Bobcats edged in Philadelphia
November 19, 2009 by Matt Rochinski
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Charlotte got the kind of performance from Stephen Jackson it expected when the Bobcats traded for him and Acie Law on Monday and a gutsy performance from Boris Diaw, but it wasn’t enough as Charlotte fell, 86-84, on Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Jackson finished with 26 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals, and almost single-handedly brought the Bobcats the victory with 10 points in the fourth quarter. Jackson’s 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining gave Charlotte its first lead of the second half, and Diaw – who was fighting through back spasms – drained a jumper to extend the lead to 84-81 with 1:49 left.
Philly bought back to tie the score 84-84 with 30.9 seconds on the clock, and Diaw’s baseline jumper was off target with 8.9 seconds left. Andre Iguodala brought down the rebound and the Sixers opted to push the ball instead of calling timeout. Lou Williams converted on the break with 3.1 seconds remaining to put Philadelphia ahead for good.
The Bobcats didn’t exactly get the shot Head Coach Larry Brown was hoping for in that final half minute of the game.
“We didn’t want two guys standing in that corner. We wanted to run a play; we had 30 seconds to get everybody in their spots. That’s the worst shot you want to take at the end (of a game) because of the transition,” Brown said. “A corner jumpshot is hard to get back on. It was open though. We were running a regular high pick-and-roll, but we had three guys on one side, so that was tough.”
Charlotte still had the chance to win or send the game into overtime, but Flip Murray’s inbound pass to Diaw in the paint was deflected by Brand into the hands of Iguodala and the Bobcats don’t get a final shot.
“I don’t fault our effort,” said Brown. “Tyson (Chandler) got hurt (and sat out the second half with lower back spasms) and Boris played hurt, so we were kind of shorthanded. I’m proud of the effort. We just have to take better care of the ball and execute a little better.”
Gerald Wallace (11 points, 12 rebounds) helped the Bobcats to outrebound the Sixers, 41-38, but it was turnovers that again cost Charlotte. The Bobcats turned it over 19 times, leading to 25 Philadelphia points, compared to 13 Sixers miscues that converted into 14 Charlotte points.
“I thought we did a pretty darn good job. We defended pretty well and did a good job, but every game there are a bunch of turnovers,” said Brown. “We fought back, hung in and had a chance to win, but they made plays. Give them credit.”
The Bobcats will look to wrap up their three-game road trip with a win at 8:30 p.m. on Friday in Milwaukee.
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We Should Of Won The Game. We Need To Seriously Stop Losing! I’m Getting Sick Of It!
What’s wrong? We have a new leader?!
G-Dub, common man you can make my favorite team a winner!!!
The Bobcats need to figure out how to hold on to a lead with less than 2 minutes in the game. Turnovers are killing us, particularly during the last few crucial minutes. Why do our point guards (Felton) try and drive down the lane in the middle of traffic only to throw up “trash” and turnover the ball? There are 4 other players on the court you can pass to… Let’s look forward and put some Ws on the board!
Trade Felton For Nate Robinson And Add Him As Sixth Man. DJ Start. Trade Jackson By Deadline. Trade Diop. Then Were In Good Shape Plus Get Larry Brown Change His Gameplans.