New York squeezed out a win today against Philadelphia, 111-104. Both teams came out of the gates strong but a late game push by New York was just enough to hold off Philadelphia. Coach Bob said, "This game is really a sign of things to come. We come out and play hard every night. Things are looking up, and the fans of New York have a lot to look forward to after this victory."

In the Philadelphia locker room after the game, players were in a somber mood. Even after the great team performance led by Ziegler, they still come up short. "We deserved to win. That was our game - we just need to be able to put our opposition away when we have them down. We really were the better team." said Ziegler after the game.

New York was led by Powell (19 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, a block), Crawford (20 points, 6 boards, 5 assists), Chatman (10 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals). Philadelphia was led by Ziegler (30 points, 1 assists), Blunt (20 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Williams (19 points, a block).

New York jump to 2-0 with this victory. They move up to #1 in the Atlantic and move up to #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia stand at 1-1 and 1-1 at home. They stay at #3 in the Atlantic and move down to #7 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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