Bob is a believer in destiny now. After running up a $300 phone bill talking with a fortune teller he saw advertised on cable TV, his Philadelphia team managed to upset favored Brooklyn Bob-Bob.

"It was crazy. I called her up, and she knew I was the Philadelphia coach. She saw the whole game before it happened. She told me we needed to build our game around Franklin, and that sure worked out well. She was telling me their entire gameplan, I couldn't take notes fast enough. She saw that Jackson was going to have a big day for Brooklyn, but not to worry about him and focus on the rest of the team. The best part was she told me at the end that it was destiny for us to win this game. Destiny."

Asked what he thought about Bob's experience, Brooklyn coach Bob replied simply: "No comment".

Philadelphia was led by Franklin (25 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Simmons (23 points, 9 boards, 3 assists), Garcia (19 points, 1 assists). Brooklyn was led by Jackson (12 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, 2 blocks), Tucker (20 points, a block), Jeanlouis (12 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block).

Philadelphia stand at 40-29 with today's win. They remain at #2 in the Atlantic and hold at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn snapped their winning streak at 5 games, and stand at 49-21 and 29-9 at home. They hold at #1 in the Atlantic and remain at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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