Houston Rockets @ Charlotte Bobcats 3-13-09

[davcbow]

Well here we go again We really need this win to help our drive to the playoffs and to redeem the loss in houston, also so my predictions come true, lol ... I think we can win this game in our house...:cool:

21Alexis Ajinca (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/alexis_ajinca/index.html?nav=page) C
14D.J. Augustin (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dj_augustin/index.html?nav=page) G
19Raja Bell (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raja_bell/index.html?nav=page) G
32Boris Diaw (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/boris_diaw/index.html?nav=page) F-C
7DeSagana Diop (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/desagana_diop/index.html?nav=page) C
20Raymond Felton (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/raymond_felton/index.html?nav=page) G
5Juwan Howard (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/juwan_howard/index.html?nav=page) F
2 Dontell Jefferson (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dontell_jefferson/index.html?nav=page) G
1Cartier Martin (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/cartier_martin/index.html?nav=page) F
42Sean May (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/sean_may/index.html?nav=page) F
6Nazr Mohammed (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/nazr_mohammed/index.html?nav=page) C
50Emeka Okafor (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/emeka_okafor/index.html?nav=page) C-F
10Vladimir Radmanovic (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vladimir_radmanovic/index.html?nav=page) F
44Sean Singletary (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/sean_singletary/index.html?nav=page) G
3Gerald Wallace (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/gerald_wallace/index.html?nav=page) F

Houston Rockets:
96Ron Artest (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ron_artest/index.html?nav=page) F
17Brent Barry (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brent_barry/index.html?nav=page) G
31Shane Battier (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shane_battier/index.html?nav=page) F
0Aaron Brooks (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/aaron_brooks/index.html?nav=page) G
43Brian Cook (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brian_cook/index.html?nav=page) F
15Joey Dorsey (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/joey_dorsey/index.html?nav=page) F
44Chuck Hayes (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chuck_hayes/index.html?nav=page) F
2Luther Head (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/luther_head/index.html?nav=page) G
14Carl Landry (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/carl_landry/index.html?nav=page) F
7Kyle Lowry (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kyle_lowry/index.html?nav=page) G
1Tracy McGrady (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/tracy_mcgrady/index.html?nav=page) G
55Dikembe Mutombo (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dikembe_mutombo/index.html?nav=page) C
4Luis Scola (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/luis_scola/index.html?nav=page) F-C
3Von Wafer (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/von_wafer/index.html?nav=page) G
11Yao Ming (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yao_ming/index.html?nav=page) C

[rsxnova]

Hey guys i have been lurking around here since the first Suns game. Lets start that streak again!

[ohara831]

I think the guys will be ready tonight. This night, if everything goes well, can be historic. We can be sitting in the 8th Playoff Spot with only a few weeks to go. They let it slip away in San Antonio. They must redeem themselves at home and protect their house! Victory.

[BigMike]

So I am thinking LB should start Diop tonight and match him up to Yao, let Diop know he has 6 fouls to give up and he should get aggressive. Then once Yao has been sufficiently pushed around send in a fresh Oak. At 7 foot 300+ lbs Diop needs to start being the enforcer we need him to be.


If you see a large man with twin, red headed two and a half year old, sons walking around the area tonight, that me taking my sons to thier first NBA game. Feel free to say HI!


p.s. The 42-24, 3rd in the west, Rockets are only being picked by 1 point over our lowly Cats. Forget media respect, we have earned the respect of the guys who have hard cash on this stuff.

[davcbow]

Hey guys i have been lurking around here since the first Suns game. Lets start that streak again!

Hello rsxnova welcome to BCP, feel free to comment any time and express your views, opinions on the many matters at BCP....:cool:

[BETCATS]

Hey guys i have been lurking around here since the first Suns game. Lets start that streak again!


whats going on!


As for the game, i am eager to see the new guy play.

[WarioVsMooChicken]

9 game winning streak coming up

[Muttley]

I think my presence at this game will give the guys the confidence and agressiveness they need to soundly beat the Rockets tonight. I'll try to be humble about my contributions to the team's success when the game's over, but I make no promises.A win tonight would be clutch! The Spurs game didn't hurt us because of other teams' losses, but a win could put us on top of the 8-13th place heap.Go Bobcats!

[teej]

Hey guys i have been lurking around here since the first Suns game. Lets start that streak again!

Welcome! Post often, and if you need anything, let us know. The wiki has answers to a lot of questions, though.

We really need a win tonight, and if we guard Artest and Felton hits his J then we should be fine.

Lets Go CATS!!

[teej]

I think my presence at this game will give the guys the confidence and agressiveness they need to soundly beat the Rockets tonight. I'll try to be humble about my contributions to the team's success when the game's over, but I make no promises.A win tonight would be clutch! The Spurs game didn't hurt us because of other teams' losses, but a win could put us on top of the 8-13th place heap.Go Bobcats!

And if we lose? Not saying it would happen but would we not have to take away your medal Mr. Muttley? Or call you dick Dastardley?

[ziggy]

Well here we go again We really need this win to help our drive to the playoffs and to redeem the loss in houston, also so my predictions come true,

If you get this prediction right too, we might have to start calling you davcbowstradamus :biggrin:

[davcbow]

If you get this prediction right too, we might have to start calling you davcbowstradamus :biggrin:

How cool would that be? :p

[BIGCatBobcat]

is this a must win? I want and think we can win every game. Houston smoked us at their place. I'm not scared of Yao, or Artest, i just don't want Battier or Skip to have a good game and i think that will work in our way.

He's in Orlando now right? Whatever, whoever they have i don't want them to have a good game and I agree that we need to beat the hell out of Yao but he's 7'6" and what like 400?

[Ghost Kat]

Mutumbo is still alive? :shrug:

He's 126 yrs old

[spectre]

Artest always gives Crash pure hell. He's got to bring his "A" game tonight as well as Mek or we'll get smoked again.

BTW, I don't think this is a "must" win, but it would be so sweet to get it. Houston is a top contender, so a win even at home shouldn't be automatically expected.

[ziggy]

Artest always gives Crash pure hell.
Something else that concerns me about Artest tonight is the fact that he got bent over pretty soundly by Kobe in his last game, so he may come out tonight with something to prove.

[bing!]

He's 126 yrs old
^ nope, he's 43 :tongue-in-cheek:

We should get'em whilst they're still wallowin' in sorrow over that loss vs Lakers.

Give'em hell tonight boys, give'em hell!

[BETCATS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN2C6L9v2XM

[ziggy]

Wow, thats a spectacular mullet by Luis Scola:hypo:

[Ghost Kat]

Lets Go Cats!!!!

[Ghost Kat]

Yes!!!!!....Steve Martin has been deported!!!!!

[BETCATS]

contain Aaron Brooks and Artest and we blow them out. The problem is, that is not easy at all.

[kickazzz2000]

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[Ghost Kat]

Need production from the bench this game :(

[spectre]

link?


















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http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=32502&part=sports

A whole page full, but you probably have to download software for all of them. I'm using the sopcast link (Guandong)...not real sharp but there's no lag.

[SirBobcat]

http://atdhe.net/live-tv-4924.html

[Ghost Kat]

:mad:

:mad:

:mad:

Defense?

[playoffs...PLAYOFFS?]

very nice..tied at the end of the 1Q..hopefully the outcome will be different than the spurs game

[Ghost Kat]

Wallllllaaaacccceee!!!!.....from Bell with .3 left on the clock. Nice close to the Qrt. It's looking shakey out there. But that Cats so far are hanging in there...Just like with the Spurs:(

[spectre]

Nice pass from Raja to Crash to tie up at the end of 1! That's not so bad considering Boris has been on the bench for 2/3s of the game so far.

[spectre]

Love it...Yao sits and we take it to the hole. :biggrin:

Crash just had a nasty fall.

[stent]

why is boris staying that long on the bench?

[Ghost Kat]

I think Wallace forgets how high he jumps doubles the amount of how hard He will hit the ground

[davcbow]

That scares the hell out of me when wallace hits the floor like that....30-25 lead in 2nd...:cool:

[spectre]

why is boris staying that long on the bench?

LB sits everyone that gets 2 fouls til the 2nd half.

[grantleew]

Chuck hayes is an idiot.....you don't try to draw a charge when a guys in mid air that's one of the most dangerous things you can do

[davcbow]

Good to see Juwan in the game... Mek with his 2nd foul already....:cool:

[Ghost Kat]

I love Wallace...no homo:biggrin:

[davcbow]

Raymond with a last second shot for a 2 point lead at the half... Go Bobcats...:cool:

[SirBobcat]

go Bobcats!

[WarioVsMooChicken]

So far, so good

[spectre]

Pretty much no Boris and we're up 2. Felton is shooting 50%, Crash seems motivated and Artest doesn't.

Feeling kinda good!

[spectre]

One of the guys talking on Guangdong is an Asian wearing an Okafor jersey! Figured they'd be showing a guy in a Yao jersey for sure!

[SirBobcat]

Tom Werme, what a gay announcer name

[davcbow]

Can anyone hit the bucket tonight?:cool:

[SirBobcat]

Jokafor showing up again. Come on Okafor!

[teej]

For the bad effort by Okafor its a good game. I missed the first half, but it looks like Boris has been nonexistant and Wallace has done a good job on Artest.

Cmon guys!

[davcbow]

Diaw for 3eeeeeeeeeee :cool:

[teej]

Gana made a FT!!!

[davcbow]

Screw it we cant hit nothing.... All they want to do tonight is hurry up perimeter shots..... :cool:

[teej]

Geralddddddd

[davcbow]

I say if they cant hit their shots sit their butts down because defense dont matter tonight we cant play defense tonight for gettings foul calls....:cool:

[ohara831]

This game is eerily reminding me of the Spurs game. Hanging tough for a few qts, then fading. With the rest over the past couple days, we ought to be fresh. Gotta come out strong in the 4th and take this game!

[teej]

If we could keep our heads on straight, play smart D, and take good shots, it wouldnt be that hard. But we arent, so it is.

[ziggy]

Back to Back steals and we cut the lead to 3. Come on Cats!

[davcbow]

Down by 3 should be 1 offensive interference by wallace, what a bunch of crap....:cool:

[teej]

great little run there, thank you DJ and Gerald!!!

and can someone explain that call on Gerald's tip in that didnt count? How is that interference???

[ziggy]

Mek's offense is killing me:banghead:

[teej]

These refs are freaking awful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The NBA needs a kick in the Nuts!!!!

[ohara831]

Showing heart out there, not giving up! Now, play some better Defense! We can win this game!

[BobCatsFanInTx]

Nice effort but it's over. Not ready to take on teams well over 500 and win.

[davcbow]

How many steps is Yao allowed to take?

[G-Force for MVP]

refs are awful!!

but if yao is making 3's cats stand no chance

[teej]

Not over, but we need to come strong out of the timeout, and get another steal. This crowd is into it.

[teej]

Rajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[ziggy]

I think "Holy Shit!!!" would be appropriate

[davcbow]

Man oh man what a game big 3eeeee by bell and a steal and a bucket , down by 1 point 56.3 seconds left our ball...:cool:

[spectre]

Nice effort but it's over. Not ready to take on teams well over 500 and win.

Down 1 with over a minute to go.

Raja Bell says you can kiss his ass. :p

[teej]

Down 1 with over a minute to go.

Raja Bell says you can kiss his ass. :p

If we win you're getting a +1 for that

CMON

[davcbow]

Rajaaaaaaaaa for 2 and the lead......:cool:

[spectre]

If we win you're getting a +1 for that

CMON

I have NEVER wanted rep so much. :cool:

[millst2]

Down 1 with over a minute to go.

Raja Bell says you can kiss his ass. :p


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I agree

Up by 1,, we got this

[BobCatsFanInTx]

This is another loss but at least the Bobcats didn't choke in the final quarter.

[davcbow]

LB should have called TO with 20 seconds left to set up a play and not just tell them to keep playing. Made them hurry up their shot and miss it before we knocked it out of bounds...:cool:

[teej]

Disappointing, but we saw that we can hang with the best of the west consistently, that Raja is clutch and Vladi shouldnt take the final shot, and the city of Charlotte is excited about playoffs...but damn those officials we should have won

[ArcandiaS]

Very frustrating loss... Great effort to come back in the game then a quite bad end...
Ok now let's win T-wolves.

[ohara831]

We deserved that loss playing horrible defense in the most clutch parts of the game. What a heartbreaking loss.

[BobCatsFanInTx]

The team isn't quite ready to beat the Giants on a regular basis but it's not far from there.
Houston played real well. Maybe if Raja shoots better we win the game but we'll never know.

[ArcandiaS]

Disappointing, but we saw that we can hang with the best of the west consistently, that Raja is clutch and Vladi shouldnt take the final shot, and the city of Charlotte is excited about playoffs...but damn those officials we should have won


Right, crowd was very present and we saw it helped 'Cats.
I still can't understand the second Boris foul (why ref. maked it as a foul)... he did not touch Scola!! After this one, I knew it would be difficult.

[G-Force for MVP]

how was that last ball out on boris?

i ref kids football and i thought i dont do that great of a job but after watching this game i look like a hall of fame ref

[davcbow]

We deserved that loss playing horrible defense in the most clutch parts of the game. What a heartbreaking loss.


Not just that but we couldnt hit the side of a barn most of the 2nd half....:cool:

[teej]

how was that last ball out on boris?

i ref kids football and i thought i dont do that great of a job but after watching this game i look like a hall of fame ref

The NBA refs make the wall street brokers of the 30s look upstanding and good. Its not even funny how pathetic they are. Even ESPN calls them out!

[b-nukle]

Another heartbreaker. Still alive in the playoff hunt though. Hope we can find an all-star during the offseason.
Need some teams to lose tonight.
Bulls lost.:biggrin:

[Melanie]

Oh, that was a horrible ending, but at least we play the Timberwolves tomorrow. There we should hopefully get a Win and then be on a roll after that.

Glad these last 2 games are behind us! We don't have many of these tough games left.

[teej]

Another heartbreaker. Still alive in the playoff hunt though. Hope we can find an all-star during the offseason.
Need some teams to lose tonight.
Bulls lost.:biggrin:

+Indy, NYK, and MIL losing :D :D

[BETCATS]

:hissyfit::hissyfit::hissyfit::hissyfit::hissyfit: :hissyfit::hissyfit:


a few things:

I am angry
I am amazed at those 2 B.S 3 pointers by the Rockets

NOTE TO RAYMOND FELTON YOU ARE NOT GILBERT ARENAS. YOU ARE NOT GILBERT ARENAS. LET ME TYPE IT ONE LAST DIDDLY DAMM TIME: YOU ARE NOT GILBERT ARENAS.

Last, since i started my commenting on this thread with a spongebob video i will end it with one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuTj9a04o-s&feature=related


And yes, their is steam comming out of my ears right now. I am so p!ssed, you wouldnt believe it even if you saw it.

:airquote: Will we make the playoffs? :airquote:

Not if we keep this up. :mad:

[ohara831]

Not too often both Ray and Raja are both so off from the field. But boy when they are, it hurts big time. 6/18 and 6/19 hurts. And Okafor was invisible.

[ohara831]

BETCATS: When I saw Battier hit that long 3, I was just pissed. When Ming hit one, my jaw dropped. If Ming is this potent in the paint, and now can hit 3's, he may be the most unstoppable force in the NBA.

[BETCATS]

BETCATS: When I saw Battier hit that long 3, I was just pissed. When Ming hit one, my jaw dropped. If Ming is this potent in the paint, and now can hit 3's, he may be the most unstoppable force in the NBA.

I promised myself i wasnt going to comment again but.....

THEY SAID THAT WAS HIS FIRST 3 IN 6 YEARS!
2ND OF HIS ENTIRE NBA CAREER.

This is nothing consistent, Yao Ming had a date with Lady Luck.

Yao is not the first big man to hit a clutch 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJqvHDN4EH4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNCjH7tAAOo
IF either of them had done this constantly, they would be considered the greatest ever, but they cant. LUCK LUCK LUCK LUCK LUCK


WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE AGAINST US?
WHY?

[teej]

WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE AGAINST US?
WHY?

Because if it wasnt that, the refs woulda found something to call us for

[ohara831]

Because if it wasnt that, the refs woulda found something to call us for


Cant blame the refs. We missed a whole lot of shots tonight. Way too many for a team fighting for a Playoff spot. Not the refs fault.

[teej]

Cant blame the refs. We missed a whole lot of shots tonight. Way too many for a team fighting for a Playoff spot. Not the refs fault.

Yes, we missed a lot of shots. Yes, that hurts us down the strech and it worries me. But, had the officials called a fair game, we would have won. That's that, and if you can't see that, then I don't know what to say. The refs were AWFUL. They made ballwhore look welcome in the Charlotte area

[davcbow]

Yes, we missed a lot of shots. Yes, that hurts us down the strech and it worries me. But, had the officials called a fair game, we would have won. That's that, and if you can't see that, then I don't know what to say. The refs were AWFUL. They made ballwhore look welcome in the Charlotte area


Thats friggen bad dude.....>:(

[TattoodCats4life]

Listen, I was there, and trust me there were AT LEAST 4 fouls against us shooting that were not called, and the last possession that ball was out on the rockets and that was dirty.

I will say though, the crowd was thinner than I'd like on a Friday night game against a major contender while we are pushing for the playoffs, but it was a good LOUD crowd and their chants of "DEFENSE" during the 4th quarter are what helped us get the many stops and steals that we got.

[Keetch]

Mostly I think the Bobcats played with a lot of heart and once again nearly beat one of the NBA's best teams. LB has this team playing at optimum performance and is squeezing out every bit of talent he can. We're very, very close. A win tonight would have been amazing, but it just wasn't the night.

If you're terribly worried about the Cats making the playoffs, don't forget we're competing with the Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks; none of whom have been playing worth a crap. That's all we have to beat out for the 8th spot. Honestly, its going to be difficult to not make the playoffs, so long as we stay injury-free and play with the skills we've been showing.

On this night, Felton and Bell took too many shots as Diaw removed himself from the game with pretty weak early fouls. We needed Diaw in the game. Okafor played great virtually on his own against the Rockets intense front line of Yao, Scola and Battier; but he put so much into defense and getting offensive position that he (maddeningly) forced his inside shots badly, banging most of them off the rim. Like the Cats; Okafor is so close to being a force, that it can drive you a little crazy to watch.

Still the Rockets had to make two crazy threes to pull this out; one a pure Battier dagger, the other a lucky Yao chuck.

We need Diaw on the court with Ray and Raja for maximum effectiveness. It seems when one of them is on the bench, especially for an extended time; the flow gets a little strained. It's not always that big a deal. But against a team like the Rockets; it can be the difference.

[BETCATS]

Yes, we missed a lot of shots. Yes, that hurts us down the strech and it worries me. But, had the officials called a fair game, we would have won. That's that, and if you can't see that, then I don't know what to say. The refs were AWFUL. They made ballwhore look welcome in the Charlotte area

Excuses excuses excuses.

You act as though we didnt have some splendid un-called fouls of our own, some even resulted in Houston turnovers.

That is the worst basketball i have seen any team play this year, and i am not talking about us, i am speaking of Houston. THEY GAVE US THIS GAME IN THE 4TH QUARTER. Had we played even somewhat decently, we would have won. But instead, for the entire 2nd half Raymond Felton was CON-FU-SE-D. We played even worse than the worst, which made our playing level ultra-worse. I cannot believe the same team i watch, the same team i love, can play so great some nights, and then just trash it up until its basically too late to really lay down a claim and win the game.

In the words of the great Charles Barkley "Just turrible" OR Ben Wallace "A shamockery". I am embarrsed we lost this game. We should have won. Luck and terrible play had other plans.

[teej]

Excuses excuses excuses.

You act as though we didnt have some splendid un-called fouls of our own, some even resulted in Houston turnovers.

That is the worst basketball i have seen any team play this year, and i am not talking about us, i am speaking of Houston. THEY GAVE US THIS GAME IN THE 4TH QUARTER. Had we played even somewhat decently, we would have won. But instead, for the entire 2nd half Raymond Felton was CON-FU-SE-D. We played even worse than the worst, which made our playing level ultra-worse. I cannot believe the same team i watch, the same team i love, can play so great some nights, and then just trash it up until its basically too late to really lay down a claim and win the game.

In the words of the great Charles Barkley "Just turrible" OR Ben Wallace "A shamockery". I am embarrsed we lost this game. We should have won. Luck and terrible play had other plans.

What game were you watching? :rolleyes:

[davcbow]

What I saw was decent defense and alot of foul calls and some bad calls on both sides.... I also saw a lot of choked shots in the 2nd half.... defense kept us in the game but bad shooting lost us the game.... We choked plain and simple....:cool: