An old-fashioned blowout was in the cards today, as Philadelphia outscored Indiana 113-79. Neither the win nor the final score came as a huge surprise to some observers, who consider Indiana 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."

Coach Hitch 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."

Philadelphia was led by Norman (29 points, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Austin (15 points, 2 steals), Eatmon (15 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). Indiana was led by Robins (15 points, 3 blocks), Sanders (9 points, 3 steals), Scott (9 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block).

Philadelphia stand at 20-13. They stay at #1 in the Atlantic and stay at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Indiana drop to 13-20 and 7-9 at home after this loss. They remain at #3 in the Central and remain at #10 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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