upset of Chicago. "It was an 'upset' in name only," said Chicago coach Bob. "They were the better team today. Bob had his team better prepared than I had mine, and Fletcher was just too much for us to handle. It you didn't know the teams' records but just saw this game, you'd say New Orleans was the better team by far."

New Orleans was led by Fletcher (21 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Howie (17 points, 4 assists, a steal, a block), Dennis (8 points). Chicago was led by Sigler (20 points, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Meyers (20 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, a steal), Joyner (22 points).

New Orleans improve to 33-26 and 15-10 at home with the win. They remain at #3 in the Southwest and remain at #6 overall in the Western Conference. Chicago fall to 36-22 with the loss. They stay at #3 in the Central and move down to #6 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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