David Smith got the most out of Detroit today, the result being a 89-76 win over Sacramento. "They did everything right," said Sacramento coach Bob. "That's really all there was to the game. They made the best of the chances we gave them, and didn't give us any really good shots of our own. My hat is off to David Smith; he did a heck of a job."

Said David Smith, "It was one of those games every coach dreams of. Everything went as hoped. Especially Kay - without his effort it would have been a tight game."

Detroit was led by Kay (28 points, 3 assists, a steal), Gilliam (17 points, a steal, 5 blocks), Price (6 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, a steal). Sacramento was led by Stanford (21 points, 16 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Sherrill (19 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Davis (14 points, 14 boards, 1 assists).

Detroit improve to 4-0 and 3-0 at home with the win. They stay at #1 in the Central and advance to #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. Sacramento stand at 3-1 with this loss. They fall to #2 in the Pacific and drop to #5 overall in the Western Conference.

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