New York came out solid today, defying the predictions and notching the 87-78 upset of Charlotte. "Somebody forgot to tell them they were underdogs," quipped Charlotte coach Bob after the game. "No question, they were the better team out there today and deserved this win. I thought we came in prepared, but that was just a lot better than we've seen New York play for some time."

Credit has to be given to New York coach Bob, who brought his team together after some tough losses earlier and has them playing at their best. "Some of the us really took those losses hard," said star Prince. "But coach sat us down and showed us what we were doing wrong and what we needed to do to turn around. That was great to hear, and you saw the results today."

New York was led by Prince (15 points, 14 boards, 0 assists, a steal), Crawford (18 points, 10 boards, 0 assists), Stoute (8 points, 9 boards, 4 assists). Charlotte was led by Ziegler (15 points, a block), Williams (11 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, a steal), Murphy (9 points, 11 boards, 1 assists, a block).

New York stand at 1-2 and 1-0 at home with the victory. They remain at #3 in the Atlantic and move up to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte are now 2-1 with the defeat. They stay at #2 in the Southeast and hold at #5 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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