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Bobcats Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:25:27 PST

How is Gerald Wallace shooting just 31 percent from the field? It all but defies basketball logic that one of the game's best drivers is making so few of his field-goal attempts this season for the Bobcats.

Some factors: Wallace almost never makes jump shots, and he had a league-high 13 shots blocked in his first five games. That's gotten inside his head and he admitted Friday he's lost confidence offensively.

That can only get worse Tuesday versus the Orlando Magic, when Wallace will be driving on a magnificent shot-blocker in Dwight Howard.

But there is a bright side to this: Wallace decided if he isn't shooting, then he'll focus on rebounding. His 14.8 boards per game are fixing what was a constant flaw for the Bobcats the past five seasons.

The Bobcats...

Salmons, Noah lead Bulls past Bobcats (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:05:11 PST

It really wasn't too long ago that Joakim Noah was a rookie clashing with teammates and coaches. Now, John Salmons calls him a "glue guy." Salmons scored 27 points, Noah added a career-high 21 points and had 16 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Bobcats 93-90 on Saturday night for their third straight win.

NBA roundup: Friday's action on the courts (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:00 PST

Scoring points is nothing new for the Toronto Raptors. Preventing them is another story, though they took a step in the right direction Friday night.

Bell scores 24, Bobcats beat tired Hawks 103-83 (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:58:49 PST

For a night, the roles were reversed. The low-scoring Bobcats were suddenly efficient on offense, while the high-scoring Hawks turned in a stinker that led star Joe Johnson to question his teammates. Raja Bell shook off his painful left wrist to score 24 points, Ronald "Flip" Murray pestered his former team with 15 points in his Charlotte debut, and Gerald Wallace grabbed 18 rebounds in...

Warriors' Jackson moving to Charlotte Bobcats? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:34:48 PST

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets both would apparently love to have Stephen Jackson on their squads...

SL: Redd to miss at least 2 weeks; Gay doesn't sign extension (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:55 PST

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your stew.

Wallace, Bobcats rally past struggling Nets, 79-68 (AP)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:09:37 PST

Just when you thought nobody could match the Charlotte Bobcats' offensive ineptitude, the New Jersey Nets one-upped them. Try more than 10 minutes without a point and nearly 11 1/2 without a field goal. Add in another key injury and another deflating loss and the Nets' season is already in a freefall.

Bobcats' Bell to play after postponing surgery (AP)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:07:44 PST

Charlotte Bobcats shooting guard Raja Bell planned to start against New Jersey Monday as he tries to play with a partially torn ligament in his left wrist. Bell went through shootaround and coach Larry Brown said he would make his season debut against the Nets even though he hasn't gone through a full contact practice.

West sparks Cavs to 90-79 win (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:26:58 PDT

Before Delonte West headed to the locker room, Mo Williams grabbed his troubled teammate and pulled him close. Williams wanted West to hear something and whispered in his ear. "I told him, 'Stay with us'," Williams said. West scored 13 points -- all in the second half -- in his delayed season debut to spark Cleveland, Williams had 24, and LeBron James added an unselfish 14 as the...

Randolph scores 30, Grizzlies beat Raptors 115-107 for first victory (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:33:14 PDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies believe they are much better than they showed in a 22-point loss in their opener.

Bobcats blow big lead, still beat Knicks 102-100 (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:39:45 PDT

Charlotte coach Larry Brown noted that at 3 hours, 1 minute, it "was about as long as a baseball game." And the Bobcats weren't apologizing after being able to overcome blowing the equivalent of a big ninth-inning lead -- even if it was hardly a World Series-caliber performance. D.J. Augustin's two free throws with 2.5 seconds left in the second overtime snapped a tie and the...

Bobcats pick up 3rd-year option for C Ajinca (AP)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:53:57 PDT

The Charlotte Bobcats are picking up the third-year, $1.22 million option on the contract of center Alexis Ajinca for the 2010-11 season. The move announced Thursday comes two days before the deadline. The Bobcats wavered on Ajinca's future as he has failed to fit into Charlotte's rotation. A native of France, the 7-foot Ajinca was the 20th pick in the 2008 draft.

The 10-man rotation, starring Chris Kaman's .50 caliber rifle (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:35:44 PDT

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...

Behind the Box Score, where Denver has a good one (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:20 PDT

Denver 114, Utah 105 Quite a bit went down in this bad boy. For one, the Jazz looked good .

Suicide lines: Dwight's one millionth follower; Raps hold off Cavs (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:05 PDT

Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your fish and...

Garnett returns to Boston in easy win over Bobcats (AP)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:07:08 PDT

Kevin Garnett returned to the Boston parquet and slipped on it, putting a bigger scare into the Celtics than the Charlotte Bobcats could. In his first game back in Boston since the injury that knocked him out of last year's playoffs, Garnett scored 10 points with seven rebounds over 26 easy minutes and the Celtics held Charlotte to a franchise-low in scoring to coast to a 92-59 victory.

Suicide lines: Arenas of old shines; Oden's opening night jitters (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:30:00 PDT

Each weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your...

Bobcats' Bell not getting surgery? (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:52:29 PDT

Charlotte Bobcats shooting guard Raja Bell tore a ligament in his left wrist a few days ago but he might go...