GAME THREAD: NBA: CHARLOTTE (7-11) at DETROIT (13-6)

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE 80
DETROIT 102 1:06 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE 85
DETROIT 104 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHARLOTTE 16 29 20 20 85
DETROIT 30 26 25 23 104 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CHA - JASON RICHARDSON 15, EMEKA OKAFOR 14,
RAYMOND FELTON 12
DET - CHAUNCEY BILLUPS 20, ANTONIO MCDYESS 19,
RICHARD HAMILTON 18</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (85) AT DETROIT (104)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 23:37 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3
E OKAFOR F 24:21 5-10 4-5 1 3 4 1 4 0 0 14
P BREZEC C 7:14 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
J RICHARDSON G 26:42 5-12 2-2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 15
R FELTON G 26:42 5-9 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 12
J MCINNIS 25:09 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 4
R HOLLINS 21:54 3-6 2-2 0 4 4 2 4 1 1 8
M CARROLL 21:47 2-5 0-1 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 5
J DUDLEY 11:05 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
O HARRINGTON 9:18 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 4
D ANDERSON 25:59 2-11 0-0 1 4 5 7 4 1 2 4
W HERRMANN 16:12 4-8 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 10

TOTALS 240:00 34-79 11-14 8 21 29 22 27 5 11 85
(.430) (.786) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 12 (0 PTS)

DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

T PRINCE F 24:54 3-11 0-0 1 4 5 5 1 0 2 6
A MCDYESS F 32:09 7-12 5-5 2 7 9 0 1 1 0 19
R WALLACE C 25:15 3-6 0-0 4 3 7 1 3 2 1 7
R HAMILTON G 31:50 5-8 5-6 0 4 4 3 1 0 4 18
C BILLUPS G 31:41 5-8 9-10 1 1 2 6 1 0 1 20
A AFFLALO 16:10 1-2 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
J MAXIELL 21:51 4-5 3-4 3 4 7 0 2 1 2 11
J HAYES 23:23 2-8 4-4 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 9
L HUNTER 5:12 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
R MURRAY 11:07 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4
N MOHAMMED 9:21 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 4 2 1 2
A JOHNSON 7:07 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 33-70 32-36 13 34 47 20 16 7 16 104
(.471) (.889) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 16 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE 16 29 20 20 - 85
DETROIT 30 26 25 23 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - G WALLACE, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS. DETROIT -
A MCDYESS 2, J MAXIELL 2, N MOHAMMED.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 6-20 (.300), G WALLACE 0-1, J RICHARDSON 3-
6, R FELTON 0-2, J MCINNIS 0-1, M CARROLL 1-3, D ANDERSON 0-2, W HERRMANN 2-
5. DETROIT 6-21 (.286), T PRINCE 0-2, R WALLACE 1-4, R HAMILTON 3-
4, C BILLUPS 1-3, A AFFLALO 0-1, J HAYES 1-4, L HUNTER 0-2, R MURRAY 0-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, JOE DEROSA, MATT BOLAND.
A - N/A. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (85)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 23:37 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 1 3
E Okafor 24:21 5-10 4-5 1-4 1 4 14
P Brezec 7:14 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
J Richardson 26:42 5-12 2-2 2-3 1 0 15
R Felton 26:42 5-9 2-2 0-1 4 2 12
J McInnis 25:09 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 4 4
R Hollins 21:54 3-6 2-2 0-4 2 4 8
M Carroll 21:47 2-5 0-1 1-4 2 4 5
J Dudley 11:05 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
O Harrington 9:18 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 4
D Anderson 25:59 2-11 0-0 1-5 7 4 4
W Herrmann 16:12 4-8 0-0 1-4 0 0 10

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-79 11-14 8-29 22 27 85
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
6-20, .300 (G Wallace 0-1, J Richardson 3-6,
R Felton 0-2, J McInnis 0-1, M Carroll 1-3, D
Anderson 0-2, W Herrmann 2-5). Team Rebounds:
6. Blocked Shots:3 (G Wallace, E Okafor, R
Hollins). Turnovers:11 (J McInnis 3, D
Anderson 2, M Carroll 2, O Harrington, G
Wallace, R Hollins, R Felton). Steals: 5 (W
Herrmann 2, D Anderson, M Carroll, R
Hollins).


DETROIT (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
T Prince 24:54 3-11 0-0 1-5 5 1 6
A McDyess 32:09 7-12 5-5 2-9 0 1 19
R Wallace 25:15 3-6 0-0 4-7 1 3 7
R Hamilton 31:50 5-8 5-6 0-4 3 1 18
C Billups 31:41 5-8 9-10 1-2 6 1 20
A Afflalo 16:10 1-2 3-3 0-1 1 0 5
J Maxiell 21:51 4-5 3-4 3-7 0 2 11
J Hayes 23:23 2-8 4-4 0-5 1 2 9
L Hunter 5:12 0-2 1-2 0-1 0 0 1
R Murray 11:07 1-4 2-2 0-1 3 0 4
N Mohammed 9:21 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 4 2
A Johnson 7:07 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-70 32-36 13-47 20 16 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.889. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (T Prince 0-2, R Wallace 1-4, R
Hamilton 3-4, C Billups 1-3, A Afflalo 0-1, J
Hayes 1-4, L Hunter 0-2, R Murray 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:5 (A McDyess 2, J
Maxiell 2, N Mohammed). Turnovers:16 (R
Hamilton 4, T Prince 2, R Murray 2, J Maxiell
2, R Wallace, A Johnson, A Afflalo, J Hayes,
C Billups, N Mohammed). Steals: 7 (R Wallace
2, N Mohammed 2, A McDyess, J Maxiell, A
Afflalo).

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CHARLOTTE 16 29 20 20 - 85
DETROIT 30 26 25 23 - 104
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: N/A.
Officials: Jack Nies, Joe Derosa, Matt Boland.</div>

 

By Crystal Evola
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - The Detroit Pistons learnquickly from their mistakes. Then again, that's whatfirst-place teams do.


Chauncey Billups scored 20 points and Richard Hamilton added 18as the Pistons avoided getting beat up by a sub.-500 club withSunday's convincing 104-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Billups logged his fifth 20-point game of the season beforetaking a seat along with the rest Detroit's starters for thebulk of the fourth quarter.


Detroit's height, athleticism and depth proved to be way toomuch for Charlotte to overcome in its attempt to win its firstroad game since November 4 at Miami.


Charlotte went almost five minutes without making a single fieldgoal as the Pistons jumped out to an impressive 30-16 advantageafter the first period.


The Bobcats trailed, 56-45, at intermission as they were held tojust 17-of-34 shooting in the opening half.


Former Michigan State standout Jason Richardson hit a 3-pointerwith 10:22 remaining in the third that brought Charlotte within56-50. But Detroit pulled away for good behind a 15-6 surge,capped by Rasheed Wallace's shot from the arc to make it 71-56at the 5:13 mark.


The Pistons responded positively despite a third straight gamein which Tayshaun Prince struggled. He has failed to reachdouble digits since scoring 23 points at Atlanta on December 4.

Richardson finished with 15 points and Emeka Okafor chipped in14 for the Bobcats, who shot 43 percent (34-of-79) from thefloor en route to falling to 1-5 here all-time.

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CHARLOTTE 85
DETROIT 104 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (85) AT DETROIT (104)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G WALLACE F 23:37 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3
E OKAFOR F 24:22 5-10 4-5 1 3 4 1 4 0 0 14
P BREZEC C 7:14 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
J RICHARDSON G 26:42 5-12 2-2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 15
R FELTON G 26:41 5-9 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 12
J MCINNIS 25:09 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 4
R HOLLINS 21:53 3-6 2-2 0 4 4 2 4 1 1 8
M CARROLL 21:47 2-5 0-1 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 5
J DUDLEY 11:04 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
O HARRINGTON 9:18 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 4
D ANDERSON 26:01 2-11 0-0 1 4 5 7 4 1 2 4
W HERRMANN 16:12 4-8 0-0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 10

TOTALS 240:00 34-79 11-14 8 21 29 22 27 5 11 85
(.430) (.786) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 12 (11 PTS)

DETROIT

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

T PRINCE F 24:55 3-11 0-0 1 4 5 5 1 0 2 6
A MCDYESS F 32:07 7-12 5-5 2 7 9 0 1 1 0 19
R WALLACE C 25:17 3-6 0-0 4 3 7 1 3 2 1 7
R HAMILTON G 31:51 5-8 5-6 0 4 4 3 1 0 4 18
C BILLUPS G 31:40 5-8 9-10 1 1 2 6 1 0 1 20
A AFFLALO 16:09 1-2 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
J MAXIELL 21:50 4-5 3-4 3 4 7 0 2 1 2 11
J HAYES 23:23 2-8 4-4 0 5 5 1 2 0 1 9
L HUNTER 5:12 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
R MURRAY 11:08 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4
N MOHAMMED 9:21 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 0 4 2 1 2
A JOHNSON 7:07 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 33-70 32-36 13 34 47 20 16 7 16 104
(.471) (.889) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 16 (17 PTS)

CHARLOTTE 16 29 20 20 - 85
DETROIT 30 26 25 23 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - G WALLACE, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS. DETROIT -
A MCDYESS 2, J MAXIELL 2, N MOHAMMED.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 6-20 (.300), G WALLACE 0-1, J RICHARDSON 3-
6, R FELTON 0-2, J MCINNIS 0-1, M CARROLL 1-3, D ANDERSON 0-2, W HERRMANN 2-
5. DETROIT 6-21 (.286), T PRINCE 0-2, R WALLACE 1-4, R HAMILTON 3-
4, C BILLUPS 1-3, A AFFLALO 0-1, J HAYES 1-4, L HUNTER 0-2, R MURRAY 0-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CHARLOTTE - DEFENSIVE THREE 2. DETROIT - R HAMILTON.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, JOE DEROSA, MATT BOLAND.
A - 22,076. T - 2:15.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (85)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Wallace 23:37 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 1 3
E Okafor 24:22 5-10 4-5 1-4 1 4 14
P Brezec 7:14 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
J Richardson 26:42 5-12 2-2 2-3 1 0 15
R Felton 26:41 5-9 2-2 0-1 4 2 12
J McInnis 25:09 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 4 4
R Hollins 21:53 3-6 2-2 0-4 2 4 8
M Carroll 21:47 2-5 0-1 1-4 2 4 5
J Dudley 11:04 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
O Harrington 9:18 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 4
D Anderson 26:01 2-11 0-0 1-5 7 4 4
W Herrmann 16:12 4-8 0-0 1-4 0 0 10

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-79 11-14 8-29 22 27 85
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
6-20, .300 (G Wallace 0-1, J Richardson 3-6,
R Felton 0-2, J McInnis 0-1, M Carroll 1-3, D
Anderson 0-2, W Herrmann 2-5). Team Rebounds:
6. Blocked Shots:3 (G Wallace, E Okafor, R
Hollins). Turnovers:11 (J McInnis 3, D
Anderson 2, M Carroll 2, O Harrington, G
Wallace, R Hollins, R Felton). Steals: 5 (W
Herrmann 2, D Anderson, M Carroll, R
Hollins).


DETROIT (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
T Prince 24:55 3-11 0-0 1-5 5 1 6
A McDyess 32:07 7-12 5-5 2-9 0 1 19
R Wallace 25:17 3-6 0-0 4-7 1 3 7
R Hamilton 31:51 5-8 5-6 0-4 3 1 18
C Billups 31:40 5-8 9-10 1-2 6 1 20
A Afflalo 16:09 1-2 3-3 0-1 1 0 5
J Maxiell 21:50 4-5 3-4 3-7 0 2 11
J Hayes 23:23 2-8 4-4 0-5 1 2 9
L Hunter 5:12 0-2 1-2 0-1 0 0 1
R Murray 11:08 1-4 2-2 0-1 3 0 4
N Mohammed 9:21 1-2 0-0 1-4 0 4 2
A Johnson 7:07 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-70 32-36 13-47 20 16 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.471, FT-.889. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (T Prince 0-2, R Wallace 1-4, R
Hamilton 3-4, C Billups 1-3, A Afflalo 0-1, J
Hayes 1-4, L Hunter 0-2, R Murray 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:5 (A McDyess 2, J
Maxiell 2, N Mohammed). Turnovers:16 (R
Hamilton 4, T Prince 2, R Murray 2, J Maxiell
2, R Wallace, A Johnson, A Afflalo, J Hayes,
C Billups, N Mohammed). Steals: 7 (R Wallace
2, N Mohammed 2, A McDyess, J Maxiell, A
Afflalo).

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CHARLOTTE 16 29 20 20 - 85
DETROIT 30 26 25 23 - 104
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Technical fouls: Charlotte - 2 (Defensive
Three, :57 2nd; Defensive Three, 7:56 3rd).
Detroit - 1 (R Hamilton, 1:17 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 22,076. T: 2:15.
Officials: Jack Nies, Joe Derosa, Matt Boland.</div>

 

By Crystal Evola
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) - The Detroit Pistons learnquickly from their mistakes. Then again, that's whatfirst-place teams do.


Chauncey Billups scored 20 points and Antonio McDyess added 19and nine rebounds as the Pistons avoided getting beat up by asub.-500 club with Sunday's convincing 104-85 victory over theCharlotte Bobcats.


Billups logged his fifth 20-point game of the season beforetaking a seat along with the rest of Detroit's starters for thebulk of the fourth quarter.


It was quite the turnaround for McDyess, who netted just fourpoints on 2-of-10 shooting in Friday's loss against the ChicagoBulls.


"Well, after the awful shooting I had the last game, I just feltthat I had to come out and give us a boost," McDyess said.

Detroit's height, athleticism and depth proved to be way toomuch for Charlotte to overcome in its attempt to win its firstroad game since November 4 at Miami.


Charlotte went almost five minutes without making a single fieldgoal as the Pistons jumped out to an impressive 30-16 advantageafter the first period.


"That's always the toughest thing when you get up like that,"Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. "I think the main thing whyyou do that is your bench comes in and gives you good energy andnot only good energy, but good production."


"I thought it was a good first quarter for us," Billups said."I thought we were aggressive. We drove those guys and took itto them and gaps opened up. (McDyess) got hot early and we kindof rode him. He got us off to a good start, and we just rodehim and the game was never in jeopardy, really."


The Bobcats trailed, 56-45, at intermission as they were held tojust 17-of-34 shooting in the opening half.


Former Michigan State standout Jason Richardson hit a 3-pointerwith 10:22 remaining in the third that brought Charlotte within56-50. But Detroit pulled away for good behind a 15-6 surge,capped by Rasheed Wallace's shot from the arc to make it 71-56at the 5:13 mark.


The Pistons responded positively despite a third straight gamein which Tayshaun Prince struggled. He has failed to reachdouble digits since scoring 23 points at Atlanta on December 4.

Richardson finished with 15 points and Emeka Okafor chipped in14 for the Bobcats, who shot 43 percent (34-of-79) from thefloor en route to falling to 1-5 here all-time.


"We ran out of gas way before the second half, we ran out of gasin the first five minutes of the game," Charlotte coach SamVincent said. "Right now, it is tough for us in back-to-backsituations because we just don't have depth."