New York trail in the Eastern Conference First Round 1-3, with an impressive 108-97 win over Chicago. "I think a lot of people have overlooked us," said Coach Bob after the game. "Maybe with this game and a few more quality wins, the rest of the league will start to take notice." Chicago certainly took notice today, as losing coach Bob said "We really expected to put on a better game than this. But New York were just too good."

New York was led by Chatman (8 points, 20 assists, 2 steals), Powell (18 points, 19 boards, 1 assists, 2 steals, a block), Crawford (17 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, 3 blocks). Chicago was led by Mcadoo (21 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, a block), Johnson (5 points, a steal), Smith (20 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks).

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