Brown was unstoppable today, leading Sacramento to a 96-79 win over Phoenix. "I've never seen anything like that," said Phoenix star Dupree. "Brown just flat-out dominated, and there was nothing any of us could do about it." Agreed coach Bob, "He's an excellent talent with an excellent coach. I'm afraid that we'll be seeing more of him down the road."

Brown refused to get caught up in the excitement, however. "I just did what coach told me to do," he said. "And we couldn't have won without my teammates doing their best as well." While true, Brown certainly increased the margin of victory from a close call to a solid win.

Sacramento was led by Brown (27 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Gilliam (15 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, a block), Bravo (10 points, 10 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). Phoenix was led by Dupree (22 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, a steal), Celaya (16 points, 12 boards, 3 assists), Mercer (9 points, a steal).

Sacramento stand at 27-5 with the victory. They hold at #1 in the Pacific and remain at #1 overall in the Western Conference. Phoenix are now 16-17 and 9-5 at home. They hold at #3 in the Pacific and move down to #10 overall in the Western Conference.

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