Patterson led Chicago to a big 111-98 win over Brooklyn in this evening's matchup. "We figured we could play with them, but Patterson really surprised us," said Brooklyn coach Bob. "He really took us out of our game plan, and we never really figured out how to stop him. We'll just have to hope for a more normal performance next time we meet, and hopefully the final tally will be a little closer."

Chicago coach Bob was enthusiastic about his star's performance. "That was really something, wasn't it? Certainly we take a realistic expectation into each game, but it really gives the whole team confidence to know that Patterson can pull off a game like he did today."

Chicago was led by Patterson (22 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, a block), Wall (15 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block), Hester (16 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a steal). Brooklyn was led by Jobe (15 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, a steal), Scott (14 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, a block), Blunt (11 points, 5 boards, 1 assists).

Chicago improve to 1-0 and 1-0 at home. They hold at #2 in the Central and advance to #5 overall in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn fall to 0-1. They drop to #5 in the Atlantic and move down to #14 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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