Felton’s late bucket lifts Bobcats
February 10, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Raymond Felton(notes) hit a fadeaway 12-footer with 1.9 secondsleft and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Washington Wizards 94-92 on Tuesdaynight to snap a three-game losing streak.
After Antawn Jamison(notes) missed a scoop shot in the lane, the Bobcats got therebound and didn’t call a timeout. Charlotte’s play broke down, and Felton droveto the left of the lane and let go a shot over Randy Foye’s(notes) outstretched armsthat swished through.
Jamison missed another scoop shot in the paint at the buzzer for theWizards, ending their unexpected and bizarre weeklong trip—even if they werelikely to be stranded in Charlotte overnight because of another mid-Atlanticsnowstorm.
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Stephen Jackson(notes) scored 22 points for Charlotte.
Caron Butler(notes) had 23 for the Wizards, who rallied from a seven-point deficitearly in the fourth quarter to nearly beat another Eastern Conference playoffcontender on the road.
The Wizards surprised the Magic in Orlando on Friday, then were scheduled tofly to Washington after the game and face Atlanta on Saturday.
They never got there because of the first winter storm and the Hawks gamewas postponed. Washington ended up staying in Orlando for three more days untilflying to Charlotte on Monday.
Butler was the hero in the comeback win at Orlando, and he got hot early inthe fourth quarter to erase Charlotte’s 81-74 lead. Butler hit two jumpers, a3-pointer and a mid-range jumper as the Wizards took an 85-83 lead with 5:11left.
After Jackson was called for traveling, Mike Miller(notes) hit a 3-pointer at theother end with 47 seconds left to put Washington ahead 92-91.
Flip Murray’s(notes) crossover dribble got him to the hoop and he was fouled. Buthe hit only 1 of 2 free throws with 33 seconds left.
Despite playing on a tender ankle that knocked him out of practice Mondayand forced him to sit out Tuesday’s shootaround, Felton came through forCharlotte as it again reached .500.
All-Star Gerald Wallace(notes) added 17 points and 13 rebounds, Murray and BorisDiaw(notes) added 16 points apiece and Felton scored 11 for the Bobcats in TysonChandler’s(notes) return after missing 22 games with a foot injury.
Chandler didn’t start, but was effective in a 7-minute stretch in the firsthalf. He had an alley-oop dunk, hit 3 of 4 free throws and had five points andfour rebounds, but Charlotte trailed 37-32 when he went back to the bench.
The Bobcats rallied to take a 50-49 halftime lead on Diaw’s 3-pointer with 2seconds left.
Chandler didn’t play in the third quarter, when Charlotte built a 73-66 leadbefore the Wizards scored the final four points.
He started the fourth and was replaced after 3 minutes as the Wizards rallycame up short.
Team officials were told the latest storm would likely mean they wouldn’t beable to get back to Washington late Tuesday night. But since this was theWizards’ final game before the All-Star break, several players were scheduled tostay in Charlotte and then fly to their homes or vacation spots on Wednesday.
Mike Miller had 19 points, Jamison 16 and Andray Blatche(notes) 15 for Washington,which fell to 0-2 against the Bobcats this season.
NOTES: Having made five trades since the start of last season, could theBobcats make another deal for a power forward before the Feb. 18 deadline? “Idon’t think we’ll make a deal just to make a deal,” coach Larry Brown said. “Ithink from Day 1 that’s been an area that kind of stands out. But you don’t wantto give anything away that’s not fair.” … Bobcats managing partner MichaelJordan and owner Bob Johnson sat courtside—on opposite sides.
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