Charlotte Bobcats (2-23) @ Brooklyn Nets (8-17) - Dec 23rd 2012
Where the hell did this one come from? Nets look a bad team anyway, but we went on the road and decimated them by 21 points. Deron Williams was their one bright spot, the rest of their team played horribly. Gerald Henderson was a monster, and Kemba put up Rondo like numbers. This is the first game I've seen us really take a stranglehold of and dominate in every quarter, and not falter at the end. Excellent win.
Final Score: Bobcats 99-78 Nets
POTG: Gerald Henderson (CHA) - 34 pts, 4 rebs, 2 ast, 2 blk
Notable Mentions: Deron Williams (BRO) - 23 pts, 4 rebs, 6 ast, 2 stl
Kemba Walker (CHA) - 13 pts, 9 rebs, 10 ast, 2 stl
Derrick Brown (CHA) - 18 pts, 8 rebs, 2 stl
Golden State Warriors (13-16) @ Charlotte Bobcats (3-23) - Dec 26th 2012
I gave the guys Christmas Eve and Day off to spend some time with their families and have a small break from ball before starting up again on Boxing Day. Sadly though, they'd clearly been eating too much Christmas pudding, and were horribly slow out of the gates, pretty much deciding the outcome of the game with only one quarter down. We pretty matched them from then on, but made no inroads into their lead. Disappointing. Without the terrible start there is no reason why we wouldn't have won this one. Even more disappointing is the fact Gerald Henderson had a hamstring strain and might miss a game or two. That's up to the coaching staff.
Final Score: Warriors 115-93 Bobcats
POTG: David Lee (GSW) - 27 pts, 9 rebs, 2 ast
Notable Mentions: Klay Thompson (GSW) - 18 pts, 4 rebs
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (CHA) - 18 pts, 5 rebs, 3 ast, 5 stl
Andrew Bogut (GSW) - 17 pts, 10 rebs, 3 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk
Indiana Pacers (9-19) @ Charlotte Bobcats (3-24) - Dec 29th 2012
Another team that had a good season last time round, but are having a tough time in 2012, despite keeping all their main pieces and adding some more. This game was an absolute battle. We built up a good lead, but of course things slowed down in the 4th and they tied the game with a few seconds left. We ended up in Overtime, and the guys found a second win, and somehow we will pulled it off! Gerald did play, but 'only' 28 minutes, do D.J. Augustin and Ben Gordon came off the bench and played extended minutes, and did a great job.
Final Score: Pacers 94-99 Bobcats (OT)
POTG: Kemba Walker (CHA) - 21 pts, 9 rebs, 6 ast, 2 stl
Notable Mentions: Danny Granger (IND) - 21 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stl
Derrick Brown (CHA) - 17 pts, 12 rebs
Paul George (IND) - 18 pts, 12 rebs, 2 stl
D.J. Augustin (CHA) - 17 pts, 6 ast
Ben Gordon (CHA) - 15 pts, 5 rebs
Charlotte Bobcats (4-24) @ Chicago Bulls (14-15) - Dec 31st 2012
Another real battle against a very underachieving Bulls team so far. Once again we had Gerald on limited minutes, meaning D.J. and Ben saw more minutes again, and both did a reasonable job. Sadly though, we haven't laid our 4th quarter demons to rest, and we let a 3 point lead turn into a 6 point loss with just 6 minutes of the game left. Seeing the damage BG did in limited minutes though, I hope Coach Dunlap will give him more chances to give us some offense we so often clearly lack.
Final Score: Bobcats 90-96 Bulls
POTG: Joakim Noah (CHI) - 21 pts, 14 rebs, 2 ast, 4 blk, 3 stl
Notable Mentions: Derrick Rose (CHI) - 26 pts, 5 rebs, 5 ast, 3 blk
Ben Gordon (CHA) - 18 pts, 3 rebs in 17 minutes of play
Chicago Bulls (15-15) @ Charlotte Bobcats (4-25) - Jan 2nd 2013
Our turn to host the Bulls now. We took hold of this game and never looked back, and really stamped home our authority. Kemba continues to flirt with a triple-double, hopefully he can get one before the season is out. Chicago's bench production was terrible, with only 17 points, while our bench dropped 39 in total. An extremely pleasing, and balanced scoring effort from the guys. Happy new year Bobcats nation!
Final Score: Bulls 96-109 Bobcats
POTG: Kemba Walker (CHA) - 20 pts, 6 rebs, 8 ast, 3 stl
Notable Mentions: Joakim Noah (CHI) - 25 pts, 11 rebs, 2 blk
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (CHA) - 16 pts, 3 rebs, 7 ast, 3 stl
Chris Wilcox (CHI) - 18 pts, 13 rebs, 2 ast