4.20 VS 活塞比賽回顧
QUARTER-BY-QUARTER ANALYSIS
（First quarter）: The Bobcats celebrated the finish of their first
NBA season with a tough assignment, going against the defending
champion Detroit Pistons in the last game in the Charlotte Coliseum.
The Pistons, streaking toward the playoffs with an 11-game winning
streak as the night began, were playing without starters Richard
Hamilton (on the injured list with a facial laceration) and Rasheed
Wallace (sore left hamstring). But wing forward Tayshaun Prince
took up the slack and hurt the Bobcats with his early offensive
output. Prince, averaging 14.7 points, almost reached that number
in the first period, hitting 5-of-5 shots, scoring 11 and assisting
on three other Detroit baskets. That enabled the Pistons to stay
locked in a tight game throughout a quarter that produced 14 lead
changes and four ties. The Bobcats answered Prince’s output with
scoring balance, with seven players sharing in the attack. Emeka
Okafor had six to lead it and Melvin Ely, Brevin Knight and Keith
Bogans had four apiece. The Pistons hit 57.1 percent of their shots,
the Bobcats 52.4 percent. The score: Detroit 25, Charlotte 24.
（Second quarter）: Jason Kapono came off the bench and joined Ely
and Knight in spicing two sustained runs that put the Bobcats on
top and kept them there for most of the quarter. Charlotte trailed
by four, 35-31, after almost four minutes. But a 9-0 run in a span
of 2:07 took the Bobcats to a 40-35 lead with 5:58 remaining. Detroit
repeatedly closed to within two or forced ties but could never
get over the hump. The Bobcats came up with another surge to close
the period. With the score tied at 47 they scored 10 of the game’s
next 12 points in the final 91 seconds, moving to a 57-49 halftime
advantage. Kapono, Knight and Ely scored six apiece in the second as
Charlotte hit 61.9 percent from the field. Ely and Knight had 10 and
Kapono eight in the first half. Prince didn’t play in the second
quarter but still wound up leading the Pistons with 11.
（Third quarter）: The Charlotte surges kept coming in the third.
After rolling along through the early stages with a five-point lead
the Bobcats set sail again, this time with a 14-3 run. It began with
Keith Bogans scoring on a drive with 4:38 to play. Kapono then scored
four consecutive points and, when Bogans followed with a three-pointer
at 3:15, Charlotte’s lead was up to 13 at 73-60. Moments later Malik
Allen’s wing jumper pushed the lead to 16, 80-64. The Pistons
countered by scoring the last six points of the period, leaving the
Bobcats ahead 80-70 as the teams moved to the final quarter. Bogans
scored seven in the third and had 15 overall to lead Charlotte. Prince
had 13 for Detroit.
（Fourth quarter）: The game turned into a low-scoring affair for
a while. The Bobcats scored the first three points to go back ahead
by 13. The Pistons didn’t scratch for the first 4:04 but then
reeled off five straight points to cut Charlotte’s lead to eight,
83-75, on a dunk and free throw by Elden Campbell. The teams then
began matching each other basket for basket with the Bobcats battling
to keep the lead in the eight-to-10 point range. They were up by 10,
92-82, going into the final two minutes. The Bobcats did all their
late scoring from the line, hitting nine of their final 13 free
throws to wrap it up. Bogans had 17 to lead the way. The final:
Charlotte 97, Detroit 86.
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GM & HEAD COACH BERNIE BICKERSTAFF SAYS...
(on the game) Larry (Brown) was obviously trying to give some
of his young kids a chance to play, to get ready for the first
round. But our guys played the same way they (usually) play –
they played hard. You win 18 games and you have fun and that’s
a fact. This basketball team, I enjoyed watching them play, I
enjoyed being around them. And they are a special group of young
men.
(on the Bobcats’ zone defense and a second-half change) We had
to get out of that zone. The zone really is a panacea for doing
nothing sometimes. You could just see when we watched the film at
halftime, we just had guys out there in positions not really doing
anything. So we went back to our man-to-man defense just to try
to energize things.
(on Cleveland missing the playoffs, giving the Bobcats a second
lottery pick as a result of a trade) You know what? The odds, now.
I want to get greedy. Maybe we can even move up in that situation.
It’s not etched in stone. It’s like a lottery. That’s how San
Antonio got lucky, I think, with (Tim) Duncan back to back. They
got a late pick and they moved up. This young franchise deserved
a break. We’re there. Now I want to get greedy and see if we can
move up. But we will get two good players.
(on whether he would consider consolidating the two picks for a
trade to move up in the draft) Well, if there’s someone out there
who collectively our group feels, after we do our due diligence
and do our work, that we feel that we could get a terrific player
who we feel real good about, then that possibility is there. But
what this does is it gives us options. And that’s what you’d
like to have in a draft, you’d like to have options.
(on finishing the season with a win) I think it was good but it
was not a situation where it was a last-second shot. I mean, it
still was a nine-to-10 point lead so it was a little different
than what’s been happening to us. I think there were like seven
games where it’s been three seconds or less when we lost the
basketball game. So this one was a little different from that
and it felt good to win. And I’m happy for those young men in
that room.
(on what he’ll take from this first Bobcats season) We had a
chance to implement a system so now when guys come in, they’re
coming into a situation where there’s a system, where there’s
a culture that’s been defined, that Bobcats basketball is a
commitment to effort. But what we understand is that we’ve got
to get better. We’ve got to upgrade the talent level. But it’s
a start and it’s a good start because you win with effort.
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INSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM
EMEKA OKAFOR
(on the game) We’re just happy we got the win tonight and we
were able to end on a nice note.
(on his season) It was fun. It was definitely an experience.
I just really had a lot of fun with it. With the way things
went this year, I definitely felt like I got better. Now that
we’ve been through things we have an appreciation for it.
(on the off-season) I’m going to take some time off, let the
body heal, recuperate and start working hard for next season.
(on his favorite moment) I guess it had to be the win against
Miami. It was a great team effort, we all played well and came
together and got them.
(on his favorite matchup) I don’t have a favorite matchup.
Every game was a challenge, so I don’t really have a favorite
one yet.
JASON KAPONO
(on the season) It’s been fun. It’s gone by fast. It just
shows you how fast time flies. This season just flew by fast.
I remember when I first got drafted and flew out here in June.
It’s been a good, fun year. It’s kind of sad but hopefully I’
ll be back here for year number two.
(on the players being comfortable with each other) I think it
normally takes half a season (to get comfortable) but this team
jelled quick. We came out here a few weeks prior to training
camp so we had a lot of time to bond and get to know each other.
Obviously that helped us out.
GERALD WALLACE
(on the season) I feel great to have a season like we had this
year. We think we played hard every game. We had some tough losses
and to come out tonight and get a win feels good.
(on getting two lottery draft picks) Two draft picks means a lot.
It will really help us out. It will depend on what they’re looking
for and what they’re going out to get and then we’ll go from there.
KEITH BOGANS
(on the season) This season has been a lot of fun. I came here on
a positive note and now that the season is over, I’m still positive.
I learned a lot. I played with a group of great guys and with great
coaches. I’m just going to wait and see what happens next year. This
was a great opportunity for me. I think I took advantage of it the
best I could. I’ll just have to see what goes on this summer.
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