Phoenix pulled off the surprise 94-83 win over Detroit, thanks to a great game by Dupree. "Take away Dupree from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said Phoenix coach Bob after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Detroit coach David Smith agreed, "We didn't really think Dupree had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

Phoenix was led by Dupree (16 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 5 steals, a block), Hunt (20 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Celaya (17 points, 1 assists, 2 steals, a block). Detroit was led by Delgado (25 points, 19 boards, 2 assists), Graham (23 points, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Henderson (12 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a steal).

Phoenix stand at 9-10 and 5-1 at home with the win. They stay at #3 in the Pacific and hold at #10 overall in the Western Conference. Detroit snapped their winning streak at 5 games, and drop to 15-4. They remain at #1 in the Central and hold at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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