Brooklyn showed their mettle today with a convincing 106-93 win over Miami. "After some of the games we've had, I think we've left some doubt as to whether we can solidly beat anybody," said head coach Bob after the game. "I don't know that one game will erase those doubts, but I can certainly see the difference in the locker room."

The win came largely as the result of a great effort by Gray, the Brooklyn star. Said Bob of him, "The game would have gone down to the wire without Gray's efforts today. He really made the difference between another tough battle and a dominating win."

Brooklyn was led by Gray (18 points, 14 boards, 4 assists, a steal, a block), Duncan (16 points, 18 boards, 1 assists, a block), Drew (10 points, 7 assists, 4 blocks). Miami was led by Banks (9 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks), Scruggs (14 points, 2 steals), Hargrove (13 points, 0 assists, a steal, a block).

With this win, Brooklyn stand at 1-0 and 1-0 at home. They remain at #2 in the Atlantic and move up to #4 overall in the Eastern Conference. Miami fall to 0-1 with this loss. They stay at #2 in the Southeast and hold at #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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