The Charlotte Bobcats fell victim to the New York Knicks by a buzzer beater from JR Smith handing the Bobcats their fifth straight lost, with the final score being 100-98 in a packed Time Warner Cable Area of 18,000.
JR Smith's last second shot wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for the turnovers and mental mistakes from the Bobcats late down the stretch.
The Bobcats had the edge on the Knicks in every major category. Better shooting percentage of 47 percent to the Knicks 42.5 percent. Better from behind the arch 43.8 percent to the Knicks 31.7 percent. Even shooting better from the free-throw line 86.7 percent to the Knicks 69.2 percent. The Bobcats even controlled the rebounding battle aginst the Knicks 50 to 36. For the most important stat being turnovers, the battle lost that battle of 12 to 8, with the last four turnovers leading their defeat.
Outside of the mental mistakes down the stretch, the Bobcats played a solid game. The Bobcats have just a rough stretch, which are all apart of growing pains when you have a young nucleus. The road only gets tougher when the Bobcats travel to take on the Milwaukee Bucks Friday, and then welcome in the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
The Bobcats could win both games, lose both games, or split the two games. In the NBA wins are hard to come by, and the young Bobcats are learning the hard way.
Justin Thomas
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I'm Justin Tyree a junior attending the University of North Carolina at Pembroke majoring in Journalism, come into my world when it comes the topic of sports.
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