Brown played a solid game, leading Utah to a 91-79 upset of New Orleans. "It was an 'upset' in name only," said New Orleans coach Bob. "They were the better team today. Coach Young had his team better prepared than I had mine, and Brown was just too much for us to handle. It you didn't know the teams' records but just saw this game, you'd say Utah was the better team by far."

Utah was led by Brown (24 points, 16 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Edmonds (12 points, 25 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks), Banks (22 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, a block). New Orleans was led by Fletcher (16 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 4 blocks), Howie (27 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Taylor (11 points, 3 assists, 3 steals).

Utah are now 31-47 and 18-21 at home. They stay at #4 in the Northwest and remain at #10 overall in the Western Conference. New Orleans drop to 46-31 after this loss. They hold at #2 in the Southwest and stay at #4 overall in the Western Conference.

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