Detroit beat LA Clippers by a score of 100-81, even catching some fans off guard. "We knew the lines in Vegas listed us as favorites," said Detroit coach David Smith. "And we knew we had a great shot going in, but really expected a more competitive game. I don't know whether we were really that good or whether they had something else on their minds. Whatever, we're thrilled to get this kind of win over an excellent team like LA Clippers."

Said LA Clippers star Wood, "Coach kept yelling at us 'you know you're better than that,' and he was right. We just didn't have the intensity or whatever today, and it showed in our game. The good thing is that we know we can't play much worse than we did out there, and that we could have won if we'd played as good as we're capable of playing."

Detroit was led by Martin (22 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 4 blocks), Day (23 points, 2 assists, a steal), White (5 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, a block). LA Clippers was led by Wood (8 points, 16 boards, 1 assists, 2 steals, a block), Jenkins (15 points, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Wood (16 points, a block).

Detroit jump to 16-12 and 8-6 at home. They hold at #4 in the Central and hold at #8 overall in the Eastern Conference. LA Clippers fall to 17-11 with today's defeat. They remain at #1 in the Pacific and stay at #3 overall in the Western Conference.

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