Philadelphia pulled even in the Eastern Conference First Round 3-3 with a 107-105 upset of Brooklyn. "Somebody forgot to tell them they were underdogs," quipped Brooklyn coach Bob after the game. "No question, they were the better team out there today and deserved this win. I thought we came in prepared, but that was just a lot better than we've seen Philadelphia play for some time."

Credit has to be given to Philadelphia coach Bob, who brought his team together after some tough losses earlier and has them playing at their best. "Some of the us really took those losses hard," said star Franklin. "But coach sat us down and showed us what we were doing wrong and what we needed to do to turn around. That was great to hear, and you saw the results today."

Philadelphia was led by Franklin (15 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, 5 blocks), Roberson (20 points, 2 steals), Smith (10 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, a steal, a block). Brooklyn was led by Owens (26 points, 7 assists, 2 steals, a block), Jeanlouis (19 points, 2 assists, a block), Goltz (18 points, a steal, a block).

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CVBL: San Antonio Overcomes the Odds
CVBL: San Antonio Does What it Takes to Stun Denver 98-95
CVBL: Philadelphia Surprises Brooklyn 94-89
CVBL: San Antonio Spoilers for Denver
CVBL: Philadelphia Pulls Off Upset over Brooklyn
CVBL: Brooklyn Get Beyond the Eastern Conference First Round by Getting Through Philadelphia 4-3
CVBL: Portland Pulls Out Upset of Memphis
CVBL: Bob Ecstatic as Portland Upset Memphis
CVBL: Portland Takes Out Memphis in a Big Win for Bob
CVBL: Brooklyn Wins 97-82
CVBL: Chicago Continue to the Eastern Conference Semifinals with Sweep of Miami 4-0
CVBL: Chicago Spoilers for Miami
CVBL: Houston Still Down 1-2 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Brooklyn Pull Ahead 2-0 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Chicago Lead 2-0 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Brooklyn Tops Philadelphia
CVBL: Miami Stumbles, Chicago Win
CVBL: LA Clippers On a Roll
CVBL: Denver Move on to the Western Conference Semifinals by Getting Past San Antonio 4-3
CVBL: LA Clippers 104, Houston 87
CVBL: Detroit Pull Ahead 1-0 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Charlotte Wins Big
CVBL: Denver Express Steamrolls San Antonio 91-83
CVBL: Detroit Advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals by Getting Through Charlotte 4-1
CVBL: Bob Gets Big Win over Indiana
CVBL: Milwaukee Beats Indiana 100-92
CVBL: Detroit Lead 2-1 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Milwaukee Pull Ahead 3-0 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: Memphis Lead 3-2 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Memphis Move on to the Western Conference Semifinals by Getting Through Portland 4-3
CVBL: Denver Wins
CVBL: Memphis Over Portland
CVBL: New Orleans Dominate Dallas 4-0, Move Past the Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Detroit Wins Big
CVBL: Denver Beats San Antonio in Overtime Thriller
CVBL: Memphis 97, Portland 95
CVBL: Milwaukee Pull Ahead 1-0 in Eastern Conference First Round
CVBL: 114-101 New Orleans
CVBL: Adnan Bislimovic Satisfied With LA Clippers Win
CVBL: LA Clippers Go Up 1-0 in Western Conference First Round
CVBL: Put it on the Board: New Orleans Wins
CVBL: New Orleans Survives Dallas in Overtime