A great game by Chapman led Detroit to a 89-63 blowout of Brooklyn. "Coach had a talk with me before the game," said Chapman afterwards. "He told me Brooklyn was a tough team and that he needed me to play my best out there. He was right; I felt that when I started getting the job done, it gave the rest of the team a boost."

Said Brooklyn coach Bob, "He was magnificent out there. I'd like to think that we could have won if he hadn't played, but I doubt it. Their whole team was too good for us today."

Detroit was led by Chapman (11 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, a block), Gilliam (14 points, 1 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Henderson (8 points, 13 boards, 1 assists). Brooklyn was led by Lee (6 points, 17 boards, 1 assists, a block), Spring (21 points, a steal), Fuller (16 points, a steal).

Detroit are now 26-1 and 14-0 at home. They stay at #1 in the Central and stay at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. With today's loss, Brooklyn stand at 20-8. They hold at #2 in the Atlantic and stay at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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