Detroit served notice that their time has come, thanks to an impressive 98-79 win over Milwaukee. "I think a lot of people have overlooked us," said Coach David Smith after the game. "Maybe with this game and a few more quality wins, the rest of the league will start to take notice." Milwaukee certainly took notice today, as losing coach Bob said "We really expected to put on a better game than this. But Detroit were just too good."

Detroit was led by Gilliam (18 points, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Kay (20 points, 5 boards, 1 assists), Graham (18 points, 2 blocks). Milwaukee was led by Daniels (12 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Fiore (12 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a block), Dixon (9 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, a block).

Detroit continue to roll and are now 12-0 and 7-0 at home. They remain at #1 in the Central and stay at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. After this loss, Milwaukee drop to 3-10. They remain at #5 in the Central and hold at #12 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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