NBA Basketball Box Scores

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Charlotte 96, Chicago 80

When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Where: Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: #19 James Capers, #52 Pat Fraher, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance: 14216

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Chicago	24	19	19	18	80
Charlotte	32	24	23	17	96

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Chicago	27-34	17-11	10-23	L1
Charlotte	26-35	17-15	9-20	W4

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Charlotte Bobcats have a 17-15 record at home this season. The Chicago Bulls are 10-23 while on the road this season.

Charlotte has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Bobcats have won 6 of their last 10 games.

Chicago has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Bulls have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Raja Bell played 28:48 minutes and scored 18 points. He shot 63.6% from the field and has averaged 15 points over the last five games.

Ben Gordon played 39:32 minutes and scored 14 points. He shot 40.0% from the field and has averaged 15.6 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Charlotte Bobcats average 92.8 points per game and hold opponents to 94.4 points per game. The Chicago Bulls average 100.5 points per game and hold opponents to 102.2 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Chicago		Charlotte
Ben Gordon 14	Scoring	Raja Bell 18
Derrick Rose 5	Assists	Raymond Felton 9
Tyrus Thomas 12	Rebounds	Emeka Okafor 10
Derrick Rose 7	Free Throws Made	Raymond Felton 5
Tyrus Thomas 3	Steals	DeSagana Diop 2
Joakim Noah 3	Blocks	Emeka Okafor 2

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Chicago	80	39.0	3-15	17-20	14	40	7	7	18
Charlotte	96	48.7	4-13	18-20	24	39	4	7	14

Upcoming Games

Charlotte will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Bobcats have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .429 after a loss.

Chicago will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Bulls have a W/L % of .259 after a win and .576 after a loss.