What is going on?

Not to hate on the Bobcats, but there is no freakin way that we should have lost this game.

We blew a 7 point lead with three minutes left in the game. We had the ball in a tie game with under 10 seconds left. Then Sheed decided he wanted to mess around with Emeka and got called for an offensive foul (after already being T'ed up earlier in the game.) The game ended with the picture above, Felton's clutch jumper. It left .7 seconds on the clock for us, and we got off a decent shot, but it didn't fall. Felton was the man last night, contrary to my predictions, and wound up with an excellent statline, 9-15 shooting for 23 points, 6 boards, and 9 assists. Gerald Wallace had a double-double with 18 points and 10 boards, and Emeka didn't have the great of stats ( 13 pts, 8 rebs, 5 TOs), he did an excellent job of getting under Rasheed's skin, which was our undoing. The Pistons player of the game was definitely Rodney Stuckey. He went 8-11 for 22 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists

Other things of note

• Rip was back and in our small starting lineup where he plays the 3. He shot 4-12 for 10 points
• Iverson finally made over a third of his shots, barely. He shot 5-12 for 13 points
• We had only 6 bench points. Charlotte had 13
• My boy, Adam Morrison, only got 3 minutes of court time, and didn't score. Sigh

Up next: Tonight at Indiana

Game 36 Preview

PG: Felton is a dynamic playmaker, but D.J. Augustin is the better passer. I would rather see him against Iverson, but he has a strained abdominal muscle and his status is unknown to me. Iverson shouldn't have much trouble shooting tonight, hopefully

Advantage: Pistons

SG: Raja Bell is a crafty defender. I like Stuckey to get off to a hot start, but struggle down the stretch. However, Bell isn't really an offensive threat, other than an occasional three. Rip may play tonight, but I am not sure if he will be inserted into the starting lineup

Advantage: Pistons

SF: Prince struggled against the Jazz. Home cooking is what he needs to get back on track. However, G-Force is an exceptionally, athletic player. This will be the funnest matchup to watch tonight

Advantage: Draw

PF: Amir Johnson doesn't have as much savy as Diaw. This will be a close one, but Diaw will wear Amir down

Advantage: Bobcats

C: Emeka is putting up solid stats, but Sheed is back tonight, and ready to go. Emeka is stronger than Sheed, but we will see what happens when Sheed steps out near the perimeter

Overall: We just have to keep the shooters like Bell, Morrison, and Carroll in check and we should be good. I think the team is relieved to be back at the Palace, and shouldn't have too much trouble getting the W tonight.