A great game by Graham led Detroit to a 91-74 defeat of Utah. Although Utah certainly planned for Graham in their pre-game strategy, stopping him during the game turned out to be more of a challenge. "We thought we knew how to beat Detroit, but we were dead wrong," said Utah coach Coach Young. "We figured we'd try to put them out of their game plan and try to limit Graham's effectiveness, but it simply didn't happen - he was just too good."

Said Graham, "I knew I had a target on my back, and took it as a challenge. If they're going to change their game plan to stop me, it gives me that much more desire to step up and perservere. Anyway, they know what I can do now, so we'll see if they dare try this strategy again." Tune in next time.

Detroit was led by Graham (17 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Delgado (16 points, 13 boards, 0 assists, a block), Kay (23 points, 1 assists). Utah was led by Patton (16 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals), Perkins (18 points, 4 blocks), Robinson (17 points, a block).

Detroit are now 49-15. They stay at #1 in the Central and stay at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. Utah stand at 47-16 and 25-4 at home. They remain at #1 in the Northwest and remain at #3 overall in the Western Conference.

box score Detroit* roster Utah* roster