New Orleans overpowered San Antonio today, showing who is the better team. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but San Antonio head coach Bob was defiant until game time. "Underdogs, my ----. We've got enough talent and enough heart to play with anybody in the league." Afterwards, his tune had changed significantly. "We've got some work ahead of us before we can play at their level."

The only bright point for San Antonio was the great play by Bean, and Bob was quick to praise his star. "If the whole team had played with his energy, we'd have been able to play with New Orleans. The bright side is that we know what he can do against them, and we'll try to build on that for our next meeting."

New Orleans was led by Forde (25 points, 15 boards, 1 assists, a block), Chambers (6 points, 6 boards, 15 assists, 3 steals, a block), Belgrave (14 points, 1 assists, a steal). San Antonio was led by Bean (24 points, 22 boards, 2 assists, a block), Roberson (8 points, 2 steals), Dominquez (12 points).

With today's win, New Orleans jump to 2-0 and 2-0 at home. They stay at #3 in the Southwest and remain at #5 overall in the Western Conference. San Antonio fall to 0-2. They stay at #5 in the Southwest and remain at #14 overall in the Western Conference.

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