Detroit overpowered Orlando today, showing who is the better team. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but Orlando 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 Orlando was the great play by Davis, 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 Detroit. 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."

Detroit was led by Burke (8 points, 20 boards, 2 assists), Marko (23 points, a steal), Johnson (7 points, 10 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block). Orlando was led by Davis (25 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, a steal), Bryant (10 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Reed (14 points).

Detroit jump to 1-1 after this win. They remain at #2 in the Central and improve to #6 overall in the Eastern Conference. Orlando fall to 0-1 and 0-1 at home with the defeat. They stay at #4 in the Southeast and move down to #12 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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