Detroit overpowered Orlando today, showing who is the better team. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but Orlando head coach Bob was defiant until game time. "Underdogs, my ----. We've got enough talent and enough heart to play with anybody in the league." Afterwards, his tune had changed significantly. "We've got some work ahead of us before we can play at their level."

The only bright point for Orlando was the great play by Vancourt, and Bob was quick to praise his star. "If the whole team had played with his energy, we'd have been able to play with Detroit. The bright side is that we know what he can do against them, and we'll try to build on that for our next meeting."

Detroit was led by Chapman (17 points, 14 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Henderson (14 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Graham (15 points, a block). Orlando was led by Vancourt (16 points, 2 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Wright (22 points, 1 assists), Mcfadden (18 points, a steal).

Detroit are now 52-6 and 31-0 at home. They stay at #1 in the Central and remain at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. Orlando fall to 25-34 after today's loss. They hold at #2 in the Southeast and remain at #9 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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