Bobcats-Wizards Preview

By JUSTIN EINHORN
Posted Nov 27 2009 11:53PM

As important as forwards Antawn Jamison and Gerald Wallace are, new additions to the backcourt may be what get the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats out of the Southeast Division cellar.

The matchup between Stephen Jackson and Nick Young could be key to deciding whether the Wizards or Bobcats leave Saturday night's game in last place.

Separated by a half-game at the bottom of a division in which they're the only teams under .500, Washington and Charlotte is each coming off arguably its best win of the season. A new shooting guard and a longtime starter at forward played pivotal roles for both clubs.

Washington (5-9) notched its second road win Friday, 94-84 over Miami as Jamison had 24 points and 13 rebounds while Young scored 22.

It was the second win in as many games since owner Abe Pollin passed away. The first was a 108-107 victory over Toronto on Tuesday as Young was inserted into the starting lineup and scored 20 points.

Before that victory, Young had appeared in only six games all season, totaling 12 points.

"Those days without playing kind of hurt me, so I kind of came out with a chip on my shoulder," said Young, who has played nearly 70 minutes in the last two games after playing less than 45 during Washington's 3-9 start.

Charlotte (6-9) pulled off a 94-87 home win over Cleveland on Friday behind Wallace's 31 points and 14 boards.

Jackson added 17 points in his sixth game for the Bobcats since being acquired in a trade with Golden State. He's averaged 18.5 points for Charlotte, which has won three in a row following a seven-game slide.

Two days earlier, Wallace had 31 points and 13 rebounds while Jackson added 23 points and six assists in a 116-81 win over Toronto.

Now Wallace looks to help give Bobcats managing partner Michael Jordan a victory over the team with which he had a failed tenure as an executive. Jordan sat courtside Friday, encouraging Wallace and advising him to keep attacking LeBron James.

"He's rooting, but he also has his suggestions on how we should play," Wallace said. "He's just like any other fan. He just happens to be Michael Jordan - and he's also the boss."

After having to go against James, Wallace likely will spend some time trying to stop Jamison, averaging 24.8 points and 11.2 boards in five games after missing the first nine with a shoulder injury.

Jamison's 27 points keyed Washington snapping a four-game losing streak to Charlotte with a 95-93 home win March 25 in the most recent meeting. He had averaged 16.7 points on 36.0 percent shooting in three losses to the Bobcats last season.

Caron Butler was back in Washington's lineup Friday after missing one game with a sore ankle, but he had only nine points.

So did Gilbert Arenas, and that was a season low for the veteran point guard as his long-range shooting struggles continued. He missed both of his 3-point attempts and is 3 for 22 over the last five games after going 20 of 45 in his first nine.

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Tough defense helps Bobcats extend win streak to four

By Tim Hipps, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 28, 2009 11:32PM

WASHINGTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- Gerald Wallace had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead six players in double-figure scoring as the Charlotte Bobcats won their season-high fourth in a row with a 92-76 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

The defensive-minded Bobcats (7-9) were so giddy in the locker room that one might have thought they had just won a seven-game playoff series. They were playing pranks on the young guys, cracking jokes, and just reveling in a week in which they established a franchse record for margin of victory with a 116-81 conquest of the Toronto Raptors on Thanksgiving Eve.

"I love these guys," said Stephen Jackson, who along with Acie Law joined the Bobcats on Nov. 16 in a trade with Golden State for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic. "You see the locker room now, everybody's in good spirits. We're starting to win and I think everybody's approaching it with a competing-every-night attitude and see what happens.

"I love being a part of an organization that wants to get better and wants to go to the next level."

Tyson Chandler had 12 points and six rebounds and Raymond Felton added 12 points and five assists without a turnover. Felton has committed only one turnover in the past four games. Nazr Mohammed had 12 points and five rebounds in 11:53 off the bench. Jackson had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists while Derrick Brown chipped in with 10 points off the bench.

It all started with the Bobcats' defense, which entered the game allowing a league-leading average of 88.7 points per game.

"We defended against a team that can score about as well as we can," Bobcats coach Larry Brown said.

"It's coaching," Brown joked with a big smile. "Nah, you've gotta play hard to be able to defend. Character guys usually will defend. You're going to have bad nights offensively, but if you defend, you're going to be in a lot of games. We've been defending all year. We've turned the ball over a lot and we've shot poorly, but I think, generally speaking, we've tried to defend every night and that's a key."

The Bobcats held the Wizards (5-10) to 38.5 percent shooting and forced 15 turnovers that led to 18 points.

"Our defense held them to a low shooting percentage and rebounded very well," Wallace said. "We limited them to one shot and we made shots when we needed to make shots."

The Bobcats, who never trailed in the game, led by 10 at halftime and by 24 points in the second half.

"We're having fun, man, we're on a four-game winning streak," said Felton, who had four steals. "We're enjoying ourselves, we're having fun, and we're playing great basketball right now. And defense is what we strive ourselves on right now. We feed off our defense and turn it into our offense."

The Wizards, on the other hand, are struggling.

"Disappointed, embarrassed, mad," Wizards coach Flip Saunders said. "All of them could be used as adjectives to describe how we played tonight."

Caron Butler led Washington with 19 points and seven rebounds. Brendan Haywood added 10 points and nine boards, and Nick Young was the only other Wizards player in double-figures with 10 points.

"You can't hit a shot, make a pass, get a rebound," said Gilbert Arenas, who had six points on 3-for-11 shooting with six assists and two turnovers. "In the NBA, there usually are about eight to 10 games like that a year.

"What do you expect me to do? Go out there and score 30? I'm not going to go out there and score 30 when we have a lot of offensive players here."

NBA Commissioner David Stern honored the Wizards' late owner Abe Pollin, who died Tuesday at age 85, with a message on the big screen at the Verizon Center. Antawn Jamison thanked the fans before the game for their sympathetic outpouring for Pollin. At halftime, a big-screen tribute featured the life of Pollin, the longest-tenured owner in the NBA who also owned the NHL's Washington Capitals and WNBA's Washington Mystics along the way.

• Bobcats: Ajinca, Law
• Wizards: Crittenton, James, Miller

• Bobcats: --
• Wizards: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• Officials: #23 Jason Phillips, #24 Mike Callahan, #50 Olandis Poole
• Attendance: 17311
• Duration: 2:12

Charlotte Bobcats (15-18)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Haywood vs Chandler (Felton gains possession)
Jackson Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:44 [CHA 2-0]
	11:22	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:21
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:50	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
	10:49	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:45 [WAS 2-2]	Haywood Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	10:19
	10:17	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:13	Arenas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wallace (1 BLK)
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:11
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	10:03
Team Rebound	10:03
Jackson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)	09:45 [CHA 4-2]
	09:24 [WAS 4-4]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)
	09:10	Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	09:00
	08:59	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:49	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:48
Chandler Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)	08:35 [CHA 6-4]
Jackson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:17
	08:17 [WAS 5-6]	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:17 [WAS 6-6]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Chandler Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)	08:03
	07:52	Haywood Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	07:52
	07:52	Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Felton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:41 [CHA 8-6]
	07:25	Young Layup Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:24
Wallace Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)	07:20 [CHA 10-6]
	07:03 [WAS 8-10]	Young Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	06:48
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:47
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:41 [CHA 12-8]
	06:22	Haywood Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:21
Wallace Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)	06:17
	06:12 [WAS 10-12]	Young Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:58	Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:58	Young Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	05:50
	05:49	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:37	Stevenson Jump Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:36
	05:31	Jamison Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:14
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	04:56
	04:55	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:47	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:46
Felton Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:35 [CHA 14-10]
	04:17 [WAS 12-14]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
Wallace Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:01
Team Timeout : Regular	03:57
	03:57	Haywood Substitution replaced by McGee
Wallace Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:39 [CHA 16-12]
	03:26	Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:15
Jackson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:01
	02:50 [WAS 14-16]	McGee Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:24	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Felton Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:20
	02:20	Butler Substitution replaced by Blatche
Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed	02:20
	02:12	McGee Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:11
	02:01	McGee Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:01 [CHA 17-14]
Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:01 [CHA 18-14]
	01:42 [WAS 17-18]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (2 AST)
Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed	01:27
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:26
Mohammed Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:22 [CHA 20-17]
	01:16	Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	00:54.7	Arenas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:54.7 [CHA 21-17]
Diaw Substitution replaced by Brown	00:54.7
Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:54.7 [CHA 22-17]
	00:31.4 [WAS 19-22]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Mohammed Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	00:12.7
Mohammed Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	00:12.7
	00:01.6	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.5	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (15-18)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Stevenson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:47	Stevenson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Mohammed Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Murray (1 AST)	11:27 [CHA 24-19]
Mohammed Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:05
	10:51	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:51
Murray Jump Shot: Missed	10:38
	10:37	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:25	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:24
Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)	10:08
Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:06
Mohammed Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:04 [CHA 26-19]
	10:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:02	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye
	10:02	Jamison Substitution replaced by Butler
	09:49	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:48
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	McGee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Wallace Substitution replaced by Jackson	09:12
	09:12	Jump Ball Foye vs Augustin
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:07
	08:56	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
	08:55	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:53 [WAS 21-26]	Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jackson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Murray (2 AST)	08:37 [CHA 28-21]
	08:17	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:16
Brown Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)	08:08 [CHA 30-21]
	07:51	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:50
	07:49	McGee Substitution replaced by Haywood
	07:39	Foye Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Chandler	07:39
Brown Substitution replaced by Diaw	07:39
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:39
Team Rebound	07:39
Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:39 [CHA 31-21]
	07:26 [WAS 23-31]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)
Augustin Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jackson (2 AST)	07:12 [CHA 33-23]
	06:56	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:55
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:30
	06:12	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:11
Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:50
	05:49	Boykins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Augustin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:47
	05:47	Timeout : Official
	05:47	Foye Substitution replaced by Arenas
	05:47 [WAS 24-33]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:47 [WAS 25-33]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	05:19
	05:19	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:19	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:18
Murray Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)	05:04 [CHA 35-25]
	04:37	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
	04:36	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:34 [WAS 27-35]	Haywood Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:14	Butler Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	04:14	Boykins Substitution replaced by Young
	04:14	Blatche Substitution replaced by Jamison
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	04:00
	03:59	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Augustin Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:53
Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton	03:53
Murray Substitution replaced by Wallace	03:53
	03:53 [WAS 28-35]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:53 [WAS 29-35]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	03:34
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:33
	03:32	Jamison Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	03:22
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:21
Jackson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	03:05
Jackson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:05
	02:52	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:51
Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:47
Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:47
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
Jackson Substitution replaced by Murray	02:47
	02:37	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:36
	02:17	Arenas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	02:17 [CHA 36-29]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:17
	02:15	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:01	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:00	Team Rebound
	01:53	Butler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Wallace Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	01:33
Diaw Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:23
	01:23 [WAS 30-36]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:23	Young Substitution replaced by Foye
	01:23	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:22
Diaw Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	01:10 [CHA 38-30]
	00:52.9	Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Murray (1 ST)
	00:52.3	Foye Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Murray Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:42.9 [CHA 40-30]
	00:30.9 [WAS 32-40]	Haywood Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)
	00:11.4	Foye Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:11.4 [CHA 41-32]
Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:11.4 [CHA 42-32]
	00:01.5	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (15-18)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:44
Diaw Jump Shot: Missed	11:25
	11:24	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:17	Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Felton (2 ST)
	11:14	Arenas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:14 [CHA 43-32]
Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:14
	11:13	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:54	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:53
Wallace Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	10:39
	10:28	Jamison Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Felton (3 ST)
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:22 [CHA 45-32]
	10:21	Team Timeout : Short
	10:05	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:04
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:57	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	09:49 [WAS 34-45]	Arenas Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:32	Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:26	Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:26
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	09:02	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:01
Jackson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)	08:44 [CHA 47-34]
	08:24	Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Wallace Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:19 [CHA 49-34]
	08:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:02 [WAS 37-49]	Young 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)
	07:43	Haywood Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Jackson Free Throw Technical Missed	07:43
Team Rebound	07:43
Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Felton Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:25
	07:17	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	07:16
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)	07:00 [CHA 52-37]
	06:37	Young Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	06:17	Butler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:17 [CHA 53-37]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:17 [CHA 54-37]
	06:04 [WAS 39-54]	Butler Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Chandler Jump Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:41 [CHA 56-39]
	05:30 [WAS 41-56]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)
Diaw 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jackson (3 AST)	05:16 [CHA 59-41]
	04:56 [WAS 43-59]	Haywood Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
	04:43	Young Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	04:43	Haywood Substitution replaced by Oberto
	04:43	Jamison Substitution replaced by Blatche
Team Timeout : Regular	04:43
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	04:31
Team Rebound	04:31
	04:31	Young Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Wallace Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:19 [CHA 61-43]
	04:02	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	04:01
Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Diaw (4 AST)	03:53 [CHA 63-43]
	03:35	Young Jump Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	03:34
Diaw Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jackson (4 AST)	03:28 [CHA 65-43]
	03:28	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:28	Young Substitution replaced by McGuire
	03:28	Arenas Substitution replaced by Boykins
	03:05 [WAS 45-65]	McGuire Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:43	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:39 [WAS 47-65]	Butler Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:39
Felton Substitution replaced by Augustin	02:39
	02:39 [WAS 48-65]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Chandler Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:32
Chandler Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:32
	02:15 [WAS 50-65]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)
	01:58	Oberto Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:58 [CHA 66-50]
Diaw Substitution replaced by Murray	01:58
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:58
	01:56	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:34	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jackson (1 BLK)
	01:32	Boykins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:32	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Murray Jump Shot: Missed	01:25
	01:24	Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:17	Boykins Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)
	01:14	McGuire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:14 [CHA 67-50]
Wallace Substitution replaced by Brown	01:14
Chandler Substitution replaced by Mohammed	01:14
Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:14 [CHA 68-50]
Augustin Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:04
	00:53.9	Blatche Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:52.6
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	00:39.9
	00:38.5	Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:33.9	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:32.5
Mohammed Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Blatche (1 ST)	00:27.9
	00:24.9	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:22.8
	00:04.5	Blatche Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:04.5	Oberto Substitution replaced by McGee
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:04.5
Team Rebound	00:04.5
Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:04.5 [CHA 69-50]
	00:00.8	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Charlotte Bobcats (15-18)		Washington Wizards (10-22)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Mohammed Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Murray (3 AST)	11:44 [CHA 71-50]
	11:24 [WAS 52-71]	Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	11:08	Blatche Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:08 [CHA 72-52]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:08 [CHA 73-52]
	10:49 [WAS 54-73]	Boykins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:10	Arenas Jump Shot: Missed
Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:09
Brown Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	09:48
Jackson Substitution replaced by Wallace	09:48
	09:32 [WAS 56-73]	Blatche Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)
Augustin Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)	09:10
	09:06	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:05 [WAS 58-73]	McGee Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:05
Wallace Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (2 BLK)	08:51
Mohammed Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	08:48
Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:47 [CHA 75-58]
	08:42	McGuire Layup Shot: Missed
	08:40	McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:40 [WAS 60-73]	McGee Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Murray Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)	08:14
	08:13	Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:09	Boykins Layup Shot: Missed
Wallace Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	08:08
Murray Jump Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:02	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Wallace Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:02
Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton	08:02
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Diaw	08:02
	07:47 [WAS 62-73]	Boykins Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:31 [CHA 75-62]
	07:20	Boykins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Murray (2 ST)
Murray Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Blatche (2 ST)	07:17
	07:10	Boykins 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:10
Felton 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Murray (4 AST)	06:47 [CHA 78-62]
	06:26 [WAS 64-78]	Boykins Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Diaw (5 AST)	06:04 [CHA 81-64]
	05:38	McGee Jump Shot: Missed
Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:37
Brown Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)	05:26 [CHA 83-64]
	05:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:26	Arenas Substitution replaced by Butler
	05:26	McGee Substitution replaced by Haywood
	05:26	Blatche Substitution replaced by Jamison
	05:26	Boykins Substitution replaced by Young
	05:26	McGuire Substitution replaced by Foye
Brown Substitution replaced by Jackson	05:26
	05:10	Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Felton (4 ST)
Felton Layup Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:06	Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:43	Young 3pt Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:42
Murray Jump Shot: Missed	04:25
Wallace Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	04:23
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:04	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:54	Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jackson (2 ST)
	03:53	Foye Foul : Clear Path (4 PF)
Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:53 [CHA 84-64]
	03:53	Jamison Substitution replaced by McGuire
Murray Substitution replaced by Henderson	03:53
Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:53
Team Rebound	03:53
Wallace Substitution replaced by Graham	03:53
Graham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Diaw (6 AST)	03:43 [CHA 86-64]
	03:23 [WAS 67-86]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Graham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)	03:03 [CHA 88-67]
	02:45	Young Jump Shot: Missed
	02:44	McGuire Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:41	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:41
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
	02:41	Haywood Substitution replaced by McGee
Diaw Substitution replaced by Brown	02:41
Jackson Substitution replaced by Augustin	02:41
Felton Substitution replaced by Diop	02:41
Diop Jump Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:17	McGuire Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:07 [WAS 70-88]	Young 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Henderson Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
	01:54	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Graham Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:44
	01:44 [WAS 71-88]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	01:44 [WAS 72-88]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
	01:28	McGuire Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:13
Diop Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:01
	01:01 [WAS 73-88]	Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:01 [WAS 74-88]	Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Brown Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)	00:45.9 [CHA 90-74]
	00:35.9 [WAS 76-90]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGee (3 BLK)	00:11.9
Team Rebound	00:11.9
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:11.5
	00:00.5	Foye Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.3	McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 4th Quarter

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