It has been a nightmare season for veteran coach Bob and his team. The bright points have been few and far between, as the team is looking for somewhere to hide. Today's game was equally painful, as the team opened up strong but collapsed down the stretch, failing to take advantages of numerous opportunities to get back in the game. Prince helped put the nail in the coffin today with his outstanding game.

"Bob talked a lot of junk before the start of the season." stated Minnesota Prince. "They may be one of the worst teams in the league, but we know that everyone in that locker room wants to play just a little harder when they see Chicago on their schedule."

"Sure, they do stink." added head coach Bob, "but look at what happened when teams have been overconfident against them. Not that I can really blame them. If we were that pathetic, I think I would rather play all rookies and lose that way then be embarrassed."

Minnesota was led by Prince (12 points, 6 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals), Dirks (12 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Patterson (16 points, 11 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks). Chicago was led by Joseph (18 points, 11 boards, 1 assists, a block), Mcadoo (14 points, 3 assists, 2 blocks), Smith (12 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks).

With this win, Minnesota are now 35-39 and 21-15 at home. They remain at #5 in the Northwest and improve to #10 overall in the Western Conference. Chicago stand at 34-39 after today's defeat. They remain at #3 in the Central and stay at #8 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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