Bobcats

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Was just looking at the preview for the Bobcats vs Pistons game and was very surprised too see that the Bobcast have 8 players averaging over 10 points a game

Bogans - 14.8
Brezec - 13.8
Wallace - 12.2
House - 12.2
Smith - 11.7
Hart - 10.8
Kapono - 10.3
Okafor - 10.3

Is that the highest over 10 point averages in the league ?

[Full Surface]

Probably. They have no star player so they have a "share-the-ball" mentality.

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Looks like another close one against the Pistons for the Bobcats.

23-22, bobcats up with a minute to go in the 1st quarter.
Keith Bogans has 11 points and Brevin Knight already has 7 assists.

[Fresh8]

Bobcats winning 50-35 at HT

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Knight with 11 assists and Bogans 16 points.

And Shandon Anderson has 13 points and 3 steals for the Heat with 7 minutes to go in te 2nd quarter (Heat lead it 35-31 against the Blazers)

[Fresh8]

Brevin on 15 assists and Emeka on 20 and 11

[SkipToMy_Lou]

They better win this one, they've put down so many close games (eg: pistons and jazz game). Brevin and Emeka are dominating though. Bobcats up 71-54 nearing the end of the 3rd.

[Fresh8]

Theyre killing out on the court! they cant lose this one

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Pistons start the quarter on a 9-2 run

Come on Charlotte just gotta hold the lead for another 7 minutes, 75-62.

[Fresh8]

76-65

- Bobcats can still hold onto this one.. hope that Darko doesnt hop on the court!

[Fresh8]

Cats up by 6 with 30 secs kleft... one last chance for Knight to get 20 assists....

great game.. Pistons came bacjk and Charlotte's inexperience showed.. nice game by Emeka as well!

[Donatello]

Gerald Wallace scored 17 points in Charlotte's 91-89 victory Tuesday over Detroit.


Does anyone know if a first-year team has ever beat the reigning NBA champs before?

[Fresh8]

I dont know but Okafor, Wallace and Brevin sdid so aesome today.. ditto for Keith Bogans!

[SkipToMy_Lou]

Does anyone know if a first-year team has ever beat the reigning NBA champs before?

Nope, its the first time an expansion team has ever beaten an NBA champ. Well done Bobcats

[idiot]

Okafor scored 10 of his 22 points in the third quarter as the Bobcats snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 91-89 rout of the Detroit Pistons and became the first expansion team since 1971 to defeat the defending NBA champions.

http://www.nba.com/games/20041123/DETCHA/recap.html

[Micchy_boy]

Seems Like Bad Karma for Pistons... Hope it will continue

But seriously, Bobcats did a fine job.
Detroit missing Big Ben, which in my opinion the heart an soul of this team

[Alcoholic]

Bobcats are title contenders now!

[MaD_hAND1e]

didn't the raptors beat the bulls a few times back when they were an expansion team?

[Donatello]

The win was the first by an expansion team over a defending NBA champion since the 1970-71 season.

so, no i don't think the raptors did, unless the nba.com people are confused

[Andrew]

didn't the raptors beat the bulls a few times back when they were an expansion team?

They beat them once during the 95/96 season (their inaugural, "expansion" year), but that year the Bulls recaptured the title - the Houston Rockets were the reigning champions during the season, not Chicago.

[Alcoholic]

So that means they beat the Bulls, but the Bulls weren't defending champions.

[Donatello]

i think i'm becoming a bobcats fan.....

[MaD_hAND1e]

O yea... I forgot that the Bulls weren't the defending champs that year... but come to think of it, I think the Raptors beat the Bulls twice that year as well