Detroit leveled the the Eastern Conference Finals 1-1, taking an easy win handed to them by a sloppy performance by Philadelphia. "You play like that, and you're going to get beaten," said Philadelphia coach Bob after the game. "Doesn't matter who you're playing - we proved that today." Poor play all afternoon, especially in clutch situations, proved costly for Philadelphia and negated a solid outing by Ferguson.

Detroit was led by Fox (27 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a steal), Newman (16 points, 10 boards, 1 assists), Baker (10 points, 1 assists, a block). Philadelphia was led by Ferguson (13 points, 10 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 5 blocks), Norman (25 points), Eatmon (9 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks).

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