Detroit served notice that their time has come, thanks to an impressive 101-84 win over Charlotte. "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." Charlotte 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 Shaw (8 points, 6 steals), Graham (25 points, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Kay (30 points). Charlotte was led by Leonard (22 points, a steal), Lloyd (13 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Williams (12 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals).

After this victory, Detroit stand at 27-2. They hold at #1 in the Central and stay at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte fall to 8-22 and 6-10 at home with the loss. They hold at #5 in the Southeast and drop to #14 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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