Bad stretch for the Cats,fall to .500 recordGame 1:Washington Wizards @ Charlotte Bobcats 84-76 (simulated Game)
The Charlotte Bobcats spoiled their first game after a four game winning streak,after losing to the Washington Wizards ,in Charlotte. The Bobcats had almost no player standing up as a leader on the court ,as Kidd-Gilchrist and Walker,who were the top scorers for the Cats, had 13 points each. Javale McGee had a solid game with 12 points and 15 rebounds,while Ramon Sessions dropped a dozen points as well.
For the Wizards,Trevor Ariza had almost a double double with 22 points and 9 assists,while John Wall had a mature performance ,adding 16 points,4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game 2:Charlotte Bobcats @ Minnesota Timberwolves 82-97THE FACTS: It was a bad first half for the Charlotte Bobcats,that doomed them and cost them the entire game. Charlotte was outscored by 13 points in the first half by the Wolves ,who dominated in all aspects of their game,building a strong lead which was more than enough to earn them the W.After a rather balanced third quarter though ,Charlotte tried an 11th hour comeback ,in which they scored 7 consecutive three pointers. But the Wolves had answers for all of these,letting the Bobcats cut the lead to 5 points,and then make a little run which took again the difference up to 15 points.
For the Bobcats ,
Kemba Walker (23 points,8 assists,3 rebounds,3 steals,4 three pointers) and
Ben Gordon(16 points,3/4 3pts, 14 points in the 4th quarter) where the two players that motored the unsuccessful attempt for a comeback.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist(13 points,6 rebounds,7 assists) added a nice all around performance as well.
While for the winning side,
Nicola Pekovic (19 points,5 rebounds) was the leading scorer for his team, but superstar
Kevin Love (18 points,15 rebounds) was arguably the MVP of the game,scoring some huge three pointers in the last quarter,which sealed the deal for the Wolves.
Brandon Roy(12 points) had positive performance,showing glances of his old self and Spaniard
Ricky Rubio(12 points,10 assists) finished with the double double.
THE STAT:The Timberwolves had 37 rebounds,while the Bobcats only 18.
HOT:Nikola Pekovic had 8-9 FG in the game ,and
Kevin Love was 7-13 from the field with an impressive 4 three pointers in 5 attempts.
QUOTABLE:We spoiled an entire half in today's game,we clearly didn't deserve the win here,and we should learn from our mistakes.
--Bobcats' Kemba Walker
Game 3:Memphis Grizzlies @ Charlotte Bobcats 79-70THE FACTS: It was a Hardwood Classics night in Charlotte,as the "Carolina Cougars" faced of the
"Memphis Tams" ,in Charlotte. The retro atmosphere was everywhere in the packed Time Warner Cable Arena,and the two teams didn't fail to dissapoint their crowd. It was a nailbitter,despite what the score indicates,as the two teams were going head to head for 42 minutes. It was only then that the Memphis Grizzlies managed to build a small lead that they were able to hold until the very end.
Rudy Gay (20 points) lead the way for the Grizzlies with a solid performance which gave him the MVP honors as well,but the big surprise was another one.
Terrico White(15 points,7-7 FG),the rookie out of Mississippi was the one giving the much needed spark from the bench ,leading the way for Memphis to build the much needed lead.
Charlotte had its big 3 of
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (18 points,4 rebounds),
Kemba Walker(16 points,6 assists,2 steals) and
Ben Gordon(16 points) leading the way,but the rest of the team failed to deliver,as no other player scored more than 4 points in the game,on a poor scoring night.
THE STAT:Memphis Grizzlies had no three point attempts in the whole game!
TURNING POINT:Subbing in Terrico White in the 2nd half. He scored 15 points and played big part on Memphis' run that gave them a bigger lead.
ROOKIE WATCH:Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a mature performance with 18 points,but
Terrico White with his perfect 7-7 shooting was the catalyst in the game.
QUOTABLE I:That was my break out game.I am really happy about my performance,and I hope this will be the first of several performances like this one. Great night for me tonight for both my performance and the W.
--Grizzlies Terrico WhiteQUOTABLE II:We must not get dissapointed from this losing streak. Just remember last year everyone. We have almost as many Ws in those three weeks as the team had in a whole season! The team is playing really good,and as we get better and better,more wins are going to come.There's some nice job done in this organization.
--Bobcats' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist