An old-fashioned blowout was in the cards today, as Utah outscored Phoenix 110-79. Neither the win nor the final score came as a huge surprise to some observers, who consider Phoenix one of the most pitiful teams in league history. "They ought to drop down a couple divisions," said one pundit. "Today's game was just one more bit of evidence that they can't compete at this level. Maybe if they got a new coach and a new roster they could, but until then it's going to be more games like this."

Bob is hoping to turn things around a bit quicker. "We'll have to study the tapes tonight and figure out where they beat us. Some better preparation and we'll have no problems matching up against teams like this."

Utah was led by Sparenberg (7 points, 9 assists, a steal), Robinson (17 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, a block), Jones (22 points). Phoenix was led by King (22 points, 0 assists, a block), Fripp (20 points), Dupree (15 points, a steal, a block).

Utah keep rolling with a winning streak of 11 games and improve to 25-5 and 16-0 at home. They hold at #1 in the Northwest and advance to #1 overall in the Western Conference. Phoenix drop to 16-15. They hold at #3 in the Pacific and drop to #8 overall in the Western Conference.

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