By Jordan Nashen
bobcats.com

April 15, 2008
With the final week of the NBA season upon us, there are various things to get excited for. The playoff races are fun to follow to see who will capture the top spots and claim homecourt advantage. There are also many teams that have performed poorly this season (Milwaukee) that will be giving their bench players extra PT, along with teams that have already locked in their seed (Detroit). This can only help fantasy teams as many of these players are still on the waiver wire. The last week of the season should definitely bring some excitement and success to fantasy players worldwide. .

RECAPPING THE WEEK THAT WAS:
The Bobcats went 2-1 this past week in three close and exciting contests. Although losing to the Knicks isn’t something to be too proud of, the Bobcats did decrease the Pacers chances of playoff contention and acted as the spoiler on the road.

Here is a closer look at what the Bobcats did last week:
APRIL 8 vs. MINNESOTA - BOBCATS 121 TIMBERWOLVES 119
Shooting stud: Jason Richardson exploded for 36 points on 11-21 from the field. He also added five rebounds and four assists.
Shooting dud: The team shot 62% from the field. No dud here.
Key contributor: Nazr Mohammed added 17 points (8-10 FG), eight rebounds and four assists.

APRIL 9 at NEW YORK- BOBCATS 107 KNICKS 109
Shooting stud: J-Rich posted a double-double with a game-high 25 points (8-20 FG) and ten rebounds. He also added four assists.
Shooting dud: Nazr Mohammed only scored three points on 1-5 shooting.
Key contributor: Raymond Felton scored 24 points on 10-16 from the filed while also adding eight assists.

APRIL 12 at INDIANA- BOBCATS 107 PACERS 103
Shooting stud: Jason Richardson didn’t shoot the ball particularly well (6-18 FG) but did manage to score 26 points and grab five rebounds.
Shooting dud: Matt Carroll scored eight points on 3-9 from the field.
Key contributor: Jared Dudley scored a career-high 19 points on 6-13 from the field and recorded eight rebounds in the win.

PREVIEWING THE WEEK AHEAD:
The Bobcats end their season with two back-to-back games starting in New Jersey (April 15) and finishing up at home against Philadelphia for their season finale (April 16). The Bobcats record entering this week is 31-49.

Here is a closer look at the matchups for the Bobcats this week.

APRIL 15 at NEW JERSEY (33-47)
The Bobcats will look to get out of the swamp with a W, as they lost to Jersey the last time they played them in February.

Key Matchup: Raymond Felton (14.3 points, 7.3 assists) vs. Devin Harris (14.9 points, 5.7 assists)

Fantasy Tip: Fresh off his career-high of 19 points, Jared Dudley should see some nice action in the final two games of the season

APRIL 16 at PHILADELPHIA (40-40)
The Bobcats play their final game of the season and look to end it off strong on a winning note.

Key Matchup: Emeka Okafor (13.8 points, 10.7 rebounds) vs. Samuel Dalembert (10.7 points, 10.4 rebounds)

Fantasy Tip: Willie Green has been slumping of late, averaging 10.6 points (21-57 FG) over his last five games. If he is on your roster, look for another guard to pick up

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