Detroit looked like champions today, beating Indiana 86-73. "That's the best we've seen them for a while," said an overwhelmed Indiana coach Coach Hitch. "None of the tapes we had of them showed the fluid execution that we saw out there today, and frankly we just weren't prepared as well as they were. I take full responsibility for that; with better preparation we could have won. Instead they just took over the game and never let us back in."

Detroit was led by Martin (24 points, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Price (6 points, 15 assists), Lacroix (15 points, 14 boards, 0 assists). Indiana was led by Williams (20 points, a steal, a block), Mccoy (15 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a block), Cato (16 points, 6 boards, 1 assists).

Detroit are now 44-30 and 23-13 at home. They hold at #2 in the Central and advance to #5 overall in the Eastern Conference. After the defeat, Indiana are now 41-32. They hold at #3 in the Central and remain at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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