Bobcats Top the Heat 107-97

by David A. Arnott on Jan 2, 2010 7:19 PM EST

The Bobcats went down 30-17 in the first quarter, but turned it around in the second quarter, then pulled away in the second half to beat the Heat 107-97, in Miami.

Here are some video highlights. Box score highlights and lowlights after the jump.

BAD

-- Gotta stretch to find something bad from such a satisfying win, but the Cats' defense wasn't as great as we've come to expect. Overall, the Heat shot under 50% from the field, but they did shoot 11-24 from three, including Quentin Richardson's 6-12 and Dwyane Wade's 4-8 from distance. Maybe this was just a matter of a couple guys hitting shots that normally wouldn't fall in at that rate, but if there's something to be done about it -- re-emphasize closing out? -- please do.

-- Gerald Henderson got a DNP-CD. There's no way to get him 5-10 minutes? Do I have to spell out how a substitution rotation works?

GOOD

-- This is Stephen Jackson's upside. He scored 35 points on 20 attempts, grabbed 8 rebounds, and turned it over once. The only way he plays a better game is if he dishes a bunch of assists, too, but Raymond Felton and Boris Diaw took care of that this day.

-- D.J. Augustin is getting back to the Damon Stoudemire clone I predicted last year he'd become (or maybe I'm just wishful that he's getting back to that point). He played 18 minutes, took 7 shots, and scored 13 points, including 3-4 from three. On offense, he makes a lot of sense at the nominal point guard spot when Jax and Diaw are in the game, because those guys can take a lot of responsibility for creating offense in the half court, but he can beat a press with his dribble, unlike those other guys.

-- Insert obligatory "how does Nazr Mohammed play such good offense at his age?" comment. He only played 16 minutes due to his limitations on defense, but he did shoot 4-4 from the field in that time and scored 10 points.

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Whats Gerald Henderson’s ceiling look like? Does he have starter potential?

by bobcatRedemption on Jan 3, 2010 7:15 AM EST reply actions

It certainly seems like he does from the brief moments he’s been on the court. Problem is, for reasons unknown to anyone outside LB, Henderson doesn’t get nearly as much playing time as other first rounders.

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by David A. Arnott on Jan 3, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions

I'll say it again...

If Jordan himself said that the only way our team gest better is through the draft and trades…How does the draft part of that work when our 1st round pick sits more than he plays?

by andrewlail76 on Jan 3, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions

At least he's on the roster.

He’s no Ajinca.

Advance apologies if the contents of this sports-based post offended you. I'm just aiming to educate the masses. My law professor says they're asses.

by MichaelProcton on Jan 3, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions

Is this what we expected from Jackson when we got him?

Maybe not 30+ every night, but solid offensive production, that could help free up Wallace and others? The team looks so much better when his shots are falling… just wish he’d do it more often.

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by southtunnel on Jan 3, 2010 9:57 AM EST reply actions

this is

what we’ve needed to see out of Jack since we got him. I’ve watched almost every game and he’s played ok, but without the REAL tenacity that I know he has. Unfortunately I did not see this game. I hope this is a snap shot of the Jack that will help Gerald lead the Cats to the playoffs!

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by HAWKEYESBABY on Jan 3, 2010 4:04 PM EST reply actions