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Irving's Buzzer Beater Wins It For Charlotte

Posted on August 1, 2012 at 12:13 AM.

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Another very exciting game to watch for this Bobcats team with a 78-76 win for Charlotte over Detroit. Knight had a chance with 20 seconds left to put Detroit up by 1 point, but missed 1 Free Throw and it was a tie game. Irving with the ball in his hands looking to make up for last games missed shot for the tie, got the ball at the top of the key and pulled up a jumper with a Boozer screen confusing the defense. The shot was money and the Bobcats move back into 2nd place moving ahead of the Bulls. Boozer scored 14 points, Irving 13 point and Brooks 12 points in the win, while Knight put up 20 points in the loss for Detroit.

* Rudy Gay has healed fully from injury. Looks like he will be back into the starting SF, Brooks stays starting SG, while Morrow and Crawford fight for backup wing roles.
* C Brendan Haywood will have surgery on his eye and will be expected to miss 2-4 weeks. Speights will see some more time, and C Dan Gadzuric will get some garbage time.

Box Score:
Charlotte Bobcats (7-3):
Boozer - 14pts 3reb 1blk 1stl
Irving - 13pts 8ast 1stl 1blk
Brooks - 12pts 2reb 2stl 1blk
Thompson - 11pts 2reb
Speights - 9pts 1reb
Morrow - 8pts 2ast
Crawford - 8pts 3reb 2ast
Haywood - 3pts 5reb

Detroit Pistons (2-8):
Knight - 20pts 3ast
Hickson - 12pts 6reb
Stuckey - 12pts 4ast
Monroe - 10pts 6reb
Redick - 7pts