Ortiz was unstoppable today, leading Denver to a 114-103 win over Philadelphia. "I've never seen anything like that," said Philadelphia star Joseph. "Ortiz 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."

Ortiz 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, Ortiz certainly increased the margin of victory from a close call to a solid win.

Denver was led by Ortiz (8 points, 5 boards, 13 assists, 3 steals, a block), Moore (16 points, 17 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Strong (14 points, 2 assists, a steal, a block). Philadelphia was led by Joseph (29 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, 2 steals), Parker (19 points, 2 blocks), Amoros (8 points, 11 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks).

Denver jump to 23-10 with this victory. They remain at #1 in the Northwest and hold at #2 overall in the Western Conference. Philadelphia fall to 21-13 and 14-4 at home with the defeat. They remain at #1 in the Atlantic and hold at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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