Game 81: Bobcats@Nets

[King Taharqa]

Tonight our Mighty Bobcats are in the Garden State. And oh what a beautiful garden it is! The New Jersey Nets have had the Bobcats # this season. Beating us the last 2 times we've faced them. Led by young big man Brook Lopez, Devin Harris, Courtney Lee, & young rookie T Williams, the Nets have had one of the worst seasons in NBA history. Dealing with so many losses, a change in ownership, and an eminent move to Brooklyn NY in the next coming years has got to be tough on these guys. But for whatever reason, it hasnt seemed to faze them when they face us. The Bobs have struggled on the road all season long, and the Nets seem to match up very well with us, we need all star performances by G-Force & Jax to have a shot. A win tonight evens the season series and gives us a big road victory to go into the playoffs on. GO BOBCATS!!!

“Winning is not the most important thing right now, but at the same time, we want to still be solid. We want to go out there and play well, we want to go out there and respect the game and play the game the right way and go into the playoffs feeling good about the way we’ve been playing.”

[HeatCheck]

A loss tonight or a Miami win guarantees we are are in 7th vs Magic.

[King Taharqa]

For all of Bobcats nation on the Huddle we'll have the return of the infamous NBA playoff thread polls tonight. And for the first time in this forum's history, our Bobcats will be apart of one. The NBA Playoffs...where amazing happens.

[necroplasm]

Even with Miami winning and closing the door on the 6th seed for us... I still don't want this team to be 1-3 against the Nets. MUST WIN. NO matter WHAT! lol

[cdandi1]

If we win tonite, and Miami loses its last two..we get the 6th right?

[tarheelblue89]

Nets are playing some good basketball right now, should be a good one.

[necroplasm]

If we win tonite, and Miami loses its last two..we get the 6th right?

Bobcats would have to win out and Miami lose out for the tie breaker to be in effect.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Raymond Felton (flu), Gerald Wallace (shoulder) and Stephen Jackson (hamstring) are all listed by the Charlotte Observer as 'projected starters' for Monday's game.

This isn't the final word but it's definitely reason for optimism. With any luck we'll have another update this afternoon.

Source: Charlotte Observer

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Gerald Wallace will likely be held out of Monday's game due to a shoulder injury.

Larry Brown plans on sitting him down tonight, while Tyrus Thomas is expected to be back in action for the Bobcats. Get Wallace on your bench for Monday's game, and watch for news on his status for Wednesday's finale. Brown is going to rest Wallace against the Nets, but also said if there are playoff implications for Wednesday against Chicago, he'll play his starters if possible.

Source: Charlotte Observer

[Guild]

Let's go Bobcats! We don't have to win but it would be nice to close out the season with a win over NJ.

[God]

I'm loving this new forum look. Solid start, letting NJ get in transition too much.

[Guild]

I'm loving this new forum look. Solid start, letting NJ get in transition too much.

Also missing a few easy shots.

[Guild]

Ugh. Open wing shots like that against the Magic will kill us.

[Sapper]

So it doesn't matter how the Bucks fare now? It is just the Heat that we can pass?