New York overpowered Miami today, showing who is the better team. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but Miami 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 Miami was the great play by Colomb, 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 New York. 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."

New York was led by Crawford (18 points, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Powell (14 points, 14 boards, 0 assists, a steal), Chatman (5 points, 7 assists, 3 steals). Miami was led by Colomb (27 points, 7 boards, 2 assists), Keeney (14 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a block), Fisher (6 points, 8 assists, a steal).

After this victory, New York jump to 49-19. They stay at #1 in the Atlantic and hold at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Miami drop to 42-28 and 28-9 at home. They stay at #1 in the Southeast and remain at #3 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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