Can't get much worse,right ? A Bobcats Story

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Game: NBA 2k13(PC)
Roster: Default

Season Length: 82 Games
Playoff Format: 7-7-7-7
Team Chemistry: On
Player Roles: On
Progressive Fatigue: On
Trade Deadline: On
Allow CPU Trades: On
Trade Override: OFF
Preseason Games: On
Play D-League Games: No
Customize League: Off

Played Quarter Length: 10 Minutes
Simmed Quarter Length: 12 Minutes

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2012-2013 BOBCATS ROSTER

Charlote Bobcats 2012-2013
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
13	Matt Carroll	G	32	6-6	212	$3,500,000
2	DeSagana Diop	C	30	7-0	280	$7,372,200
8	Ben Gordon	G	29	6-3	200	$12,400,000
33	Brendan Haywood	C	32	7-0	263	$2,000,000
9	Gerald Henderson	G	25	6-5	215	$3,101,326
14	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	F	19	6-7	232	$4,602,720
22	Byron Mullens	C-F	23	7-0	275	$2,253,061
7	Ramon Sessions	G	26	6-3	190	$5,000,000
44	Jeff Taylor	F	23	6-7	225	$550,000
12	Tyrus Thomas	F	26	6-10	225	$8,000,000
15	Kemba Walker	G	22	6-1	184	$2,532,960
55	Reggie Williams	F	26	6-6	205	$2,500,000

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Bobcats made a surprising singing




It was 2007 when Oden was considered the next of the greatest big mans in the NBA.He was chosen with the first pick from the Portland Traiblazers but his career is followed by multiple injuries.On September 14, 2007, Oden had microfracture surgery on his ailing right knee. He missed the entire season.
On February 13, 2009, he injured his left knee in a game against the Golden State Warriors, by bumping knees with opponent Corey Magette, and missed three weeks due to a chipped knee cap.
On December 5, 2009, Oden injured his left knee in the first quarter of a game. He was taken off the court on a stretcher. Later, he underwent surgery for a fractured left patella and missed the rest of the season. That injury marked the second time Oden had missed major playing time due to injury.

"I know it is going to be tough,but I feel ready.I like the organization here.We have a good possibility of playing in the playoffs this year if we perform to our best..and i'll do my best." said Oden before he was asked if he feels injury safe.

"You can't have this feeling,injuries happen in seconds and most of the times it's not your fault, of course.It's team change,it's something new for me,I hope I left every bad emotion back in Oregon."

Greg Oden will wear number 92 and is a projected starter.

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Matchup Preview | November 3, 2012
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Indiana Pacers (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Charlotte Bobcats (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters D.J. Augustin Point Guard Kemba Walker Paul George Shooting Guard Ben Gordon Danny Granger Small Forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist David West Power Forward Bismack Biyombo Roy Hibbert Center Greg Oden

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BOBCATS STRONG IN SEASON OPENER

Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Bobcats
Nov 3, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indiana (1-1)	17	30	20	21	88
Charlotte (1-0)	25	24	29	22	100

Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Roy Hibbert	24	6-12	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	14
David West	25	8-9	0-0	1-2	5	0	1	1	0	17
Danny Granger	37	5-10	0-1	0-0	5	3	2	0	2	10
Paul George	37	4-12	1-5	0-0	7	3	3	0	3	9
DJ Augustin	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gerald Green	9	6-11	3-5	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	15
Tyler Hansbrough	16	3-7	0-0	3-3	5	3	0	1	1	9
Jeff Pendergraph	7	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3
Ian Mahinmi	5	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
George Hill	32	1-7	0-0	0-1	7	9	1	0	1	2
Mason Plumlee	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lance Stephenson	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		39-88	4-16	6-6	40	23	8	4	11	88

Charlotte Bobcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greg Oden	24	6-7	0-0	1-1	13	2	0	0	0	13
Bismack Biyombo	20	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	2	8
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	28	10-18	1-1	0-0	4	5	1	0	2	21
Ben Gordon	26	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	10
Kemba Walker	30	7-20	2-4	0	3	6	2	0	2	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gerald Henderson	20	7-10	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	15
Ramon Sessions	11	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	6	2	0	1	11
Jeff Taylor	8	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Reggie Williams	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
BJ Mullens	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brendan Haywood	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		45-77	7-13	3-5	38	23	6	3	11	100

--Charlotte,NC
The Charlotte Bobcats were opening the season with a home game against Indiana Pacers.Indiana, who lost in the 2nd round in the playoffs last year in a 6-game series with the champions from Miami, won in their opening game but there was no clue of the way they played.
The young and improved Bobcats team was moving the ball really fast scoring 27 points on fastbreaks.They started the first quarter leading the game by 10,before they were slowed down in the 2nd to go in the locker room with 2-points advance.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was all over the place - scoring,running,rebounds etc. The former Kentucky Wildcat made a big impact with his 21/4/5 game,taking the lead for a rookie of the year competition.
Kemba Walker is looking also improved after the summer,he is a bit stronger for sure.He gained some muscles.He also did well shooting from the arc,scoring two 3pointers today.
Greg Oden is back!! A good news for the Cats,Oden finished with a double-double - 13pts and 13rebs.

"I'm feeling good here,I really hope everything bad is behind me.We had a nice game and we won.Our squad is young but inexperienced,we must know this..we are going against the strong Mavericks next time in Dallas.We'll take it game by game." said Oden after the game.


BOBCAT PLAY OF THE DAY




Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with the putback after Kemba's miss

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Matchup Preview | November 4, 2012
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Charlotte Bobcats (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Dallas Mavericks (0-2, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Kemba Walker Point Guard Darren Collison Ben Gordon Shooting Guard OJ Mayo Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Small Forward Shawn Marion Bismack Biyombo Power Forward Dirk Nowitzki Greg Oden Center Chris Kaman Game Notes Dallas goes up against the Bobcats in their first game in Texas.Dallas lost in their visits to the Lakers and the Jazz while Charlotte opened the season with a great win over the Pacers.

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BOBCATS FALL SHORT IN DALLAS

Charlotte Bobcats at Dallas Mavericks
Nov 3, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Charlotte (1-1)	31	21	20	24	96
Dallas (1-2)	25	28	24	20	97

Charlotte Bobcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greg Oden	28	5-7	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	2	1	10
Bismack Biyombo	29	1-4	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	2	2	4
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	30	11-17	1-1	0-0	6	3	0	1	2	23
Ben Gordon	29	11-22	5-11	0-0	3	1	2	0	1	27
Kemba Walker	29	6-10	3-4	0-0	3	9	0	0	2	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gerald Henderson	14	3-8	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	7
Tyrus Thomas	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	4
Ramon Sessions	12	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	4	2	0	2	4
BJ Mullens	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Taylor	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Haywood	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0
Reggie Williams	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		42-79	10-18	2-2	34	20	4	7	11	96

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Chris Kaman	23	5-7	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	1	0	10
Dirk Nowitzki	32	8-18	0-1	0-0	9	2	2	1	1	16
Shawn Marion	34	5-9	0-0	0-0	7	1	4	1	1	10
OJ Mayo	35	11-23	0-0	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	22
Darren Collison	34	9-17	0-1	0-0	5	9	1	0	3	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Vince Carter	20	6-8	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	12
Delonte West	4	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	5
Dominique Jones	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Rodrigue Beaubois	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	2
Jared Cunningham	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elton Brand	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0
TEAM TOTALS		48-90	1-4	0-0	45	25	9	3	7	97

--Dallas,TX
Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks were on a 2-game losing streak.They lost both of their away games in Los Angeles against the Lakers and in Salt Lake against the Jazz.

For the first time Mark Cuban's team was playing at home this season and it was against the young and ambitious squad of Charlotte Bobcats.Mike Dunlap's boys won in their opener against the Pacers,displaying very beautiful and fast game.Michael Kidd-Gilchrist seems like the perfect addition to this team.He finished with 21 in the first game and now he scored even more - 23.

Charlotte were looking pretty good taking a early 11-point lead after the first 6 minutes but Dallas catch them quickly.After the first 24 minutes,Dallas had the lead and it was all going to be decided in the 2nd half.

OJ Mayo and Darren Collison took the game to their shoulders and went crazy in the beginning of the 4th scoring 12 unanswered points.Then it came to the time of Ben Gordon who scored 14 of his 27 in the last quarter.
The former Chicago Bulls player scored 5 three-pointers in the game.
With 9.1 seconds left on the clock and a point lead for Dallas,the Bobcats made a nice play and Gordon got it from middle range for a 96 to 95 lead.
In the next play, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's left Shawn Marion wide open in the post and Collison couldn't miss him with the bounce pass.Marion scored and Dallas took the 97 to 96 lead.
Ben Gordon missed at the buzzer and Charlotte lost the game.

"It's all on me..it was an important position and I was sleeping. Sorry to the fans and to all of my teammates,I will bounce back for sure..it was stupid mistake but it costs us the game so.." - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist


BOBCAT PLAYS OF THE GAME



Ben Gordon's mid-range shot in the closing moments



Shawn Marion Gamewinner

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Matchup Preview | November 7, 2012
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Phoenix Suns (3-1, 1-1 Away)		Charlotte Bobcats (1-1, 1-0 Home)
Projected Starters Goran Dragic Point Guard Kemba Walker Shannon Brown Shooting Guard Ben Gordon Michael Beasley Small Forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Luis Scola Power Forward Bismack Biyombo Marcin Gortat Center Greg Oden Injury Report Greg Oden / Plantar Fasciitis 1-2 weeks / PLAYABLE