Bobcats

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 ?

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

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.

Bobcats winning 50-35 at HT

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)

Brevin on 15 assists and Emeka on 20 and 11

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.

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

Pistons start the quarter on a 9-2 run

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

76-65

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

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!

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?

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

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

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

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

Bobcats are title contenders now!

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

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

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.

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

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

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